🇳🇱 Population of Netherlands

17,618,299
Current Population of Netherlands
53,647
Net population growth this year
523.25
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Netherlands reached 17,618,299, of which 8,760,071 people are male and 8,858,228 female. The country has a population density of 523.2484 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 0.304% for the year. According to the latest data, Netherlands is set to increase its population size by 52,006 people next year. Making the total population count of Netherlands 17,671,125 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Netherlands (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Netherlands grown from 10,093,554 people to 17,618,299. An increase of the population size by 74.55% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 10,093,554 5,031,103 5,062,451 133,014 299.77 1.318%
1951 10,226,295 5,096,382 5,129,913 132,468 303.7122 1.295%
1952 10,361,805 5,163,206 5,198,598 138,552 307.7368 1.337%
1953 10,497,290 5,230,150 5,267,140 132,419 311.7606 1.261%
1954 10,631,383 5,296,200 5,335,184 135,766 315.743 1.277%
1955 10,767,906 5,363,295 5,404,610 137,279 319.7976 1.275%
1956 10,905,345 5,431,140 5,474,205 137,600 323.8795 1.262%
1957 11,046,130 5,501,268 5,544,862 143,971 328.0607 1.303%
1958 11,191,752 5,574,184 5,617,568 147,272 332.3855 1.316%
1959 11,341,766 5,649,440 5,692,325 152,755 336.8408 1.347%
1960 11,493,116 5,725,762 5,767,355 149,947 341.3358 1.305%
1961 11,647,366 5,804,014 5,843,353 158,553 345.9169 1.361%
1962 11,803,458 5,883,158 5,920,300 153,629 350.5526 1.302%
1963 11,958,414 5,961,728 5,996,686 156,285 355.1547 1.307%
1964 12,117,829 6,042,758 6,075,070 162,544 359.8892 1.341%
1965 12,275,792 6,123,061 6,152,730 153,381 364.5805 1.249%
1966 12,426,787 6,199,664 6,227,123 148,610 369.065 1.196%
1967 12,576,967 6,275,404 6,301,562 151,750 373.5252 1.207%
1968 12,727,200 6,350,434 6,376,766 148,715 377.987 1.168%
1969 12,881,250 6,427,066 6,454,184 159,385 382.5621 1.237%
1970 13,037,686 6,504,346 6,533,340 153,489 387.2082 1.177%
1971 13,186,712 6,577,086 6,609,626 144,562 391.6341 1.096%
1972 13,324,176 6,643,267 6,680,910 130,366 395.7167 0.978%
1973 13,447,570 6,701,702 6,745,868 116,421 399.3814 0.866%
1974 13,560,532 6,754,730 6,805,801 109,502 402.7362 0.808%
1975 13,663,969 6,802,415 6,861,554 97,371 405.8082 0.713%
1976 13,760,112 6,845,858 6,914,255 94,917 408.6636 0.69%
1977 13,855,566 6,889,001 6,966,565 95,989 411.4985 0.693%
1978 13,949,408 6,931,245 7,018,163 91,696 414.2855 0.657%
1979 14,040,286 6,971,941 7,068,346 90,061 416.9845 0.641%
1980 14,130,387 7,012,288 7,118,099 90,140 419.6604 0.638%
1981 14,217,318 7,051,079 7,166,239 83,722 422.2422 0.589%
1982 14,296,534 7,086,197 7,210,336 74,709 424.5949 0.523%
1983 14,369,646 7,118,340 7,251,306 71,517 426.7663 0.498%
1984 14,441,928 7,150,378 7,291,549 73,045 428.9129 0.506%
1985 14,515,704 7,183,534 7,332,170 74,508 431.104 0.513%
1986 14,592,530 7,218,472 7,374,059 79,145 433.3857 0.542%
1987 14,675,301 7,256,792 7,418,509 86,396 435.8439 0.589%
1988 14,762,318 7,297,648 7,464,670 87,639 438.4283 0.594%
1989 14,850,225 7,339,359 7,510,866 88,174 441.039 0.594%
1990 14,944,548 7,384,912 7,559,636 100,472 443.8403 0.672%
1991 15,046,584 7,434,892 7,611,692 103,600 446.8707 0.689%
1992 15,150,685 7,486,309 7,664,376 104,602 449.9624 0.69%
1993 15,251,086 7,536,172 7,714,914 96,200 452.9443 0.631%
1994 15,349,478 7,585,502 7,763,976 100,585 455.8664 0.655%
1995 15,446,668 7,634,532 7,812,136 93,795 458.7529 0.607%
1996 15,538,616 7,680,874 7,857,742 90,100 461.4837 0.58%
1997 15,629,905 7,727,165 7,902,740 92,478 464.1949 0.592%
1998 15,722,594 7,774,272 7,948,323 92,901 466.9477 0.591%
1999 15,812,487 7,820,170 7,992,317 86,883 469.6174 0.549%
2000 15,899,135 7,864,498 8,034,638 86,414 472.1908 0.544%
2001 15,981,636 7,906,490 8,075,146 78,588 474.641 0.492%
2002 16,057,040 7,944,980 8,112,061 72,221 476.8804 0.45%
2003 16,127,579 7,980,736 8,146,843 68,856 478.9753 0.427%
2004 16,196,036 8,014,848 8,181,188 68,057 481.0084 0.42%
2005 16,261,831 8,047,319 8,214,512 63,534 482.9625 0.391%
2006 16,325,677 8,079,014 8,246,663 64,158 484.8587 0.393%
2007 16,391,232 8,111,448 8,279,785 66,953 486.8056 0.408%
2008 16,460,770 8,146,289 8,314,481 72,122 488.8708 0.438%
2009 16,536,207 8,184,540 8,351,668 78,753 491.1113 0.476%
2010 16,617,116 8,225,559 8,391,557 83,066 493.5142 0.5%
2011 16,701,472 8,269,306 8,432,166 85,644 496.0195 0.513%
2012 16,785,299 8,313,514 8,471,784 82,010 498.5091 0.489%
2013 16,867,352 8,356,969 8,510,382 82,096 500.946 0.487%
2014 16,954,081 8,402,990 8,551,092 91,362 503.5218 0.539%
2015 17,041,107 8,449,612 8,591,496 82,691 506.1064 0.485%
2016 17,124,505 8,494,723 8,629,782 84,104 508.5832 0.491%
2017 17,207,198 8,539,670 8,667,528 81,282 511.0391 0.472%
2018 17,286,042 8,582,600 8,703,442 76,407 513.3807 0.442%
2019 17,363,262 8,624,262 8,739,000 78,031 515.6741 0.449%
2020 17,434,557 8,661,926 8,772,632 64,561 517.7915 0.37%
2021 17,501,696 8,696,499 8,805,196 69,715 519.7854 0.398%
2022 17,564,014 8,729,740 8,834,274 54,922 521.6362 0.313%
2023 17,618,299 8,760,071 8,858,228 53,647 523.2484 0.304%

