Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Netherlands
Netherlands: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 5.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Netherlands stood at 5.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Netherlands peaked at 6.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2011.
Netherlands ranks 42nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.1% | — |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +85.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +32.4% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +18.4% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.7% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 39 Ireland 9.1% compare
- 40 United Kingdom 6.3% compare
- 40 United Kingdom 6.3% compare
- 42 Malta 5.7% compare
- 42 Netherlands 5.7% compare
- 45 Cyprus 2.3% compare
More population data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2142 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 17,897 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.2145 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 18.04 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 18.04 million Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 3,549 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 166,143 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 529.5 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 18.04 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 166,143 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Netherlands?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Netherlands was 5.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
- How does Netherlands rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Netherlands ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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