The current population of the Netherlands is 18,191,638 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 17,994,237 in 2024.
Population facts:
- The Netherlands is ranked 72/197 by population and was ranked 61st in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 16.3M people to 18.2M (11.5% growth in 20 years).
- The Netherlands is projected to reach 18.8M people in 2041.
- The Netherlands accounts for 0.22% of the world's population.
- For the last 20 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of 0.57% per year.
The Netherlands population clock
Netherlands
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
18191638
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 72/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | N/A |
| One net population change |
4.49 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
3.2 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
3.09 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +321 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +117,120 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.66% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 122/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
4.32 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +121,628 | N/A |
The Netherlands population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11,486,631 | - |
| 1961 | 11,638,712 | 1.32% |
| 1962 | 11,805,689 | 1.43% |
| 1963 | 11,965,966 | 1.36% |
| 1964 | 12,127,120 | 1.35% |
| 1965 | 12,294,732 | 1.38% |
| 1966 | 12,456,251 | 1.31% |
| 1967 | 12,598,201 | 1.14% |
| 1968 | 12,729,721 | 1.04% |
| 1969 | 12,877,984 | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 13,038,526 | 1.25% |
| 1971 | 13,194,497 | 1.2% |
| 1972 | 13,328,593 | 1.02% |
| 1973 | 13,439,322 | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 13,545,056 | 0.79% |
| 1975 | 13,666,335 | 0.9% |
| 1976 | 13,774,037 | 0.79% |
| 1977 | 13,856,185 | 0.6% |
| 1978 | 13,941,700 | 0.62% |
| 1979 | 14,038,270 | 0.69% |
| 1980 | 14,149,800 | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 14,247,208 | 0.69% |
| 1982 | 14,312,690 | 0.46% |
| 1983 | 14,367,070 | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 14,424,211 | 0.4% |
| 1985 | 14,491,632 | 0.47% |
| 1986 | 14,572,278 | 0.56% |
| 1987 | 14,665,037 | 0.64% |
| 1988 | 14,760,094 | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 14,848,907 | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 14,951,510 | 0.69% |
| 1991 | 15,069,798 | 0.79% |
| 1992 | 15,184,166 | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 15,290,368 | 0.7% |
| 1994 | 15,382,838 | 0.6% |
| 1995 | 15,459,006 | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 15,530,498 | 0.46% |
| 1997 | 15,610,650 | 0.52% |
| 1998 | 15,707,209 | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 15,812,088 | 0.67% |
| 2000 | 15,925,513 | 0.72% |
| 2001 | 16,046,180 | 0.76% |
| 2002 | 16,148,929 | 0.64% |
| 2003 | 16,225,302 | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 16,281,779 | 0.35% |
| 2005 | 16,319,868 | 0.23% |
| 2006 | 16,346,101 | 0.16% |
| 2007 | 16,381,696 | 0.22% |
| 2008 | 16,445,593 | 0.39% |
| 2009 | 16,530,388 | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 16,615,394 | 0.51% |
| 2011 | 16,693,074 | 0.47% |
| 2012 | 16,754,962 | 0.37% |
| 2013 | 16,804,432 | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 16,865,008 | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 16,939,923 | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 17,030,314 | 0.53% |
| 2017 | 17,131,296 | 0.59% |
| 2018 | 17,231,624 | 0.59% |
| 2019 | 17,344,874 | 0.66% |
| 2020 | 17,441,500 | 0.56% |
| 2021 | 17,533,044 | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 17,700,982 | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 17,877,117 | 1% |
| 2024 | 17,994,237 | 0.66% |
| 2025 | 18,110,800 | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 18,211,436 | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 18,299,531 | 0.48% |
| 2028 | 18,379,573 | 0.44% |
| 2029 | 18,452,044 | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 18,515,913 | 0.35% |
| 2031 | 18,571,934 | 0.3% |
| 2032 | 18,621,087 | 0.26% |
| 2033 | 18,664,975 | 0.24% |
| 2034 | 18,702,456 | 0.2% |
| 2035 | 18,733,223 | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 18,760,054 | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 18,781,793 | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 18,798,283 | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 18,810,276 | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 18,817,745 | 0.04% |
| 2041 | 18,820,870 | 0.02% |
| 2042 | 18,819,607 | -0.007% |
| 2043 | 18,815,261 | -0.02% |
| 2044 | 18,807,564 | -0.04% |
| 2045 | 18,797,005 | -0.06% |
| 2046 | 18,785,724 | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 18,771,651 | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 18,754,325 | -0.09% |
| 2049 | 18,735,299 | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 18,714,579 | -0.11% |
The Netherlands has a population of 18.2M as of 2025, compared to 16.9M in 2015, 16.3M in 2005, and 15.5M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.74% per year. The Netherlands is ranked 129th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) the Netherlands will have 18,797,005 people (3.33% growth) with a rank change from 72nd to 77th.
By the year 2100, the Netherlands' population is projected to decline by 5% to 17.3M people.
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Netherlands population statistics
|
Netherlands
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.43 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,384 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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