district in Amsterdam
IJburg-Zuid
IJburg-Zuid has 3 neighbourhoods with 8,485 residents in total.
IJburg-Zuid comprises the Havenkwartier, the Theo van Goghpark neighbourhood and the villa island of Rieteiland-Oost — Amsterdam's new land in the IJmeer. The district scores 8.9 overall, with wealth at 7.8. For families the district stands out sharply with a 9.9. The tram takes you to Central Station in twenty minutes.
no. 5 of the 109 districts of Amsterdam
Short answer: IJburg-Zuid scores 8.9 as a district of Amsterdam, no. 5 of the 109 districts of Amsterdam. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Theo van Goghparkbuurt (9.5). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 8,485 residents in total.
Key figures for IJburg-Zuid
- residents
- 8,485
- neighbourhoods
- 3
- km² of land
- 0.7
How IJburg-Zuid scores
Do some of these matter more to you than others?
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 215 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
IJburg-Zuid has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 6%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1522%
NL median 14%
- 15–2515%
NL median 11%
- 25–4529%
NL median 22%
- 45–6528%
NL median 28%
- 65+6%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
35% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
48% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
14,505 — 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 IJburg-Zuid, weighted by population.
Neighbourhoods in IJburg-Zuid
Sorted by total grade