Population; key figures
| Periods | Private households One-person households (x 1 000) | Private households Multi-person households (x 1 000) | Population growth Natural increase (number) | Population growth Natural increase, rate (per 1 000 inhabitants) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,266 | 5,004 | ||
| Source: CBS. | ||||
Dataset is not available.
Key figures on the population of the Netherlands.
The following information is available:
- Population by sex;
- Population by marital status;
- Population by age (groups);
- Population by origin;
- Private households;
- Persons in institutional households;
- Population growth;
- Population density.
CBS is in transition towards a new classification of the population by origin. Greater emphasis is now placed on where a person was born, aside from where that person’s parents were born. The term ‘migration background’ is no longer used in this regard. The main categories western/non-western are being replaced by categories based on continents and a few countries that share a specific migration history with the Netherlands. The new classification is being implemented gradually in tables and publications on population by origin.
Data available from: 1950
Figures on population by origin are only available from 2022 at this moment. The periods 1996 through 2021 will be added to the table at a later time.
Status of the figures:
All the figures are final.
Changes as of 9 August 2023:
Final figures with regard to population growth for 2022 and final figures of the population on 1 January 2023 have been added.
Changes as of 26 April 2023:
None, this is a new table. This table succeeds the table Population; key figures; 1950-2022. See section 3.
The following changes have been implemented compared to the discontinued table:
- The topic folder 'Population by migration background' has been replaced by 'Population by origin';
- The underlying topic folders regarding 'first and second generation migration background' have been replaced by 'Born in the Netherlands' and 'Born abroad';
- The origin countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey have been assigned to the continent of Asia (previously Europe).
When will new figures be published?
In the last quarter of 2024 final figures with regard to population growth for 2023 and final figures of the population on 1 January 2024 will be added.
Description topics
- Private households
- Up to and including 1987 the figures refer to the situation on 31 December, 1988-1994 to the midyear situation, from 1995 onwards to the situation on 1 January.
Private household:
A collection of one or more people sharing the same living space, who provide their own everyday needs in a private, non-commercial way.
Break in series of (persons in) private households
As a result of the improved survey method for persons in institutional households, a break in series has occurred as of 2014 in the number of single-person households/single persons. Around 35 thousand persons mainly categorised as single persons according to the previous method have shifted to institutional households. As a result, the number of single persons only rose by a few thousand between 2013 and 2014. Between 2012 and 2013, the increase was still 41 thousand persons. It also caused the total increase in the number of households to fall from 57 thousand between 2012 and 2013, to 21 thousand between 2013 and 2014. As of 2011, a new production method has been used to compile household data. To determine the household composition, this method also uses data on cohabiting couples from the Tax and Customs Administration in addition to data from the Personal Records Database (BRP). The results based on the new method are in line with previous results, although from 2011 there are some minor shifts between household composition categories. The biggest shift concerns the number of 'other households' and 'unmarried couples'. In 2011, the number of 'other households' was 10 thousand lower than in 2010. Correspondingly, the number of unmarried couples was 10 thousand higher.- One-person households
- One-person household:
Private household consisting of one person.
- Multi-person households
- Multi-person household:
A private household consisting of two or more people.
- Population growth
- The increase or decrease of the population.
Population
The total number of people residing in The Netherlands.
Only persons recorded in the population register of a Dutch municipality are included in the population. In principle, every person 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 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 to whom exemption rules apply with regard to inclusion in the population registers (for example diplomats and NATO military personnel) and persons without legal residence in the Netherlands.- Natural increase
- The number of live births minus the number of deaths within a given period.
Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
Death:
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor.
- Natural increase, rate
- Natural increase per 1,000 of the total average population.
Natural increase:
The number of live births minus the number of deaths within a given period.
Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
Death:
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor.