Population dynamics; month and year

Population dynamics; month and year

Periods Population at start of selected period (aantal) Total population growth (aantal) Population at end of selected period (aantal)
2025 March* 18,058,940 5,804 18,064,744
2025 April* 18,064,744 7,175 18,071,919
2025 May* 18,071,919 5,743 18,077,662
2025 June* 18,077,662 3,281 18,080,943
2025 July* 18,080,943 2,067 18,083,010
2025 August* 18,083,010 17,426 18,100,436
2025 September* 18,100,436 21,114 18,121,550
2025 October* 18,121,550 9,112 18,130,662
2025 November* 18,130,662 3,369 18,134,031
2025 December* 18,134,031 -2,793 18,131,238
2026 January* 18,131,238 26 18,131,264
2026 February* 18,131,264 6,001 18,137,265
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains information about the population dynamics of the Dutch population. These changes consist of live births, deaths, immigration, emigration (including administrative corrections) and other corrections. In addition, figures on the total population growth, beginning and end population are also included.

Data available from: January 1995.

Status of the figures:
The figures up to 2024 in this table are final. The figures as of 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of 31 March 2026:
The provisional figures of February 2026 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
At the end of each month provisional figures of the previous month will be added in this publication. Data for previous months may be subject to adjustment.

Description topics

Population at start of selected period
Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area.

In the population, only persons recorded in the population register of a Dutch municipality are included. In principle, everyone who lives in the Netherlands for an indefinite period is included in the population register of the municipality. Persons belonging to the population of the Netherlands, but for whom no permanent place of residence can be designated, are included in the population register of the municipality of The Hague. The population registers do not include the persons living in the Netherlands for whom exemption rules apply with regard to inclusion in the population registers (for example diplomats and NATO military personnel) and persons who do not legally reside in the Netherlands.
Total population growth
Population growth:
The increase or decrease of the population.
Population at end of selected period
Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area.

In the population, only persons recorded in the population register of a Dutch municipality are included. In principle, everyone who lives in the Netherlands for an indefinite period is included in the population register of the municipality. Persons belonging to the population of the Netherlands, but for whom no permanent place of residence can be designated, are included in the population register of the municipality of The Hague. The population registers do not include the persons living in the Netherlands for whom exemption rules apply with regard to inclusion in the population registers (for example diplomats and NATO military personnel) and persons who do not legally reside in the Netherlands.