Usually resident population on 1 January in Netherlands
Netherlands: Usually resident population on 1 January was 18.19 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Usually resident population on 1 January in Netherlands, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, usually resident population on 1 january in Netherlands stood at 18.19 million. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, usually resident population on 1 january in Netherlands peaked at 18.19 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.08 million, in 2014.
Netherlands ranks 10th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Usually resident population on 1 January in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.08 million | — |
| 2015 | 17.16 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.24 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.32 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.55 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.62 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 17.73 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 17.96 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 18.09 million | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 18.19 million | +0.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 18.19 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.34 million, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 18.19 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.20 million, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.24 million | 17.08 million | 17.42 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.86 million | 17.55 million | 18.19 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 usually resident population on 1 january in Netherlands?
- Usually resident population on 1 january in Netherlands was 18.19 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest usually resident population on 1 january recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.19 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest usually resident population on 1 january recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.08 million in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for usually resident population on 1 january?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is usually resident population on 1 january rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Usually resident population on 1 January. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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