Netherlands Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Netherlands urban population for 2021 was 16,230,689, a 0.89% increase from 2020.
  • Netherlands urban population for 2020 was 16,087,342, a 0.95% increase from 2019.
  • Netherlands urban population for 2019 was 15,935,776, a 1.08% increase from 2018.
  • Netherlands urban population for 2018 was 15,765,213, a 1.04% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
United States 275,050,303
Japan 115,459,909
Germany 64,513,567
United Kingdom 56,656,654
France 55,041,156
Argentina 42,248,949
Italy 42,172,384
South Korea 42,127,573
Spain 38,433,310
Canada 31,229,095
Saudi Arabia 30,380,961
Poland 22,676,585
Australia 22,184,739
Chile 17,118,329
Netherlands 16,230,689
Belgium 11,374,657
Sweden 9,190,703
Israel 8,677,993
Greece 8,517,020
UAE 8,175,678
Czech Republic 7,796,754
Hong Kong 7,413,100
Hungary 7,014,911
Portugal 6,902,258
Switzerland 6,440,172
Singapore 5,453,566
Austria 5,283,472
Denmark 5,167,981
Finland 4,742,889
Norway 4,506,374
New Zealand 4,445,853
Kuwait 4,250,114
Oman 3,934,799
Uruguay 3,275,607
Ireland 3,216,796
Puerto Rico 3,054,454
Panama 2,992,584
Slovak Republic 2,931,708
Qatar 2,668,826
Croatia 2,256,663
Lithuania 1,911,545
Bahrain 1,311,407
Latvia 1,289,387
Slovenia 1,168,445
Estonia 923,866
Cyprus 831,814
Trinidad and Tobago 812,644
Macao 686,607
Luxembourg 586,759
Malta 491,624
Iceland 349,960
Brunei 349,858
Bahamas 340,051
New Caledonia 194,938
French Polynesia 188,701
Guam 162,033
Curacao 135,666
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 101,678
Barbados 87,864
Andorra 69,438
Cayman Islands 68,136
Bermuda 63,867
Seychelles 57,542
Channel Islands 53,552
Greenland 49,575
Aruba 46,734
Northern Mariana Islands 45,468
Isle of Man 44,723
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,846
Turks and Caicos Islands 42,332
Monaco 36,686
San Marino 32,942
Gibraltar 32,669
Antigua and Barbuda 22,727
Faroe Islands 22,522
British Virgin Islands 15,225
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,713
Palau 14,686
Liechtenstein 5,649
Netherlands Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 16,230,689 92.57 0.89%
2020 16,087,342 92.24 0.95%
2019 15,935,776 91.88 1.08%
2018 15,765,213 91.49 1.04%
2017 15,602,670 91.08 1.08%
2016 15,435,425 90.64 1.04%
2015 15,275,237 90.17 0.98%
2014 15,126,226 89.69 0.92%
2013 14,987,369 89.19 0.97%
2012 14,842,886 88.59 1.17%
2011 14,669,707 87.88 1.32%
2010 14,477,657 87.13 1.49%
2009 14,263,741 86.29 1.55%
2008 14,044,865 85.40 1.40%
2007 13,848,922 84.54 1.29%
2006 13,671,225 83.64 1.37%
2005 13,485,107 82.63 1.59%
2004 13,271,929 81.51 1.80%
2003 13,035,570 80.34 2.01%
2002 12,775,902 79.11 2.27%
2001 12,488,742 77.83 2.09%
2000 12,229,998 76.80 1.72%
1999 12,021,931 76.03 1.70%
1998 11,819,675 75.25 1.68%
1997 11,622,597 74.45 1.61%
1996 11,436,659 73.64 1.60%
1995 11,255,548 72.81 1.66%
1994 11,069,798 71.96 1.81%
1993 10,871,452 71.10 1.94%
1992 10,662,777 70.22 2.04%
1991 10,447,740 69.33 1.72%
1990 10,269,295 68.68 1.26%
1989 10,141,210 68.30 1.17%
1988 10,022,989 67.91 1.23%
1987 9,900,806 67.51 1.22%
1986 9,780,476 67.12 1.15%
1985 9,668,672 66.72 1.07%
1984 9,565,992 66.32 1.01%
1983 9,470,198 65.92 1.00%
1982 9,376,386 65.51 1.08%
1981 9,275,502 65.10 1.24%
1980 9,161,288 64.75 1.27%
1979 9,045,559 64.44 1.18%
1978 8,939,836 64.12 1.10%
1977 8,841,770 63.81 1.09%
1976 8,746,238 63.50 1.28%
1975 8,634,800 63.18 1.39%
1974 8,515,370 62.87 1.29%
1973 8,406,296 62.55 1.34%
1972 8,294,650 62.23 1.53%
1971 8,169,109 61.91 1.59%
1970 8,039,946 61.66 1.53%
1969 7,917,513 61.48 1.45%
1968 7,803,319 61.30 1.34%
1967 7,699,768 61.12 1.43%
1966 7,590,341 60.94 1.61%
1965 7,469,419 60.75 1.67%
1964 7,345,397 60.57 1.64%
1963 7,225,888 60.39 1.65%
1962 7,107,497 60.20 1.73%
1961 6,985,555 60.02 1.76%
1960 6,863,492 59.75 %