Population density in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population density was 519.97 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
519.97 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
30th
of 235 countries
All-time high
566.26 people per km²
in 2041
All-time low
10.96 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Netherlands, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².
Analysis
The most recent figure for population density in Netherlands is 519.97 people per km², measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Netherlands peaked at 566.26 people per km² in 2041 and was at its lowest, 10.96 people per km², in 1000.
Netherlands ranks 30th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population density in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | people per km² | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 10.96 people per km² | — |
| 1100 | 13.15 people per km² | +20.0% |
| 1200 | 14.8 people per km² | +12.5% |
| 1300 | 26.18 people per km² | +76.9% |
| 1400 | 18.7 people per km² | -28.6% |
| 1500 | 32.27 people per km² | +72.6% |
| 1600 | 45.83 people per km² | +42.1% |
| 1700 | 59.4 people per km² | +29.6% |
| 1710 | 60.37 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1720 | 61.34 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1730 | 62.31 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1740 | 63.28 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1750 | 64.25 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1760 | 65.22 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1770 | 66.19 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1780 | 67.16 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1790 | 68.13 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1800 | 59.4 people per km² | -12.8% |
| 1801 | 59.54 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 59.68 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 59.82 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 59.95 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 60.09 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 60.23 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 60.37 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 60.51 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 60.65 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 61.19 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1811 | 61.74 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1812 | 62.42 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1813 | 63.24 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1814 | 64.07 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1815 | 64.92 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1816 | 65.77 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1817 | 66.64 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1818 | 67.51 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1819 | 68.39 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1820 | 69.26 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1821 | 70.13 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1822 | 71 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1823 | 71.86 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1824 | 72.74 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1825 | 73.62 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1826 | 74.52 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1827 | 75.42 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1828 | 76.34 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1829 | 77.22 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1830 | 78.07 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1831 | 78.88 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1832 | 79.66 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1833 | 80.39 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1834 | 81.13 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1835 | 81.88 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1836 | 82.63 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1837 | 83.39 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1838 | 84.16 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1839 | 84.9 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 85.61 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1841 | 86.29 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1842 | 86.94 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 87.56 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1844 | 88.18 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1845 | 88.81 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1846 | 89.44 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1847 | 90.08 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1848 | 90.72 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 91.36 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 92 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 92.64 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 93.28 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 93.92 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 94.56 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 95.21 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 95.86 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 96.52 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 97.18 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 97.88 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 98.61 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 99.39 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 100.19 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 101.04 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 101.89 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 102.75 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 103.62 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 104.49 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 105.38 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 106.33 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 107.35 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1871 | 108.45 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 109.62 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 110.86 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 112.12 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1875 | 113.4 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 114.69 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 115.99 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1878 | 117.31 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 118.64 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 120 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 121.37 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1882 | 122.77 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 124.18 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 125.61 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 127.06 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 128.52 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 130 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 131.5 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 133.05 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 134.64 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 136.28 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1892 | 137.97 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 139.71 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 141.47 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 143.25 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1896 | 145.06 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 146.89 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 148.74 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1899 | 150.67 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1900 | 152.66 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1901 | 154.74 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1902 | 156.88 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 159.11 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1904 | 161.37 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1905 | 163.66 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1906 | 165.98 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1907 | 168.34 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1908 | 170.73 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1909 | 173.17 