Natural population change in Netherlands

Natural population change in the Netherlands was -8,624 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 43.2% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, persons-8,624 Provisional
Change on 2024-43.2%
Rank11th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high66,0922000
Series low-8,6242025

Natural population change in Netherlands, 2000 to 2025

-20K020K40K60K80K20002004200820122016202020252000: 66,092 persons2001: 62,226 persons2002: 59,728 persons2003: 58,361 persons2004: 57,454 persons2005: 51,508 persons2006: 49,685 persons2007: 48,314 persons2008: 49,498 persons2009: 50,680 persons2010: 48,339 persons2011: 44,319 persons2012: 35,146 persons2013: 30,096 persons2014: 35,958 persons2015: 23,376 persons2016: 23,523 persons2017: 19,622 persons2018: 15,162 persons2019: 17,795 persons2020: 3 persons2021: 8,469 persons2022: -2,608 persons2023: -5,034 persons2024: -6,022 persons2025: -8,624 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
2025-8,624 Provisional
2024-6,022
2023-5,034
2022-2,608
20218,469
20203
201917,795
201815,162
201719,622
201623,523
201523,376
201435,958
201330,096
201235,146
201144,319
201048,339
200950,680
200849,498
200748,314
200649,685
200551,508
200457,454
200358,361
200259,728
200162,226
200066,092

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Netherlands-8,624
European Union (27)-1,352,705

Rankings

Definition

Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, natural change of population (demo_gind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_gind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the natural population change in Netherlands?

Natural population change in the Netherlands was -8,624 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 43.2% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population change, natural change of population (demo_gind). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest natural population change in Netherlands?

66,092 in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Natural population change elsewhere in European Union (27)

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