Netherlands Population (LIVE)

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Netherlands Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of the Netherlands is 17,638,675 as of Sunday, November 19, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
the Netherlands 2023 population is estimated at 17,618,299 people at mid year.
the Netherlands population is equivalent to 0.22% of the total world population.
the Netherlands ranks number 72 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in the Netherlands is 522 per Km² (1,353 people per mi²).
The total land area is 33,720 Km2 (13,019 sq. miles)
91.6 % of the population is urban (16,143,184 people in 2023)
The median age in the Netherlands is 42.0 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of the Netherlands (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Netherlands Global Rank
2023	17,618,299	0.31 %	54,285	29,998	42.0	1.64	522	91.6 %	16,143,184	0.22 %	8,045,311,447	72
2022	17,564,014	0.36 %	62,318	29,998	41.8	1.64	521	91.4 %	16,048,486	0.22 %	7,975,105,156	71
2020	17,434,557	0.41 %	71,295	58,816	41.7	1.59	517	90.9 %	15,847,281	0.22 %	7,840,952,880	68
2015	17,041,107	0.51 %	84,798	57,677	41.2	1.66	505	89.6 %	15,273,879	0.23 %	7,426,597,537	65
2010	16,617,117	0.43 %	71,057	35,628	39.8	1.79	493	87.5 %	14,536,474	0.24 %	6,985,603,105	63
2005	16,261,831	0.45 %	72,539	13,610	38.1	1.71	482	83.2 %	13,524,212	0.25 %	6,558,176,119	60
2000	15,899,135	0.58 %	90,493	21,650	36.4	1.72	472	76.9 %	12,230,482	0.26 %	6,148,898,975	59
1995	15,446,668	0.66 %	100,424	38,760	34.9	1.54	458	72.9 %	11,261,960	0.27 %	5,743,219,454	56
1990	14,944,548	0.58 %	85,769	32,373	33.5	1.61	443	68.8 %	10,278,933	0.28 %	5,316,175,862	53
1985	14,515,704	0.54 %	77,063	19,149	32.1	1.51	430	66.7 %	9,683,586	0.30 %	4,861,730,613	51
1980	14,130,387	0.67 %	93,284	24,210	30.4	1.60	419	64.8 %	9,160,398	0.32 %	4,444,007,706	48
1975	13,663,969	0.94 %	125,257	32,971	28.4	1.67	405	63.3 %	8,645,480	0.34 %	4,069,437,231	43
1970	13,037,686	1.21 %	152,379	24,024	27.5	2.57	387	61.5 %	8,017,334	0.35 %	3,695,390,336	40
1965	12,275,791	1.33 %	156,535	8,091	27.6	3.02	364	60.6 %	7,441,237	0.37 %	3,337,111,983	34
1960	11,493,117	1.31 %	145,042	-1,845	27.8	3.12	341	59.5 %	6,840,932	0.38 %	3,019,233,434	36
1955	10,767,906	1.30 %	134,870	-10,986	27.6	3.04	319	57.7 %	6,209,436	0.39 %	2,746,072,141	34

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Netherlands Population Forecast

29,998

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Netherlands Global Rank
2025	17,722,333	0.33 %	57,555	29,998	42.3	1.64	526	92.1 %	16,318,658	0.22 %	8,191,988,453	72
2030	17,943,803	0.25 %	44,294	29,998	42.9	1.64	532	92.9 %	16,670,530	0.21 %	8,546,141,327	74
2035	18,075,642	0.15 %	26,368	29,998	43.8	1.65	536	93.5 %	16,895,053	0.20 %	8,879,397,401	76
2040	18,096,392	0.02 %	4,150	29,998	44.7	1.66	537	93.9 %	16,990,243	0.20 %	9,188,250,492	78
2045	18,027,049	-0.08 %	-13,869	29,998	45.5	1.66	535	94.2 %	16,982,955	0.19 %	9,467,543,575	77
2050	17,897,025	-0.14 %	-26,005		46.4	1.65	531	94.6 %	16,927,938	0.18 %	9,709,491,761	77

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Netherlands Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of the Netherlands

Life Expectancy

82.58 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

2.9

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

3.4

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in the Netherlands

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Amsterdam	741,636
2	Rotterdam	598,199
3	The Hague	474,292
4	Utrecht	290,529
5	Eindhoven	209,620
6	Tilburg	199,613
7	Groningen	181,194
8	Almere Stad	176,432
9	Breda	167,673
10	Nijmegen	158,732
11	Enschede	153,655
12	Haarlem	147,590
13	Arnhem	141,674
14	Zaanstad	140,085
15	Amersfoort	139,914
16	Apeldoorn	136,670
17	's-Hertogenbosch	134,520
18	Hoofddorp	132,734
19	Maastricht	122,378
20	Leiden	119,713
21	Dordrecht	119,260
22	Zoetermeer	115,845
23	Zwolle	111,805
24	Deventer	97,331
25	Delft	95,060
26	Alkmaar	94,853
27	Heerlen	93,084
28	Venlo	92,403
29	Leeuwarden	91,424
30	Amsterdam-Zuidoost	84,811
31	Hilversum	83,640
32	Hengelo	80,809
33	Amstelveen	79,639
34	Roosendaal	77,725
35	Purmerend	76,745
36	Oss	76,430
37	Schiedam	75,438
38	Spijkenisse	74,988
39	Helmond	74,740
40	Vlaardingen	73,798
41	Almelo	72,725
42	Gouda	71,952
43	Zaandam	71,708
44	Lelystad	70,741
45	Alphen aan den Rijn	70,251
46	Hoorn	68,852
47	Velsen-Zuid	67,758
48	Ede	67,670
49	Bergen op Zoom	66,256
50	Capelle aan den IJssel	65,255
51	Assen	62,237
52	Nieuwegein	61,489
53	Veenendaal	61,271
54	Zeist	60,949
55	Den Helder	59,569
56	Hardenberg	57,909
57	Emmen	57,010
58	Oosterhout	53,107
59	Doetinchem	49,906
60	Kerkrade	49,777
61	Kampen	48,980
62	Weert	48,662
63	Woerden	48,431
64	Sittard	48,400
65	Heerhugowaard	47,580
66	Rijswijk	47,299
67	Middelburg	46,485
68	Emmeloord	46,409
69	Zwijndrecht	45,696
70	Waalwijk	45,610

Notes

The Netherlands Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of the Netherlands delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of the Netherlands (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by the Netherlands in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.