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Population Pyramid of Netherlands2024

Total population
18.2M
Median age
42.4
Peak year
2041
Peak population
19.1M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 10.1M · median age 28
Population pyramid: Netherlands, 1950. Total population 10.1 million, median age 28. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 14.2M · median age 31.3
Population pyramid: Netherlands, 1980. Total population 14.2 million, median age 31.3. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 16.1M · median age 37.3
Population pyramid: Netherlands, 2000. Total population 16.1 million, median age 37.3. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 18.2M · median age 42.4
Population pyramid: Netherlands, 2024. Total population 18.2 million, median age 42.4. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 19.0M · median age 46.5
Population pyramid: Netherlands, 2050. Total population 19.0 million, median age 46.5. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 17.5M · median age 49.4
Population pyramid: Netherlands, 2100. Total population 17.5 million, median age 49.4. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Netherlands presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 42.4 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 15.0% of the population; people 65 and older account for 20.5%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Netherlands's peak population in 2041.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 10.1 million with median age 28. Projected 2100 values are 17.5 million and median age 49.4.

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