Population · 2026

Population: ranking of municipalities

Population: the highest value is in Amsterdam (941,927) and the lowest in Schiermonnikoog (972). The median across 342 municipalities is 33,186.

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1Amsterdam941,927 2Rotterdam673,804 3The Hague569,468

#	Municipality	Province	Population
1	Amsterdam	North Holland	941,927
2	Rotterdam	South Holland	673,804
3	The Hague	South Holland	569,468
4	Utrecht	Utrecht	378,121
5	Eindhoven	North Brabant	249,783
6	Groningen	Groningen	244,427
7	Almere	Flevoland	232,619
8	Tilburg	North Brabant	230,746
9	Breda	North Brabant	190,204
10	Nijmegen	Gelderland	189,871
11	Arnhem	Gelderland	171,822
12	Apeldoorn	Gelderland	169,212
13	Haarlem	North Holland	168,898
14	Haarlemmermeer	North Holland	166,978
15	Zaanstad	North Holland	165,201
16	Amersfoort	Utrecht	163,764
17	Enschede	Overijssel	162,683
18	's-Hertogenbosch	North Brabant	162,295
19	Zwolle	Overijssel	134,147
20	Zoetermeer	South Holland	130,836
21	Leiden	South Holland	130,328
22	Leeuwarden	Friesland	130,162
23	Maastricht	Limburg	126,026
24	Ede	Gelderland	125,331
25	Dordrecht	South Holland	122,991
26	Westland	South Holland	118,874
27	Alphen aan den Rijn	South Holland	117,284
28	Alkmaar	North Holland	113,196
29	Delft	South Holland	110,089
30	Emmen	Drenthe	109,881
31	Deventer	Overijssel	105,111
32	Venlo	Limburg	104,195
33	Helmond	North Brabant	96,860
34	Purmerend	North Holland	96,182
35	Amstelveen	North Holland	95,840
36	Oss	North Brabant	95,549
37	Hilversum	North Holland	94,595
38	Land van Cuijk	North Brabant	93,645
39	Sittard-Geleen	Limburg	92,461
40	Hoeksche Waard	South Holland	91,445
41	Dijk en Waard	North Holland	91,411
42	Súdwest-Fryslân	Friesland	90,521
43	Nissewaard	South Holland	89,112
44	Heerlen	Limburg	87,764
45	Lelystad	Flevoland	85,781
46	Meierijstad	North Brabant	85,236
47	Hengelo	Overijssel	84,045
48	Schiedam	South Holland	81,931
49	Leidschendam-Voorburg	South Holland	78,916
50	Roosendaal	North Brabant	78,165
51	Gouda	South Holland	77,818
52	Vlaardingen	South Holland	77,480
53	Hoorn	North Holland	76,202
54	Almelo	Overijssel	75,166
55	Voorne aan Zee	South Holland	75,012
56	Veenendaal	Utrecht	70,779
57	Assen	Drenthe	70,769
58	Bergen op Zoom	North Brabant	70,692
59	Velsen	North Holland	70,361
60	Capelle aan den IJssel	South Holland	69,698
61	Nieuwegein	Utrecht	68,257
62	Katwijk	South Holland	67,149
63	Zeist	Utrecht	66,648
64	Lansingerland	South Holland	66,633
65	Stichtse Vecht	Utrecht	66,196
66	Westerkwartier	Groningen	65,067
67	Hardenberg	Overijssel	64,116
68	Barneveld	Gelderland	63,926
69	Vijfheerenlanden	Utrecht	63,246
70	Rijswijk	South Holland	61,857
71	Roermond	Limburg	61,431
72	Midden-Groningen	Groningen	61,346
73	Gooise Meren	North Holland	61,213
74	Doetinchem	Gelderland	60,466
75	Maashorst	North Brabant	60,059
76	Altena	North Brabant	58,946
77	Pijnacker-Nootdorp	South Holland	58,741
78	Oosterhout	North Brabant	58,726
79	Krimpenerwaard	South Holland	57,898
80	Smallingerland	Friesland	57,188
81	Kampen	Overijssel	56,835
82	Hoogeveen	Drenthe	56,781
83	Den Helder	North Holland	56,678
84	Terneuzen	Zeeland	55,955
85	Woerden	Utrecht	54,199
86	West Betuwe	Gelderland	53,445
87	Goeree-Overflakkee	South Holland	52,798
88	De Fryske Marren	Friesland	52,248
89	Heerenveen	Friesland	51,955
90	Noordoostpolder	Flevoland	51,930
91	Waalwijk	North Brabant	51,635
92	Weert	Limburg	51,498
93	Utrechtse Heuvelrug	Utrecht	51,107
94	Houten	Utrecht	50,952
95	Harderwijk	Gelderland	50,655
96	Hollands Kroon	North Holland	50,592
97	Middelburg	Zeeland	50,439
98	Zutphen	Gelderland	49,292
99	Zuidplas	South Holland	49,291
100	Overbetuwe	Gelderland	49,266

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Province	Population
328	Alphen-Chaam	North Brabant	10,495
329	Simpelveld	Limburg	10,459
330	Zoeterwoude	South Holland	10,355
331	Vaals	Limburg	10,106
332	Eemnes	Utrecht	10,065
333	Oostzaan	North Holland	9,778
334	Mook en Middelaar	Limburg	8,192
335	Noord-Beveland	Zeeland	8,067
336	Baarle-Nassau	North Brabant	7,256
337	Renswoude	Utrecht	5,908
338	Terschelling	Friesland	4,834
339	Ameland	Friesland	3,816
340	Rozendaal	Gelderland	1,837
341	Vlieland	Friesland	1,202
342	Schiermonnikoog	Friesland	972

Regions compared

Total for each region.

South Holland3,882,708
North Holland3,009,386
North Brabant2,676,955
Gelderland2,173,349
Utrecht1,415,104
Overijssel1,202,375
Limburg1,138,374
Friesland665,208
Groningen601,286
Drenthe508,109
Flevoland462,816
Zeeland394,538

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Population”?

Amsterdam ranks first for “Population”, with 941,927.

What is the median for “Population”?

The median across the 342 ranked municipalities is 33,186.