Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1972, Netherlands's population change increased by 1.2% compared to 1971, reaching 8.5.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.2.

Netherlands ranks 23rd out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.6% (from 7.9 in 1967).

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