| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 10 May 2024 |
There are 8.79 million males and 8.88 million females in Netherlands. The percentage of the male population is 49.74%, compared to 50.26% of the female population. Netherlands has 92k more females than males. The sex ratio in Netherlands in 2024 will be 98.960 males per 100 females. Netherlands is in the 130th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 10,093,554 | 1.32 |
| 1955 | 10,767,906 | 1.27 |
| 1960 | 11,493,117 | 1.30 |
| 1965 | 12,275,791 | 1.25 |
| 1970 | 13,037,686 | 1.18 |
| 1975 | 13,663,969 | 0.71 |
| 1980 | 14,130,387 | 0.64 |
| 1985 | 14,515,704 | 0.51 |
| 1990 | 14,944,548 | 0.67 |
| 1995 | 15,446,668 | 0.61 |
| 2000 | 15,899,135 | 0.54 |
| 2005 | 16,261,831 | 0.39 |
| 2010 | 16,617,117 | 0.50 |
| 2015 | 17,041,107 | 0.48 |
| 2020 | 17,434,557 | 0.37 |
| 2021 | 17,501,696 | 0.40 |
| 2022 | 17,564,014 | 0.31 |
| 2023 | 17,618,299 | 0.30 |
| 2024 | 17,671,125 | 0.29 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 75,846 | 230,580 | 7.508 | 22.824 |
| 1955 | 81,741 | 230,005 | 7.587 | 21.348 |
| 1960 | 87,757 | 239,541 | 7.636 | 20.842 |
| 1965 | 97,895 | 243,187 | 7.979 | 19.821 |
| 1970 | 109,491 | 238,961 | 8.408 | 18.349 |
| 1975 | 113,541 | 177,928 | 8.321 | 13.040 |
| 1980 | 114,160 | 180,086 | 8.085 | 12.754 |
| 1985 | 122,765 | 178,130 | 8.462 | 12.279 |
| 1990 | 128,841 | 196,948 | 8.629 | 13.190 |
| 1995 | 135,491 | 190,529 | 8.784 | 12.352 |
| 2000 | 140,526 | 205,284 | 8.844 | 12.919 |
| 2005 | 136,356 | 186,278 | 8.390 | 11.461 |
| 2010 | 136,078 | 183,521 | 8.198 | 11.056 |
| 2015 | 147,236 | 172,266 | 8.655 | 10.127 |
| 2020 | 167,303 | 173,058 | 9.612 | 9.942 |
| 2021 | 168,003 | 180,273 | 9.614 | 10.316 |
| 2022 | 156,455 | 181,387 | 8.915 | 10.336 |
| 2023 | 158,788 | 182,435 | 9.020 | 10.364 |
| 2024 | 161,218 | 183,227 | 9.131 | 10.377 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 5,637,166 | 4,404,877 | 56.136 |
| 1955 | 6,209,436 | 4,500,194 | 57.980 |
| 1960 | 6,840,932 | 4,607,885 | 59.752 |
| 1965 | 7,441,237 | 4,807,107 | 60.753 |
| 1970 | 8,017,334 | 4,984,609 | 61.663 |
| 1975 | 8,645,480 | 5,037,811 | 63.183 |
| 1980 | 9,160,398 | 4,988,017 | 64.745 |
| 1985 | 9,683,586 | 4,830,363 | 66.719 |
| 1990 | 10,278,933 | 4,686,515 | 68.684 |
| 1995 | 11,261,960 | 4,205,891 | 72.809 |
| 2000 | 12,230,482 | 3,695,706 | 76.795 |
| 2005 | 13,524,212 | 2,842,946 | 82.630 |
| 2010 | 14,536,474 | 2,146,443 | 87.134 |
| 2015 | 15,273,879 | 1,664,620 | 90.173 |
| 2020 | 15,847,281 | 1,333,967 | 92.236 |
| 2021 | 15,949,752 | 1,279,787 | 92.572 |
| 2022 | 16,048,486 | 1,229,122 | 92.886 |
| 2023 | 16,143,184 | 1,181,714 | 93.179 |
| 2024 | 16,233,370 | 1,137,312 | 93.453 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 459,567 | 437,482 | 897,048 | 5.08 | 105.048 |
| 05-09 | 448,565 | 426,842 | 875,408 | 4.95 | 105.089 |
| 10-14 | 473,260 | 449,940 | 923,201 | 5.22 | 105.183 |
| 15-19 | 498,251 | 475,144 | 973,394 | 5.51 | 104.863 |
| 20-24 | 561,432 | 540,977 | 1,102,409 | 6.24 | 103.781 |
| 25-29 | 574,224 | 558,043 | 1,132,267 | 6.41 | 102.900 |
| 30-34 | 591,676 | 573,360 | 1,165,035 | 6.59 | 103.195 |
| 35-39 | 560,649 | 549,899 | 1,110,547 | 6.28 | 101.955 |
| 40-44 | 526,040 | 523,523 | 1,049,562 | 5.94 | 100.481 |
| 45-49 | 510,817 | 515,999 | 1,026,815 | 5.81 | 98.996 |
| 50-54 | 599,246 | 605,386 | 1,204,632 | 6.82 | 98.986 |
| 55-59 | 632,465 | 628,951 | 1,261,416 | 7.14 | 100.559 |
| 60-64 | 603,295 | 605,839 | 1,209,134 | 6.84 | 99.580 |
| 65-69 | 523,549 | 536,260 | 1,059,810 | 6.00 | 97.630 |
| 70-74 | 453,233 | 474,751 | 927,984 | 5.25 | 95.468 |
| 75-79 | 392,714 | 432,576 | 825,290 | 4.67 | 90.785 |
| 80-84 | 224,780 | 277,111 | 501,891 | 2.84 | 81.116 |
| 85-89 | 112,275 | 171,047 | 283,322 | 1.60 | 65.640 |
| 90-94 | 36,474 | 77,031 | 113,505 | 0.64 | 47.350 |
| 95-99 | 6,362 | 19,328 | 25,690 | 0.15 | 32.916 |
| 100+ | 503 | 2,260 | 2,764 | 0.02 | 22.257 |
| Total | 8,789,377 | 8,881,749 | 17,671,124 | 98.960 | |