NL · 2021 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Netherlands, 2021
Population on 1 January by age and sex
8,686,536
Netherlands, 2021
▲ 0.4% vs 2020 (8,648,031)
Analysis
In 2021, Netherlands's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.4% compared to 2020, reaching 8,686,536.
Netherlands accounts for 4.0% of the EU-27 total of 217,953,504.
Netherlands ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.2% (from 8,417,135 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
4.0%
EU-27: 217,953,504
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan