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Netherlands: area, population and density
Netherlands has 33,670 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 18,087,633; calculated population density is 537 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Netherlands ranks 134th of 196 by land area, 72nd by population and 17th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 33,670 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 18,087,633World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 537 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Netherlands in the country comparison set
Netherlands has 33,670 sq km of land area and a population value of 18,087,633 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 134th by land area, 72nd by population, and 17th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Netherlands first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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