Population dynamics; birth, death and migration per region
| Sex | Regions | Periods | Population on 1 January (number) | Population density (number) | Population growth Population growth (number) | Population growth Population growth, ratio (per 1,000) | Population on 31 December (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | The Netherlands | 2023 | 17,811,291 | 529 | 131,651 | 7.4 | 17,942,942 |
| Total male and female | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2023 | 1,757,677 | 212 | 9,703 | 5.5 | 1,767,380 |
| Total male and female | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2023 | 3,762,742 | 388 | 26,188 | 7.0 | 3,788,930 |
| Total male and female | West-Nederland (LD) | 2023 | 8,536,295 | 990 | 72,343 | 8.5 | 8,608,638 |
| Total male and female | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2023 | 3,754,577 | 533 | 23,417 | 6.2 | 3,777,994 |
| Total male and female | Groningen (PV) | 2023 | 596,075 | 257 | 5,272 | 8.8 | 601,347 |
| Total male and female | Fryslân (PV) | 2023 | 659,551 | 197 | 2,353 | 3.6 | 661,904 |
| Total male and female | Drenthe (PV) | 2023 | 502,051 | 191 | 2,078 | 4.1 | 504,129 |
| Total male and female | Overijssel (PV) | 2023 | 1,184,333 | 357 | 4,700 | 4.0 | 1,189,033 |
| Total male and female | Flevoland (PV) | 2023 | 444,701 | 315 | 6,125 | 13.8 | 450,826 |
| Total male and female | Gelderland (PV) | 2023 | 2,133,708 | 430 | 15,363 | 7.2 | 2,149,071 |
| Total male and female | Utrecht (PV) | 2023 | 1,387,643 | 935 | 12,414 | 8.9 | 1,400,057 |
| Total male and female | Noord-Holland (PV) | 2023 | 2,952,622 | 1,109 | 23,865 | 8.1 | 2,976,487 |
| Total male and female | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 2023 | 3,804,906 | 1,410 | 35,554 | 9.3 | 3,840,460 |
| Total male and female | Zeeland (PV) | 2023 | 391,124 | 220 | 510 | 1.3 | 391,634 |
| Total male and female | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 2023 | 2,626,210 | 536 | 18,529 | 7.1 | 2,644,739 |
| Total male and female | Limburg (PV) | 2023 | 1,128,367 | 526 | 4,888 | 4.3 | 1,133,255 |
| Total male and female | Oost-Groningen (CR) | 2023 | 137,736 | 185 | 184 | 1.3 | 137,920 |
| Total male and female | Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) | 2023 | 45,394 | 169 | -288 | -6.3 | 45,106 |
| Total male and female | Overig Groningen (CR) | 2023 | 412,945 | 317 | 5,376 | 13.0 | 418,321 |
| Total male and female | Noord-Friesland (CR) | 2023 | 326,583 | 219 | 2,153 | 6.6 | 328,736 |
| Total male and female | Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) | 2023 | 142,875 | 163 | -525 | -3.7 | 142,350 |
| Total male and female | Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) | 2023 | 190,093 | 195 | 725 | 3.8 | 190,818 |
| Total male and female | Noord-Drenthe (CR) | 2023 | 195,308 | 188 | 752 | 3.9 | 196,060 |
| Total male and female | Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) | 2023 | 170,384 | 188 | 701 | 4.1 | 171,085 |
| Total male and female | Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) | 2023 | 136,359 | 199 | 625 | 4.6 | 136,984 |
| Total male and female | Noord-Overijssel (CR) | 2023 | 385,473 | 273 | 2,150 | 5.6 | 387,623 |
| Total male and female | Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) | 2023 | 159,963 | 385 | 641 | 4.0 | 160,604 |
| Total male and female | Twente (CR) | 2023 | 638,897 | 429 | 1,909 | 3.0 | 640,806 |
| Total male and female | Veluwe (CR) | 2023 | 715,792 | 392 | 6,701 | 9.4 | 722,493 |
| Total male and female | Achterhoek (CR) | 2023 | 406,261 | 263 | 524 | 1.3 | 406,785 |
| Total male and female | Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) | 2023 | 756,995 | 845 | 7,143 | 9.4 | 764,138 |
| Total male and female | Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) | 2023 | 254,660 | 368 | 995 | 3.9 | 255,655 |
| Total male and female | Utrecht (CR) | 2023 | 1,387,643 | 935 | 12,414 | 8.9 | 1,400,057 |
| Total male and female | Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) | 2023 | 385,743 | 356 | 811 | 2.1 | 386,554 |
| Total male and female | Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) | 2023 | 255,276 | 881 | 1,348 | 5.3 | 256,624 |
