Has the population peaked? in Netherlands
Netherlands: Has the population peaked? was 18.09 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
18.09 million people
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
70th
of 236 countries
All-time high
18.09 million people
in 2023
All-time low
10.11 million people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Has the population peaked? in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for has the population peaked? in Netherlands is 18.09 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Netherlands peaked at 18.09 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.11 million people, in 1950.
That places Netherlands 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Has the population peaked? in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 10.11 million people | — |
| 1951 | 10.26 million people | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 10.38 million people | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 10.49 million people | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 10.62 million people | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 10.75 million people | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 10.89 million people | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 11.03 million people | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 11.19 million people | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 11.35 million people | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 11.49 million people | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 11.64 million people | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 11.81 million people | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 11.97 million people | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 12.13 million people | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 12.30 million people | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 12.46 million people | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 12.61 million people | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 12.74 million people | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 12.89 million people | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 13.05 million people | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 13.21 million people | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 13.34 million people | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 13.45 million people | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 13.56 million people | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 13.68 million people | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 13.79 million people | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 13.87 million people | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 13.95 million people | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 14.05 million people | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 14.16 million people | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 14.26 million people | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 14.33 million people | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 14.40 million people | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 14.46 million people | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 14.54 million people | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 14.63 million people | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 14.72 million people | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 14.83 million people | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 14.92 million people | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 15.03 million people | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 15.16 million people | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 15.28 million people | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 15.39 million people | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 15.49 million people | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 15.56 million people | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 15.64 million people | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 15.72 million people | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 15.83 million people | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 15.94 million people | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 16.06 million people | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 16.18 million people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.29 million people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 16.37 million people | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.43 million people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.47 million people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 16.49 million people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.53 million people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.60 million people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.68 million people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.77 million people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.85 million people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.92 million people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.97 million people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.03 million people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 17.11 million people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 17.20 million people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.32 million people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.42 million people | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.54 million people | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.64 million people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.73 million people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.90 million people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 18.09 million people | +1.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 18.09 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.98 million people, 6.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 18.09 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.36 million people, 2.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.71 million people | 10.11 million people | 11.35 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.20 million people | 11.49 million people | 12.89 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.60 million people | 13.05 million people | 14.05 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.53 million people | 14.16 million people | 14.92 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.50 million people | 15.03 million people | 15.94 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.41 million people | 16.06 million people | 16.68 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.11 million people | 16.77 million people | 17.54 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.84 million people | 17.64 million people | 18.09 million people | 4 |
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)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is has the population peaked? in Netherlands?
- Has the population peaked? in Netherlands was 18.09 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.09 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.11 million people in 1950.
- How does Netherlands rank for has the population peaked??
- Netherlands ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.