Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age in Netherlands

Netherlands: Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age was 18.04 million Number in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
18.04 million Number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
15th
of 60 countries
All-time high
18.04 million Number
in 2025
All-time low
16.41 million Number
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age in Netherlands, 2008–2025

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2008201620252008: 16.4M Number2009: 16.5M Number2010: 16.6M Number2011: 16.7M Number2012: 16.7M Number2013: 16.8M Number2014: 16.8M Number2015: 16.9M Number2016: 17.0M Number2017: 17.1M Number2018: 17.2M Number2019: 17.3M Number2020: 17.4M Number2021: 17.5M Number2022: 17.6M Number2023: 17.8M Number2024: 17.9M Number2025: 18.0M Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age in Netherlands is 18.04 million Number, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age in Netherlands peaked at 18.04 million Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.41 million Number, in 2008.

Netherlands ranks 15th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age in Netherlands, 2008 to 2025.
Year Number Change
2008 16.41 million Number
2009 16.49 million Number +0.5%
2010 16.57 million Number +0.5%
2011 16.66 million Number +0.5%
2012 16.73 million Number +0.4%
2013 16.78 million Number +0.3%
2014 16.83 million Number +0.3%
2015 16.90 million Number +0.4%
2016 16.98 million Number +0.5%
2017 17.08 million Number +0.6%
2018 17.18 million Number +0.6%
2019 17.28 million Number +0.6%
2020 17.41 million Number +0.7%
2021 17.48 million Number +0.4%
2022 17.59 million Number +0.7%
2023 17.81 million Number +1.3%
2024 17.94 million Number +0.7%
2025 18.04 million Number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.45 million Number 16.41 million Number 16.49 million Number 2
2010s 16.90 million Number 16.57 million Number 17.28 million Number 10
2020s 17.71 million Number 17.41 million Number 18.04 million Number 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 12 Poland 36.50 million Number compare
  2. 12 Poland 36.50 million Number compare
  3. 14 Romania 19.04 million Number compare
  4. 15 Netherlands 18.04 million Number compare
  5. 17 Belgium 11.88 million Number compare
  6. 18 Czechia 10.91 million Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age in Netherlands?
Child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age in Netherlands was 18.04 million Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 18.04 million Number in 2025.
What is the lowest child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 16.41 million Number in 2008.
How does Netherlands rank for child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age?
Netherlands ranks 15th out of 60 countries with data for 2025.
Is child and youth population on 1 january by sex and age rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Child and youth population on 1 January by sex and age
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
69 places, 1,095 data points, 2008–2025
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