Population dynamics; birth, death and migration per region

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Regions Population on 1 January (number) Population density (number) Live born children Live born children (number) Live born children Live born children, ratio (per 1,000) Deaths Deaths (number) Deaths Deaths, ratio (per 1,000) Natural increase (number) Arrivals in municipality Total arrivals (number) Arrivals in municipality Total arrivals, ratio (per 1,000) Arrivals in municipality Due to immigration (number) Arrivals in municipality Due to intermunicipal moves (number) Departures from municipality Total departures including administra... (number) Departures from municipality Total departures including adm..., ratio (per 1,000) Departures from municipality Due to emigration including administr... (number) Departures from municipality Due to intermunicipal moves (number) Net migration including administrative.. (number) Population growth Population growth (number) Population growth Population growth, ratio (per 1,000) Population on 31 December (number)
The Netherlands 17,942,942 533 166,143 9.2 172,165 9.6 -6,022 1,119,203 62.2 316,305 802,898 1,011,435 56.2 208,537 802,898 107,768 101,085 5.6 18,044,027
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,767,380 213 14,537 8.2 19,485 11.0 -4,948 118,746 67.1 38,559 80,187 107,603 60.8 14,833 92,770 11,143 6,204 3.5 1,773,584
Oost-Nederland (LD) 3,788,930 391 35,529 9.3 36,280 9.5 -751 204,228 53.7 41,699 162,529 178,721 47.0 31,398 147,323 25,507 24,612 6.5 3,813,542
West-Nederland (LD) 8,608,638 998 83,518 9.7 76,704 8.9 6,814 555,520 64.3 155,538 399,982 512,980 59.4 115,861 397,119 42,540 48,888 5.7 8,657,526
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 3,777,994 536 32,559 8.6 39,696 10.5 -7,137 240,709 63.5 80,509 160,200 212,131 56.0 46,445 165,686 28,578 21,381 5.7 3,799,375
Flevoland (PV) 450,826 320 4,890 10.8 3,033 6.7 1,857 28,001 61.7 7,042 20,959 24,275 53.5 5,968 18,307 3,726 5,569 12.4 456,395
Gelderland (PV) 2,149,071 433 19,481 9.0 21,466 10.0 -1,985 120,167 55.8 23,265 96,902 105,832 49.1 16,682 89,150 14,335 12,287 5.7 2,161,358
Noord-Holland (PV) 2,976,487 1,118 28,312 9.5 26,284 8.8 2,028 210,844 70.7 68,512 142,332 197,166 66.1 49,929 147,237 13,678 15,529 5.2 2,992,016
Zuid-Holland (PV) 3,840,460 1,423 37,271 9.7 34,366 8.9 2,905 239,313 62.1 67,342 171,971 219,037 56.9 50,923 168,114 20,276 22,937 6.0 3,863,397
Zeeland (PV) 391,634 220 3,334 8.5 4,503 11.5 -1,169 20,568 52.4 5,060 15,508 18,040 46.0 3,959 14,081 2,528 1,335 3.4 392,969
Noord-Friesland (CR) 328,736 220 2,814 8.5 3,398 10.3 -584 17,825 54.1 3,828 13,997 15,985 48.5 2,601 13,384 1,840 1,237 3.8 329,973
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 142,350 163 1,202 8.4 1,524 10.7 -322 5,979 41.9 640 5,339 5,231 36.7 561 4,670 748 419 2.9 142,769
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 190,818 196 1,668 8.7 2,224 11.6 -556 9,530 49.9 1,070 8,460 8,300 43.4 895 7,405 1,230 662 3.5 191,480
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 255,655 369 2,623 10.2 2,278 8.9 345 13,413 52.3 3,093 10,320 12,240 47.7 2,791 9,449 1,173 1,508 5.9 257,163
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 386,554 357 3,569 9.2 3,969 10.2 -400 20,291 52.3 4,725 15,566 17,692 45.6 3,823 13,869 2,599 2,172 5.6 388,726
Delft en Westland (CR) 244,895 1,626 2,165 8.8 2,009 8.2 156 19,616 79.8 7,454 12,162 18,150 73.9 5,831 12,319 1,466 1,617 6.6 246,512
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 348,579 738 3,888 11.1 3,055 8.7 833 17,090 48.8 2,785 14,305 14,646 41.8 2,296 12,350 2,444 3,267 9.4 351,846
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 381,090 1,070 3,906 10.2 3,693 9.7 213 18,804 49.2 2,946 15,858 17,308 45.3 2,369 14,939 1,496 1,704 4.5 382,794
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 105,612 145 819 7.7 1,321 12.5 -502 4,997 47.2 1,967 3,030 3,978 37.6 1,422 2,556 1,019 513 4.9 106,125
Overig Zeeland (CR) 286,022 272 2,515 8.8 3,182 11.1 -667 15,571 54.4 3,093 12,478 14,062 49.1 2,537 11,525 1,509 822 2.9 286,844
Flevoland (CR) 450,826 320 4,890 10.8 3,033 6.7 1,857 28,001 61.7 7,042 20,959 24,275 53.5 5,968 18,307 3,726 5,569 12.4 456,395
Albrandswaard 26,428 1,220 245 9.2 192 7.2 53 1,490 56.1 124 1,366 1,265 47.6 114 1,151 225 279 10.6 26,707
Ameland 3,839 68 25 6.5 38 9.9 -13 226 59.2 87 139 252 66.0 85 167 -26 -39 -10.2 3,800
Andel
Andijk
Baarland
Berkelland 43,933 170 331 7.5 526 12.0 -195 1,524 34.7 186 1,338 1,344 30.6 163 1,181 180 -16 -0.4 43,917
Brandwijk
Broek in Waterland
Cadzand
Dinkelland 26,739 152 250 9.4 332 12.4 -82 932 34.9 136 796 861 32.2 130 731 71 -11 -0.4 26,728
Dinteloord en Prinsenland
Dirksland
Drechterland 20,496 348 188 9.2 174 8.5 14 1,013 49.4 165 848 1,047 51.1 197 850 -34 -20 -1.0 20,476
Duiveland
Gaasterland
Giessenlanden
's-Graveland
's-Gravenzande
Haskerland
Heinkenszand
Het Hogeland 48,224 101 355 7.4 551 11.4 -196 2,850 59.1 202 2,648 2,698 56.0 187 2,511 152 -46 -1.0 48,178
Hollands Kroon 49,522 138 462 9.3 459 9.2 3 2,865 57.6 1,122 1,743 2,406 48.4 702 1,704 459 460 9.3 49,982
Hoogblokland
Hoogezand
Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Hoogland
Koggenland 23,587 294 231 9.7 259 10.9 -28 1,526 64.4 508 1,018 1,263 53.3 396 867 263 234 9.9 23,821
Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland
Land van Cuijk 91,722 269 832 9.0 936 10.1 -104 4,423 47.9 721 3,702 3,218 34.9 487 2,731 1,205 1,095 11.9 92,817
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


Population growth in The Netherlands by birth, death and migration by sex and region.

In addition to national data, information is presented by group of provinces, province, COROP region and municipality.

The regional totals shown concern cumulated municipal data. Where changes of municipal boundaries transect regional boundaries, the municipal classifications concerns the most recent situation. The municipality of Vianen, for example, was annexed by the province of Utrecht on 1 January 2002, and is classified under the province of Utrecht in the Table.

Data available from: 1942

Status of the figures:
All data recorded in this publication are final data.
Up to 1977 data may differ from other published data on StatLine. This is due to differences between the data files used by Statistics Netherlands and the official data as published in 'Loop van de bevolking per gemeente'.

Changes as of 9 July 2025:
Final figures of 2024 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
In the 3rd quarter of 2026 figures of 2025 will be added in this table.

Description topics

Population on 1 January
Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area.
In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.
Population density
Inhabitants per km2 land area.

Available in this table from 1995.
Live born children
Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
Live born children are recorded in the municipality of residence of the baby's mother (or occasionally the father). It is, therefore, not necessarily the municipality where the birth occurred.

1942-1962: excluding live born children after a pregnancy lasting less than 26 weeks deceased before registration of birth.
Live born children
Live born children, ratio
Live born children per 1,000 of the average population.
Not available by sex.

Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.
Deaths
Death:
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor.
Deaths represent the number of deaths in the 'de jure' population of the municipality of residence of the deceased, not the municipality where the death occurred.

