Netherlands's population rose from 15.5M in 1996 to 18.1M in 2025.
Netherlands · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 23 with data
Netherlands's population growth rose from 0.5 % in 1996 to 0.5 % in 2025.
Netherlands's population density rose from 455.7 in 1994 to 531.0 in 2023.
Netherlands's population, female (% of total) fell from 50.7 % in 1996 to 50.3 % in 2025.
Netherlands's urbanisation rose from 72.4 % in 1996 to 95.9 % in 2025.
Netherlands's urban population rose from 11.2M in 1996 to 17.4M in 2025.
Netherlands's rural population fell from 4.28M in 1996 to 734,613 in 2025.
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- Fertilityunchanged +0.0 %169th of 217
- Birth rate, crudeunchanged +0.0 %169th of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +1.1 %48th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −5.9 %13th of 217
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- Median agedown −0.1 yrs37th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.1 pts181st of 217
- Working age (15–64)down −0.3 pts115th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.4 pts30th of 217
- Age dependency ratioup +0.7 pts103rd of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.7 pts31st of 217
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- Net migrationdown −13.9 %16th of 217
- Migrant stockup +2.4 pts55th of 216
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- Refugees hostedup +10.8 %27th of 178
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- Life expectancyup +0.1 yrs37th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleunchanged +0.0 yrs44th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.2 yrs27th of 217