Population density in the Netherlands in 2023 — 531 per km². Ranked 22 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 54%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 531 | +5.2 | +1% |
| 2022 | 525.7 | +5 | +0.96% |
| 2021 | 520.7 | +2.7 | +0.52% |
| 2020 | 518 | +2.9 | +0.56% |
| 2019 | 515.1 | +3.4 | +0.66% |
| 2018 | 511.8 | +3 | +0.59% |
| 2017 | 508.8 | +3 | +0.59% |
| 2016 | 505.8 | +2.7 | +0.53% |
| 2015 | 503.1 | +2.5 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 500.6 | +1.8 | +0.36% |
| 2013 | 498.8 | +1.9 | +0.38% |
| 2012 | 496.9 | +1.8 | +0.37% |
| 2011 | 495 | +2.4 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 492.6 | +2.5 | +0.51% |
| 2009 | 490.1 | +2.9 | +0.61% |
| 2008 | 487.1 | +1.9 | +0.39% |
| 2007 | 485.2 | +1.1 | +0.22% |
| 2006 | 484.2 | +0.8 | +0.16% |
| 2005 | 483.4 | +1.1 | +0.23% |
| 2004 | 482.3 | +1.7 | +0.35% |
| 2003 | 480.6 | +2.3 | +0.47% |
| 2002 | 478.3 | +3 | +0.64% |
| 2001 | 475.3 | +3.6 | +0.76% |
| 2000 | 471.7 | +3.4 | +0.72% |
| 1999 | 468.4 | +3.1 | +0.67% |
| 1998 | 465.3 | +2.9 | +0.62% |
| 1997 | 462.4 | +2.4 | +0.52% |
| 1996 | 460 | +2.1 | +0.46% |
| 1995 | 457.9 | +2.3 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 455.7 | +2.7 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 452.9 | +3.1 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 449.8 | +3.4 | +0.76% |
| 1991 | 446.4 | +3.5 | +0.79% |
| 1990 | 442.9 | +3 | +0.69% |
| 1989 | 439.8 | +2.6 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 437.2 | +2.8 | +0.65% |
| 1987 | 434.4 | +2.7 | +0.64% |
| 1986 | 431.6 | +2.4 | +0.56% |
| 1985 | 429.3 | +2 | +0.47% |
| 1984 | 427.3 | +1.7 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 425.6 | +1.6 | +0.38% |
| 1982 | 424 | +1.9 | +0.46% |
| 1981 | 422 | +2.9 | +0.69% |
| 1980 | 419.1 | +3.3 | +0.79% |
| 1979 | 415.8 | +2.9 | +0.69% |
| 1978 | 413 | +2.5 | +0.62% |
| 1977 | 410.4 | +2.4 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 408 | +3.2 | +0.79% |
| 1975 | 404.8 | +3.6 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 401.2 | +3.1 | +0.79% |
| 1973 | 398.1 | +3.3 | +0.83% |
| 1972 | 394.8 | +4 | +1.02% |
| 1971 | 390.8 | +4.6 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 386.2 | +4.8 | +1.25% |
| 1969 | 381.5 | +4.4 | +1.16% |
| 1968 | 377.1 | +3.9 | +1.04% |
| 1967 | 373.2 | +4.2 | +1.14% |
| 1966 | 369 | +4.8 | +1.31% |
| 1965 | 364.2 | +5 | +1.38% |
| 1964 | 359.2 | +4.8 | +1.35% |
| 1963 | 354.4 | +4.7 | +1.36% |
| 1962 | 349.7 | +4.9 | +1.43% |
| 1961 | 344.7 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.
Environment Surface areaThe full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
