Population estimates and projections in Netherlands

Netherlands had an estimated population of 18,092,524 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Netherlands, 2023 (latest estimate) 18,092,524 People
Change from 2022 +1.1% 2022: 17,904,421 people
Projection for 2030 18,757,217 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 18,958,475 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 17,507,518 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 69th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Netherlands over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Netherlands
2100 17,507,518 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 17,681,341 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 17,878,905 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 18,074,357 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 18,251,350 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 18,391,537 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 18,478,454 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 18,561,279 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 18,683,350 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 18,831,090 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 18,958,475 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 19,041,975 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 19,062,983 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 18,977,352 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 18,757,217 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 18,346,819 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 18,092,524 people
2022 17,904,421 people
2021 17,730,564 people
2020 17,636,731 people
2019 17,537,507 people
2018 17,421,280 people
2017 17,315,370 people
2016 17,204,693 people
2015 17,107,433 people
2014 17,030,089 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1% from 17,904,421 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 16,967,063 people, the figure has changed by +6.6%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Netherlands has the 69th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Netherlands
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024