Netherlands vs Upper middle income: Urban population (% of total population)
Netherlands
95.9%
in 2025
Upper middle income
68.2%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
13th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Netherlands
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 95.9% against 68.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 27.7%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.9% | 26.6% | 34.3% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 63.9% | 29.2% | 34.7% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 35.3% | 31.9% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 72.0% | 41.8% | 30.3% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 51.3% | 31.6% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 61.1% | 29.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 67.2% | 27.9% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Netherlands or Upper middle income?
- Netherlands, at 95.9% against 68.2% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Netherlands and Upper middle income?
- 27.7%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Upper middle income rank globally for urban population?
- Netherlands ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.