Netherlands
Country in Europe
In brief
Living in cities: 95.9% (2025). World rank 15 of 216; in Europe, 4 of 48. Net migration per year: +104.7K (2025). World rank 16 of 216; in Europe, 3 of 48. Life expectancy, men: 80.6 years (2024). World rank 27 of 216 (1 = best); in Europe, 16 of 48. From 2015 to 2025: population 16.9M → 18.1M, population growth per year +0.4% → +0.5%, and living in cities 90.3% → 95.9%. Better than all its neighbours (Belgium and Germany): life expectancy.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- Dutch
- Religions
- no religion 54.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.8%, other 5.9%, and Muslim 5% (2019)