1942-1962: excluding live born children after a pregnancy lasting less than 26 weeks deceased before registration of birth.
Deaths
Deaths, ratio
Deaths per 1,000 of the average population.
Not available by sex.

Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.
Natural increase
The number of live births minus the number of deaths.

Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
Live born children are recorded in the municipality of residence of the baby's mother (or occasionally the father). It is, therefore, not necessarily the municipality where the birth occurred.
1942-1962: excluding live born children after a pregnancy lasting less than 26 weeks deceased before registration of birth..

Death:
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor.
Deaths represent the number of deaths in the 'de jure' population of the municipality of residence of the deceased, not the municipality where the death occurred.
1942-1962: excluding live born children after a pregnancy lasting less than 26 weeks deceased before registration of birth.

Arrivals in municipality
Arrivals in the municipality due to immigration or intermunicipal move.

Immigration:
People moving to the Netherlands from another country.

Intermunicipal move:
A move from one municipality to another.
Total arrivals
Total arrivals, ratio
Total arrivals per 1,000 of the average population.
Not available by sex.

Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.
Due to immigration
Immigration:
People moving to the Netherlands from another country.
Available in this table from 1960.
From 1960 up to October 1994, with a few exeptions, persons with the Dutch nationality were registered if they planned to stay for more than 30 days.
For persons who did not have a Dutch passport the corresponding period was 180 days.
From October 1994, the requirements for registration are met, both for Dutch residents and non-Dutch residents, if the anticipated length of stay in the first six months after settlement is at least four months.

Break in series external migration
As a result of an improved production process, a small shift has occurred in the figures on external migration.
From 2010 the following changes have been implemented.
- administrative entries preceding emigration are now considered as immigration;
- administrative removals followed by immigration are now considered as emigration
Due to intermunicipal moves
Intermunicipal move:
A move from one municipality to another, excluding changes caused by an adjustment of municipal borders.

Available in this table from 1960.
Departures from municipality
Departures from the municipality due to emigration or intermunicipal move.

Emigration:
People leaving for another country.

Intermunicipal move:
A move from one municipality to another, excluding changes caused by an adjustment of municipal borders.

Total departures including administra...
Total departures including net administrative corrections.
Data on departures including net administrative corrections give a better impression of the true level of departures than data excluding net administrative corrections.

Break in series administrative corrections
Until 1977, Statistics Netherlands had no information on administrative corrections available at the municipal level. The figures up to 1977 do not include administrative corrections.

Administrative correction:
Entry in and removal from the municipal population register for reasons other than birth, death, arrival, departure or municipal boundary change. The majority of administrative corrections refer to persons who are no longer living in their former place of residence, usually because they have settled in a foreign country. Administrative corrections resulting in registration usually concern persons who have been found (in their former place of residence or elsewhere) and are entered into the municipal population registers. This explains why the net administrative corrections are included in emigration (and net migration) but not in immigration.

Net administrative corrections:
Administrative entries minus administrative removals.

Administrative entry:
Decision by a municipality, at the request of the person concerned, to include that person in its population while it has no knowledge of birth, immigration or establishment of that person from another municipality in the Netherlands.

Administrative removal:
Decision by a municipality no longer to include a person in its population, once it has established that the address of the person is unknown, the person cannot be contacted and probably no longer resides in a municipality in the Netherlands.
Total departures including adm..., ratio
Total departures including net administrative corrections per 1,000 of the average population.
Data on departures including net administrative corrections give a better impression of the true level of departures than data excluding net administrative corrections.

Not available by sex.

Break in series administrative corrections
Until 1977, Statistics Netherlands had no information on administrative corrections available at the municipal level. The figures up to 1977 do not include administrative corrections.

Administrative correction:
Entry in and removal from the municipal population register for reasons other than birth, death, arrival, departure or municipal boundary change. The majority of administrative corrections refer to persons who are no longer living in their former place of residence, usually because they have settled in a foreign country. Administrative corrections resulting in registration usually concern persons who have been found (in their former place of residence or elsewhere) and are entered into the municipal population registers. This explains why the net administrative corrections are included in emigration (and net migration) but not in immigration.

Net administrative corrections:
Administrative entries minus administrative removals.

Administrative entry:
Decision by a municipality, at the request of the person concerned, to include that person in its population while it has no knowledge of birth, immigration or establishment of that person from another municipality in the Netherlands.

