Netherlands Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Netherlands population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Netherlands in 2025 is 426.63 people per square kilometer, a 0.29% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Netherlands in 2024 was 425.40 people per square kilometer, a 0.3% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Netherlands in 2023 was 424.13 people per square kilometer, a 0.31% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Netherlands in 2022 was 422.82 people per square kilometer, a 0.36% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Macao 23,439.03
Singapore 8,434.27
Hong Kong 6,756.57
Gibraltar 3,274.20
Bahrain 1,938.05
Malta 1,682.18
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,306.00
Barbados 657.16
Aruba 589.13
San Marino 559.72
South Korea 515.05
Monaco 481.19
Curacao 436.57
Israel 428.13
Netherlands 426.63
Belgium 384.69
Puerto Rico 369.26
Guam 324.56
Japan 322.67
Trinidad and Tobago 300.38
United Kingdom 279.88
Cayman Islands 266.84
Luxembourg 257.95
Liechtenstein 250.31
Kuwait 246.19
Qatar 239.97
Seychelles 236.62
Germany 232.67
Antigua and Barbuda 216.63
Switzerland 215.66
British Virgin Islands 213.23
Italy 193.73
Andorra 171.44
Isle of Man 149.27
Denmark 139.06
Cyprus 137.99
Poland 126.70
France 118.38
Portugal 110.58
Northern Mariana Islands 109.25
Austria 107.23
Hungary 106.10
Slovenia 103.41
UAE 97.98
Spain 93.73
French Polynesia 90.41
Greece 77.78
Ireland 72.86
Panama 60.90
Turks and Caicos Islands 49.26
Croatia 45.01
Lithuania 40.87
Palau 39.23
Faroe Islands 38.41
United States 34.95
Bahamas 30.10
Estonia 29.00
Latvia 27.72
Chile 26.02
Sweden 20.31
New Zealand 19.84
Uruguay 19.43
Saudi Arabia 17.67
Argentina 16.67
Finland 16.41
New Caledonia 16.09
Oman 15.45
Bermuda 14.87
Norway 8.88
Canada 3.99
Iceland 3.69
Australia 3.48
Greenland 0.14
Taiwan 0.00
Netherlands - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 426.63 0.29%
2024 425.40 0.30%
2023 424.13 0.31%
2022 422.82 0.36%
2021 421.32 0.39%
2020 419.71 0.41%
2019 417.99 0.45%
2018 416.13 0.46%
2017 414.23 0.48%
2016 412.24 0.49%
2015 410.23 0.51%
2014 408.14 0.51%
2013 406.05 0.49%
2012 404.08 0.50%
2011 402.06 0.51%
2010 400.03 0.49%
2009 398.08 0.46%
2008 396.26 0.42%
2007 394.59 0.40%
2006 393.01 0.39%
2005 391.47 0.41%
2004 389.89 0.42%
2003 388.24 0.44%
2002 386.54 0.47%
2001 384.73 0.52%
2000 382.74 0.55%
1999 380.66 0.57%
1998 378.49 0.59%
1997 376.26 0.59%
1996 374.06 0.60%
1995 371.85 0.63%
1994 369.51 0.65%
1993 367.14 0.66%
1992 364.73 0.69%
1991 362.22 0.68%
1990 359.76 0.64%
1989 357.49 0.60%
1988 355.38 0.59%
1987 353.28 0.57%
1986 351.29 0.53%
1985 349.44 0.51%
1984 347.66 0.50%
1983 345.92 0.51%
1982 344.16 0.56%
1981 342.26 0.62%
1980 340.16 0.64%
1979 337.99 0.65%
1978 335.81 0.68%
1977 333.55 0.69%
1976 331.25 0.70%
1975 328.94 0.76%
1974 326.45 0.84%
1973 323.73 0.93%
1972 320.76 1.04%
1971 317.45 1.14%
1970 313.86 1.21%
1969 310.09 1.21%
1968 306.38 1.19%
1967 302.77 1.21%
1966 299.15 1.23%
1965 295.52 1.30%
1964 291.71 1.33%
1963 287.88 1.31%
1962 284.15 1.34%
1961 280.39 1.34%
1960 276.68 1.33%
1959 273.03 1.34%
1958 269.42 1.32%
1957 265.92 1.29%
1956 262.53 1.28%
1955 259.22 1.28%
1954 255.93 1.28%
1953 252.70 1.31%
1952 249.44 1.33%
1951 246.18 1.32%
1950 242.98 0.00%