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Netherlands: Population density (people per km² of land), 1990–2023
Value in 2023531.0
Change since 2013+6.4%498.8 (2013)
World rank22 / 2152023
Rank in region4 / 56Europe & Central Asia
World62.1World Bank aggregate
Trend and comparison
Neighbours in the 2023 ranking
564.4
564.3
550.3
533.1
531.0
529.8
483.7
457.0
455.1
Values and rank by year
| Year | Population density (people per km² of land) | vs prior year | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 531.0 | +1.0% | 22 / 215 |
| 2022 | 525.7 | +1.0% | 22 / 215 |
| 2021 | 520.7 | +0.5% | 23 / 216 |
| 2020 | 518.0 | +0.6% | 23 / 216 |
| 2019 | 515.1 | +0.7% | 23 / 216 |
| 2018 | 511.8 | +0.6% | 22 / 216 |
| 2017 | 508.8 | +0.6% | 22 / 216 |
| 2016 | 505.8 | +0.5% | 22 / 216 |
| 2015 | 503.1 | +0.5% | 22 / 216 |
| 2014 | 500.6 | +0.4% | 22 / 216 |
| 2013 | 498.8 | +0.4% | 22 / 216 |
| 2012 | 496.9 | +0.4% | 22 / 216 |
| 2011 | 495.0 | +0.5% | 22 / 214 |
| 2010 | 492.6 | +0.5% | 20 / 211 |
| 2009 | 490.1 | +0.6% | 19 / 211 |
| 2008 | 487.1 | +0.4% | 19 / 211 |
| 2007 | 485.2 | +0.2% | 19 / 211 |
| 2006 | 484.2 | +0.2% | 19 / 211 |
| 2005 | 483.4 | +0.2% | 19 / 209 |
| 2004 | 482.3 | +0.3% | 19 / 209 |
| 2003 | 480.6 | +0.5% | 18 / 209 |
| 2002 | 478.3 | +0.6% | 18 / 209 |
| 2001 | 475.3 | +0.8% | 18 / 209 |
| 2000 | 471.7 | +0.7% | 18 / 209 |
| 1999 | 468.4 | +0.7% | 18 / 207 |
| 1998 | 465.3 | +0.6% | 17 / 207 |
| 1997 | 462.4 | +0.5% | 17 / 207 |
| 1996 | 460.0 | +0.5% | 17 / 207 |
| 1995 | 457.9 | +0.5% | 16 / 207 |
| 1994 | 455.7 | +0.6% | 16 / 207 |
| 1993 | 452.9 | +0.7% | 16 / 207 |
| 1992 | 449.8 | +0.8% | 16 / 203 |
| 1991 | 446.4 | +0.8% | 16 / 184 |
| 1990 | 442.9 | – | 16 / 180 |
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