Netherlands - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Netherlands was 17,441,500 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17,441,500 in 2020 and a minimum value of 11,486,630 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 11,486,630
1961 11,638,710
1962 11,805,690
1963 11,965,970
1964 12,127,120
1965 12,294,730
1966 12,456,250
1967 12,598,200
1968 12,729,720
1969 12,877,980
1970 13,038,530
1971 13,194,500
1972 13,328,590
1973 13,439,320
1974 13,545,060
1975 13,666,340
1976 13,774,040
1977 13,856,190
1978 13,941,700
1979 14,038,270
1980 14,149,800
1981 14,247,210
1982 14,312,690
1983 14,367,070
1984 14,424,210
1985 14,491,630
1986 14,572,280
1987 14,665,040
1988 14,760,090
1989 14,848,910
1990 14,951,510
1991 15,069,800
1992 15,184,170
1993 15,290,370
1994 15,382,840
1995 15,459,010
1996 15,530,500
1997 15,610,650
1998 15,707,210
1999 15,812,090
2000 15,925,510
2001 16,046,180
2002 16,148,930
2003 16,225,300
2004 16,281,780
2005 16,319,870
2006 16,346,100
2007 16,381,700
2008 16,445,590
2009 16,530,390
2010 16,615,390
2011 16,693,070
2012 16,754,960
2013 16,804,430
2014 16,865,010
2015 16,939,920
2016 17,030,310
2017 17,131,300
2018 17,231,620
2019 17,344,870
2020 17,441,500

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Netherlands was 8,751,584 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,751,584 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,767,220 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 5,767,220
1961 5,842,448
1962 5,924,615
1963 6,003,110
1964 6,082,051
1965 6,164,493
1966 6,244,242
1967 6,314,541
1968 6,379,935
1969 6,453,971
1970 6,534,376
1971 6,612,659
1972 6,680,237
1973 6,736,627
1974 6,791,370
1975 6,854,978
1976 6,912,927
1977 6,959,034
1978 7,007,513
1979 7,061,836
1980 7,123,632
1981 7,178,182
1982 7,216,453
1983 7,248,724
1984 7,281,773
1985 7,319,234
1986 7,362,547
1987 7,411,151
1988 7,460,087
1989 7,505,071
1990 7,556,295
1991 7,614,647
1992 7,670,302
1993 7,721,514
1994 7,766,014
1995 7,802,880
1996 7,838,167
1997 7,878,475
1998 7,927,388
1999 7,980,350
2000 8,037,107
2001 8,096,932
2002 8,147,243
2003 8,183,862
2004 8,210,231
2005 8,227,240
2006 8,238,158
2007 8,253,655
2008 8,283,398
2009 8,323,801
2010 8,364,526
2011 8,401,899
2012 8,431,597
2013 8,455,043
2014 8,483,667
2015 8,518,825
2016 8,560,955
2017 8,607,750
2018 8,653,884
2019 8,706,652
2020 8,751,584

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Netherlands was 50.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.54 in 1989, while its lowest value was 50.12 in 1970.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.21
1961 50.20
1962 50.18
1963 50.17
1964 50.15
1965 50.14
1966 50.13
1967 50.12
1968 50.12
1969 50.12
1970 50.12
1971 50.12
1972 50.12
1973 50.13
1974 50.14
1975 50.16
1976 50.19
1977 50.22
1978 50.26
1979 50.30
1980 50.34
1981 50.38
1982 50.42
1983 50.45
1984 50.48
1985 50.51
1986 50.52
1987 50.54
1988 50.54
1989 50.54
1990 50.54
1991 50.53
1992 50.52
1993 50.50
1994 50.48
1995 50.47
1996 50.47
1997 50.47
1998 50.47
1999 50.47
2000 50.47
2001 50.46
2002 50.45
2003 50.44
2004 50.43
2005 50.41
2006 50.40
2007 50.38
2008 50.37
2009 50.35
2010 50.34
2011 50.33
2012 50.32
2013 50.31
2014 50.30
2015 50.29
2016 50.27
2017 50.25
2018 50.22
2019 50.20
2020 50.18

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Netherlands was 8,689,916 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,689,916 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,719,411 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 5,719,411
1961 5,796,264
1962 5,881,074
1963 5,962,856
1964 6,045,069
1965 6,130,239
1966 6,212,009
1967 6,283,660
1968 6,349,786
1969 6,424,013
1970 6,504,150
1971 6,581,838
1972 6,648,356
1973 6,702,695
1974 6,753,686
1975 6,811,357
1976 6,861,110
1977 6,897,151
1978 6,934,187
1979 6,976,434
1980 7,026,168
1981 7,069,026
1982 7,096,237
1983 7,118,346
1984 7,142,438
1985 7,172,398
1986 7,209,731
1987 7,253,886
1988 7,300,007
1989 7,343,836
1990 7,395,215
1991 7,455,151
1992 7,513,864
1993 7,568,854
1994 7,616,824
1995 7,656,126
1996 7,692,331
1997 7,732,175
1998 7,779,821
1999 7,831,738
2000 7,888,406
2001 7,949,248
2002 8,001,686
2003 8,041,440
2004 8,071,548
2005 8,092,628
2006 8,107,943
2007 8,128,041
2008 8,162,195
2009 8,206,587
2010 8,250,868
2011 8,291,175
2012 8,323,365
2013 8,349,389
2014 8,381,341
2015 8,421,098
2016 8,469,359
2017 8,523,546
2018 8,577,740
2019 8,638,222
2020 8,689,916

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Netherlands was 49.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.88 in 1970, while its lowest value was 49.46 in 1989.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.79
1961 49.80
1962 49.82
1963 49.83
1964 49.85
1965 49.86
1966 49.87
1967 49.88
1968 49.88
1969 49.88
1970 49.88
1971 49.88
1972 49.88
1973 49.87
1974 49.86
1975 49.84
1976 49.81
1977 49.78
1978 49.74
1979 49.70
1980 49.66
1981 49.62
1982 49.58
1983 49.55
1984 49.52
1985 49.49
1986 49.48
1987 49.46
1988 49.46
1989 49.46
1990 49.46
1991 49.47
1992 49.48
1993 49.50
1994 49.52
1995 49.53
1996 49.53
1997 49.53
1998 49.53
1999 49.53
2000 49.53
2001 49.54
2002 49.55
2003 49.56
2004 49.57
2005 49.59
2006 49.60
2007 49.62
2008 49.63
2009 49.65
2010 49.66
2011 49.67
2012 49.68
2013 49.69
2014 49.70
2015 49.71
2016 49.73
2017 49.75
2018 49.78
2019 49.80
2020 49.82

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population