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1910 | 175.65 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 178.19 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 180.78 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1913 | 183.42 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1914 | 186.1 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 188.81 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1916 | 191.57 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1917 | 194.37 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1918 | 197.22 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 200.08 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1920 | 202.97 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1921 | 205.89 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 208.83 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 211.79 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1924 | 214.8 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1925 | 217.84 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1926 | 220.93 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1927 | 224.07 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1928 | 227.25 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1929 | 230.37 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1930 | 233.43 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1931 | 236.42 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1932 | 239.35 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1933 | 242.21 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1934 | 245.11 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 248.04 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 251 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1937 | 254 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1938 | 257.04 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 260.18 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1940 | 263.41 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1941 | 266.74 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1942 | 270.18 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 273.72 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1944 | 277.3 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 280.94 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1946 | 284.62 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1947 | 288.35 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1948 | 292.13 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1949 | 295.94 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1950 | 300.38 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1951 | 304.86 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 308.35 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 311.66 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 315.29 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 319.31 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 323.43 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 327.5 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 332.26 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 337.04 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 341.16 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 345.69 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 350.69 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 355.48 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 360.32 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 365.34 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 370.19 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 374.45 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 378.4 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 382.85 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 387.65 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 392.29 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 396.28 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 399.58 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 402.72 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 406.3 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 409.46 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 411.9 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 414.43 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 417.29 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 420.63 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 423.6 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 425.72 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 427.59 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 429.55 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 431.81 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 434.41 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 437.33 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 440.33 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 443.16 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 446.42 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 450.11 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 453.72 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 457.07 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 459.92 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 462.28 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 464.51 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 466.99 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 470.07 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 473.42 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 476.95 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 480.63 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 483.76 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 486.1 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 487.84 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 489.03 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 489.87 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 490.98 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 492.94 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 495.52 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 498.11 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 500.48 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 502.38 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 503.92 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 505.79 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 508.09 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 510.98 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 514.27 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 517.41 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 520.86 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 523.81 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 526.6 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 531.76 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 537.35 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 541.39 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 544.9 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 547.93 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2027 | 550.58 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2028 | 552.99 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2029 | 555.17 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2030 | 557.09 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2031 | 558.77 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2032 | 560.25 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2033 | 561.58 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 562.7 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 563.63 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 564.43 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 565.09 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 565.59 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 565.95 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 566.17 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2041 | 566.26 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2042 | 566.23 people per km² | -0.0% |
| 2043 | 566.1 people per km² | -0.0% |
| 2044 | 565.87 people per km² | -0.0% |
