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The population of the Netherlands grew by 85.3 thousand in the first three quarters of 2024.

Population dynamics Periods

The population of the Netherlands grew by 39.0 thousand in the first half of 2024.

Deaths among the Dutch population by main primary causes of death, age (at time of death) and sex

In 2023, 1,862 people took their own lives.

The population of the Netherlands grew by 19.8 thousand in Q1 2024

The mortality figure for 2023 was 169 thousand, representing a fall of around 750 compared to 2022.

In 2023, the population of the Netherlands is estimated to have grown by 140 thousand to 17.9 million. This is a slower growth rate than in 2022, when 227 thousand people were added.

The Dutch population will continue to increase in the coming years, but less rapidly than in recent years.

Forecast; population, births, deaths and migration with forecast intervals

Mortality from COVID-19 has further decreased in 2023.

In the first three quarters of 2023, the population of the Netherlands grew by 110.7 thousand to 17.9 million.

In Q3 2023, there were 37.6 thousand deaths, 1.8 thousand or 5 percent more than was expected.

The population of the Netherlands grew by 54.8 thousand in the first half of 2023. In the first half of 2022, the increase still amounted to 119.2 thousand

Immigration and emigration and the administrative corrections in the Netherlands by country of birth, sex, age and marital status,

In the second quarter of 2023, mortality stood at slightly over 39 thousand. This is 1.9 thousand (5 percent) more than expected. In three weeks of June, there was excess mortality among long-term...

Just over half of the 171 thousand deaths in 2021 involved a medical end-of-life decision. Thirty percent of deaths involved relief of pain or disease symptoms.

Deaths by medical end-of-life decision, age and cause of death

In the first quarter of 2023, the population of the Netherlands grew by 27.4 thousand. The increase was entirely due to immigration; there were more deaths than births.

In March, around 18 thousand deaths were recorded. This is 1.3 thousand more than expected, but the level was just below excess mortality.

In February, around 14 thousand deaths were recorded. This exceeds expected mortality by approximately 100.

How has the country been affected by the pandemic? Aside from distinct waves of excess mortality, there were numerous other outliers in national statistics.

In January 2023, altogether nearly 15 thousand deaths were recorded, exceeding the expected mortality by more than 1,250 (9 percent).

In 2022, a total of 170 thousand deaths were recorded. This is 14.5 thousand (9.3 percent) more than was expected.

The population of the Netherlands will continue to grow over the next five decades, to 20.7 million inhabitants in 2070. It is expected to reach 18 million by 2024 and cross the 19-million mark by...