Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2023, Netherlands's population change decreased by 3.2% compared to 2022, reaching 9.2.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.2.

Netherlands ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 6.1% (from 9.8 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.