Demographics of Netherlands

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date05 Dec 2024

As of 2024, the population of Netherlands is projected at 18.23 million, compared to 18.09 million in 2023. It is the tenth-most populous country in Europe, and the 71st most populous country in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.69 percent, the 128th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 9.06 million males and 9.17 million females in Netherlands. The percentage of the male population is 49.68%, compared to 50.32% of the female population. Netherlands has 117k more females than males. The sex ratio in Netherlands in 2024 will be 98.727 males per 100 females. Netherlands is in the 130th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Netherlands population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19505,041,1015,072,65610,113,7571.7299.378
19555,355,9345,395,29710,751,2301.3299.270
19605,720,3555,766,55611,486,9111.2099.199
19656,135,6266,165,49912,301,1251.3599.515
19706,513,7616,538,31613,052,0781.2499.624
19756,810,6926,869,34313,680,0350.9799.146
19807,027,4257,135,26114,162,6860.8598.489
19857,173,3597,365,60014,538,9590.5897.390
19907,411,7247,619,15415,030,8780.8397.278
19957,681,5257,883,50715,565,0320.4797.438
20007,928,2798,130,48016,058,7600.7997.513
20058,128,9818,336,72916,465,7100.1997.508
20108,286,2768,484,95916,771,2350.4997.658
20158,464,7398,642,69417,107,4330.4797.941
20208,751,3938,885,33817,636,7310.4098.493
20218,800,7318,929,83217,730,5640.6698.554
20228,890,0139,014,40817,904,4211.2898.620
20238,986,2559,106,26918,092,5240.8198.682
20249,055,9789,172,76318,228,7420.6998.727
20259,116,1599,230,66018,346,8190.6098.760
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195071.44027.0273.104
195572.49927.5863.032
196073.35427.7663.118
196573.60627.5133.030
197073.62827.5352.573
197574.55528.4011.666
198075.77230.3261.596
198576.37631.9091.509
199077.01233.2951.614
199577.55134.6951.534
200078.13036.2301.721
200579.48837.9011.706
201080.82939.6721.787
201581.49041.2121.657
202081.39341.5271.545
202181.35641.5521.624
202281.91241.4631.514
202382.15841.3961.430
202482.30441.4191.434
202582.44841.4561.440
  • Total
  • Crude

Netherlands death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195075,833229,9677.49822.738
195581,614229,3567.59121.333
196087,689239,1997.63420.824
196597,922244,9767.96019.915
1970109,531239,1648.39218.324
1975113,608177,5198.30512.976
1980114,284180,2328.06912.726
1985122,766179,5218.44412.348
1990128,911200,5008.57613.339
1995135,673194,0718.71712.468
2000140,610208,6188.75612.991
2005136,475189,5688.28811.513
2010136,028185,1828.11111.042
2015147,131172,4148.60010.078
2020168,607171,1119.5609.702
2021170,893182,0489.63810.267
2022166,819172,4879.3179.634
2023166,338167,8429.1949.277
2024166,777171,5249.1499.410
2025169,114174,2109.2189.495
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Netherlands

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19505,637,1664,404,87756.136
19556,209,4364,500,19457.980
19606,840,9324,607,88559.752
19657,441,2374,807,10760.753
19708,017,3344,984,60961.663
19758,645,4805,037,81163.183
19809,160,3984,988,01764.745
19859,683,5864,830,36366.719
199010,278,9334,686,51568.684
199511,261,9604,205,89172.809
200012,230,4823,695,70676.795
200513,524,2122,842,94682.630
201014,536,4742,146,44387.134
201515,273,8791,664,62090.173
202015,847,2811,333,96792.236
202115,949,7521,279,78792.572
202216,048,4861,229,12292.886
202316,143,1841,181,71493.179
202416,233,3701,137,31293.453
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Netherlands population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 456,862 435,609 892,471 4.90 104.879
05-09 462,653 440,900 903,553 4.96 104.934
10-14 482,960 460,002 942,962 5.17 104.991
15-19 517,949 496,720 1,014,669 5.57 104.274
20-24 601,269 582,010 1,183,278 6.49 103.309
25-29 621,104 607,283 1,228,387 6.74 102.276
30-34 631,497 614,183 1,245,680 6.83 102.819
35-39 591,791 579,913 1,171,704 6.43 102.048
40-44 549,790 546,273 1,096,063 6.01 100.644
45-49 524,551 528,100 1,052,650 5.77 99.328
50-54 611,870 617,159 1,229,030 6.74 99.143
55-59 646,635 644,923 1,291,558 7.09 100.265
60-64 616,619 623,940 1,240,559 6.81 98.827
65-69 528,561 543,601 1,072,161 5.88 97.233
70-74 451,476 475,337 926,813 5.08 94.980
75-79 387,269 431,389 818,658 4.49 89.773
80-84 220,511 276,759 497,269 2.73 79.676
85-89 110,007 170,939 280,945 1.54 64.355
90-94 35,904 76,668 112,572 0.62 46.830
95-99 6,187 18,927 25,114 0.14 32.689
100+ 513 2,131 2,645 0.01 24.073
Total 9,055,978 9,172,766 18,228,741 98.727