Population on 1 January by age, sex and legal marital status in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population on 1 January by age, sex and legal marital status was 18.04 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population on 1 January by age, sex and legal marital status in Netherlands, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, population on 1 january by age, sex and legal marital status in Netherlands stood at 18.04 million. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population on 1 january by age, sex and legal marital status in Netherlands peaked at 18.04 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.83 million, in 2014.
Netherlands ranks 6th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Population on 1 January by age, sex and legal marital status in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.83 million | — |
| 2015 | 16.90 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.08 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.18 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.41 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 17.59 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 17.81 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 17.94 million | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 18.04 million | +0.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 18.04 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.99 million, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 18.04 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.64 million, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.04 million | 16.83 million | 17.28 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.71 million | 17.41 million | 18.04 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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)
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Population density 519.97 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 757,165 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3126 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population on 1 january by age, sex and legal marital status in Netherlands?
- Population on 1 january by age, sex and legal marital status in Netherlands was 18.04 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population on 1 january by age, sex and legal marital status recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.04 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population on 1 january by age, sex and legal marital status recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.83 million in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for population on 1 january by age, sex and legal marital status?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population on 1 january by age, sex and legal marital status 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 on 1 January by age, sex and legal marital status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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