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Netherlands Population

Netherlands's population is 17.5M in 2021 — ranked #69 in the world, accounting for 0.22% of global population.

ISO: NLDWorld rank: #69Source: World Bank
17.5M
Population (2021)
+0.52%
Population growth
0.22%
of world population

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Netherlands population history (2015–2024), growth and world share. Excel and CSV.

Key figures

IndicatorValueYear
Population17.5M2021
Population growth+0.52%2021
World population rank#692021
Share of world population0.22%2021

Population history

Year-by-year population data for Netherlands.

16.9M 2015 17.0M 2016 17.1M 2017 17.2M 2018 17.3M 2019 17.4M 2020 17.5M 2021 17.7M 2022 17.9M 2023 18.0M 2024
YearPopulationGrowthRank% World
202418.0M+0.65%#710.22%
202317.9M+1.00%#710.22%
202217.7M+0.96%#700.22%
202117.5M+0.52%#690.22%
202017.4M+0.56%#670.22%
201917.3M+0.66%#660.22%
201817.2M+0.59%#660.22%
201717.1M+0.59%#660.22%
201617.0M+0.53%#650.23%
201516.9M#650.23%

FAQ

What is the population of Netherlands?

Netherlands's population is 17.5M in 2021, ranking #69.

What share of world population is Netherlands?

Netherlands accounts for 0.22% of world population in 2021.

About. Population figures from the World Bank's World Development Indicators. Full historical series (2015–2024) available in the download above.

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