Rotterdam:
facts and figures
Location
Demografics
|
Population |
652,095 (2021) |
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Age distribution |
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|
Surface |
319.35 kmē |
|
Population
density |
2,042 inh /
kmē 5,289 inh/sqm |
| Ethnic composition | |
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Economy
|
Main Economic Sectors |
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|
Employment |
308,344
persons at work in Rotterdam (2015) |
| Rotterdam Workforce | 284,000 (2014) |
|
Unemployment |
12% of the Rotterdam workforce
(2014) |
| |
National average 6.5% (2014) |
| Registered
Unemployment Rotterdam and Netherlands 1991-2015 in % of total
Workforce |
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| Largest
Employers in Rotterdam Metro |
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| 2014 |
|
| City
of Rotterdam |
15.949 |
Government |
| Erasmus
Medical Centre |
10.495 |
Health
Care |
| Ahold
(Albert Heijn, Etos, Gall&Gall, etc) |
7.388 |
Retail |
| Laurens |
5.808 |
Health
Care |
| Police
Unit Rotterdam |
5.454 |
Government |
| Eneco |
3.694 |
Industry
and Utilities |
| Hogeschool
Rotterdam (Applied Sciences) |
3.565 |
Education |
| ING |
3.168 |
Financial
Services |
| Maasstad
Hospital |
3.100 |
Health
Care |
| Unilver
Nederland |
2.984 |
Industry |
| Dirk
van den Broek (Supermarkets) |
2.889 |
Retail |
| Post
NL |
2.871 |
Transport
and Mail |
| Erasmus
University |
2.804 |
Education |
| RET
(Public Transport) |
2.765 |
Transport
and Mail |
| OBS
Pluspunt (Public Primary Education) |
2.745 |
Onderwijs |
| Aafje |
2.602 |
Health
Care |
| Humanitas |
2.550 |
Health
Care |
| Pameijer |
2.504 |
Health
Care |
| Argos
Zorggroep |
2.425 |
Health
Care |
| Sint
Franciscus Hospital |
2.274 |
Health
Care |
| Careyn |
2.258 |
Health
Care |
| ABN
Amro Bank |
2.245 |
Financial
Services |
| Parnassia |
2.182 |
Health
Care |
| Trigion
Security |
2.129 |
Business
Services |
| Shell
Oil Refinery |
2.096 |
Industry |
Education
|
Type |
number |
students |
|
Universities |
1 |
17.416 |
|
Colleges |
6 |
26.175 |
|
Vocational |
8 |
23.175 |
|
Secondary |
34 |
32.993 |
|
Primary |
182 |
54.248 |
Government
|
City
Council |
Party |
Seats |
||
| 2018 |
2014 | |||
| Leefbaar Rotterdam (local populist) | 11 | 14 | ||
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|
CDA
(Christian Democrats) |
2 |
3 | |
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|
PvdA
(Labour / Social Democrats) |
5 |
8 | |
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|
VVD
(Liberal / Conservative) |
5 |
3 | |
|
|
D66
(Liberal Democrats) |
5 |
6 | |
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|
Groenlinks
(Green / Ecologist) |
5 |
2 | |
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|
SP
(Socialists) |
2 |
5 | |
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|
SGP/CU
(Christian orthodox) |
1 |
1 | |
| NIDA (Muslim) | 2 |
2 | ||
| PvdD
(Animal Rights) |
1 |
1 | ||
| 50 Plus
(Elderly) |
1 |
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| Denk
(Immigrants) |
4 |
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| PVV
(Populist Right) |
1 |
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|
Executive |
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|
Leefbaar Rotterdam (local populist) | 0 |
3 | |
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|
VVD
(Liberal / Conservative) |
2 |
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|
CDA
(Christian Democrats) |
1 |
1 | |
| D66
(Liberal Democrats) |
2 |
2 | ||
|
PvdA
(Labour / Social Democrats) |
2 |
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|
Groenlinks
(Green / Ecologist) |
2 |
||
| SGP/CU
(Christian orthodox) |
1 |
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