Netherlands: key statistics
Population: 18.04 million (2025). GDP per capita, US dollars: $73,684 (2025). GDP per capita: €64,710 (2025). Unemployment rate: 3.9% (2025).
Population and demography
| Population | 18.04 million | 2025 | |
| Population aged 15 to 64 | 11.59 million | 2025 | |
| Population density | 529.5 inhabitants per km² | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate | 0.52% | 2025 | |
| Urban population share | 95.9% | 2025 | |
| Land area | 33,670 km² | 2024 | |
| Population aged 65 and over | 20.8% | 2025 | |
| Median age | 42.6 years | 2025 | |
| Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) | 55.7% | 2025 | |
| Live births | 164,870 | 2025 | |
| Deaths | 173,494 | 2025 | |
| Crude birth rate | 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Crude death rate | 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Total fertility rate | 1.43 children per woman | 2024 | |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.9 years | 2024 |
Labor market
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% | 2025 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (under 25) | 8.8% | 2025 | |
| Employment rate | 83.4% | 2025 | |
| Activity rate | 85.6% | 2025 |
Prices and inflation
| Inflation, annual average | 3.2% | 2025 | |
| HICP inflation (annual rate) | 3% | September 2026 | |
| Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), 2025 = 100 | 103.88 index | September 2026 |
Income and living conditions
| Household disposable income per inhabitant | €26,600 | 2023 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant in PPS | 23,000 PPS | 2023 | |
| Gini index | 25.9 index | 2025 | |
| Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) | 25.7 index | 2021 | |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 13.4% | 2025 | |
| Monthly minimum wage | €2,338 | second half of 2026 |
Economy
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | €1.17 trillion | 2025 | |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars | $1.33 trillion | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita | €64,710 | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100) | 134% | 2024 | |
| GDP per capita, US dollars | $73,684 | 2025 | |
| Real GDP growth | 1.6% | 2025 |
AI and digital economy
| Internet users | 97% | 2024 | |
| Enterprises using artificial intelligence | 33.2% | 2025 | |
| People using generative AI | 44.7% | 2025 | |
| Internet use in the last 3 months | 99.7% | 2025 | |
| ICT specialists in employment | 7.2% | 2025 | |
| Enterprises buying cloud computing services | 68.5% | 2025 |
Housing
| House price index, 2015 = 100 | 222.62 index | Q2 2026 | |
| House prices, annual change | 4.3% | Q2 2026 | |
| Population living in owner-occupied homes | 68.8% | 2025 |
Tourism
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 146.53 million | 2025 |
Interest rates
| Central bank policy rate | 2.75% | December 1998 |
Public finance
| Government debt | 44.4% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Government balance | -1.6% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Military expenditure | 2.2% of GDP | 2025 |
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search_indicators {"query":"population","geography":"Netherlands"}
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