Population; sex, age and nationality, 1 January
| Sex | Age | Nationality | Periods | Population on 1 January (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 1996 | 15,493,889 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2000 | 15,863,950 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2010 | 16,574,989 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2019 | 17,282,163 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2020 | 17,407,585 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2021 | 17,475,415 |
| Total male and female | Total | Dutch | 1996 | 14,768,468 |
| Total male and female | Total | Dutch | 2000 | 15,212,418 |
| Total male and female | Total | Dutch | 2010 | 15,839,792 |
| Total male and female | Total | Dutch | 2019 | 16,171,304 |
| Total male and female | Total | Dutch | 2020 | 16,215,228 |
| Total male and female | Total | Dutch | 2021 | 16,272,450 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total non-Dutch nationality | 1996 | 725,421 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total non-Dutch nationality | 2000 | 651,532 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total non-Dutch nationality | 2010 | 735,197 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total non-Dutch nationality | 2019 | 1,110,859 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total non-Dutch nationality | 2020 | 1,192,357 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total non-Dutch nationality | 2021 | 1,202,965 |
| Total male and female | Total | Africa | 1996 | 197,625 |
| Total male and female | Total | Africa | 2000 | 149,764 |
| Total male and female | Total | Africa | 2010 | 96,294 |
| Total male and female | Total | Africa | 2019 | 98,004 |
| Total male and female | Total | Africa | 2020 | 106,335 |
| Total male and female | Total | Africa | 2021 | 104,584 |
| Total male and female | Total | America | 1996 | 40,580 |
| Total male and female | Total | America | 2000 | 36,484 |
| Total male and female | Total | America | 2010 | 40,976 |
| Total male and female | Total | America | 2019 | 54,630 |
| Total male and female | Total | America | 2020 | 60,251 |
| Total male and female | Total | America | 2021 | 59,734 |
| Total male and female | Total | Asia | 1996 | 71,721 |
| Total male and female | Total | Asia | 2000 | 61,073 |
| Total male and female | Total | Asia | 2010 | 83,948 |
| Total male and female | Total | Asia | 2019 | 217,767 |
| Total male and female | Total | Asia | 2020 | 240,685 |
| Total male and female | Total | Asia | 2021 | 229,964 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (excluding Dutch nationals) | 1996 | 398,298 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (excluding Dutch nationals) | 2000 | 334,675 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (excluding Dutch nationals) | 2010 | 425,081 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (excluding Dutch nationals) | 2019 | 679,664 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (excluding Dutch nationals) | 2020 | 734,673 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (excluding Dutch nationals) | 2021 | 767,474 |
| Total male and female | Total | Oceania | 1996 | 2,535 |
| Total male and female | Total | Oceania | 2000 | 3,168 |
| Total male and female | Total | Oceania | 2010 | 3,829 |
| Total male and female | Total | Oceania | 2019 | 5,173 |
| Total male and female | Total | Oceania | 2020 | 5,470 |
| Total male and female | Total | Oceania | 2021 | 4,942 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
Table description
This table includes data on the population of the Netherlands by age, sex and nationality.
The data refer to the situation on 1 January of the year of observation.
Data available from: 1995.
Status of the figures:
All data recorded in this publication are final data.
Changes as of 25 March 2022:
This table has been revised. The following changes have been made:
- Sex has been moved from topics to a selection;
- the ages in years have been extended to the group 105 years or older, the ten-year age groups and other groups have been replaced by five-year age groups (0 to 4 years, ..., 95 to 99 years, 100 years or older;
- the nationalities have been expanded to include the groups 'Mid- and East European nationalities in the European Union' and 'GIPS nationalities in the European Union' (Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain;
- the name change from Swaziland to Eswatini has been processed from 2019, in the old table it was from 2020.
- due to the use of new source file for 2020, changes have occurred in a dozen nationalities. This also has consequences for changes in some continents, the European Union, the GIPS and the Mid- and East European nationalities in the EU, the total with Dutch and the total with non-Dutch nationality.
- data for 1995 and 2021 has been added.
When will new figures be published?
In Q3 2022, the figures as of January 1 2022 will be added.
Description topics
- Population on 1 January