Netherlands Population

1899 - 2018 | Yearly | Person mn | Statistics Netherlands

Key information about Netherlands population

  • The Netherlands population reached 17.3 million people in Dec 2018, compared with the previously reported figure of 17.2 million people in Dec 2017
  • The data reached an all-time high of 17.3 million people in Dec 2018 and a record low of 5.1 million people in Dec 1899




Further information about Netherlands population data

  • In the latest reports, Netherlands Unemployment Rate dropped to 3.1 % in Jul 2021
  • Monthly earnings of the Netherlands population was 2,993.7 USD in Dec 2022
  • Netherlands Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 73.1 % in May 2023

View Netherlands's Population from 1899 to 2018 in the chart:

Netherlands Population

What was Netherlands's Population in 2018?

The Netherlands population reached 17.3 million people in Dec 2018, compared with the previously reported figure of 17.2 million people in Dec 2017 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
17.3 2018 17.2 2017 5.1 1899 17.3 2018 Person mn yearly 1899 - 2018

Population by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person mn) 2.8 2020 yearly 1989 - 2020
Algeria (Person mn) 46.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Argentina (Person mn) 47.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Armenia (Person mn) 3.1 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Australia (Person mn) 27.4 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Austria (Person mn) 0.9 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Azerbaijan (Person mn) 10.2 2024 yearly 1925 - 2024
Bahrain (Person mn) 1.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Bangladesh (Person mn) 169.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Belarus (Person mn) 9.1 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Belgium (Person mn) 11.8 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Bolivia (Person mn) 12.2 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person mn) 3.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Botswana (Person mn) 2.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Brazil (Person mn) 213.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Brunei (Person mn) 0.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Bulgaria (Person mn) 6.4 2024 yearly 1880 - 2024
Cambodia (Person mn) 17.1 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Canada (Person mn) 41.7 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Chile (Person mn) 20.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
China (Person mn) 1,408.3 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Colombia (Person mn) 52.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Croatia (Person mn) 3.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Cyprus (Person mn) 1.0 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023
Czech Republic (Person mn) 10.9 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Denmark (Person mn) 5.8 2020 yearly 1900 - 2020
Ecuador (Person mn) 18.0 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Egypt (Person mn) 107.7 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Estonia (Person mn) 1.4 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
European Union (Person mn) 449.3 2023 yearly 1959 - 2023
Finland (Person mn) 5.6 2024 yearly 1749 - 2024
France (Person mn) 68.6 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Georgia (Person mn) 3.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Germany (Person mn) 83.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Ghana (Person mn) 31.1 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Greece (Person mn) 10.4 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 7.5 2024 yearly 1961 - 2024
Hungary (Person mn) 9.5 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Iceland (Person mn) 0.4 2024 yearly 1732 - 2024
India (Person mn) 1,408.0 2025 yearly 1951 - 2025
Indonesia (Person mn) 281.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Iran (Person mn) 85.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Ireland (Person mn) 5.5 2025 yearly 1900 - 2025
Israel (Person mn) 10.1 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Italy (Person mn) 58.9 2024 yearly 1911 - 2024
Ivory Coast (Person mn) 28.9 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Japan (Person mn) 123.7 2024 yearly 1899 - 2024
Jordan (Person mn) 11.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Kazakhstan (Person mn) 20.3 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Kenya (Person mn) 52.4 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
South Korea (Person mn) 51.8 2024 yearly 1956 - 2024
Kosovo (Person mn) 1.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Kuwait (Person mn) 5.0 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (Person mn) 7.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Laos (Person mn) 7.6 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Latvia (Person mn) 1.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Lebanon (Person mn) 5.8 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Lithuania (Person mn) 2.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Luxembourg (Person mn) 0.7 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (Person mn) 0.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
North Macedonia (Person mn) 1.8 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Malawi (Person mn) 21.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Malaysia (Person mn) 34.2 2025 yearly 1947 - 2025
Malta (Person mn) 0.5 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Mauritius (Person mn) 1.3 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Mexico (Person mn) 131.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Moldova (Person mn) 2.4 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Mongolia (Person mn) 3.5 2024 yearly 1935 - 2024
Montenegro (Person mn) 0.6 2024 yearly 1921 - 2024
Morocco (Person mn) 36.5 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Mozambique (Person mn) 34.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Myanmar (Person mn) 54.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Nepal (Person mn) 30.0 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Netherlands (Person mn) 17.3 2018 yearly 1899 - 2018
New Zealand (Person mn) 5.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Nigeria (Person mn) 216.8 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Norway (Person mn) 5.4 2019 yearly 1845 - 2019
Oman (Person mn) 4.5 2020 yearly 1977 - 2020
Pakistan (Person mn) 241.5 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (Person mn) 5.9 2026 yearly 1950 - 2026
Panama (Person mn) 4.5 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Paraguay (Person mn) 6.4 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Peru (Person mn) 32.8 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Philippines (Person mn) 112.7 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Poland (Person mn) 37.5 2024 yearly 1946 - 2024
Portugal (Person mn) 10.6 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Qatar (Person mn) 2.8 2020 yearly 1984 - 2020
Romania (Person mn) 19.0 2024 yearly 1930 - 2024
Russia (Person mn) 146.1 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (Person mn) 35.3 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Serbia (Person mn) 6.6 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Singapore (Person mn) 6.1 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Slovakia (Person mn) 5.5 2020 yearly 1945 - 2020
Slovenia (Person mn) 2.1 2024 yearly 1920 - 2024
South Africa (Person mn) 63.1 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Spain (Person mn) 48.1 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Sri Lanka (Person mn) 21.8 2025 yearly 1948 - 2025
Sudan (Person mn) 37.3 2014 yearly 1970 - 2014
Sweden (Person mn) 10.4 2020 yearly 1749 - 2020
Switzerland (Person mn) 9.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024

