Population in Friesland
Friesland had 664,222 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Friesland, 2025
664,222
Change from 2024
+0.4%
Netherlands, 2025
18,044,027 people
Position in 2025
240th of 295
Population in Friesland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Friesland | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 664,222 people | 18,044,027 people |
| 2024 | 661,904 people | 17,942,942 people |
| 2023 | 659,551 people | 17,811,291 people |
| 2022 | 654,019 people | 17,590,672 people |
| 2021 | 651,435 people | 17,475,415 people |
| 2020 | 649,957 people | 17,407,585 people |
| 2019 | 647,672 people | 17,282,163 people |
| 2018 | 647,268 people | 17,181,084 people |
| 2017 | 646,874 people | 17,081,507 people |
| 2016 | 646,040 people | 16,979,120 people |
| 2015 | 646,257 people | 16,900,726 people |
| 2014 | 646,317 people | 16,829,289 people |
| 2013 | 646,862 people | – |
| 2012 | 647,214 people | 16,730,348 people |
| 2011 | 647,282 people | 16,655,799 people |
| 2010 | 646,305 people | 16,574,989 people |
| 2009 | 644,811 people | 16,485,787 people |
| 2008 | 643,189 people | 16,405,399 people |
| 2007 | 642,209 people | 16,357,992 people |
| 2006 | 642,230 people | 16,334,210 people |
| 2005 | 642,977 people | 16,305,526 people |
| 2004 | 642,066 people | 16,258,032 people |
| 2003 | 639,787 people | 16,192,572 people |
| 2002 | 636,184 people | 16,105,285 people |
| 2001 | 630,539 people | 15,987,075 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 661,904 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 646,257 people, the figure has changed by +2.8%.
- Among the 295 regions with data for 2025, Friesland has the 240th highest value.
- The figure for Netherlands in 2025 was 18,044,027 people.