Population, total in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population, total was 18.09 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.09 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
71st
of 218 countries
All-time high
18.09 million
in 2025
All-time low
11.49 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, total in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 18.09 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Netherlands peaked at 18.09 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.49 million, in 1960.
That places Netherlands 71st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, total in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.49 million | — |
| 1961 | 11.64 million | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 11.81 million | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 11.97 million | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 12.13 million | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 12.29 million | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 12.46 million | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 12.60 million | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 12.73 million | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 12.88 million | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 13.04 million | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 13.19 million | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 13.33 million | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 13.44 million | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 13.55 million | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 13.67 million | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 13.77 million | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 13.86 million | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 13.94 million | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 14.04 million | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 14.15 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 14.25 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 14.31 million | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 14.37 million | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 14.42 million | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 14.49 million | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 14.57 million | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 14.66 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 14.76 million | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 14.85 million | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 14.95 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 15.07 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 15.18 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 15.29 million | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 15.38 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 15.46 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 15.53 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 15.61 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 15.71 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 15.81 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.93 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 16.05 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.15 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 16.23 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 16.32 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 16.35 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.38 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.45 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.62 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.69 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.75 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.80 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.86 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.94 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.03 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.13 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.23 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.44 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.70 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 17.88 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 17.99 million | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 18.09 million | +0.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 18.09 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.97 million, 6.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 18.09 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.01 million, 3.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.20 million | 11.49 million | 12.88 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.58 million | 13.04 million | 14.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.48 million | 14.15 million | 14.85 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.40 million | 14.95 million | 15.81 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.27 million | 15.93 million | 16.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.94 million | 16.62 million | 17.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.77 million | 17.44 million | 18.09 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More climate change data for Netherlands
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.61 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.86 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -1.43 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.523 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8374 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9594 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -175.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Netherlands?
- Population, total in Netherlands was 18.09 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.09 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.49 million in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for population, total?
- Netherlands ranks 71st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.