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Between 1900 and 1950 the population almost doubled from 5.14 to 10.11 million people. From 1950 to 2000 the population increased from 10.11 to 15.92 million people, increasing by a smaller proportion but, still, at an impressive pace for a European country, recording a growth of 57.45% over a 50-year time span. [2]
The Netherlands had an estimated population of 17,947,406 as of 31 November 2023. [199] It is the 6th most densely populated country in Europe and the 33rd most densely populated country in the world with a density of 424 per square kilometre (1,100/sq mi). Between 1900 and 1950, the country's population almost doubled from 5.1 to 10 million.
By 2000, the population had increased to 15,900,000 people, [2] making the Netherlands one of the most densely-populated countries in the world. Urban development has led to the development of a conurbation called the Randstad ( Dutch : Randstad ), which includes the four largest cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht ), and the ...
After the Second World War the fertility rate of the Netherlands was for twenty consecutive years higher than 3.0, with the baby boom as an outlier between 1945 and 1954. [8] [5] Starting in 1969 the fertility rate started to decline rapidly; in 1973 it reached 2.1 and in 1976 it stabilized at around 1.5 to 1.6.
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The entire Northern Dutch cultural area is located in the Netherlands, its ethnically Dutch population is estimated to be just under 10,000,000. [ note 2 ] Northern Dutch culture has been less under French influence than the Southern Dutch culture area.
The Netherlands was one of the richest places in the world. The population reached 3 million in 1560, with 25 cities of 10,000 people or more, by far the largest urban presence in Europe; with the trading and financial center of Antwerp being especially important (population 100,000).
10 September – The Netherlands lifts all its weapon restrictions on military equipment it granted to Ukraine, allowing its army to target Russia with deep strikes while urging other nations to lift their weapon restrictions as well. [29] 19 September – One person is killed and another is injured in a knife attack in Rotterdam. A suspect is ...