Key demographics
- Population
- 17.1M
- Density
- 408.5/km²
- Gini index (2018)
- 28.1
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 82.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.43
- Urban population (2025)
- 95.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 85.6%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 55.8%
- Profile
- Aging
- Urban population (2025)
- 95.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 9.2 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 9.6 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 6.9%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.43
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 3.4 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 7.3M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Nederlands |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| No religion | 56.0% |
| Christianity | 31.0% |
| Islam | 6.0% |
| Other | 7.0% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Dutch | 72.0% |
| Other european | 9.2% |
| Turkish | 2.5% |
| Moroccan | 2.3% |
| Indonesian | 2.0% |
| Surinamese | 2.0% |
| Dutch caribbean | 1.1% |
| Others | 8.9% |
- Demonym (male)
- Dutch
- Demonym (female)
- Dutch
- National anthem
- Wilhelmus
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 82.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 70.0 yrs
- Health spending (2024)
- 10.0% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 3.4/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 85/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 2.4/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 3.88/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 11.67/1000
- Health spending per capita (2024)
- $6,845
- Out-of-pocket (2024)
- 11.8%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2022)
- 5.2% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 520
- Internet users (2024)
- 97.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 128.5/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 43.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 198,682/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 43.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 41,865 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +31
- Postal code
- #### @@
- TLD
- .nl
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of the Netherlands is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and blue.
- National anthem
- Wilhelmus