| year | visitors | year | visitors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 942,000 | 2004 | 812,102 | |
| 1996 | 1,275,000 | 2005 | 842,586 | |
| 1997 | 1,084,652 | 2006 | 1,142,182 | |
| 1998 | 1,229,445 | 2007 | 969,561 | |
| 1999 | 1,310,497 | 2008 | 975,977 | |
| 2000 | 1,146,438 | 2009 | 876,453 | |
| 2001 | 1,015,561 | 2010 | 896,393 | |
| 2002 | 1,100,488 | 2011 | 1,010,402 | |
| 2003 | 833,450 | 2012 | 965,000 (est.) |
In the 1990s and early 2000s the Rijksmuseum was annually visited by 0.9 to 1.3 million people. On 7 December 2003, the main building of the museum was closed for a renovation until 13 April 2013. In the following decade, the amount of visitors slightly decreased to 0.8 to 1.1 million people. The museum says after the renovation, the museum's capacity is 1.5 to 2.0 million visitors annually. After the reopening in 2013, the museum was visited by 100,000 people in less than two weeks.
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