| 2045 | 565.55 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2046 | 565.21 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2047 | 564.78 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2048 | 564.26 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2049 | 563.69 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 563.07 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2051 | 562.35 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2052 | 561.6 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2053 | 560.87 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2054 | 560.09 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2055 | 559.28 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2056 | 558.41 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2057 | 557.5 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2058 | 556.6 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2059 | 555.74 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2060 | 554.9 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2061 | 554.07 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2062 | 553.3 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2063 | 552.6 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2064 | 551.91 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2065 | 551.27 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2066 | 550.68 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2067 | 550.18 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2068 | 549.73 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2069 | 549.27 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2070 | 548.81 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2071 | 548.35 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2072 | 547.87 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2073 | 547.35 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2074 | 546.81 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2075 | 546.23 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2076 | 545.53 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2077 | 544.72 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2078 | 543.87 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2079 | 542.98 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2080 | 542.07 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2081 | 541.1 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2082 | 540.07 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2083 | 538.99 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2084 | 537.9 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2085 | 536.81 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2086 | 535.68 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2087 | 534.55 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2088 | 533.42 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2089 | 532.23 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2090 | 531 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2091 | 529.79 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2092 | 528.62 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2093 | 527.45 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2094 | 526.27 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2095 | 525.14 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2096 | 524.04 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2097 | 523 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2098 | 521.99 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2099 | 521 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2100 | 519.97 people per km² | -0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 519.97 people per km² is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 4.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 519.97 people per km² is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 8.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +76.9% | 14.8 people per km² | 26.18 people per km² |
| 1500 | +72.6% | 18.7 people per km² | 32.27 people per km² |
| 1600 | +42.1% | 32.27 people per km² | 45.83 people per km² |
| 1400 | -28.6% | 26.18 people per km² | 18.7 people per km² |
| 1700 | +29.6% | 45.83 people per km² | 59.4 people per km² |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10.96 people per km² | 10.96 people per km² | 10.96 people per km² | 1 |
| 1100s | 13.15 people per km² | 13.15 people per km² | 13.15 people per km² | 1 |
| 1200s | 14.8 people per km² | 14.8 people per km² | 14.8 people per km² | 1 |
| 1300s | 26.18 people per km² | 26.18 people per km² | 26.18 people per km² | 1 |
| 1400s | 18.7 people per km² | 18.7 people per km² | 18.7 people per km² | 1 |
| 1500s | 32.27 people per km² | 32.27 people per km² | 32.27 people per km² | 1 |
| 1600s | 45.83 people per km² | 45.83 people per km² | 45.83 people per km² | 1 |
| 1700s | 59.4 people per km² | 59.4 people per km² | 59.4 people per km² | 1 |
| 1710s | 60.37 people per km² | 60.37 people per km² | 60.37 people per km² | 1 |
| 1720s | 61.34 people per km² | 61.34 people per km² | 61.34 people per km² | 1 |
| 1730s | 62.31 people per km² | 62.31 people per km² | 62.31 people per km² | 1 |
| 1740s | 63.28 people per km² | 63.28 people per km² | 63.28 people per km² | 1 |
| 1750s | 64.25 people per km² | 64.25 people per km² | 64.25 people per km² | 1 |
| 1760s | 65.22 people per km² | 65.22 people per km² | 65.22 people per km² | 1 |
| 1770s | 66.19 people per km² | 66.19 people per km² | 66.19 people per km² | 1 |
| 1780s | 67.16 people per km² | 67.16 people per km² | 67.16 people per km² | 1 |
| 1790s | 68.13 people per km² | 68.13 people per km² | 68.13 people per km² | 1 |
| 1800s | 60.03 people per km² | 59.4 people per km² | 60.65 people per km² | 10 |
| 1810s | 64.59 people per km² | 61.19 people per km² | 68.39 people per km² | 10 |
| 1820s | 73.21 people per km² | 69.26 people per km² | 77.22 people per km² | 10 |
| 1830s | 81.51 people per km² | 78.07 people per km² | 84.9 people per km² | 10 |
| 1840s | 88.5 people per km² | 85.61 people per km² | 91.36 people per km² | 10 |
| 1850s | 94.91 people per km² | 92 people per km² | 97.88 people per km² | 10 |
| 1860s | 102.37 people per km² | 98.61 people per km² | 106.33 people per km² | 10 |
| 1870s | 112.84 people per km² | 107.35 people per km² | 118.64 people per km² | 10 |
| 1880s | 126.41 people per km² | 120 people per km² | 133.05 people per km² | 10 |
| 1890s | 142.47 people per km² | 134.64 people per km² | 150.67 people per km² | 10 |
| 1900s | 162.66 people per km² | 152.66 people per km² | 173.17 people per km² | 10 |
| 1910s | 187.62 people per km² | 175.65 people per km² | 200.08 people per km² | 10 |
| 1920s | 216.47 people per km² | 202.97 people per km² | 230.37 people per km² | 10 |
| 1930s | 246.68 people per km² | 233.43 people per km² | 260.18 people per km² | 10 |
| 1940s | 279.33 people per km² | 263.41 people per km² | 295.94 people per km² | 10 |
| 1950s | 318.01 people per km² | 300.38 people per km² | 337.04 people per km² | 10 |
| 1960s | 362.46 people per km² | 341.16 people per km² | 382.85 people per km² | 10 |
| 1970s | 403.79 people per km² | 387.65 people per km² | 417.29 people per km² | 10 |
| 1980s | 431.41 people per km² | 420.63 people per km² | 443.16 people per km² | 10 |
| 1990s | 460.45 people per km² | 446.42 people per km² | 473.42 people per km² | 10 |
| 2000s | 487.36 people per km² | 476.95 people per km² | 495.52 people per km² | 10 |
| 2010s | 508.23 people per km² | 498.11 people per km² | 520.86 people per km² | 10 |
| 2020s | 541.25 people per km² | 523.81 people per km² | 555.17 people per km² | 10 |
| 2030s | 562.51 people per km² | 557.09 people per km² | 565.95 people per km² | 10 |
| 2040s | 565.41 people per km² | 563.69 people per km² | 566.26 people per km² | 10 |
| 2050s | 559.55 people per km² | 555.74 people per km² | 563.07 people per km² | 10 |
| 2060s | 551.79 people per km² | 549.27 people per km² | 554.9 people per km² | 10 |
| 2070s | 546.25 people per km² | 542.98 people per km² | 548.81 people per km² | 10 |
| 2080s | 537.28 people per km² | 532.23 people per km² | 542.07 people per km² | 10 |
| 2090s | 525.83 people per km² | 521 people per km² | 531 people per km² | 10 |
| 2100s | 519.97 people per km² | 519.97 people per km² | 519.97 people per km² | 1 |
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- 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)
- 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)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Netherlands?
- Population density in Netherlands was 519.97 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 566.26 people per km² in 2041.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.96 people per km² in 1000.
- How does Netherlands rank for population density?
- Netherlands ranks 30th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.