Netherlands Population

Population now

17,676,080

World: 68th
Europe: 10th

Male:	8,818,412	(49.88 %)
Female:	8,857,668	(50.12 %)

Births in 2025:	257,952
Deaths in 2025:	239,944

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	81.66 years
Female:	84.64 years
Total:	83.11 years
Median Age:	43.06 years

Birth Rate:	10.17
Death Rate:	9.46
Growth Rate:	0.08 %
Fertility Rate:	1.69

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Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Netherlands Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	11M	6M	6M	0.99	1.74%	20.80	7.60	3.12	73.39	71.50	75.38	27.60	59.75%	276.61
1961	12M	6M	6M	0.99	1.80%	21.30	7.60	3.22	73.65	71.56	75.85	27.50	60.02%	280.28
1962	12M	6M	6M	0.99	1.65%	20.90	7.90	3.18	73.32	71.08	75.68	27.47	60.20%	284.30
1963	12M	6M	6M	0.99	1.61%	20.90	8.00	3.19	73.34	71.02	75.77	27.48	60.39%	288.16
1964	12M	6M	6M	0.99	1.69%	20.70	7.70	3.17	73.70	71.27	76.26	27.49	60.57%	292.04
1965	12M	6M	6M	0.99	1.49%	19.90	8.00	3.04	73.57	71.12	76.14	27.49	60.75%	296.07
1966	12M	6M	6M	0.99	1.37%	19.20	8.10	2.90	73.51	71.03	76.12	27.44	60.94%	299.96
1967	13M	6M	6M	1	1.39%	18.90	7.90	2.81	73.80	71.17	76.57	27.42	61.12%	303.38
1968	13M	6M	6M	1	1.27%	18.60	8.20	2.72	73.61	70.92	76.44	27.41	61.30%	306.55
1969	13M	6M	6M	1	1.29%	19.20	8.40	2.75	73.54	70.92	76.29	27.46	61.48%	310.12
1970	13M	7M	7M	1	1.18%	18.30	8.40	2.57	73.59	70.81	76.50	27.55	61.66%	313.98
1971	13M	7M	7M	1	1.05%	17.20	8.40	2.36	73.81	70.99	76.77	27.63	61.91%	317.74
1972	13M	7M	7M	1	0.89%	16.10	8.50	2.15	73.73	70.81	76.79	27.76	62.23%	320.97
1973	13M	7M	7M	0.99	0.77%	14.50	8.20	1.90	74.14	71.30	77.13	27.93	62.55%	323.64
1974	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.69%	13.70	8.10	1.77	74.54	71.61	77.61	28.14	62.87%	326.18
1975	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.57%	13.00	8.30	1.66	74.50	71.45	77.70	28.39	63.18%	329.10
1976	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.55%	12.90	8.30	1.63	74.65	71.53	77.92	28.70	63.50%	331.70
1977	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.58%	12.50	7.90	1.58	75.22	72.08	78.52	29.07	63.81%	333.67
1978	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.54%	12.60	8.20	1.58	75.15	71.95	78.50	29.51	64.12%	335.73
1979	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.56%	12.50	8.00	1.56	75.61	72.45	78.92	29.91	64.44%	338.06
1980	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.58%	12.80	8.10	1.60	75.74	72.47	79.18	30.28	64.75%	340.75
1981	14M	7M	7M	0.98	0.54%	12.50	8.10	1.56	75.93	72.71	79.32	30.64	65.10%	343.09
1982	14M	7M	7M	0.98	0.46%	12.00	8.20	1.50	75.99	72.73	79.41	30.99	65.51%	344.67
1983	14M	7M	7M	0.98	0.44%	11.80	8.20	1.47	76.16	72.93	79.56	31.35	65.92%	345.98
1984	14M	7M	7M	0.98	0.46%	12.10	8.30	1.49	76.23	72.96	79.67	31.72	66.32%	347.35
1985	14M	7M	7M	0.98	0.45%	12.30	8.50	1.51	76.28	73.07	79.66	32.11	66.72%	348.98
1986	15M	7M	7M	0.98	0.48%	12.70	8.60	1.55	76.27	73.09	79.61	32.41	67.12%	350.92
1987	15M	7M	7M	0.98	0.53%	12.70	8.30	1.56	76.71	73.51	80.06	32.71	67.51%	353.15
1988	15M	7M	7M	0.98	0.50%	12.60	8.40	1.55	76.89	73.70	80.24	33.00	67.91%	355.44
1989	15M	7M	8M	0.98	0.46%	12.70	8.70	1.55	76.73	73.70	79.92	33.28	68.30%	357.58
1990	15M	7M	8M	0.98	0.53%	13.20	8.60	1.62	76.88	73.80	80.11	33.56	68.68%	360.05
1991	15M	7M	8M	0.98	0.53%	13.20	8.60	1.61	77.00	74.00	80.15	33.84	69.33%	362.90
1992	15M	8M	8M	0.98	0.51%	13.00	8.60	1.59	77.22	74.30	80.28	34.11	70.22%	365.65
1993	15M	8M	8M	0.98	0.42%	12.80	9.00	1.57	76.92	73.98	80.00	34.40	71.10%	368.21
1994	15M	8M	8M	0.98	0.46%	12.70	8.70	1.57	77.38	74.58	80.31	34.70	71.96%	370.44
1995	15M	8M	8M	0.98	0.40%	12.30	8.80	1.53	77.40	74.59	80.36	35.01	72.81%	372.27
1996	16M	8M	8M	0.98	0.37%	12.20	8.90	1.53	77.44	74.66	80.35	35.30	73.64%	373.99
1997	16M	8M	8M	0.98	0.41%	12.30	8.70	1.56	77.79	75.17	80.55	35.61	74.45%	375.92
1998	16M	8M	8M	0.98	0.44%	12.70	8.80	1.63	77.88	75.20	80.70	35.92	75.25%	378.25
1999	16M	8M	8M	0.98	0.43%	12.70	8.90	1.65	77.84	75.30	80.50	36.22	76.03%	380.78
2000	16M	8M	8M	0.98	0.48%	13.00	8.80	1.72	77.99	75.50	80.60	36.53	76.80%	383.51
2001	16M	8M	8M	0.98	0.45%	12.60	8.70	1.71	78.19	75.80	80.70	36.84	77.83%	386.41
2002	16M	8M	8M	0.98	0.42%	12.50	8.80	1.73	78.29	76.00	80.70	37.14	79.11%	388.89
2003	16M	8M	8M	0.98	0.41%	12.30	8.70	1.75	78.49	76.20	80.90	37.43	80.34%	390.73
2004	16M	8M	8M	0.98	0.42%	11.90	8.40	1.72	79.10	76.90	81.40	37.73	81.51%	392.09
2005	16M	8M	8M	0.98	0.37%	11.50	8.40	1.71	79.35	77.20	81.60	38.05	82.63%	393.00
2006	16M	8M	8M	0.98	0.36%	11.30	8.30	1.72	79.70	77.60	81.90	38.38	83.64%	393.64
2007	16M	8M	8M	0.98	0.37%	11.10	8.10	1.72	80.10	78.00	82.30	38.74	84.54%	394.49
2008	16M	8M	8M	0.99	0.37%	11.20	8.20	1.77	80.25	78.30	82.30	39.12	85.40%	396.03
2009	17M	8M	8M	0.99	0.38%	11.20	8.10	1.79	80.55	78.50	82.70	39.47	86.29%	398.07
2010	17M	8M	8M	0.99	0.35%	11.10	8.20	1.79	80.70	78.80	82.70	39.80	87.13%	400.12
2011	17M	8M	8M	0.99	0.33%	10.80	8.10	1.76	81.20	79.40	83.10	40.09	87.88%	401.99
2012	17M	8M	8M	0.99	0.25%	10.50	8.40	1.72	81.10	79.30	83.00	40.36	88.59%	403.48
2013	17M	8M	8M	0.99	0.21%	10.20	8.40	1.68	81.30	79.50	83.20	40.60	89.19%	404.67
2014	17M	8M	8M	0.99	0.25%	10.40	8.30	1.71	81.71	80.00	83.50	40.84	89.69%	406.13
2015	17M	8M	9M	0.99	0.16%	10.10	8.70	1.66	81.51	79.90	83.20	41.07	90.17%	407.94
2016	17M	8M	9M	0.99	0.16%	10.10	8.70	1.66	81.56	80.00	83.20	41.32	90.64%	410.11
2017	17M	9M	9M	0.99	0.13%	9.90	8.80	1.62	81.76	80.20	83.40	41.58	91.08%	412.54
2018	17M	9M	9M	0.99	0.10%	9.80	8.90	1.59	81.81	80.30	83.40	41.83	91.49%	414.96
2019	17M	9M	9M	0.99	0.11%	9.80	8.80	1.57	82.11	80.60	83.70	42.08	91.88%	417.69
2020	17M	9M	9M	0.99	?	9.70	9.70	1.55	81.41	79.80	83.10	42.31	92.24%	420.01
2021	18M	9M	9M	0.99	?	9.70	9.70	1.55	81.41	79.80	83.10	42.50	92.57%	422.23
2022	18M	9M	9M	0.99	?	9.70	9.70	1.55	81.41	79.80	83.10	42.65	92.89%	423.04
2023	18M	9M	9M	0.99	0.04%	9.98	9.56	1.63	82.43	80.92	84.02	42.79	93.18%	423.85
2024	18M	9M	9M	0.99	0.06%	10.08	9.51	1.66	82.77	81.29	84.33	42.92	93.45%	424.63
2025	18M	9M	9M	1	0.08%	10.17	9.46	1.69	83.11	81.66	84.64	43.06	93.71%	425.35

