# Population in Netherlands

Population in Netherlands was 18.04 million in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Place id: `nl`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Note: For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-07
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population/netherlands
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population/netherlands.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population&place=nl

| Period | persons |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 18,044,027 |
| 2024 | 17,942,942 |
| 2023 | 17,811,291 |
| 2022 | 17,590,672 |
| 2021 | 17,475,415 |
| 2020 | 17,407,585 |
| 2019 | 17,282,163 |
| 2018 | 17,181,084 |
| 2017 | 17,081,507 |
| 2016 | 16,979,120 |
| 2015 | 16,900,726 |
| 2014 | 16,829,289 |
| 2012 | 16,730,348 |
| 2011 | 16,655,799 |
| 2010 | 16,574,989 |
| 2009 | 16,485,787 |
| 2008 | 16,405,399 |
| 2007 | 16,357,992 |
| 2006 | 16,334,210 |
| 2005 | 16,305,526 |
| 2004 | 16,258,032 |
| 2003 | 16,192,572 |
| 2002 | 16,105,285 |
| 2001 | 15,987,075 |
| 2000 | 15,863,950 |