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.
Netherlands, 2024
534.4
Change from 2023
+0.7%
European Union, 2023
112.6 people per km²
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
111.2 people per km²
Position in 2024
21st of 214
Population density in Netherlands over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European 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.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Population
18,087,633 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
95.9%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
18,044,027 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
18,044,027 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.1p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.6p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat