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Population in Netherlands
17 595 100
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Netherlands is 17 595 100 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 779 304 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 056 427 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 131 206 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 7 546 099 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 307 879 people, and the centenarians in Netherlands over 80 years old - 774 184 people.
Population size in Netherlands by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 779 304 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 056 427 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 131 206 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 7 546 099 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 307 879 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 774 184 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Netherlands
Total in Netherlands permanent residents 8 507 231 men (48.35%) and 9 087 869 women (51.65%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 548 967 / 6.2% | 439 174 / 5.5% | 48% |
| 5 – 9 | 548 967 / 6.2% | 430 728 / 5.4% | 47.8% |
| 10 - 14 | 489 847 / 5.5% | 388 500 / 4.9% | 47.8% |
| 15 - 19 | 413 836 / 4.6% | 337 826 / 4.3% | 48.3% |
| 20 - 24 | 489 847 / 5.5% | 405 391 / 5.1% | 49.3% |
| 25 - 29 | 726 325 / 8.3% | 608 087 / 7.5% | 49.2% |
| 30 - 34 | 709 434 / 8.1% | 608 087 / 7.5% | 49.7% |
| 35 - 39 | 650 315 / 7.4% | 591 196 / 7.3% | 51.4% |
| 40 - 44 | 599 641 / 6.8% | 557 413 / 6.9% | 51.8% |
| 45 - 49 | 548 967 / 6.2% | 515 185 / 6.4% | 52.1% |
| 50 - 54 | 624 978 / 7.1% | 624 978 / 7.7% | 53.9% |
| 55 - 59 | 658 760 / 7.5% | 717 880 / 8.8% | 55.8% |
| 60 - 64 | 548 967 / 6.2% | 641 870 / 7.9% | 57.6% |
| 65 - 69 | 380 054 / 4.2% | 506 739 / 6.3% | 60.7% |
| 70 - 74 | 160 467 / 1.6% | 270 261 / 3.5% | 66.1% |
| 75 - 79 | 202 695 / 2.1% | 422 283 / 5.3% | 70.3% |
| 80+ | 143 576 / 1.4% | 380 054 / 4.8% | 75.5% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Netherlands: have higher education 22.8% (4 011 683 people), incomplete higher education — 2.8% (492 663 people), secondary vocational — 35.8% (6 299 046 people), 11 classes — 15.8% (2 780 026 people), 9 classes — 8.8% (1 548 369 people), 5 classes — 8.1% (1 425 203 people), have no education — 0.5% (87 976 people), illiterate — 0.5% (87 976 people).
| Higher education | 4 011 683 / 22.8% |
| Incomplete higher | 492 663 / 2.8% |
| Secondary vocational | 6 299 046 / 35.8% |
| Elementary school | 2 780 026 / 15.8% |
| Middle school | 1 548 369 / 8.8% |
| High school | 1 425 203 / 8.1% |
| Without education | 87 976 / 0.5% |
| Illiterate | 87 976 / 0.5% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Netherlands
Total in Netherlands the number of officially employed population is 11 735 932 people (66.7%), pensioners 4 750 677 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 580 638 people (3.3%).
| Employed population | 11 735 932 / 66.7% |
| Unemployed | 580 638 / 3.3% |
| Pensioners | 4 750 677 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Netherlands have a disability 1 606 433 people, what constitutes 9.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 241 053 (1.37.%), disabled of the group II are 636 943 (3.62.%), disabled of the group III are 610 550 (3.47.%), disabled children 117 887 (0.67.%).
| Total disabled | 1 606 433 / 9.13% |
| Disabled of the group I | 241 053 / 1.37% |
| Disabled of the group II | 636 943 / 3.62% |
| Disabled of the group III | 610 550 / 3.47% |
| Disabled children | 117 887 / 0.67% |