How many bicycles are there in Amsterdam?

Cities medium Data from 2023

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Answer in bicycles. Shorthand like 9m or 1.2bn works.

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880,000 bicycles

Roughly 880K.

Amsterdam has around 880,000 bicycles for 900,000 residents — very nearly one each. Roughly 12,000 to 15,000 end up in the canals every year and are dredged out by a dedicated municipal boat.

Where this number comes from

Source City of Amsterdam mobility statistics
Figure refers to 2023
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Unit bicycles

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