Population growth in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population growth was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Netherlands, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.5% for population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Netherlands peaked at 1.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2006.
Netherlands ranks 135th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Netherlands
- Population, total 18.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 17.35 million (2025)
- Urban population 95.9% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 12.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 8.23 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 74.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 22.9% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 29.8% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 33.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Netherlands?
- Population growth in Netherlands was 0.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for population growth?
- Netherlands ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.