Netherlands - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Netherlands was 16,087,340 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,087,340 in 2020 and a minimum value of 6,863,492 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 6,863,492
1961 6,985,555
1962 7,107,497
1963 7,225,888
1964 7,345,397
1965 7,469,419
1966 7,590,341
1967 7,699,768
1968 7,803,319
1969 7,917,513
1970 8,039,946
1971 8,169,109
1972 8,294,650
1973 8,406,296
1974 8,515,370
1975 8,634,800
1976 8,746,238
1977 8,841,770
1978 8,939,836
1979 9,045,559
1980 9,161,288
1981 9,275,502
1982 9,376,386
1983 9,470,198
1984 9,565,992
1985 9,668,672
1986 9,780,476
1987 9,900,806
1988 10,022,990
1989 10,141,210
1990 10,269,300
1991 10,447,740
1992 10,662,780
1993 10,871,450
1994 11,069,800
1995 11,255,550
1996 11,436,660
1997 11,622,600
1998 11,819,680
1999 12,021,930
2000 12,230,000
2001 12,488,740
2002 12,775,900
2003 13,035,570
2004 13,271,930
2005 13,485,110
2006 13,671,230
2007 13,848,920
2008 14,044,870
2009 14,263,740
2010 14,477,660
2011 14,669,710
2012 14,842,890
2013 14,987,370
2014 15,126,230
2015 15,275,240
2016 15,435,430
2017 15,602,670
2018 15,765,210
2019 15,935,780
2020 16,087,340

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Netherlands was 92.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 92.24 in 2020, while its lowest value was 59.75 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 59.75
1961 60.02
1962 60.20
1963 60.39
1964 60.57
1965 60.75
1966 60.94
1967 61.12
1968 61.30
1969 61.48
1970 61.66
1971 61.91
1972 62.23
1973 62.55
1974 62.87
1975 63.18
1976 63.50
1977 63.81
1978 64.12
1979 64.44
1980 64.75
1981 65.10
1982 65.51
1983 65.92
1984 66.32
1985 66.72
1986 67.12
1987 67.51
1988 67.91
1989 68.30
1990 68.68
1991 69.33
1992 70.22
1993 71.10
1994 71.96
1995 72.81
1996 73.64
1997 74.45
1998 75.25
1999 76.03
2000 76.80
2001 77.83
2002 79.11
2003 80.34
2004 81.51
2005 82.63
2006 83.64
2007 84.54
2008 85.40
2009 86.29
2010 87.13
2011 87.88
2012 88.59
2013 89.19
2014 89.69
2015 90.17
2016 90.64
2017 91.08
2018 91.49
2019 91.88
2020 92.24

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization