Population · Europe · 2025 data
Netherlands Population
Netherlands had a population of 18.09 million in 2025, ranking #71 of 216 countries and territories (0.22% of the world). The population grew by 6.8% over the past ten years.
Population of Netherlands, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,087,633 | +0.52% |
| 2024 | 17,993,485 | +0.65% |
| 2023 | 17,877,117 | +1.00% |
| 2022 | 17,700,982 | +0.96% |
| 2021 | 17,533,044 | +0.52% |
| 2020 | 17,441,500 | +0.56% |
| 2019 | 17,344,874 | +0.66% |
| 2018 | 17,231,624 | +0.59% |
| 2017 | 17,131,296 | +0.59% |
| 2016 | 17,030,314 | +0.53% |
| 2015 | 16,939,923 | +0.44% |
| 2014 | 16,865,008 | +0.36% |
| 2013 | 16,804,432 | +0.30% |
| 2012 | 16,754,962 | +0.37% |
| 2011 | 16,693,074 | +0.47% |
| 2010 | 16,615,394 | +0.51% |
| 2009 | 16,530,388 | +0.52% |
| 2008 | 16,445,593 | +0.39% |
| 2007 | 16,381,696 | +0.22% |
| 2006 | 16,346,101 | +0.16% |
| 2005 | 16,319,868 | +0.23% |
| 2004 | 16,281,779 | +0.35% |
| 2003 | 16,225,302 | +0.47% |
| 2002 | 16,148,929 | +0.64% |
| 2001 | 16,046,180 | +0.76% |
| 2000 | 15,925,513 | +0.72% |
| 1999 | 15,812,088 | +0.67% |
| 1998 | 15,707,209 | +0.62% |
| 1997 | 15,610,650 | +0.52% |
| 1996 | 15,530,498 | +0.46% |
| 1995 | 15,459,006 | +0.50% |
| 1994 | 15,382,838 | +0.60% |
| 1993 | 15,290,368 | +0.70% |
| 1992 | 15,184,166 | +0.76% |
| 1991 | 15,069,798 | +0.79% |
| 1990 | 14,951,510 | +0.69% |
| 1989 | 14,848,907 | +0.60% |
| 1988 | 14,760,094 | +0.65% |
| 1987 | 14,665,037 | +0.64% |
| 1986 | 14,572,278 | +0.56% |
| 1985 | 14,491,632 | +0.47% |
| 1984 | 14,424,211 | +0.40% |
| 1983 | 14,367,070 | +0.38% |
| 1982 | 14,312,690 | +0.46% |
| 1981 | 14,247,208 | +0.69% |
| 1980 | 14,149,800 | +0.79% |
| 1979 | 14,038,270 | +0.69% |
| 1978 | 13,941,700 | +0.62% |
| 1977 | 13,856,185 | +0.60% |
| 1976 | 13,774,037 | +0.79% |
| 1975 | 13,666,335 | +0.90% |
| 1974 | 13,545,056 | +0.79% |
| 1973 | 13,439,322 | +0.83% |
| 1972 | 13,328,593 | +1.02% |
| 1971 | 13,194,497 | +1.20% |
| 1970 | 13,038,526 | +1.25% |
| 1969 | 12,877,984 | +1.16% |
| 1968 | 12,729,721 | +1.04% |
| 1967 | 12,598,201 | +1.14% |
| 1966 | 12,456,251 | +1.31% |
| 1965 | 12,294,732 | +1.38% |
| 1964 | 12,127,120 | +1.35% |
| 1963 | 11,965,966 | +1.36% |
| 1962 | 11,805,689 | +1.43% |
| 1961 | 11,638,712 | +1.32% |
| 1960 | 11,486,631 | — |
Demographics of Netherlands
Ethnic groups
Dutch 75.4%, EU (excluding Dutch) 6.4%, Turkish 2.4%, Moroccan 2.4%, Surinamese 2.1%, Indonesian 2%, other 9.3% (2021 est.)
Languages
Dutch (official), Frisian (official in Fryslan province)
Religions
Roman Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.8% (includes Dutch Reformed, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, Calvinist), Muslim 5%, other 5.9% (includes Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish), none 54.1% (2019 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 93.2% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
Netherlands and its neighbours
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).