Population growth in Netherlands
The population of Netherlands changed by 0.52% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2015.
Netherlands, 2025
0.52%
Change from 2024
−0.13percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.20%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.25%
Position in 2025
135th of 217
Population growth in Netherlands over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.52% | 0.20% |
| 2024 | 0.65% | 0.30% |
| 2023 | 0.99% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | 0.95% | 0.22% |
| 2021 | 0.52% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 0.56% | -0.01% |
| 2019 | 0.66% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | 0.58% | 0.17% |
| 2017 | 0.59% | 0.14% |
| 2016 | 0.53% | 0.20% |
| 2015 | 0.44% | 0.20% |
| 2014 | 0.36% | 0.11% |
| 2013 | 0.29% | 0.08% |
| 2012 | 0.37% | 0.15% |
| 2011 | 0.47% | -0.15% |
| 2010 | 0.51% | 0.16% |
| 2009 | 0.51% | 0.25% |
| 2008 | 0.39% | 0.34% |
| 2007 | 0.22% | 0.35% |
| 2006 | 0.16% | 0.34% |
| 2005 | 0.23% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 0.35% | 0.39% |
| 2003 | 0.47% | 0.37% |
| 2002 | 0.64% | 0.24% |
| 2001 | 0.75% | 0.13% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.13 percentage points from 0.65% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.44%, the figure has changed by +0.08 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 135th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.20%.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Population
18,087,633 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
104,681 people
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