Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national was 18.09 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.09 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 61 countries
All-time high
18.09 million
in 2025
All-time low
11.49 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Netherlands is 18.09 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Netherlands peaked at 18.09 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.49 million, in 1960.
Netherlands ranks 15th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.49 million | — |
| 1961 | 11.64 million | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 11.81 million | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 11.97 million | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 12.13 million | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 12.29 million | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 12.46 million | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 12.60 million | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 12.73 million | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 12.88 million | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 13.04 million | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 13.19 million | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 13.33 million | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 13.44 million | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 13.55 million | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 13.67 million | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 13.77 million | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 13.86 million | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 13.94 million | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 14.04 million | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 14.15 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 14.25 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 14.31 million | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 14.37 million | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 14.42 million | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 14.49 million | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 14.57 million | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 14.66 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 14.76 million | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 14.85 million | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 14.95 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 15.07 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 15.18 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 15.29 million | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 15.38 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 15.46 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 15.53 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 15.61 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 15.71 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 15.81 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.93 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 16.05 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.15 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 16.23 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 16.32 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 16.35 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.38 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.45 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.62 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.69 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.75 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.80 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.86 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.94 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.03 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.13 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.23 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.44 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.70 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 17.88 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 17.99 million | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 18.09 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.20 million | 11.49 million | 12.88 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.58 million | 13.04 million | 14.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.48 million | 14.15 million | 14.85 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.40 million | 14.95 million | 15.81 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.27 million | 15.93 million | 16.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.94 million | 16.62 million | 17.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.77 million | 17.44 million | 18.09 million | 6 |
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- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 18.04 million Number (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Netherlands?
- Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Netherlands was 18.09 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.09 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.49 million in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Netherlands ranks 15th out of 61 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national 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 Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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