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Second-level administrative divisions of the Netherlands
Since 1 January 2023, there have been 342 regular municipalities (Dutch : gemeenten [ɣəˈmeːntə(n)] ; sing. gemeente [ɣəˈmeːntə] ) and three special municipalities (Dutch : bijzondere gemeenten [biˈzɔndərə -] ) in the Netherlands . The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean . Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public bodies (Dutch : openbare lichamen ), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces . Their duties are delegated to them by the central government and they are ruled by a municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical purposes.
These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest with a land area of 7.01 km (2.71 sq mi) and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with a land area of 522.7 km (201.8 sq mi). Schiermonnikoog is both the least populated, with 972 people, and the least densely populated municipality at 23/km (60/sq mi). Amsterdam has the highest population with 931,298 residents as of January 2024, whereas The Hague is the most densely populated with a density of 6,868/km (17,790/sq mi).
Municipal status
As a second level administrative division municipalities are the third tier of public administration in the Netherlands after the central government and the provinces . The Netherlands is a decentralized unitary state , which means that the central government is supreme and delegates certain tasks to lower levels of government by law. The different levels do, however, make work agreements, which give municipalities a certain degree of independence in their policy decisions. Municipalities are responsible for a wide variety of public services , which include land-use planning , public housing , management and maintenance of local roads, waste management and social security . After the Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010 three special municipalities (officially public bodies ) were formed. These municipalities function the same as regular municipalities and are grouped together as the Caribbean Netherlands and are not part of a province.
The municipalities are governed by both a board of mayor and aldermen and a municipal council. The municipal council , which is titled island council in the special municipalities, is elected every four years. The number of members in the council ranges from nine members for the smallest municipalities to forty-five members for the largest. It is the highest administrative body in the municipality and controls public policy. The executive power lies with the executive board , which consists of a mayor , titled lieutenant governor in the special municipalities, and multiple aldermen, titled island deputies in the special municipalities. The mayor is appointed for six years at a time by the crown and the alderman are elected by the municipal council, typically after each municipal election. The mayor is responsible for public order and is the first in command during emergencies, all other tasks are distributed freely between mayor and aldermen. The exact portfolio for each person differs between each municipality.
Historical number of municipalities Year No. ±% 1850 1,209 — 1900 1,121 −7.3% 1950 1,015 −9.5% 2000 537 −47.1% 2024 342 −36.3% Source: Ekamper et al. (2003), Government of the Netherlands
Official municipal boundaries were first drawn up in 1832 in the Netherlands after a cadastre was formed. The Municipalities Act of 1851, written by prime minister Thorbecke , led to the disappearance of small municipalities. Throughout the years, less populous municipalities have been merged . They were either added to the larger neighbouring cities or multiple smaller municipalities merged into a larger new municipality with a new name. The number of municipalities reduced from 1,209 in 1850 to 537 in 2000; since 2024 there have been 342 municipalities. During this time, multiple mergers occurred simultaneously in large parts of individual provinces; the municipal boundaries were basically redrawn in these regions. In the 19th and large parts of the 20th century, municipal mergers were forced by the central government. This policy changed in the end of the 20th century; local support for the merger is now a large part of the decision-making process. The larger, merged municipalities are intended to handle an increasing workload because more public services are delegated from higher levels of government to the municipalities. Another reason for municipal mergers is the assumption that larger municipalities are more efficient in performing their tasks than smaller ones.
Municipalities have the right to decentralise themselves and form submunicipalities as an additional level of government. This right and the submunicipalities will cease to exist in the near future to reduce the number of levels of government. Only Amsterdam , where the districts are called Dutch : stadsdelen , as well as Rotterdam , where the districts are called Dutch : deelgemeenten , consist of such formal subdivisions. The Hague , Almere , Breda , Eindhoven , Enschede , Groningen , Nijmegen , Tilburg and Utrecht have instituted Dutch : stadsdelen as well, although they do not have the same legal submunicipal status. For administrative use by municipalities and data collection by Statistics Netherlands all municipalities are subdivided into districts (Dutch : wijken ), which in turn are subdivided into neighbourhoods (Dutch : buurten ). These subdivisions have, in contrast to the submunicipalities, no formal status.
