Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Netherlands
Netherlands: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 3.64 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Netherlands is 3.64 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Netherlands peaked at 3.64 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 782,747 people, in 1950.
Netherlands ranks 35th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 891,072 people | 782,747 people | 1.01 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.16 million people | 1.03 million people | 1.30 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.46 million people | 1.33 million people | 1.60 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 million people | 1.63 million people | 1.89 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 million people | 1.92 million people | 2.14 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.30 million people | 2.16 million people | 2.50 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 million people | 2.56 million people | 3.34 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 million people | 3.41 million people | 3.64 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Netherlands
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 263,399 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Netherlands?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Netherlands was 3.64 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 782,747 people in 1950.
- How does Netherlands rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Netherlands ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.