Population in cities of more than 1 million rose 0.488% to 2.17 mil in Netherlands in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million in Netherlands reached an all time high of 2.17 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.83 mil in 1960. When compared to Netherlands's main peers, population in cities of more than 1 million in Belgium amounted to 3.14 mil, 1.36 mil in Denmark, 8.04 mil in Germany and 18.4 mil in United Kingdom in 2021.
Netherlands has been ranked 82nd within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in Cities of More Than 1 million | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.90 | 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 3.02 | 3.04 | 3.06 | 3.08 | 3.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 7.79 | 7.84 | 7.89 | 7.94 | 7.98 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | mil | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | mil | 2.11 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | mil | 0.969 | 0.983 | 0.997 | 1.01 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | mil | 1.50 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.58 | 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 18.0 |
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