Netherlands - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Netherlands. Located at mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine (Rijn), Meuse (Maas), and Scheldt (Schelde)); about a quarter of the country lies below sea level and only about half of the land exceeds one meter above sea level. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.

Population Distribution

An area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, but sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country

People and Society

In Netherlands, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Dutch 75.4%, EU (excluding Dutch) 6.4%, Turkish 2.4%, Moroccan 2.4%, Surinamese 2.1%, Indonesian 2%, other 9.3% (2021 est.)

Population N/A
Pop growth rate 0.3% (2025 est.)
Birth rate 10.68 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate 9.7 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Current health expenditure N/A
Physicians Density N/A
Hospital bed Density 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.)
Total fertility rate 1.62 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 0.79 (2025 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate N/A
Est married women (ages 15-49) N/A
Literacy N/A
Education expenditures N/A
Net Migration rate N/A
Nationality Dutch | Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
Languages N/A
Religions N/A
Age Structure
0-14 years 15.2% (male 1,384,142/female 1,312,455)
15-64 years 64.1% (male 5,750,034/female 5,640,691)
65 years and over 20.7% (2024 est.) (male 1,709,924/female 1,975,132)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 56.8 (2025 est.)
Youth dependency ratio 23.7 (2025 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio 33 (2025 est.)
Potential support ratio 3 (2025 est.)
Median Age
Total 42.2 years (2025 est.)
Male 40.9 years
Female 43.5 years
Urbanization
Urban population 93.2% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.174 million AMSTERDAM (capital), 1.018 million Rotterdam (2023).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.87 male(s)/female
Total population 0.99 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
Male 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 81.9 years (2024 est.)
Male 80.3 years
Female 83.5 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Major Infectious diseases
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total 8.23 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer 3.95 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine 2.92 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits 1.36 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
Total 18.7% (2025 est.)
Male 21% (2025 est.)
Female 16.4% (2025 est.)
Child marriage
Demographic profile
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Netherlands is found in Western Europe