Urban population growth in Netherlands
The urban population of Netherlands changed by 0.83% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2008.
Netherlands, 2025
0.83%
Change from 2024
−0.15percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
132nd of 217
Urban 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 | 0.83% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | 0.98% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 1.34% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | 1.33% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | 0.92% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | 0.94% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | 2.03% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 2.20% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | 1.19% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | 0.87% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | 0.93% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | 1.10% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | 1.02% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 0.97% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 1.21% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 1.81% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | 1.22% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 0.63% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 1.11% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | 1.53% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | 1.75% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 1.51% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 1.08% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 1.41% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | 2.90% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.15 percentage points from 0.98% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.93%, the figure has changed by −0.10 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 132nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Urban population share
95.9%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.52%
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