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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.
This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, ... Netherlands [i] 17,904,421: 18,092,524 +1.05%: Europe: Western Europe
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 ...
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 ...
With a population of 17.4 million [2] and density of 521/km 2 (1,350/sq mi) makes it the second most densely populated member of the European Union after Malta, and the 12th most densely populated country in the world, behind only three countries with a population over 16 million. Consequently, the Netherlands is highly urbanized.
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 population of the Netherlands is getting increasingly older, due to longer life expectancy and a sub-replacement fertility rate. [1] [2] In Dutch this phenomenon is called Vergrijzing (English: Graying). [1] As of 1 January 2023 around 20% of the Dutch population is aged 65 or older. [3]
The Hague is the core municipality of the Greater The Hague urban area containing over 800,000 residents, and is also part of the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, which, with a population of approximately 2.6 million, is the largest metropolitan area of the Netherlands.