Gemeente Amsterdam - Onderzoek en Statistiek

What Gemeente Amsterdam - Onderzoek en Statistiek does

Onderzoek en Statistiek (O&S) is the official research and statistics department of the Municipality of Amsterdam, Netherlands, established in 1897 as the Gemeentelijk Bureau van Statistiek. O&S collects, processes, and publishes authoritative municipal statistics across 12 thematic areas (population, economy, education, housing, safety, sustainability, welfare, tourism, mobility, public space, governance, and culture/recreation/sport), serving the City of Amsterdam's internal policy needs and providing free public access to datasets, dashboards, and publications. Its primary customers are municipal government departments requiring commissioned policy research; secondary audiences include researchers, journalists (Parool, AT5), and Amsterdam residents who access statistics through self-service tools or participate in resident panels.

O&S operates a digital data publishing ecosystem anchored on the Dashboard kerncijfers (Core Dashboard), Statistieken self-service platform, Dataverkenner (data.amsterdam.nl), Dashboard Metropoolregio for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, and Maps Amsterdam for spatial visualization. In 2025 the organization launched a new public API and self-service table-composition functionality, enabling programmatic and on-demand access to indicator tables. The platform distributes data via downloadable XLSX datasets, the openresearch.amsterdam portal, and an email newsletter, while monthly Lunchsessies (video presentations) communicate research findings. The website conforms to WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards with periodic external audits. Methodological alignment with CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek) and resident panels (Panel Amsterdam, Stadspaspanel) underpin primary data collection for surveys such as the biennial State of the City (De Staat van de Stad) and the Burgermonitor.

As a municipal government department funded entirely through the public budget of the Gemeente Amsterdam, O&S operates a non-commercial model with no disclosed revenue, pricing, or external shareholders. All outputs (publications, datasets, dashboards, API access) are provided free of charge. The organization has approximately 50 employees and is led by Hoofd Onderzoek Lotje Cohen, with a research staff of senior researchers, advisors, and project leaders. Strategic partnerships include CBS for methodology and data exchange, Parool and AT5 for election polling collaboration, and follow-up-care partners (Politie Amsterdam, Slachtofferhulp, Discriminatie.nl) for community safety research.

Name

Gemeente Amsterdam - Onderzoek en Statistiek

Legal name

Gemeente Amsterdam - Onderzoek en Statistiek

Website

https://onderzoek.amsterdam.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1897

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Onderzoek en Statistiek (O&S) is the official research and statistics department of the Municipality of Amsterdam, producing authoritative municipal data across 12 themes and serving municipal policymakers, researchers, journalists, and the public through free dashboards, datasets, and a public API.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Budget Funding: O&S is part of the Municipality of Amsterdam and is funded through the municipal budget. This covers core operations of data collection, processing, and dissemination.
2. Commissioned Research: O&S conducts commissioned research for municipal departments on topics such as housing, livability, population, employment, safety, education, and infrastructure. This includes service delivery and customer/employee satisfaction studies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

O&S is the official municipal research and statistics department of the Municipality of Amsterdam. It collects, processes, and publishes authoritative data and evidence-based research on the city across 12 themes (population, economy, education, safety, housing, sustainability, etc.) and delivers this through interactive dashboards, a public API, downloadable datasets, and research publications including the biennial State of the City report. The organization also conducts commissioned research for internal municipal departments on housing, livability, employment, and other policy topics.

