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Netherlands

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Capital
Amsterdam
Currency
Aruban florin (Aruba) · Caribbean guilder (Curaçao, Sint Maarten) · United States dollar (Caribbean Netherlands) · euro (European Netherlands)
Continent
Europe (European Netherlands)
Area
42,201 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q29999 · Official languages: Dutch
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
18.09M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
1.33T · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
73.68K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.26 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
3.87 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.43 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
81.97 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Netherlands: 18.09M
Netherlands · Population16.17M16.69M17.22M17.74M18.26M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · Population · people
YearNetherlands
202518,087,633
202417,993,485
202317,877,117
202217,700,982
202117,533,044
202017,441,500
201917,344,874
201817,231,624
201717,131,296
201617,030,314
201516,939,923
201416,865,008
201316,804,432
201216,754,962
201116,693,074
201016,615,394
200916,530,388
200816,445,593
200716,381,696
200616,346,101
current US$ · 20062025
2025Netherlands: 1.33T
Netherlands · GDP678.08B856.63B1.04T1.21T1.39T2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · GDP · current US$
YearNetherlands
20251,332,767,651,100.39
20241,213,936,238,063.28
20231,135,475,867,551
20221,046,540,797,548.64
20211,054,472,123,449.6
2020932,560,861,701.17
2019928,903,005,576.47
2018929,733,599,796.86
2017848,233,537,845.88
2016797,163,949,289.89
2015775,743,675,302.73
2014901,556,501,756.47
2013883,951,539,006.67
2012845,689,017,065.63
2011913,140,741,332.69
2010852,464,982,433.34
2009878,954,223,140.23
2008957,901,566,041.41
2007853,499,460,872.55
2006737,593,995,289.41

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Netherlands: 73.68K
Netherlands · GDP per capita42.27K50.84K59.4K67.97K76.54K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNetherlands
202573,683.92
202467,465.32
202363,515.6
202259,123.32
202160,141.99
202053,467.93
201953,554.9
201853,955.08
201749,513.68
201646,808.53
201545,793.81
201453,457.22
201352,602.29
201250,473.94
201154,701.77
201051,305.73
200953,172.03
200858,246.7
200752,100.8
200645,123.54
% · 20062025
2025Netherlands: 3.26
Netherlands · Inflation-0.652.255.168.0610.972006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · Inflation · %
YearNetherlands
20253.26
20243.35
20233.84
202210
20212.68
20201.27
20192.63
20181.7
20171.38
20160.32
20150.6
20140.98
20132.51
20122.46
20112.34
20101.28
20091.19
20082.49
20071.61
20061.1

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Netherlands: 3.87
Netherlands · Unemployment2.984.195.46.617.822006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNetherlands
20253.87
20243.7
20233.54
20223.53
20214.21
20203.82
20193.38
20183.83
20174.84
20166.01
20156.87
20147.42
20137.24
20125.82
20114.98
20104.99
20094.35
20083.66
20074.15
20065.01

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Netherlands:
Netherlands · Fertility rate1.391.51.611.721.832006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNetherlands
2025No data available
20241.43
20231.43
20221.49
20211.62
20201.54
20191.57
20181.59
20171.62
20161.66
20151.66
20141.71
20131.68
20121.72
20111.76
20101.79
20091.79
20081.77
20071.72
20061.72

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Netherlands:
Netherlands · Life expectancy79.4680.1880.981.6382.352006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Netherlands · Life expectancy · years
YearNetherlands
2025No data available
202481.97
202381.86
202281.61
202181.31
202081.36
201982.11
201881.81
201781.76
201681.56
201581.51
201481.71
201381.3
201281.1
201181.2
201080.7
200980.55
200880.25
200780.1
200679.7
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology