Population of Netherlands
Current Population
17,993,485
10yr Growth Rate
+6.69%
Rank
#71 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Netherlands Population Analysis
The Netherlands' population of 17.99 million represents a modest 6.69% increase over the past decade, reflecting a decelerating growth trend compared to the 1962s peak period. Ranked 71st globally among 209 countries, the nation's growth rate is substantially below historical levels, indicating demographic maturation typical of developed Western European economies. With 64 years of data showing consistent but slowing expansion, the Netherlands exemplifies the transition from post-war population booms to contemporary low-growth patterns characteristic of high-income nations.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,993,485 | +0.65% |
| 2023 | 17,877,117 | +1.00% |
| 2022 | 17,700,982 | +0.96% |
| 2021 | 17,533,044 | +0.52% |
| 2020 | 17,441,500 | +0.56% |
| 2019 | 17,344,874 | +0.66% |
| 2018 | 17,231,624 | +0.59% |
| 2017 | 17,131,296 | +0.59% |
| 2016 | 17,030,314 | +0.53% |
| 2015 | 16,939,923 | +0.44% |
| 2014 | 16,865,008 | +0.36% |
| 2013 | 16,804,432 | +0.30% |
| 2012 | 16,754,962 | +0.37% |
| 2011 | 16,693,074 | +0.47% |
| 2010 | 16,615,394 | +0.51% |
| 2009 | 16,530,388 | +0.52% |
| 2008 | 16,445,593 | +0.39% |
| 2007 | 16,381,696 | +0.22% |
| 2006 | 16,346,101 | +0.16% |
| 2005 | 16,319,868 | +0.23% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16,281,779 | +0.35% |
| 2003 | 16,225,302 | +0.47% |
| 2002 | 16,148,929 | +0.64% |
| 2001 | 16,046,180 | +0.76% |
| 2000 | 15,925,513 | +0.72% |
| 1999 | 15,812,088 | +0.67% |
| 1998 | 15,707,209 | +0.62% |
| 1997 | 15,610,650 | +0.52% |
| 1996 | 15,530,498 | +0.46% |
| 1995 | 15,459,006 | +0.50% |
| 1994 | 15,382,838 | +0.60% |
| 1993 | 15,290,368 | +0.70% |
| 1992 | 15,184,166 | +0.76% |
| 1991 | 15,069,798 | +0.79% |
| 1990 | 14,951,510 | +0.69% |
| 1989 | 14,848,907 | +0.60% |
| 1988 | 14,760,094 | +0.65% |
| 1987 | 14,665,037 | +0.64% |
| 1986 | 14,572,278 | +0.56% |
| 1985 | 14,491,632 | +0.47% |
| 1984 | 14,424,211 | +0.40% |
| 1983 | 14,367,070 | +0.38% |
| 1982 | 14,312,690 | +0.46% |
| 1981 | 14,247,208 | +0.69% |
| 1980 | 14,149,800 | +0.79% |
| 1979 | 14,038,270 | +0.69% |
| 1978 | 13,941,700 | +0.62% |
| 1977 | 13,856,185 | +0.60% |
| 1976 | 13,774,037 | +0.79% |
| 1975 | 13,666,335 | +0.90% |
| 1974 | 13,545,056 | +0.79% |
| 1973 | 13,439,322 | +0.83% |
| 1972 | 13,328,593 | +1.02% |
| 1971 | 13,194,497 | +1.20% |
| 1970 | 13,038,526 | +1.25% |
| 1969 | 12,877,984 | +1.16% |
| 1968 | 12,729,721 | +1.04% |
| 1967 | 12,598,201 | +1.14% |
| 1966 | 12,456,251 | +1.31% |
| 1965 | 12,294,732 | +1.38% |
| 1964 | 12,127,120 | +1.35% |
| 1963 | 11,965,966 | +1.36% |
| 1962 | 11,805,689 | +1.43% |
| 1961 | 11,638,712 | +1.32% |
| 1960 | 11,486,631 | — |