Europe & Central Asia · High income
Netherlands: key statistics
Netherlands has 18.1m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $73,684. Below: 73 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- US dollar, euro USD · EUR
- Languages
- Dutch
- ISO codes
- NLNLD
Population18.1m2025 · rank 71 of 217GDP$1.3tn2025 · rank 18 of 211GDP per capita$73,6842025 · rank 17 of 211Life expectancy82.0 yrs2024 · rank 37 of 217Internet users97.0%2024 · rank 17 of 188Fertility1.432024 · rank 170 of 217CO₂ per person6.60 t2024 · rank 37 of 203Inflation3.2%2025 · rank 90 of 180
topic profiles
Netherlands, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Netherlands by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 18.1m | 2025 | 71/217 | 13/58 | +6.8% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.52% | 2025 | 135/217 | 22/58 | +0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 95.9% | 2025 | 15/217 | 4/58 | +5.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.43 | 2024 | 170/217 | 31/58 | −16% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 20.9% | 2025 | 30/217 | 25/58 | +3.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.9% | 2025 | 181/217 | 35/58 | −1.7 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 534.4 | 2024 | 22/216 | 5/57 | +6.8% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 9.2 | 2024 | 170/217 | 28/58 | −12% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 41,540 km² | 2024 | 132/216 | 39/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.3tn | 2025 | 18/211 | 8/57 | +72% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $73,684 | 2025 | 17/211 | 12/57 | +61% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $87,320 | 2025 | 13/199 | 5/53 | +71% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $68,530 | 2025 | 15/201 | 9/53 | +38% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.8% | 2025 | 154/210 | 32/56 | −0.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.3% | 2025 | 137/210 | 32/56 | −0.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.7% | 2025 | 151/198 | 36/56 | −0.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 17.7% | 2025 | 143/201 | 46/57 | +0.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 70.4% | 2025 | 34/201 | 11/57 | −0.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 19.8% | 2025 | 124/175 | 44/51 | −2.4 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 27.7% | 2025 | 50/163 | 13/49 | +0.7 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.2% | 2025 | 90/180 | 30/49 | +2.6 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 0.4% | 2013 | — | — | −0.3 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 1.5% | 2013 | — | — | −1.5 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 194/210 | 47/57 | −1.8% | — | |
| Government debt | 54.2% | 1994 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 25.3% | 2024 | 14/142 | 9/48 | +3.7 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 40.0% | 2023 | 18/142 | 12/47 | −2.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.19% | 2025 | 52/156 | 20/47 | +1.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 80.7% | 2025 | 16/184 | 6/52 | −3.3 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 69.5% | 2025 | 35/184 | 11/52 | −6.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 150.1% | 2025 | 22/184 | 9/52 | −10.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 7.6% | 2025 | 24/185 | 6/50 | +2.7 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.3% | 2025 | 166/197 | 39/51 | −48.2 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.4% | 2025 | 141/178 | 39/50 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 7.3m | 2020 | 29/196 | 18/51 | −33% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.9% | 2025 | 121/187 | 39/49 | −3.0 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 8.8% | 2025 | 130/187 | 43/49 | −2.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 67.2% | 2025 | 43/187 | 4/49 | +0.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 62.7% | 2025 | 31/187 | 3/49 | +2.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.1% | 2021 | 133/151 | 38/47 | ±0.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.1% | 2021 | 144/151 | 43/47 | −0.1 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 14.5% | 2021 | 112/145 | 29/47 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 25.7 | 2021 | 145/151 | 43/47 | −7.6% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 146/167 | 33/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 43.3% | 2025 | 20/190 | 8/52 | +6.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 104.2% | 2023 | 57/191 | 11/53 | −2.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 137.5% | 2023 | 4/176 | 4/53 | +26.1 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 86.6% | 2023 | 19/172 | 10/52 | +10.8 pp | 43.6% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.8 | 2017 | 146/173 | 30/48 | −36% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.2% | 2022 | 56/184 | 17/49 | −0.2 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.0 yrs | 2024 | 37/217 | 22/58 | +0.3% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 3.4 | 2024 | 165/196 | 27/52 | −2.9% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.9 | 2024 | 166/196 | 27/52 | −4.9% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 4 | 2023 | 177/194 | 40/51 | −33% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 10.0% | 2024 | 29/193 | 10/52 | −0.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $6,845 | 2024 | 11/193 | 9/52 | +22% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.88 | 2022 | 34/180 | 24/50 | +20% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 89% | 2024 | 107/193 | 38/51 | −7.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2023 | 134/153 | 29/35 | −0.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 1.5% | 2009 | 147/154 | 22/28 | +0.2 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 23/206 | 14/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 97.7% | 2024 | 76/203 | 39/54 | −0.1 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 97.0% | 2024 | 17/188 | 10/51 | +5.3 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 128.5 | 2024 | 63/210 | 21/56 | +12% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 43.0 | 2024 | 20/208 | 13/55 | +6.8% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 73/215 | 38/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 29/192 | 13/51 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 6.60 t | 2024 | 37/203 | 14/49 | −31% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 12.2% | 2021 | 132/212 | 39/54 | +7.5 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 33.1% | 2021 | 87/206 | 32/51 | +22.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 11.0% | 2024 | 166/214 | 45/57 | +0.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 29.8% | 2024 | 29/206 | 13/53 | −1.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 74.9% | 2022 | 23/177 | 5/47 | −22.6 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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