| Total male and female | IJmond (CR) | 2023 | 200,749 | 1,259 | 576 | 2.9 | 201,325 |
| Total male and female | Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) | 2023 | 234,638 | 2,129 | 1,846 | 7.9 | 236,484 |
| Total male and female | Zaanstreek (CR) | 2023 | 176,230 | 1,570 | 1,711 | 9.7 | 177,941 |
| Total male and female | Groot-Amsterdam (CR) | 2023 | 1,456,187 | 1,983 | 16,606 | 11.4 | 1,472,793 |
| Total male and female | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) | 2023 | 243,799 | 1,402 | 967 | 4.0 | 244,766 |
| Total male and female | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) | 2023 | 440,312 | 1,595 | 5,444 | 12.4 | 445,756 |
| Total male and female | Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) | 2023 | 910,352 | 3,620 | 7,206 | 7.9 | 917,558 |
| Total male and female | Delft en Westland (CR) | 2023 | 240,445 | 1,596 | 4,450 | 18.5 | 244,895 |
| Total male and female | Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) | 2023 | 345,570 | 732 | 3,009 | 8.7 | 348,579 |
| Total male and female | Groot-Rijnmond (CR) | 2023 | 1,488,475 | 1,249 | 14,107 | 9.5 | 1,502,582 |
| Total male and female | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) | 2023 | 379,752 | 1,066 | 1,338 | 3.5 | 381,090 |
| Total male and female | Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) | 2023 | 105,832 | 145 | -220 | -2.1 | 105,612 |
| Total male and female | Overig Zeeland (CR) | 2023 | 285,292 | 272 | 730 | 2.6 | 286,022 |
| Total male and female | West-Noord-Brabant (CR) | 2023 | 646,718 | 531 | 4,457 | 6.9 | 651,175 |
| Total male and female | Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) | 2023 | 503,798 | 547 | 3,676 | 7.3 | 507,474 |
| Total male and female | Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) | 2023 | 672,514 | 508 | 4,400 | 6.5 | 676,914 |
| Total male and female | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) | 2023 | 803,180 | 559 | 5,996 | 7.5 | 809,176 |
| Total male and female | Noord-Limburg (CR) | 2023 | 289,248 | 348 | 1,144 | 4.0 | 290,392 |
| Total male and female | Midden-Limburg (CR) | 2023 | 241,467 | 364 | 1,106 | 4.6 | 242,573 |
| Total male and female | Zuid-Limburg (CR) | 2023 | 597,652 | 921 | 2,638 | 4.4 | 600,290 |
| Total male and female | Flevoland (CR) | 2023 | 444,701 | 315 | 6,125 | 13.8 | 450,826 |
| Total male and female | Aa en Hunze | 2023 | 25,724 | 93 | 121 | 4.7 | 25,845 |
| Total male and female | Aagtekerke | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Aalburg | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Aalsmeer | 2023 | 33,063 | 1,645 | 216 | 6.5 | 33,279 |
| Total male and female | Aalten | 2023 | 27,244 | 282 | 64 | 2.3 | 27,308 |
| Total male and female | Ter Aar | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Aardenburg | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Aarle-Rixtel | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Abbekerk | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Abbenbroek | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Abcoude | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Achtkarspelen | 2023 | 28,149 | 275 | 77 | 2.7 | 28,226 |
| Total male and female | Achttienhoven (U.) | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Adorp | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Aduard | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Akersloot | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Alblasserdam | 2023 | 20,356 | 2,321 | -42 | -2.1 | 20,314 |
| Total male and female | Albrandswaard | 2023 | 26,357 | 1,216 | 71 | 2.7 | 26,428 |
| Total male and female | Alem, Maren en Kessel | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Alkemade | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Alkmaar | 2023 | 111,834 | 1,014 | 470 | 4.2 | 112,304 |
| Total male and female | Almelo | 2023 | 73,949 | 1,101 | 368 | 5.0 | 74,317 |
| Total male and female | Almere | 2023 | 222,825 | 1,725 | 3,675 | 16.5 | 226,500 |
| Total male and female | Almkerk | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Alphen aan den Rijn | 2023 | 114,182 | 907 | 784 | 6.9 | 114,966 |
