Rotterdam — UN urban centre population
Rotterdam has a recorded base population of 1,023,590 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Rotterdam UN urban centre: 1,023,590 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,023,590. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 868,135; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Rotterdam
9 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 9 of 9 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 121,035; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 1,023,590; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groot IJsselmonde | 28,120 | 2.75% | Not independently verified |
| Schiebroek | 16,305 | 1.59% | Not independently verified |
| Vreewijk | 13,745 | 1.34% | Not independently verified |
| Bloemhof | 13,715 | 1.34% | Not independently verified |
| Zuidwijk | 12,490 | 1.22% | Not independently verified |
| Pendrecht | 11,885 | 1.16% | Not independently verified |
| Spangen | 10,285 | 1.00% | Not independently verified |
| Feijenoord | 7,275 | 0.71% | Not independently verified |
| Delfshaven | 7,215 | 0.70% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,023,590 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Rotterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Maceió | 1,023,645 | +0.0% |
| Karbala | 1,022,893 | −0.1% |
| Mingora | 1,024,813 | +0.1% |
| Quetta | 1,025,211 | +0.2% |
| Marrakesh | 1,021,530 | −0.2% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+0.44% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,023,590, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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