Urban population growth in Netherlands
Netherlands: Urban population growth was 0.8% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Urban population growth in Netherlands, 1961β2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.8% for urban population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Netherlands peaked at 4.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.
That places Netherlands 132nd out of 217 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 129 Brunei Darussalam 0.9% compare
- 130 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9% compare
- 131 Suriname 0.9% compare
- 133 Finland 0.8% compare
- 134 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.8% compare
- 135 Croatia 0.8% compare
More climate change data for Netherlands
- Share co2 vs population 0.172 (2100)
- Urban population 95.9% (2025)
- Urban population 17.35 million (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 COβ emissions vs. per capita energy use 6.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.4843 (2024)
- Cumulative co2 including land 13.33 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Netherlands?
- Urban population growth in Netherlands was 0.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- How does Netherlands rank for urban population growth?
- Netherlands ranks 132nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.