| Total male and female | Alphen en Riel | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Alphen-Chaam | 2023 | 10,463 | 113 | -8 | -0.8 | 10,455 |
| Total male and female | Altena | 2023 | 57,726 | 289 | 551 | 9.5 | 58,277 |
| Total male and female | Ambt Delden | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Ambt Montfort | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Ambt-Vollenhove | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Amby | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Ameide | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Ameland | 2023 | 3,840 | 68 | -1 | -0.3 | 3,839 |
| Total male and female | Amerongen | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Amersfoort | 2023 | 160,759 | 2,573 | 1,093 | 6.8 | 161,852 |
| Total male and female | Ammerstol | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Ammerzoden | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Amstelveen | 2023 | 94,418 | 2,297 | 596 | 6.3 | 95,014 |
| Total male and female | Amstenrade | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Amsterdam | 2023 | 918,117 | 4,880 | 13,181 | 14.4 | 931,298 |
| Total male and female | Andel | 2023 | |||||
| Total male and female | Andijk | 2023 | |||||
| Source: CBS. | |||||||
Table explanation
Population growth in The Netherlands by birth, death and migration by sex and region.
In addition to national data, information is presented by group of provinces, province, COROP region and municipality.
The regional totals shown concern cumulated municipal data. Where changes of municipal boundaries transect regional boundaries, the municipal classifications concerns the most recent situation. The municipality of Vianen, for example, was annexed by the province of Utrecht on 1 January 2002, and is classified under the province of Utrecht in the Table.
Data available from: 1942
Status of the figures:
All data recorded in this publication are final data.
Up to 1977 data may differ from other published data on StatLine. This is due to differences between the data files used by Statistics Netherlands and the official data as published in 'Loop van de bevolking per gemeente'.
Changes as of 25 June 2024:
Final figures of 2023 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
In the 3rd quarter of 2025 figures of 2024 will be added in this table.
Description topics
- Population on 1 January
- Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area.
In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality. - Population density
- Inhabitants per km2 land area.
Available in this table from 1995. - Population growth
- The increase or decrease of the population.
Including other corrections.
Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.
Other corrections:
Changes on personal data in the municipal population registers which does not exactly match the difference between the size and composition of the population in two subsequent years.
1942 - 1959: In case of border changes or reclassification of municipalities in the course of a year, the numbers of inhabitants concerned are included in the other corrections. In the case of border changes or reclassifications that take place on 1 January, the reclassified inhabitants are not included in the other corrections; in those cases, they represent the difference between the initial population position and last year's final position. The changes per municipality are reported under (clicking on) the relevant municipality names.
1948: Including corrections that proved necessary on the basis of the 12th Census (1947) were settled.
1954: Including the killed, missing victims of the flood disaster 1953, who were first removed from the population register in 1954.
1958: Including the Ambonese living in the municipality in a residential area, who were entered in the population register in the last two months of 1958.- Population growth
- Population growth, ratio
- Population growth per 1,000 of the population at the start of the relevant period.
Not available by sex.
- Population on 31 December
- Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.