Urban population, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Urban population, per capita was 0.9594 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Netherlands is 0.9594 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.9594 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5994 units per person, in 1960.
That places Netherlands 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5994 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6014 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.603 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6034 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6086 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6116 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.613 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6162 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6179 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.618 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6209 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6281 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6307 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6351 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6422 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.644 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6451 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6459 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6462 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6481 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6499 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6574 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6646 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6692 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6736 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6762 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6797 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6816 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6843 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6877 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6899 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6921 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6931 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6976 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7041 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7069 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7242 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7555 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7675 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7706 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7848 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8018 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8081 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.813 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8225 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.835 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8465 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8541 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8561 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8622 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8735 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8801 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8853 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8918 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8984 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9028 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9058 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9112 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9261 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9389 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9425 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9463 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9499 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9532 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9564 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9594 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6093 units per person | 0.5994 units per person | 0.618 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6386 units per person | 0.6209 units per person | 0.6481 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6724 units per person | 0.6499 units per person | 0.6877 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7202 units per person | 0.6899 units per person | 0.7706 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8284 units per person | 0.7848 units per person | 0.8622 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9014 units per person | 0.8735 units per person | 0.9389 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9513 units per person | 0.9425 units per person | 0.9594 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 13 Qatar 0.9936 units per person compare
- 14 San Marino 0.9719 units per person compare
- 16 Malta 0.9568 units per person compare
- 17 Uruguay 0.9565 units per person compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 0.9539 units per person 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, 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 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, per capita in Netherlands?
- Urban population, per capita in Netherlands was 0.9594 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9594 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5994 units per person in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for urban population, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population 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
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.