Statements that can be derived from Netherlands's population data

  • Netherlands has a population of 17,618,299 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Netherlands's population is equivalent to 0.22% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Netherlands's population will grow with 53,647 people.
  • In 2023, 29,998 more people will immigrate to Netherlands than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in Netherlands is 41.98 years.
  • In Netherlands there are 523.25 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 2.93 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Netherlands.
  • In Netherlands, 8,760,071 of the total population are male, and 8,858,228 are female.

Future Population of Netherlands (2023 - 2100)

Netherlands's population is set to decrease in the future from 17,618,299 people to 16,580,142 people. A decrease of the population size by 64.26% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 17,618,299 8,760,071 8,858,228 53,647 523.2484 0.304%
2024 17,671,125 8,789,376 8,881,748 52,006 524.8174 0.294%
2025 17,722,333 8,817,601 8,904,732 50,410 526.3382 0.284%
2026 17,771,604 8,844,654 8,926,950 48,132 527.8015 0.271%
2027 17,818,839 8,870,510 8,948,328 46,338 529.2043 0.26%
2028 17,863,750 8,895,011 8,968,739 43,484 530.5381 0.243%
2029 17,905,449 8,917,792 8,987,658 39,914 531.7766 0.223%
2030 17,943,803 8,938,820 9,004,982 36,793 532.9156 0.205%
2031 17,978,614 8,957,975 9,020,639 32,830 533.9495 0.183%
2032 18,009,471 8,975,114 9,034,358 28,884 534.8659 0.16%
2033 18,036,007 8,990,064 9,045,944 24,189 535.654 0.134%
2034 18,058,190 9,002,880 9,055,310 20,176 536.3129 0.112%
2035 18,075,642 9,013,372 9,062,270 14,727 536.8311 0.081%
2036 18,088,257 9,021,464 9,066,794 10,505 537.2058 0.058%
2037 18,096,419 9,027,406 9,069,013 5,818 537.4482 0.032%
2038 18,100,104 9,031,171 9,068,932 1,551 537.5576 0.009%
2039 18,100,067 9,033,140 9,066,926 -1,625 537.5565 -0.009%
2040 18,096,392 9,033,360 9,063,031 -5,725 537.4474 -0.032%
2041 18,088,839 9,031,728 9,057,112 -9,379 537.2231 -0.052%
2042 18,078,167 9,028,592 9,049,575 -11,966 536.9062 -0.066%
2043 18,064,333 9,023,896 9,040,437 -15,703 536.4953 -0.087%
2044 18,046,977 9,017,470 9,029,506 -19,009 535.9798 -0.105%
2045 18,027,049 9,009,736 9,017,313 -20,847 535.388 -0.116%
2046 18,004,933 9,000,878 9,004,056 -23,384 534.7312 -0.13%
2047 17,980,469 8,990,846 8,989,624 -25,543 534.0046 -0.142%
2048 17,954,107 8,979,874 8,974,232 -27,183 533.2217 -0.151%
2049 17,926,277 8,968,164 8,958,112 -28,476 532.3951 -0.159%
2050 17,897,025 8,955,728 8,941,297 -30,027 531.5264 -0.168%
2051 17,866,601 8,942,766 8,923,835 -30,822 530.6228 -0.173%
2052 17,835,289 8,929,388 8,905,902 -31,801 529.6929 -0.178%
2053 17,803,714 8,915,931 8,887,784 -31,349 528.7551 -0.176%
2054 17,772,584 8,902,724 8,869,860 -30,913 527.8306 -0.174%
2055 17,741,957 8,889,816 8,852,142 -30,340 526.921 -0.171%
2056 17,711,921 8,877,369 8,834,552 -29,733 526.0289 -0.168%
2057 17,682,686 8,865,437 8,817,249 -28,736 525.1607 -0.163%
2058 17,654,373 8,854,016 8,800,357 -27,890 524.3198 -0.158%
2059 17,627,111 8,843,176 8,783,934 -26,634 523.5102 -0.151%
2060 17,601,170 8,833,106 8,768,064 -25,248 522.7397 -0.143%
2061 17,576,645 8,823,824 8,752,821 -23,801 522.0114 -0.135%
2062 17,553,786 8,815,408 8,738,379 -21,917 521.3325 -0.125%
2063 17,532,397 8,807,746 8,724,652 -20,862 520.6972 -0.119%
2064 17,512,496 8,800,786 8,711,710 -18,940 520.1062 -0.108%
2065 17,493,977 8,794,368 8,699,608 -18,099 519.5562 -0.103%
2066 17,476,308 8,788,234 8,688,074 -17,238 519.0315 -0.099%
2067 17,459,711 8,782,469 8,677,242 -15,956 518.5385 -0.091%
2068 17,443,959 8,776,920 8,667,038 -15,549 518.0707 -0.089%
2069 17,428,920 8,771,545 8,657,374 -14,529 517.6241 -0.083%
2070 17,414,156 8,766,056 8,648,100 -14,998 517.1856 -0.086%
2071 17,398,982 8,760,052 8,638,930 -15,349 516.7349 -0.088%
2072 17,383,313 8,753,554 8,629,759 -15,990 516.2696 -0.092%
2073 17,366,745 8,746,416 8,620,328 -17,147 515.7775 -0.099%
2074 17,348,899 8,738,386 8,610,513 -18,543 515.2475 -0.107%
2075 17,329,570 8,729,345 8,600,225 -20,116 514.6735 -0.116%
2076 17,308,827 8,719,453 8,589,374 -21,370 514.0574 -0.123%
2077 17,286,234 8,708,574 8,577,660 -23,816 513.3864 -0.138%
2078 17,261,514 8,696,544 8,564,970 -25,625 512.6522 -0.148%
2079 17,235,024 8,683,566 8,551,458 -27,353 511.8655 -0.159%
2080 17,206,930 8,669,703 8,537,228 -28,835 511.0312 -0.168%
2081 17,177,342 8,655,040 8,522,302 -30,341 510.1524 -0.177%
2082 17,146,148 8,639,537 8,506,611 -32,048 509.226 -0.187%
2083 17,113,753 8,623,438 8,490,315 -32,741 508.2639 -0.191%
2084 17,080,412 8,606,896 8,473,516 -33,941 507.2737 -0.199%
2085 17,046,047 8,589,832 8,456,216 -34,790 506.2531 -0.204%
2086 17,011,304 8,572,638 8,438,666 -34,696 505.2212 -0.204%
2087 16,976,766 8,555,665 8,421,100 -34,381 504.1955 -0.203%
2088 16,942,513 8,538,867 8,403,646 -34,124 503.1782 -0.201%
2089 16,908,481 8,522,176 8,386,304 -33,940 502.1675 -0.201%
2090 16,874,746 8,505,719 8,369,028 -33,530 501.1656 -0.199%
2091 16,841,305 8,489,478 8,351,827 -33,351 500.1724 -0.198%
2092 16,808,112 8,473,434 8,334,678 -33,035 499.1866 -0.197%
2093 16,775,775 8,457,901 8,317,874 -31,639 498.2262 -0.189%
2094 16,744,432 8,442,898 8,301,534 -31,048 497.2954 -0.185%
2095 16,713,871 8,428,306 8,285,564 -30,075 496.3877 -0.18%
2096 16,684,661 8,414,374 8,270,286 -28,345 495.5202 -0.17%
2097 16,656,768 8,401,045 8,255,723 -27,440 494.6918 -0.165%
2098 16,629,866 8,388,174 8,241,691 -26,363 493.8929 -0.159%
2099 16,604,378 8,376,010 8,228,369 -24,613 493.1359 -0.148%
2100 16,580,142 8,364,448 8,215,693 -23,860 492.4161 -0.144%

