In 2023, there were around 529 inhabitants per square kilometer in the Netherlands. The province of South Holland experienced the highest population density among Dutch provinces with 1,410 inhabitant per square kilometer. Drenthe, on the other hand, experienced the lowest population density with 191 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Population density in the Netherlands in 2023, by province
(inhabitants per square kilometer)
Characteristic
Inhabitants per square kilometer
Netherlands
529
South Holland
1,410
North Holland
1,109
Utrecht
935
North Brabant
536
Limburg
526
Gelderland
430
Overijssel
357
Flevoland
315
Groningen
257
Zeeland
220
Friesland
197
Drenthe
191
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Inhabitants per square kilometer5295291,4101,4101,1091,109935935536536526526430430357357315315257257220220197197191191NetherlandsSouth HollandNorth HollandUtrechtNorth BrabantLimburgGelderlandOverijsselFlevolandGroningenZeelandFrieslandDrenthe
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (June 15, 2023). Population density in the Netherlands in 2023, by province (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404371/netherlands-population-density-by-province/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Population density in the Netherlands in 2023, by province (inhabitants per square kilometer)." Chart. June 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404371/netherlands-population-density-by-province/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2023). Population density in the Netherlands in 2023, by province (inhabitants per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404371/netherlands-population-density-by-province/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Population Density in The Netherlands in 2023, by Province (Inhabitants per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404371/netherlands-population-density-by-province/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Population density in the Netherlands in 2023, by province (inhabitants per square kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404371/netherlands-population-density-by-province/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Population density in the Netherlands in 2023, by province (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, June 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404371/netherlands-population-density-by-province/
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