The districts of Amsterdam
Amsterdam has 934,505 residents (2026), spread across 111 districts and 519 neighbourhoods.
Everything close by, little space
As a municipality, Amsterdam sits at 6.2, better than 48% of the neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Amenities lift that grade with 8.8; quiet and nature hold it back at 4.0. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Sporenburg (10.0), the lowest in Coenhaven (2.5). That is 7.5 points of difference inside one municipality.
Key figures for Amsterdam
- residents
- 934,505
- districts
- 111
- neighbourhoods
- 519
- km² of land
- 188
How Amsterdam scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 74,129 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
The safest neighbourhoods in Amsterdam →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Amsterdam →
The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Amsterdam has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 37%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1513%
NL median 14%
- 15–2513%
NL median 11%
- 25–4537%
NL median 22%
- 45–6523%
NL median 28%
- 65+14%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
1.8 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
55% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
23% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
14,814 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Amsterdam, weighted by population.
Strongest neighbourhoods
The best neighbourhoods in Amsterdam →Sporenburg
Amsterdam
Middenmeer-Noord
Amsterdam
Aetsveld-Zuid
Amsterdam
Valeriusbuurt-Oost
Amsterdam
Nieuw-Sloten-Zuidwest
Amsterdam
Borneo
Amsterdam
Weakest neighbourhoods
The worst and the safest districts of Amsterdam
The worst districts of Amsterdam are in one ranking, the safest in the other. Both are built on registered crimes per 1,000 people present, not on reputation.
- The worst and most dangerous areas of Amsterdam: the neighbourhoods with the most registered crime.
- The safest areas of Amsterdam: the same measurement, the other end of the list.
- All rankings for Amsterdam →
Other rankings
The 111 districts of Amsterdam with a grade
Sorted by total grade
- 1Houthavens9.4
- 2Willemspark9.3
- 3Apollobuurt9.2
- 4Nieuwendammerdijk/Buiksloterdijk9.2
- 5IJburg-Zuid8.9
- 6Aetsveld/Oostelijke Vechtoever8.7
- 7Bloemendalerpolder8.4
- 8Chassébuurt8.4
- 9IJburg-West8.1
- 10Middenmeer8.1
- 11Sloten/Nieuw-Sloten8.1
- 12Scheldebuurt8.0
- 13Weesp Binnenstad/Zuid8.0
- 14Kadoelen8.0
- 15Stadionbuurt7.9
- 16Prinses Irenebuurt e.o.7.9
- 17Buitenveldert-West7.8
- 18Oostelijk Havengebied7.7
- 19Driemond7.7
- 20Museumkwartier7.6
- 21Rijnbuurt7.6
- 22Overtoomse Sluis7.6
- 23Staatsliedenbuurt7.5
- 24Westindische Buurt7.5
- 25Overtoomse Veld7.4
- 26Erasmuspark7.4
- 27De Aker7.3
- 28Waterlandpleinbuurt7.3
- 29Hoofddorppleinbuurt7.3
- 30Buitenveldert-Oost7.3
- 31Geuzenbuurt7.3
- 32Geuzenveld7.2
- 33Slotervaart-Noord7.2
- 34Da Costabuurt7.2
- 35Geerdinkhof/Kantershof7.0
- 36Schinkelbuurt7.0
- 37Centrale Markt7.0
- 38Zuidas6.9
- 39Elzenhagen6.7
- 40Indische Buurt-Oost6.6
- 41Grachtengordel-West6.6
- 42Waterland6.5
- 43De Weteringschans6.4
- 44Grachtengordel-Zuid6.4
- 45Van Galenbuurt6.3
- 46Tuindorp Oostzaan6.2
- 47Frederik Hendrikbuurt6.2
- 48Helmersbuurt6.2
- 49Bellamybuurt6.2
- 50Tuindorp Nieuwendam6.2
- 51De Kolenkit6.1
- 52Nieuwe Pijp6.0
- 53Oostzanerwerf6.0
- 54Weesp-Noordwest6.0
- 55Frankendael5.9
- 56Weesperbuurt/Plantage5.9
- 57IJselbuurt5.9
- 58Landlust5.8
- 59Indische Buurt-West5.8
- 60Hoofdweg e.o.5.8
- 61Dapperbuurt5.8
- 62Sloterdijk-West5.8
- 63Gein5.7
- 64Osdorp-Midden5.6
- 65Buikslotermeer5.6
- 66Noordelijke IJ-oevers-West5.6
- 67Haarlemmerbuurt5.5
- 68Weesperzijde5.5
- 69Banne Buiksloot5.4
- 70Westlandgracht5.4
- 71Tuindorp Buiksloot5.4
- 72Slotervaart-Zuid5.2
- 73K-buurt5.2
- 74Van Lennepbuurt5.2
- 75Jordaan5.1
- 76Transvaalbuurt5.1
- 77Ganzenhoef e.o.5.1
- 78Noordelijke IJ-oevers-Oost5.1
- 79Oostelijke Eilanden/Kadijken5.0
- 80IJplein/Vogelbuurt5.0
- 81Omval/Overamstel5.0
- 82IJburg-Oost5.0
- 83Spaarndammerbuurt/Zeeheldenbuurt4.9
- 84Oosterparkbuurt4.9
- 85Slotermeer-Noordoost4.9
- 86Zeeburgereiland/Bovendiep4.9
- 87Zuid Pijp4.8
- 88Nieuwmarkt/Lastage4.7
- 89Vondelparkbuurt4.7
- 90Osdorp-Oost4.6
- 91Slotermeer-West4.6
- 92Oude Pijp4.5
- 93Volewijck4.5
- 94Nellestein4.5
- 95Holendrecht4.4
- 96Lutkemeer/Ookmeer4.3
- 97De Punt4.1
- 98Slotermeer-Zuidoost4.0
- 99Reigersbos3.9
- 100Amsterdamse Poort e.o.3.8
- 101Betondorp3.8
- 102Burgwallen-Oude Zijde3.7
- 103Amstel III/Bullewijk3.6
- 104Bijlmermuseum3.5
- 105Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde3.4
- 106Venserpolder3.1
- 107H-buurt3.0
- 108Coenhaven/Minervahaven3.0
- 109Sloterdijk Nieuw-West2.6
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