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Netherlands

Netherlands / NL

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Netherlands in numbers.

Area41,540 kmยฒWorld # 132 โ†’Population18.1MWorld # 71 โ†’Population density435.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 25 โ†’Life expectancy82 yearsWorld # 37 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 73,684World # 16 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Netherlands across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area41,540 kmยฒWorld # 132 / 2023 โ†’Population18.1MWorld # 71 / 2025 โ†’Population density435.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 25 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,581World # 175 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.5%World # 135 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 168 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate9.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 168 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 47 / 2024 โ†’Median age41.4 yearsWorld # 46 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+20.9%World # 30 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.9%World # 180 / 2025 โ†’Urban population95.9%World # 15 / 2025 โ†’Net migration104.7KWorld # 16 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate5.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 19 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share16.2%World # 54 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy82 yearsWorld # 37 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy70 yearsWorld # 19 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 34 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate20.5%World # 77 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 73,684World # 16 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 1.3TWorld # 18 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 87,320World # 13 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.8%World # 153 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.3%World # 91 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.9%World # 120 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment8.8%World # 129 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,439 hours/yearWorld # 124 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)25.7World # 157 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.2%World # 56 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people6,563.3 per million peopleWorld # 9 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)2.3%World # 16 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people115 per million peopleWorld # 23 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,467 kcal/dayWorld # 26 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person71.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 60 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production668.2K tWorld # 59 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area11.1%World # 160 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person6,386 kWh/personWorld # 29 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person6.3 tWorld # 46 / 2024 โ†’Internet use97%World # 20 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions128.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 63 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 161 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 171 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.9%World # 70 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament43.3%World # 20 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals7.3MWorld # 29 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 10.9BWorld # 19 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites13 sitesWorld # 24 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupUnaffiliated2019 / 54.1%Main languageDutchMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal41,793 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightDutchLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country