Municipalities
Regular municipalities
Regular municipalities
Municipality
CBS code
Province
Population
Population density
Land area
Map
1680
Drenthe
25,845
94/km (240/sq mi)
276.06 km (106.59 sq mi)
0358
North Holland
33,279
1,656/km (4,290/sq mi)
20.1 km (7.76 sq mi)
0197
Gelderland
27,308
283/km (730/sq mi)
96.53 km (37.27 sq mi)
0059
Friesland
28,226
276/km (710/sq mi)
102.21 km (39.46 sq mi)
0482
South Holland
20,314
2,316/km (6,000/sq mi)
8.77 km (3.39 sq mi)
0613
South Holland
26,428
1,220/km (3,200/sq mi)
21.67 km (8.37 sq mi)
0361
North Holland
112,304
1,018/km (2,640/sq mi)
110.31 km (42.59 sq mi)
0141
Overijssel
74,317
1,106/km (2,860/sq mi)
67.18 km (25.94 sq mi)
0034
Flevoland
226,500
1,753/km (4,540/sq mi)
129.18 km (49.88 sq mi)
0484
South Holland
114,966
913/km (2,360/sq mi)
125.93 km (48.62 sq mi)
1723
North Brabant
10,455
112/km (290/sq mi)
92.98 km (35.90 sq mi)
1959
North Brabant
58,277
292/km (760/sq mi)
199.74 km (77.12 sq mi)
0060
Friesland
3,839
68/km (180/sq mi)
56.59 km (21.85 sq mi)
0307
Utrecht
161,852
2,590/km (6,700/sq mi)
62.49 km (24.13 sq mi)
0362
North Holland
95,014
2,311/km (5,990/sq mi)
41.11 km (15.87 sq mi)
0363
North Holland
931,298
4,950/km (12,800/sq mi)
188.12 km (72.63 sq mi)
0200
Gelderland
168,211
495/km (1,280/sq mi)
339.86 km (131.22 sq mi)
0202
Gelderland
167,632
1,715/km (4,440/sq mi)
97.74 km (37.74 sq mi)
0106
Drenthe
69,701
851/km (2,200/sq mi)
81.88 km (31.61 sq mi)
0743
North Brabant
17,302
246/km (640/sq mi)
70.21 km (27.11 sq mi)
0744
North Brabant
7,076
93/km (240/sq mi)
76.12 km (29.39 sq mi)
0308
Utrecht
25,065
770/km (2,000/sq mi)
32.54 km (12.56 sq mi)
0489
South Holland
48,690
2,487/km (6,440/sq mi)
19.58 km (7.56 sq mi)
0203
Gelderland
62,592
356/km (920/sq mi)
175.84 km (67.89 sq mi)
0888
Limburg
16,215
770/km (2,000/sq mi)
21.07 km (8.14 sq mi)
1954
Limburg
35,896
458/km (1,190/sq mi)
78.3 km (30.23 sq mi)
0889
Limburg
13,394
480/km (1,200/sq mi)
27.88 km (10.76 sq mi)
1945
Gelderland
35,474
411/km (1,060/sq mi)
86.39 km (33.36 sq mi)
1724
North Brabant
19,196
190/km (490/sq mi)
101.02 km (39.00 sq mi)
0893
Limburg
13,154
127/km (330/sq mi)
103.26 km (39.87 sq mi)
0373
North Holland
29,932
302/km (780/sq mi)
99 km (38.22 sq mi)
0748
North Brabant
69,694
872/km (2,260/sq mi)
79.97 km (30.88 sq mi)
1859
Gelderland
43,933
170/km (440/sq mi)
258.09 km (99.65 sq mi)
1721
North Brabant
32,527
363/km (940/sq mi)
89.73 km (34.64 sq mi)
0753
North Brabant
31,223
921/km (2,390/sq mi)
33.89 km (13.09 sq mi)
0209
Gelderland
26,725
613/km (1,590/sq mi)
43.6 km (16.83 sq mi)
0375
North Holland
42,866
2,336/km (6,050/sq mi)
18.35 km (7.08 sq mi)
1728
North Brabant
20,985
279/km (720/sq mi)
75.33 km (29.09 sq mi)
0376
North Holland
12,724
1,149/km (2,980/sq mi)
11.07 km (4.27 sq mi)
0377
North Holland
23,786
598/km (1,550/sq mi)
39.77 km (15.36 sq mi)
1901
South Holland
36,569
485/km (1,260/sq mi)
75.4 km (29.11 sq mi)
0755
North Brabant
11,293
327/km (850/sq mi)
34.5 km (13.32 sq mi)
1681
Drenthe
26,014
95/km (250/sq mi)
274.69 km (106.06 sq mi)
