Urban population, annual growth rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Urban population, annual growth rate was 0.8374 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, annual growth rate in Netherlands, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Netherlands is 0.8374 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Netherlands peaked at 4.86 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.6325 % change on previous year, in 2008.
That places Netherlands 132nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.66 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1964 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +57.4% |
| 1965 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 1969 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +45.1% |
| 1971 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 1972 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 1973 | 1.53 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1975 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -38.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9639 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7175 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6775 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9857 % change on previous year | +45.5% |
| 1980 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 1.85 % change on previous year | +72.8% |
| 1982 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 1984 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8552 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 1.08 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9201 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9071 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 1.35 % change on previous year | +49.2% |
| 1994 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8993 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 1996 | 2.92 % change on previous year | +224.8% |
| 1997 | 4.86 % change on previous year | +66.4% |
| 1998 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 1999 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
| 2000 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +140.2% |
| 2001 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
| 2003 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6325 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 2009 | 1.23 % change on previous year | +94.3% |
| 2010 | 1.83 % change on previous year | +48.9% |
| 2011 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9734 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9392 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.869 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +37.5% |
| 2018 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +86.2% |
| 2019 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9463 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9258 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +44.5% |
| 2023 | 1.35 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9859 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8374 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +224.8% | 0.8993 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 % change on previous year | 0.6775 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 % change on previous year | 0.8552 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.8993 % change on previous year | 4.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 % change on previous year | 0.6325 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.869 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.8374 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 129 Brunei Darussalam 0.9317 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9311 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Suriname 0.8918 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Finland 0.825 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.7919 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Croatia 0.7789 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Netherlands
- 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, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9594 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Netherlands?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Netherlands was 0.8374 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.86 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6325 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Netherlands rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Netherlands ranks 132nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.