Population in Netherlands
The population of Netherlands was 18,087,633 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Netherlands, 2025
18,087,633
Change from 2024
+0.5%
European Union, 2025
451,127,411 people
Position in 2025
71st of 217
Population 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. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,087,633 people | 451,127,411 people |
| 2024 | 17,993,485 people | 450,228,188 people |
| 2023 | 17,877,117 people | 448,897,545 people |
| 2022 | 17,700,982 people | 447,203,596 people |
| 2021 | 17,533,044 people | 446,228,281 people |
| 2020 | 17,441,500 people | 446,870,959 people |
| 2019 | 17,344,874 people | 446,910,453 people |
| 2018 | 17,231,624 people | 446,058,453 people |
| 2017 | 17,131,296 people | 445,321,060 people |
| 2016 | 17,030,314 people | 444,676,652 people |
| 2015 | 16,939,923 people | 443,793,218 people |
| 2014 | 16,865,008 people | 442,920,819 people |
| 2013 | 16,804,432 people | 442,425,741 people |
| 2012 | 16,754,962 people | 442,069,839 people |
| 2011 | 16,693,074 people | 441,414,078 people |
| 2010 | 16,615,394 people | 442,088,310 people |
| 2009 | 16,530,388 people | 441,388,573 people |
| 2008 | 16,445,593 people | 440,270,719 people |
| 2007 | 16,381,696 people | 438,796,003 people |
| 2006 | 16,346,101 people | 437,263,803 people |
| 2005 | 16,319,868 people | 435,789,139 people |
| 2004 | 16,281,779 people | 434,193,248 people |
| 2003 | 16,225,302 people | 432,512,916 people |
| 2002 | 16,148,929 people | 430,924,112 people |
| 2001 | 16,046,180 people | 429,909,307 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 17,993,485 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16,939,923 people, the figure has changed by +6.8%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 71st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 451,127,411 people.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Population on 1 January
18,044,027 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · World Bank
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
Total fertility rate
1.43 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat