Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional was 94,805 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
94,805
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
8th
of 49 countries
All-time high
223,227
in 2022
All-time low
-25,903
in 2006
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Netherlands stood at 94,805.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Netherlands peaked at 223,227 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -25,903, in 2006.
That places Netherlands 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57,033 | — |
| 2001 | 55,984 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 27,559 | -50.8% |
| 2003 | 7,099 | -74.2% |
| 2004 | -9,960 | -240.3% |
| 2005 | -22,824 | +129.2% |
| 2006 | -25,903 | +13.5% |
| 2007 | -907 | -96.5% |
| 2008 | 30,890 | -3505.7% |
| 2009 | 38,522 | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 32,471 | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 30,230 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 14,081 | -53.4% |
| 2013 | 19,618 | +39.3% |
| 2014 | 35,479 | +80.8% |
| 2015 | 55,018 | +55.1% |
| 2016 | 78,864 | +43.3% |
| 2017 | 79,955 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 85,917 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 107,627 | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 67,827 | -37.0% |
| 2021 | 106,788 | +57.4% |
| 2022 | 223,227 | +109.0% |
| 2023 | 136,685 | -38.8% |
| 2024 | 107,107 | -21.6% |
| 2025 | 94,805 | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,749 | -25,903 | 57,033 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,926 | 14,081 | 107,627 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,740 | 67,827 | 223,227 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 171,000 compare
- 5 United Kingdom 171,000 compare
- 7 Romania 102,249 compare
- 8 Netherlands 94,805 compare
- 10 Belgium 75,702 compare
- 11 Portugal 70,862 compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2142 Percent per annum (2030)
- 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 population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Netherlands?
- Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional in Netherlands was 94,805 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 223,227 in 2022.
- What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -25,903 in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at regional rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional level (NUTS 3). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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