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The Netherlands is the 69th most populous country in the world. As of January 2023, the Netherlands has a population of 17,821,419. [1]Between 1900 and 1950 the population almost doubled from 5.14 to 10.11 million people.
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.
Map of the Netherlands in Europe Relief map of the Netherlands in Europe. The geography of the European Netherlands is unusual in that much of its land has been reclaimed from the sea and is below sea level, protected by dikes. It is a small country with a total area of 41,545 km 2 (16,041 sq mi) [1] and ranked 131st.
Population density (people per km 2) by country. This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
With 391,124 inhabitants, Zeeland has the smallest population. However Drenthe is the least densely populated province with 191/km 2 (490/sq mi). In terms of area, Friesland is the largest province with a total area of 5,753 km 2 (2,221 sq mi).
Rank Name Province Pop. Rank Name Province Pop. Amsterdam Rotterdam: 1: Amsterdam: North Holland: 931,298: 11: Apeldoorn: Gelderland: 168,211 The Hague Utrecht: 2 ...
Map of the major municipalities in the Netherlands. There are no formal rules in the Netherlands to distinguish cities from other settlements. Smaller settlements are usually called dorp, comparable with villages in English speaking countries. The Dutch word for city is stad (plural: steden).
Schematic map of the Randstad Bubble map showing the population sizes of larger towns and cities in the Randstad circa 2012. Recently, Dutch planners have started to refer to the Randstad as Deltametropool. [8] This actually consists of two large metropolitan areas: