Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9731 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Netherlands is 0.9731 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.9731 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5994 people per person, in 1960.
Netherlands ranks 14th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5994 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6014 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.6031 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6035 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6088 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6119 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6134 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6167 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6184 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6186 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6215 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6287 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6314 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6358 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6429 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6446 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6457 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6464 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6468 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6487 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6505 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6582 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6656 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6706 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6754 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6784 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6822 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6844 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6873 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.691 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6935 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.696 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6973 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7021 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7088 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7118 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7293 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.761 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7734 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7768 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7914 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8087 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.815 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8201 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8298 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8425 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8542 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8619 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.864 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8702 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8817 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8884 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8938 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9004 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9072 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9117 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9151 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.921 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9363 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9493 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9531 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.957 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9608 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9647 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9689 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9731 people per person | +0.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.9731 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.9731 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6095 people per person | 0.5994 people per person | 0.6186 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6392 people per person | 0.6215 people per person | 0.6487 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6744 people per person | 0.6505 people per person | 0.691 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.725 people per person | 0.6935 people per person | 0.7768 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8358 people per person | 0.7914 people per person | 0.8702 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9105 people per person | 0.8817 people per person | 0.9493 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9629 people per person | 0.9531 people per person | 0.9731 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 11 Bermuda 1 people per person compare
- 12 Saint Martin (French Part) 1 people per person compare
- 13 Hong Kong, China 0.9863 people per person compare
- 15 Singapore 0.9607 people per person compare
- 16 Puerto Rico 0.9584 people per person compare
- 17 San Marino 0.9566 people per person compare
More population data for Netherlands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.9625 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Netherlands?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Netherlands was 0.9731 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9731 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5994 people per person in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.