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Netherlands

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Capital
Amsterdam
Currency
Aruban florin (Aruba) · Caribbean guilder (Curaçao, Sint Maarten) · United States dollar (Caribbean Netherlands) · euro (European Netherlands)
Continent
Europe (European Netherlands)
Area
42,201 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q29999 ↗ · Official languages: Dutch
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
18.09M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
1.33T · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
73.68K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
3.26 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
3.87 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.43 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
81.97 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.52 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
1.78 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
87.32K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
20.87 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
95.94 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
67.25 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
8.83 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
97.01 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
150.12 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
-1.41 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Netherlands: 18.09M
Netherlands · Population16.17M16.69M17.22M17.74M18.26M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · Population · people
YearNetherlands
202518,087,633
202417,993,485
202317,877,117
202217,700,982
202117,533,044
202017,441,500
201917,344,874
201817,231,624
201717,131,296
201617,030,314
201516,939,923
201416,865,008
201316,804,432
201216,754,962
201116,693,074
201016,615,394
200916,530,388
200816,445,593
200716,381,696
200616,346,101
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Netherlands: 1.33T
Netherlands · GDP678.08B856.63B1.04T1.21T1.39T2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · GDP · current US$
YearNetherlands
20251,332,767,651,100.39
20241,213,936,238,063.28
20231,135,475,867,551
20221,046,540,797,548.64
20211,054,472,123,449.6
2020932,560,861,701.17
2019928,903,005,576.47
2018929,733,599,796.86
2017848,233,537,845.88
2016797,163,949,289.89
2015775,743,675,302.73
2014901,556,501,756.47
2013883,951,539,006.67
2012845,689,017,065.63
2011913,140,741,332.69
2010852,464,982,433.34
2009878,954,223,140.23
2008957,901,566,041.41
2007853,499,460,872.55
2006737,593,995,289.41

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Netherlands: 73.68K
Netherlands · GDP per capita42.27K50.84K59.4K67.97K76.54K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNetherlands
202573,683.92
202467,465.32
202363,515.6
202259,123.32
202160,141.99
202053,467.93
201953,554.9
201853,955.08
201749,513.68
201646,808.53
201545,793.81
201453,457.22
201352,602.29
201250,473.94
201154,701.77
201051,305.73
200953,172.03
200858,246.7
200752,100.8
200645,123.54
% · 2006–2025
2025Netherlands: 3.26
Netherlands · Inflation-0.652.255.168.0610.972006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · Inflation · %
YearNetherlands
20253.26
20243.35
20233.84
202210
20212.68
20201.27
20192.63
20181.7
20171.38
20160.32
20150.6
20140.98
20132.51
20122.46
20112.34
20101.28
20091.19
20082.49
20071.61
20061.1

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Netherlands: 3.87
Netherlands · Unemployment2.984.195.46.617.822006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNetherlands
20253.87
20243.7
20233.54
20223.53
20214.21
20203.82
20193.38
20183.83
20174.84
20166.01
20156.87
20147.42
20137.24
20125.82
20114.98
20104.99
20094.35
20083.66
20074.15
20065.01

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Netherlands: —
Netherlands · Fertility rate1.391.51.611.721.832006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNetherlands
2025No data available
20241.43
20231.43
20221.49
20211.62
20201.54
20191.57
20181.59
20171.62
20161.66
20151.66
20141.71
20131.68
20121.72
20111.76
20101.79
20091.79
20081.77
20071.72
20061.72

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Netherlands: —
Netherlands · Life expectancy79.4680.1880.981.6382.352006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · Life expectancy · years
YearNetherlands
2025No data available
202481.97
202381.86
202281.61
202181.31
202081.36
201982.11
201881.81
201781.76
201681.56
201581.51
201481.71
201381.3
201281.1
201181.2
201080.7
200980.55
200880.25
200780.1
200679.7
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Netherlands

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.