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Population in Noord-Holland

Noord-Holland had 2,992,016 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Population on 1 January, by region People Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Noord-Holland, 2025 2,992,016 People

Change from 2024 +0.5% 2024: 2,976,487 people

Netherlands, 2025 18,044,027 people Country total

Position in 2025 49th of 295 See the full ranking

Population in Noord-Holland 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	Noord-Holland	Netherlands
2025	2,992,016 people	18,044,027 people
2024	2,976,487 people	17,942,942 people
2023	2,952,622 people	17,811,291 people
2022	2,909,827 people	17,590,672 people
2021	2,888,486 people	17,475,415 people
2020	2,879,527 people	17,407,585 people
2019	2,853,359 people	17,282,163 people
2018	2,831,182 people	17,181,084 people
2017	2,809,483 people	17,081,507 people
2016	2,784,854 people	16,979,120 people
2015	2,761,929 people	16,900,726 people
2014	2,741,369 people	16,829,289 people
2013	2,724,300 people	–
2012	2,709,822 people	16,730,348 people
2011	2,691,477 people	16,655,799 people
2010	2,669,084 people	16,574,989 people
2009	2,646,445 people	16,485,787 people
2008	2,626,163 people	16,405,399 people
2007	2,613,070 people	16,357,992 people
2006	2,606,584 people	16,334,210 people
2005	2,599,103 people	16,305,526 people
2004	2,587,265 people	16,258,032 people
2003	2,573,120 people	16,192,572 people
2002	2,559,477 people	16,105,285 people
2001	2,534,599 people	15,987,075 people

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In short

That is a change of +0.5% from 2,976,487 people in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 2,761,929 people, the figure has changed by +8.3%.
Among the 295 regions with data for 2025, Noord-Holland has the 49th highest value.
The figure for Netherlands in 2025 was 18,044,027 people.

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All statistics for Noord-Holland

Population density (regions) 1,086.4 per km² 2024 · Eurostat Median age (regions) 41.1 years 2025 · Eurostat Old-age dependency (regions) 29.0 per 100 2025 · Eurostat Fertility rate (regions) 1.31 children per woman 2024 · Eurostat

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 Noord-Holland
Provider update: 28 August 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Noord-Holland compares in 2025 Neighbouring positions among 295 regions with a value for 2025.

46 Midi-Pyrénées 3,208,005 peoplep (provisional)
47 Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak 3,171,934 people
48 Languedoc-Roussillon 2,997,570 peoplep (provisional)
49 Noord-Holland 2,992,016 people
50 Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis 2,961,139 people
51 Schleswig-Holstein 2,959,517 people
52 Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya 2,858,763 people

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What this measures

Number of people usually resident in the region on 1 January of the year.

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