Population in Groningen

Groningen had 602,833 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Population on 1 January, by region Unit: People Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Groningen, 2025 602,833 People
Change from 2024 +0.2% 2024: 601,347 people
Netherlands, 2025 18,044,027 people Country total
Position in 2025 246th of 295 See the full ranking

Population in Groningen over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population on 1 January, by region (people), 2001 to 2025
Period GroningenNetherlands
2025 602,833 people 18,044,027 people
2024 601,347 people 17,942,942 people
2023 596,075 people 17,811,291 people
2022 590,170 people 17,590,672 people
2021 586,937 people 17,475,415 people
2020 585,866 people 17,407,585 people
2019 583,990 people 17,282,163 people
2018 582,944 people 17,181,084 people
2017 583,581 people 17,081,507 people
2016 583,721 people 16,979,120 people
2015 583,942 people 16,900,726 people
2014 582,728 people 16,829,289 people
2013 581,705 people –
2012 580,875 people 16,730,348 people
2011 579,036 people 16,655,799 people
2010 576,668 people 16,574,989 people
2009 574,092 people 16,485,787 people
2008 573,459 people 16,405,399 people
2007 573,614 people 16,357,992 people
2006 574,042 people 16,334,210 people
2005 575,072 people 16,305,526 people
2004 574,384 people 16,258,032 people
2003 572,997 people 16,192,572 people
2002 570,480 people 16,105,285 people
2001 566,489 people 15,987,075 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 601,347 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 583,942 people, the figure has changed by +3.2%.
  • Among the 295 regions with data for 2025, Groningen has the 246th highest value.
  • The figure for Netherlands in 2025 was 18,044,027 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_d2jan · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=TOTAL unit=NR
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Groningen
Provider update
28 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat