Indicator	Value
Total population	18,000,000–18,200,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 18,230,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 17,990,000 people
Median age	41.4 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	82–82.2 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 81.97 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 82.16 years
Ethnic groups	Dutch 75.4%, EU (excluding Dutch) 6.4%, Turkish 2.4%, Moroccan 2.4%, Surinamese 2.1%, Indonesian 2%, other 9.3% (2021 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Dutch (official), Frisian (official in Fryslan province)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Roman Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.8% (includes Dutch Reformed, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, Calvinist), Muslim 5%, other 5.9% (includes Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish), none 54.1% (2019 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	93.2% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	0.649 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	9.2 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	9.6 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	95.6 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Balkan Romani Caribbean Hindustani Central Romani Dutch Dutch Sign Language German Gronings Hindeloopen-Molkwerum Frisian Limburgan Middle Dutch Old Dutch-Old Frankish Old Frisian Papiamento Schiermonnikoog Frisian Sinte-Manus Romani Sranan Tongo Standard Indonesian Terschelling Frisian Vlax Romani Western Flemish Western Frisian Western Yiddish Yeniche Zeeuws Glottolog [2026]