Population density in Netherlands

Netherlands had 534.4 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Netherlands, 2024 534.4 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 +0.7% 2023: 531.0 people per km²
European Union, 2023 112.6 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Netherlands (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 111.2 people per km² Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 21st of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Netherlands over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period NetherlandsEuropean Union
2024 534.4 people per km² –
2023 531.0 people per km² 112.6 people per km²
2022 525.7 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2021 520.7 people per km² 111.9 people per km²
2020 518.0 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2019 515.1 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2018 511.8 people per km² 111.8 people per km²
2017 508.8 people per km² 111.7 people per km²
2016 505.8 people per km² 111.5 people per km²
2015 503.1 people per km² 111.3 people per km²
2014 500.6 people per km² 111.0 people per km²
2013 498.8 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2012 496.9 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2011 495.0 people per km² 110.7 people per km²
2010 492.6 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2009 490.1 people per km² 110.8 people per km²
2008 487.1 people per km² 110.5 people per km²
2007 485.2 people per km² 110.1 people per km²
2006 484.2 people per km² 109.7 people per km²
2005 483.4 people per km² 109.3 people per km²
2004 482.3 people per km² 108.9 people per km²
2003 480.6 people per km² 108.5 people per km²
2002 478.3 people per km² 108.1 people per km²
2001 475.3 people per km² 107.8 people per km²
2000 471.7 people per km² 107.7 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7% from 531.0 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 500.6 people per km², the figure has changed by +6.8%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 21st highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Netherlands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates