UTRECHT - Population
A steadily growing population
Over the period 1960-2000 the population of Utrecht rose from approximately 680 000 to over 1 100 000, a higher growth than the national average. The excess of births over deaths and a positive net migration were more or less equally responsible for this development. As a result Utrecht, with 813 inhabitants per km2, is one of the most densely populated areas in the EU.
The age structure of the population is in line with the national pattern. Thus there is a large proportion in the 25 to 65 age-group. The crude birth rate was higher than the national average.
The largest increases in population in the province are in the urban areas of Utrecht and Amersfoort. This is due to the considerable increase in the number of jobs in these cities, the large number of training establishments and also the planned house-building in these areas.
There are some 50 000 non-Dutch people in the province. The number of incoming commuters is somewhat greater than the number of outgoing commuters. The outgoing stream is mainly to other parts of the Randstad, while the incoming stream is apart from the Randstad especially from the neighbouring Gelderland.
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