Netherlands
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Overview Population Over Time Population By Age and Gender Projected Population Human Development Index (HDI) Weather Provinces in Netherlands
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Netherlands

The Netherlands, also commonly known as Holland, is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Netherlands 38,095.9 km²
Population 16.9 million
Male Population 8,365,939 (49.5%)
Female Population 8,536,792 (50.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +24.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +6.5%
Median Age 41 years
Male Median Age 40.2 years
Female Median Age 41.7 years
Timezone Central European Standard Time

Map of Netherlands

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 13,597,719 14,897,526 15,873,507 16,902,697
Population Density 356.9 / km² 391.1 / km² 416.7 / km² 443.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Netherlands Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 479,884 458,063 937,948
5-9 511,712 488,758 1,000,471
10-14 518,744 495,148 1,013,892
15-19 522,496 499,204 1,021,701
20-24 530,474 519,690 1,050,165
25-29 512,067 505,458 1,017,526
30-34 511,222 509,430 1,020,653
35-39 568,826 569,841 1,138,668
40-44 663,279 651,836 1,315,115
45-49 664,884 652,241 1,317,126
50-54 609,613 603,984 1,213,597
55-59 554,848 551,197 1,106,045
60-64 561,305 558,076 1,119,382
65-69 396,216 405,377 801,594
70-74 306,666 339,355 646,022
75-79 222,000 283,762 505,763
80-84 141,357 224,400 365,758
85 Plus 90,345 220,969 311,314
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1000 369,923 n/a n/a
1100 443,844 1.8% 7,392
1200 500,606 1.2% 5,676
1300 884,290 5.9% 38,368
1400 631,603 -3.3% -25,268
1500 1,111,625 5.8% 48,002
1600 1,591,890 3.7% 48,026
1700 2,070,650 2.7% 47,876
1800 2,391,647 1.5% 32,099
1900 5,281,597 8.2% 288,995
1910 6,057,362 14.7% 775,765
1920 6,970,611 15.1% 913,249
1930 8,038,557 15.3% 1,067,946
1940 9,021,889 12.2% 983,332
1950 10,207,084 13.1% 1,185,195
1960 11,569,189 13.3% 1,362,105
1970 13,034,024 12.7% 1,464,835
1990 14,897,526 6.9% 931,751
2000 15,873,507 6.6% 975,981
2020 17,223,176 4.2% 674,834
2030 17,834,495 3.5% 611,319
2040 18,253,510 2.3% 419,015
2050 18,514,586 1.4% 261,076
2060 18,746,674 1.3% 232,088
2070 18,956,326 1.1% 209,652
2080 19,108,234 0.8% 151,908
2090 19,131,903 0.1% 23,669
2100 18,971,402 -0.8% -160,501
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Provinces in Netherlands

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