INVESTING HEAVILY IN CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, and is also one of Europe’s most visited cities

Amsterdam City Data

Indicator Figure Source and Notes
Admissions: Cinema (Per year) 4,470,000 Bioscopen en bioscoopbezoek 2015-2019 — Bioscopen en bioscoopbezoek 2015-2019
Admissions: Main film festival (Per year) 292,870 Nederlandse Vereniging van Bioscopen en Filmtheaters - Jaarverslag 2019 — International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
Admissions: Theatre (Per year) 5,453,000 CBS StatLine Professionele podiumkunsten; capaciteit / voorstellingen / bezoekers / regio
Art Galleries 33 Amsterdam Marketing - Musea en galleries
Attendance (Estimated): Carnival/festival 318,561 Koningsdag (King's Day)
Attendance (Estimated): Carnival/festival (Percentage of city population) 37.30% Koningsdag (King's Day)
Attendance to museums & galleries (Percentage of working age population) 55.40% De Staat van de Stad Amsterdam XI; 2020-2021 — Only relates to museum attendance - not gallery attendance.
Average daily visits: Top five art exhibitions 3,025 The Art Newspaper Visitor Figures 2016
Bars 1,119 Activiteiten Register Regio Amsterdam (ARRA) - based on Kamer van Koophandel Handelsregister — All businesses within Amsterdam using SBI code 5630
Bars (Per 100,000 population) 128.1 Activiteiten Register Regio Amsterdam (ARRA), based on Kamer van Koophandel Handelsregister
Book loans by public libraries (Per year) (Million) 2.43 Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam naar categorie 2015-2020
Book titles published (Per year) 5800 KVB Boekwerk Makersmonitor 2019
Bookshops 110 Locatus Online - Historie 2019 — Bookshops; book- and office supply shops and secondhand bookshops
Bookshops (Per 100,000 population) 11.56 Locatus Online - Historie 2019
Cinema screens 98 Bioscopen en bioscoopbezoek, 2015-2019
Cinema screens (Per 100,000 population) 11.36 Dutch Federation for Cinematography
Cinemas 22 Bioscopen en bioscoopbezoek, 2015-2019
Creative industries employment (Percentage) 9.20% LISA
Dance performances (Per year) 599 CBS StatLine Professionele podiumkunsten capaciteit voorstellingen bezoekers regio
Education: Degree level & higher (Percentage) 50.00% Compendium voor de Leefomgeving - Hoogopgeleiden, 2019
Festivals & celebrations 350 Amsterdam Marketing
Film festivals 36 Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
Films given theatrical release (Per year, per country) 417 Nederlandse Vereniging van Bioscopen en Filmtheaters - Jaarverslag 2019 — All non-Dutch films released in cinemas.
Foreign born population (Percentage) 33.00% CBS StatLine Bevolking
Foreign films given theatrical release (Per year, per country) 417 Nederlandse Vereniging van Bioscopen en Filmtheaters - Jaarverslag 2019 — All non-Dutch films released in cinemas.
Geographical area (Square kilometre) 2,580 Statistics Netherlands/TNO
Heritage & historical sites 9657 Gemeente Amsterdam registratie monumenten
Households 474875 CBS StatLine Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland
International students 7,688 Amsterdam Metropolitan Area — Figure only covers students from public-funded HE institutions
International tourists (Per year as percentage of population) 199.70%
International tourists (Per year) 1,744,000 Guests staying in hotels from countries other than The Netherlands.
Libraries (Per 100,000 Population) 3 Stichting Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam - missie en beleidsvisie
Live music venues 147 Adresdata
Major concert halls 2
Markets 45 Maps.amsterdam.nl/Buurt & Voorzieningen/Markten
Michelin star restaurants 20 MICHELIN Gids Nederland 2021 - de volledige lijst van de sterren
Museums 144 Netherlands Museums Association
Music performances (Per year) 3,876 CBS StatLine Professionele podiumkunsten capaciteit voorstellingen bezoekers regio
National museums 5 Museumvereniging
Nightclubs, discos & dance halls 38 Nachtvisie Amsterdam
Non professional dance schools 331 Activiteiten Register Regio Amsterdam (ARRA) based on Kamer van Koophandel Handelsregister
Other museums 37 De Erfgoedmonitor
Percentage of national population living in the city 5.00% CBS StatLine Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland
Percentage of public green space: Parks & gardens 13.00% Statistics Netherlands/TNO
Population 873,338 CBS StatLine Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland
Public libraries 27 Stichting Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam - missie en beleidsvisie
Restaurants 2,293 Activiteiten Register Regio Amsterdam (ARRA) - based on Kamer van Koophandel Handelsregister — All businesses within Amsterdam using SBI code 56101
Restaurants (Per 100,000 population) 262.6 Activiteiten Register Regio Amsterdam (ARRA), based on Kamer van Koophandel Handelsregister
Specialist Higher Education Institutes: Private 2
Specialist Higher Education Institutes: Public 8
Students Enrolled at art & design institutions 4,116 Based on the annual reports of the institutions for 2019 (2021 not yet available)
Students enrolled in art & design at general institutions 3,256 Elsevier - de beste studies 2013
Theatres 89 CBS StatLine Professionele podiumkunsten capaciteit voorstellingen bezoekers regio — To note combines theatres and live music venues
Theatrical performances in theatres (Per year) 2398 CBS StatLine Professionele podiumkunsten capaciteit voorstellingen bezoekers regio
UNESCO World Heritage Sites 2 Unesco World Heritage List — Dutch Water Defence Lines and the Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area
Video game arcades 107 LISA
Visits to top five most visited museums & galleries 7,642,000 Amsterdamse Musea — Only relates to top 5 most visited Museums
Working Age Popluation 595,304 CBS StatLine Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland

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