Netherlands Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	18M	9M	9M	1	0.06%	10.14	9.59	1.69	83.25	81.83	84.75	43.17	93.95%	425.97
2027	18M	9M	9M	1	0.04%	10.11	9.71	1.69	83.40	82.00	84.87	43.28	94.17%	426.53
2028	18M	9M	9M	1	0.03%	10.09	9.84	1.70	83.54	82.18	84.98	43.44	94.38%	426.99
2029	18M	9M	9M	1	0.01%	10.06	9.96	1.70	83.69	82.35	85.10	43.59	94.57%	427.37
2030	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.01%	10.03	10.09	1.70	83.83	82.52	85.21	43.75	94.75%	427.66
2031	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.03%	9.98	10.24	1.70	83.96	82.67	85.32	43.88	94.92%	427.85
2032	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.05%	9.93	10.40	1.70	84.09	82.82	85.43	44.04	95.08%	428.00
2033	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.06%	9.88	10.55	1.71	84.22	82.96	85.55	44.19	95.22%	428.05
2034	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.08%	9.83	10.71	1.71	84.35	83.11	85.66	44.38	95.36%	428.07
2035	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.10%	9.78	10.86	1.71	84.48	83.26	85.77	44.55	95.48%	428.02
2036	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.12%	9.72	11.01	1.71	84.60	83.39	85.88	44.68	95.60%	427.90
2037	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.13%	9.66	11.16	1.71	84.72	83.51	85.99	44.83	95.71%	427.71
2038	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.15%	9.60	11.30	1.72	84.84	83.64	86.10	44.99	95.81%	427.47
2039	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.17%	9.54	11.45	1.72	84.96	83.76	86.21	45.14	95.90%	427.11
2040	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.18%	9.48	11.60	1.72	85.08	83.89	86.32	45.29	95.99%	426.70
2041	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.19%	9.44	11.72	1.72	85.19	84.01	86.43	45.42	96.07%	426.19
2042	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.21%	9.40	11.83	1.72	85.31	84.13	86.54	45.51	96.14%	425.61
2043	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.22%	9.35	11.95	1.73	85.42	84.24	86.66	45.63	96.20%	424.96
2044	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.23%	9.31	12.06	1.73	85.54	84.36	86.77	45.74	96.27%	424.24
2045	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.24%	9.27	12.18	1.73	85.65	84.48	86.88	45.87	96.33%	423.45
2046	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.24%	9.26	12.26	1.73	85.76	84.59	86.99	45.97	96.40%	422.60
2047	18M	9M	9M	1	-0.25%	9.25	12.34	1.73	85.87	84.70	87.10	46.06	96.46%	421.71
2048	17M	9M	9M	1	-0.26%	9.25	12.43	1.74	85.98	84.80	87.22	46.18	96.52%	420.80
2049	17M	9M	9M	1	-0.26%	9.24	12.51	1.74	86.09	84.91	87.33	46.29	96.58%	419.83
2050	17M	9M	9M	1	-0.27%	9.23	12.59	1.74	86.20	85.02	87.44	46.39	96.63%	418.82

Highest City Populations in Netherlands

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Amsterdam	1,169,488	741,636
2	Rotterdam	1,016,308	598,199
3	The Hague	711,180	474,292
4	Utrecht	562,052	290,529
5	Eindhoven	366,308	209,620

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United Kingdom68M

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Faroe Islands50k

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