Administrative removal:
Decision by a municipality no longer to include a person in its population, once it has established that the address of the person is unknown, the person cannot be contacted and probably no longer resides in a municipality in the Netherlands.

Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.
Due to emigration including administr...
Emigration including net administrative corrections.
Data on emigration including net administrative corrections give a better impression of the true level of emigration than data excluding net administrative corrections.

Break in series administrative corrections
Until 1977, Statistics Netherlands had no information on administrative corrections available at the municipal level. The figures up to 1977 do not include administrative corrections.

Break in series external migration
As a result of an improved production process, a small shift has occurred in the figures on external migration.
From 2010 the following changes have been implemented.
- administrative entries preceding emigration are now considered as immigration;
- administrative removals followed by immigration are now considered as emigration

Emigration:
People leaving for another country.
Until October 1994, persons who had the intention to leave the Netherlands for a period exceeding 360 days were deregistered. From October 1994, the anticipated length of stay abroad in the year after settlement in another country is at least eight months.

Administrative correction:
Entry in and removal from the municipal population register for reasons other than birth, death, arrival, departure or municipal boundary change. The majority of administrative corrections refer to persons who are no longer living in their former place of residence, usually because they have settled in a foreign country. Administrative corrections resulting in registration usually concern persons who have been found (in their former place of residence or elsewhere) and are entered into the municipal population registers. This explains why the net administrative corrections are included in emigration (and net migration) but not in immigration.
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Net administrative corrections:
Administrative entries minus administrative removals.

Administrative entry:
Decision by a municipality, at the request of the person concerned, to include that person in its population while it has no knowledge of birth, immigration or establishment of that person from another municipality in the Netherlands.

Administrative removal:
Decision by a municipality no longer to include a person in its population, once it has established that the address of the person is unknown, the person cannot be contacted and probably no longer resides in a municipality in the Netherlands.

Due to intermunicipal moves
Intermunicipal move:
A move from one municipality to another, excluding changes caused by an adjustment of municipal borders.

Available in this table from 1960.
Net migration including administrative..
Net migration including administrative corrections
Data on net migration including net administrative corrections give a better impression of the true level of net migration than data excluding net administrative corrections.

Break in series administrative corrections:
Until 1977, Statistics Netherlands had no information on administrative corrections available at the municipal level. The figures up to 1977 do not include administrative corrections.

Administrative correction:
Entry in and removal from the municipal population register for reasons other than birth, death, arrival, departure or municipal boundary change. The majority of administrative corrections refer to persons who are no longer living in their former place of residence, usually because they have settled in a foreign country. Administrative corrections resulting in registration usually concern persons who have been found (in their former place of residence or elsewhere) and are entered into the municipal population registers. This explains why the net administrative corrections are included in emigration (and net migration) but not in immigration.

Net administrative corrections:
Administrative entries minus administrative removals.

Administrative entry:
Decision by a municipality, at the request of the person concerned, to include that person in its population while it has no knowledge of birth, immigration or establishment of that person from another municipality in the Netherlands.

Administrative removal:
Decision by a municipality no longer to include a person in its population, once it has established that the address of the person is unknown, the person cannot be contacted and probably no longer resides in a municipality in the Netherlands.
Population growth
The increase or decrease of the population.
Including other corrections.

Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.

Other corrections:
Changes on personal data in the municipal population registers which does not exactly match the difference between the size and composition of the population in two subsequent years.

1942 - 1959: In case of border changes or reclassification of municipalities in the course of a year, the numbers of inhabitants concerned are included in the other corrections. In the case of border changes or reclassifications that take place on 1 January, the reclassified inhabitants are not included in the other corrections; in those cases, they represent the difference between the initial population position and last year's final position. The changes per municipality are reported under (clicking on) the relevant municipality names.
1948: Including corrections that proved necessary on the basis of the 12th Census (1947) were settled.
1954: Including the killed, missing victims of the flood disaster 1953, who were first removed from the population register in 1954.
1958: Including the Ambonese living in the municipality in a residential area, who were entered in the population register in the last two months of 1958.

Population growth
Population growth, ratio
Population growth per 1,000 of the population at the start of the relevant period.
Not available by sex.
Population on 31 December
Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a Dutch municipality.