Product overview

Onderzoek en Statistiek (O&S) is the municipal research and statistics department of the Gemeente Amsterdam. The organization operates as a unified platform-plus-services model, offering an integrated data publishing ecosystem centered on the Dashboard kerncijfers (Core Dashboard) and Statistieken (Interactive Statistics) platform. Key products include the Dashboard Metropoolregio for regional data, the Dataverkenner for open data access, the Regiomonitor for comparative regional statistics, and Maps Amsterdam for spatial visualization. O&S provides a public API enabling programmatic data access. Major research products include De Staat van de Stad Amsterdam (biennial city condition report), the Emancipatiemonitor (gender equality monitor), Monitor Detailhandel (retail monitor), Ondernemerspeiling (entrepreneur survey), and various thematic dossiers on elections, economy, tourism, and diversity. The organization publishes downloadable datasets and hosts monthly Lunchsessies (video presentations) to communicate findings. O&S Hokjesgids serves as an internal style guide for categorization and terminology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dashboard kerncijfers Interactive dashboard providing key figures and statistics about Amsterdam, including indicators on population, economy, welfare, sustainability, health, education, safety, and mobility, plus a broad welfare section showing quality of life metrics. Used by policymakers, researchers, journalists, and the public.
• Dashboard Metropoolregio Interactive dashboard showing metropolitan region statistics for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (MRA), including tourism metrics and comparative regional indicators.
• Statistieken Self-service platform allowing users to compose and download custom tables with indicators, enabling data analysis and export for researchers and analysts.
• Dataverkenner Data explorer platform providing access to Amsterdam's open data resources and datasets, allowing visitors to compose and download custom indicator tables.
• O&S API Public API enabling data-analysts and programmers to access and download statistics, build custom indicator tables programmatically, and integrate Amsterdam data into external applications.
• Maps Amsterdam Geographic mapping platform for Amsterdam providing spatial data visualization and location-based information for municipal data.
• Regiomonitor Regional monitor tool providing comparative statistics across the Amsterdam metropolitan region.
• Historische cijfers Historical statistics database providing access to past data and trends for Amsterdam, supporting longitudinal analysis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Biennial monitoring of city conditions since 2000 through State of the City reports
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)coreTechnology or IntegrationO&S works with CBS for data collection and methodology. CBS provides data on employee diversity for municipal workforce analysis. O&S follows CBS classification systems including the new origin grouping methodology introduced in 2022.
• CBS - Barometer Culturele DiversiteitcoreTechnology or IntegrationCBS provides data on cultural diversity of municipal employees for the Diversity Report. O&S produces reports based on CBS figures.
• Panel AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerO&S uses Panel Amsterdam for conducting surveys among Amsterdam residents. The panel provides primary data collection for research.
• Stadspaspanel AmsterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerO&S conducts research with participants of the Stadspaspanel for citizen engagement surveys.
• Discriminatie.nl Regio AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in follow-up care for LGBTQIA+ related incidents. Receives reports of discrimination incidents in Amsterdam.
• Politie AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolice involved in the follow-up framework for LGBTQIA+ related incidents in Amsterdam. Receives incident reports and provides safety response.
• SlachtofferhulpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVictim support organization involved in follow-up care for LGBTQIA+ incident victims. Provides support services as part of the incident response framework.
• ParoolcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal newspaper partnership for election polling. Collaborates with O&S on polling surveys in preparation for municipal elections.
• AT5coreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal television station partnership for election polling. Collaborates with O&S on polling surveys in preparation for municipal elections.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Ipsos Public Affairs: A global commercial research firm with a public-affairs and opinion-polling practice. Comparable to O&S in survey methodology and public-opinion polling capabilities (O&S conducts election polling with Parool/AT5), but operates as a commercial entity rather than a public statistical office.
• Kantar Public: The public-sector research division of Kantar, delivering social research and public-opinion polling for governments and public bodies. Overlaps with O&S in citizen-survey methodology and policy-evaluation research, functioning as a commercial alternative rather than a direct municipal peer.

Direct peers

• Onderzoek010 (Gemeente Rotterdam): The research and statistics unit of the Municipality of Rotterdam, providing municipal-level data, dashboards, and reports on the Rotterdam region. It is the most direct functional equivalent to O&S Amsterdam within the Netherlands, differing only in geography.
• Gemeente Utrecht - Onderzoek: The research function of the Municipality of Utrecht, publishing local statistics, monitors, and policy-relevant studies. Closely comparable to O&S Amsterdam in mandate, scale, and target audience of municipal policymakers and residents.
• Gemeente Den Haag - Onderzoek en Statistiek: The research and statistics department of the Municipality of The Hague, producing municipal data, monitors, and policy analyses for city governance. Operates at the same municipal level and with a comparable thematic scope as O&S Amsterdam.

Broad incumbents

• Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik): The national statistical authority of Denmark, producing official statistics with a strong tradition of public access and longitudinal datasets. Functionally analogous to CBS for the Netherlands, and a broader incumbent to O&S at the municipal level.
• Eurostat: The statistical office of the European Union, producing harmonised official statistics across member states. Functions as a broader incumbent in the official-statistics space and provides methodological frameworks that municipal statistical offices like O&S align with.
• CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek): The national statistical office of the Netherlands, producing official statistics across all domains and supplying methodology, classifications, and data feeds to O&S (per partnership records). Operates at a broader national scope with a wider portfolio than O&S's municipal focus.

Regional players

• London Datastore (GLA): The Greater London Authority's open-data platform, providing curated London-level statistics and research outputs across themes equivalent to O&S (housing, transport, economy, population). Comparable in product format and city-statistics mandate but geographically distinct.
• NYC Open Data (Mayor's Office of Data Analytics): New York City's municipal open-data portal, publishing city-level statistics, geospatial datasets, and dashboards covering demographics, housing, safety, and economic indicators. Closely analogous to O&S in mission (free public municipal data) but serving a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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