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Netherlands Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -8,346.627 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 87,807.719 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 25.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 578,730.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 42.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 651.975 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 672.841 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 615.322 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Government: Expenditures (EUR mn) 124,200.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Government: Revenue: Tax (EUR mn) 76,539.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Government: Balance (EUR mn) 4,919.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Government: Revenues (EUR mn) 129,119.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Gross General Government Debt: ESA 2010: Nominal: Abroad (EUR mn) 192,772.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
Gross General Government Debt: ESA 2010: Nominal: Domestic (EUR mn) 282,433.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
Gross Central Govt Debt: Short Term (EUR mn) 23,552.985 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.100 2030 yearly 1981 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 14,238.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 79,325.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,809,296.983 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 28,021,795.424 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 28,799,609.335 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 65,086.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 20,171,231.711 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 28,143,289.059 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4,000.745 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 6,913.659 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2,374.823 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 4,830.011 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2025
Exports (EUR mn) 67,429.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Exports: Machinery and Transports Equipment (MT) (EUR mn) 13,624.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Exports: Food and Live Animals (FA) (EUR mn) 8,191.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Exports: Mineral Fuels and Lubricants (MF) (EUR mn) 7,228.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Exports: Chemicals and Related Products n.e.s (CR) (EUR mn) 9,713.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Exports: Crude Materials and Inedible excl Fuels (CM) (EUR mn) 2,414.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Imports: Crude Materials and Inedible excl Fuels (CM) (EUR mn) 1,291.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Imports (EUR mn) 56,348.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Imports: Chemicals and Related Products n.e.s (CR) (EUR mn) 6,276.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Imports: Food and Live Animals (FA) (EUR mn) 5,263.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Imports: Mineral Fuels and Lubricants (MF) (EUR mn) 7,340.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Imports: Machinery and Transports Equipment (MT) (EUR mn) 12,574.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,613.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 15,020.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1967 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -10,924.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 30,999.369 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 9.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 6,805.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1967 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 24,174.952 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1967 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 4,773,017.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 349.4 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,973,076.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 142.8 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 949.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 165.171 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 699,745.199 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debits (EUR mn) 668.800 Dec 2018 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2018
BoP: Errors and Omissions (EUR mn) -1,472.400 Dec 2018 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) 13,278.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 16,146.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credit (EUR mn) 164,701.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credits (EUR mn) 205.100 Dec 2018 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 295.300 Dec 2018 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2018
BoP: Capital Account (EUR mn) -463.700 Dec 2018 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 69,275.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (EUR mn) 65,034.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) 37,389.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Debit (EUR mn) 142,419.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) 27,457.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (EUR mn) 73,942.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (EUR mn) -8,954.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (EUR mn) 608,960.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
IIP: Net (EUR mn) 533,005.800 Dec 2018 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2018
IIP: Assets (EUR mn) 10,065,078.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: CB: Short Term (EUR mn) 63,632.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: HN: Short Term (EUR mn) 2,040.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: OC: Short Term (EUR mn) 553,564.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: NC: Short Term (EUR mn) 326,851.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: OM: Short Term (EUR mn) 675,289.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Services: Information & Communication (EUR mn) 23,256.000 2022 yearly 2015 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Industry: Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Chemicals (EUR mn) 15,157.000 2022 yearly 2015 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Industry: Food, Drink & Tobacco (EUR mn) -263.000 2022 yearly 2015 - 2022
Direct Investment Abroad: Industry: Food, Drink & Tobacco (EUR mn) 2,686.000 2022 yearly 2015 - 2022
Direct Investment Abroad: Services: Banking & Insurance (EUR mn) -31,713.000 2022 yearly 2015 - 2022
Direct Investment Abroad: Services: Information & Communication (EUR mn) 31,815.000 2022 yearly 2015 - 2022
Direct Investment Abroad: Industry: Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Chemicals (EUR mn) 285.000 2022 yearly 2015 - 2022
No of Enterprises (Unit) 2,084,950.000 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 97.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 609,032.420 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1982 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 1,359,967.981 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.5 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1957 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 9,344.6 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.684 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.1 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 75,082.877 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 1,441,679.960 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.9 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,699,641.0 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Feb 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -1.6 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 12.900 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 26.500 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 1,155.491 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 3,271.844 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,320,082.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,775,130.362 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1982 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.46 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1983 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 82.42 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Monetary Agg: NC: Stock: M1 (EUR mn) 515,981.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1982 - Jan 2025
Monetary Agg: NC: Stock: M2 (EUR mn) 1,125,191.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1982 - Jan 2025
Monetary Agg: NC: Stock: M3 excl Currency in Circulation (EUR mn) 1,082,081.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1982 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (EUR mn) 5,625.000 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 79,737.000 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 2.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
Producer Confidence Indicator: sa (%) -1.200 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2025

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