Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 12.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Netherlands stood at 12.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Netherlands peaked at 16.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2024.
Netherlands ranks 103rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.0% | — |
| 1961 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 15.8% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 15.7% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 15.7% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 15.5% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 15.3% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 14.9% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 14.7% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 14.4% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 14.2% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 14.1% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 13.6% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 13.4% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 13.3% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 13.0% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 12.8% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 12.7% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 12.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 100 Madagascar 12.9% compare
- 101 Kenya 12.7% compare
- 102 Mali 12.6% compare
- 104 Czechia 12.2% compare
- 105 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 12.1% compare
- 106 Afghanistan 11.1% compare
More climate change data for Netherlands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Urban population 95.9% (2025)
- Urban population 17.35 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 18.09 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 137.95 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.73 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 6.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Netherlands?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Netherlands was 12.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Netherlands ranks 103rd out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.