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Netherlands
Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Global rank#15out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

95.986.977.968.959.9196019932025Netherlands · 2025: 96Netherlands

Analytical takeaways

  • Netherlands records 96 for Urban population (% of total population) in 2025, ranking #15 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population (% of total population) increased from 60 in 1960 to 96 in 2025, a gain of 36.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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