Population Density of Netherlands

Today, Netherlands has a population density of 523.2484 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 299.77 people/km² since the 1950 to 523.2484 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Netherlands is projected to reach a population density of 492.4161 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Netherlands Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Netherlands's Population

The population growth rate of Netherlands currently stands at 0.304% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 0.009 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Netherlands will decrease to 0.304%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Netherlands's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.144% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Netherlands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.318%
1960 1.305%
1970 1.177%
1980 0.638%
1990 0.672%
2000 0.544%
2010 0.5%
2020 0.37%
Year Growth Rate
2030 0.205%
2040 -0.032%
2050 -0.168%
2060 -0.143%
2070 -0.086%
2080 -0.168%
2090 -0.199%
2100 -0.144%
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Life Expectancy of Netherlands

Today, Netherlands has an average life expectancy of 82.5802 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 71.4403 years since the 1950 to 82.5802 years in 2023. In the future, Netherlands is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 91.6319 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Netherlands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 71,440
1960 73,353
1970 73,627
1980 75,771
1990 77,006
2000 78,122
2010 80,818
2020 81,638
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 83,541
2040 84,835
2050 86,023
2060 87,173
2070 88,296
2080 89,411
2090 90,518
2100 91,631
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Migration to and from Netherlands

In 2023 Netherlands will see net migrations of 29,998 people. This means that 29,998 more people will immigrate to Netherlands than emigrate from the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Netherlands was 29,998.

Net Migration for Netherlands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 -21,716
1960 -1,845
1970 24,024
1980 24,210
1990 32,372
2000 21,650
2010 35,628
2020 58,816
Year Net Migration
2030 29,998
2040 29,998
2050 29,998
2060 29,998
2070 29,998
2080 29,998
2090 29,998
2100 29,998
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Births in Netherlands

In 2023, Netherlands will see 182,435 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Netherlands in 2022, when the country saw 181,387 new borns.

Births Netherlands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 230,580
1960 239,541
1970 238,961
1980 180,086
1990 196,948
2000 205,284
2010 183,521
2020 173,058
Year Births
2030 183,908
2040 168,545
2050 157,990
2060 162,058
2070 154,457
2080 146,455
2090 146,188
2100 142,518
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Deaths in Netherlands

In 2023, 158,788 people will die in Netherlands. That is an increase of Netherlands's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 156,455 deaths.

Deaths Netherlands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 75,846
1960 87,757
1970 109,491
1980 114,160
1990 128,841
2000 140,526
2010 136,078
2020 167,303
Year Births
2030 177,119
2040 204,274
2050 218,022
2060 217,310
2070 199,452
2080 205,281
2090 209,713
2100 196,373
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Median Age in Netherlands

The median age of Netherlands has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Netherlands will reach 49.1794 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Netherlands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 27.0429
1960 27.766
1970 27.5288
1980 30.3591
1990 33.5299
2000 36.4463
2010 39.7901
2020 41.6988
Year Median Age
2030 42.9301
2040 44.6687
2050 46.3816
2060 47.0654
2070 47.3433
2080 48.4249
2090 49.0845
2100 49.1794
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Fertility Rate in Netherlands

The fertility rate of Netherlands has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Netherlands will reach 1.6687 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Netherlands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 3.118
1960 3.1235
1970 2.5721
1980 1.596
1990 1.6132
2000 1.7187
2010 1.7919
2020 1.5895
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.6439
2040 1.6579
2050 1.6504
2060 1.6599
2070 1.665
2080 1.6725
2090 1.6689
2100 1.6687
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Infant Mortality Rate in Netherlands

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Netherlands while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Netherlands has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 24.8404. Today, Netherlands has a much better infant mortality rate of 2.9301 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Netherlands is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 0.5171 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Netherlands Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 24.8404
1960 16.8864
1970 12.0037
1980 8.736
1990 7.2081
2000 5.1511
2010 3.7733
2020 3.5749
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 2.4436
2040 1.9325
2050 1.5639
2060 1.2734
2070 1.037
2080 0.8373
2090 0.6669
2100 0.5171
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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