In the last decade, the population of the city of Utrecht increased by roughly 70,000. In 2009, Utrecht had approximately 300,000 inhabitants. By 2023, the number of inhabitants had grown to over 368,000. This was approximately one quarter of the total population of the province of the same name, of which the city of Utrecht is the capital. In 2021, the province of Utrecht had roughly 1.37 million inhabitants, making it the fifth-largest province in the country after South and North Holland, North Brabant and Gelderland.
Fourth-largest city in the Netherlands
With its 360 thousand inhabitants, Utrecht is one of the largest cities in the country. The capital, Amsterdam, is the largest city in the Netherlands, with roughly 873,000 inhabitants, followed by Rotterdam and The Hague. Utrecht follows in fourth place.
Rabobank and NS headquarters
Utrecht is home to a large number of internationally operating companies, of which Dutch bank Rabobank is just one. One of the leading banks in the country, Rabobank had nearly 450 branches nationwide in 2018. The Rabobank headquarters are in Utrecht though, as are the headquarters of the national railway organization (NS). Utrecht also has the largest railway station in the country, receiving an average of nearly 272.8 thousand passengers every working day.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (June 29, 2023). Total population of Utrecht from 2009 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/753260/total-population-of-utrecht/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Total population of Utrecht from 2009 to 2023." Chart. June 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753260/total-population-of-utrecht/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2023). Total population of Utrecht from 2009 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753260/total-population-of-utrecht/
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