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Netherlands

According to the World Bank, Netherlands was home to 18 million people in 2024 — the 71st most populous of 217 countries, 0.22% of everyone on Earth.

REGIONEurope & Central Asia
INCOME GROUP · WORLD BANKHigh income
CAPITALAmsterdam

Netherlands by the numbers

METRICVALUEWORLD RANKSHARE
PopulationWorld Bank, 202418 million71st of 2170.22%
People
Population GrowthWorld Bank, 20240.6%129th of 217
Birth RateWorld Bank, 20249.2 / 1,000170th of 217
Death RateWorld Bank, 20249.6 / 1,00049th of 217
Fertility RateWorld Bank, 20241.43170th of 217
Urban PopulationWorld Bank, 202495.6%16th of 217
Economy
GDP (current US$)World Bank, 2024$1.21T19th of 2141.09%
GDP per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$67.5K18th of 214
GNI per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$62.5K17th of 207
InflationWorld Bank, 20243.3%84th of 193
UnemploymentWorld Bank, 20253.9%121st of 187
Health
Life ExpectancyWorld Bank, 202482.0 yrs37th of 217
Infant MortalityWorld Bank, 20243.4 / 1,000165th of 196
Health SpendingWorld Bank, 202410.0%29th of 193
PhysiciansWorld Bank, 20233.9 / 1,00034th of 208
Environment
CO₂ per capitaWorld Bank, 20246.6037th of 203
Forest CoverWorld Bank, 202311.1%160th of 214
Renewable EnergyWorld Bank, 202212.2%132nd of 212
Society
Internet UsersWorld Bank, 202597.0%20th of 213
Mobile SubscriptionsWorld Bank, 2024128.5 / 1,00063rd of 214
Literacy RateWorld Bank, 2024no figure
Land
Population DensityWorld Bank, 202353123rd of 216
Arable LandWorld Bank, 202330.0%31st of 206

23 live measures for Netherlands, each linking to its world map and ranking. Every figure carries its source and year; where the source has no value for Netherlands, the table says so in words rather than inventing a number.

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