0147
Overijssel
24,639
948/km (2,460/sq mi)
25.99 km (10.03 sq mi)
0654
Zeeland
23,121
163/km (420/sq mi)
141.47 km (54.62 sq mi)
0757
North Brabant
33,979
492/km (1,270/sq mi)
69.01 km (26.64 sq mi)
0758
North Brabant
188,078
1,496/km (3,870/sq mi)
125.69 km (48.53 sq mi)
1876
Gelderland
36,119
127/km (330/sq mi)
283.53 km (109.47 sq mi)
0213
Gelderland
21,286
255/km (660/sq mi)
83.63 km (32.29 sq mi)
0899
Limburg
27,770
1,611/km (4,170/sq mi)
17.24 km (6.66 sq mi)
0312
Utrecht
16,108
436/km (1,130/sq mi)
36.93 km (14.26 sq mi)
0313
Utrecht
22,619
744/km (1,930/sq mi)
30.39 km (11.73 sq mi)
0214
Gelderland
27,773
208/km (540/sq mi)
133.6 km (51.58 sq mi)
0502
South Holland
67,925
4,803/km (12,440/sq mi)
14.14 km (5.46 sq mi)
0383
North Holland
36,366
733/km (1,900/sq mi)
49.64 km (19.17 sq mi)
0109
Drenthe
35,725
121/km (310/sq mi)
296.11 km (114.33 sq mi)
1706
North Brabant
20,841
272/km (700/sq mi)
76.5 km (29.54 sq mi)
0216
Gelderland
29,944
1,023/km (2,650/sq mi)
29.27 km (11.30 sq mi)
0148
Overijssel
29,683
180/km (470/sq mi)
165.02 km (63.71 sq mi)
1891
Friesland
19,135
226/km (590/sq mi)
84.6 km (32.66 sq mi)
0310
Utrecht
43,718
661/km (1,710/sq mi)
66.19 km (25.56 sq mi)
1940
Friesland
51,929
148/km (380/sq mi)
351.21 km (135.60 sq mi)
0736
Utrecht
45,813
460/km (1,200/sq mi)
99.68 km (38.49 sq mi)
1690
Drenthe
24,580
110/km (280/sq mi)
224.39 km (86.64 sq mi)
0503
South Holland
109,577
4,835/km (12,520/sq mi)
22.66 km (8.75 sq mi)
0400
North Holland
56,432
1,251/km (3,240/sq mi)
45.1 km (17.41 sq mi)
0762
North Brabant
33,180
284/km (740/sq mi)
116.76 km (45.08 sq mi)
0150
Overijssel
103,405
792/km (2,050/sq mi)
130.56 km (50.41 sq mi)
0384
North Holland
32,977
2,760/km (7,100/sq mi)
11.95 km (4.61 sq mi)
1980
North Holland
90,076
1,455/km (3,770/sq mi)
61.9 km (23.90 sq mi)
1774
Overijssel
26,739
152/km (390/sq mi)
175.72 km (67.85 sq mi)
0221
Gelderland
11,079
959/km (2,480/sq mi)
11.56 km (4.46 sq mi)
0222
Gelderland
59,623
754/km (1,950/sq mi)
79.04 km (30.52 sq mi)
0766
North Brabant
27,095
927/km (2,400/sq mi)
29.23 km (11.29 sq mi)
0505
South Holland
122,070
1,574/km (4,080/sq mi)
77.56 km (29.95 sq mi)
0498
North Holland
20,496
348/km (900/sq mi)
58.88 km (22.73 sq mi)
1719
North Brabant
28,192
297/km (770/sq mi)
95.05 km (36.70 sq mi)
0303
Flevoland
44,354
133/km (340/sq mi)
333.6 km (128.80 sq mi)
0225
Gelderland
19,590
522/km (1,350/sq mi)
37.52 km (14.49 sq mi)
0226
Gelderland
24,872
734/km (1,900/sq mi)
33.88 km (13.08 sq mi)
1711
Limburg
32,041
311/km (810/sq mi)
103.02 km (39.78 sq mi)
0385
North Holland
36,917
680/km (1,800/sq mi)
54.32 km (20.97 sq mi)
0228
Gelderland
123,532
388/km (1,000/sq mi)
318.15 km (122.84 sq mi)
0317
Utrecht
9,755
314/km (810/sq mi)
31.04 km (11.98 sq mi)
1979
Groningen
45,106
168/km (440/sq mi)
268.07 km (103.50 sq mi)
0770
North Brabant
20,199
245/km (630/sq mi)
82.47 km (31.84 sq mi)
1903
Limburg
26,034
336/km (870/sq mi)
77.56 km (29.95 sq mi)
0772
North Brabant
246,417
2,800/km (7,300/sq mi)
88.02 km (33.98 sq mi)
0230
Gelderland
23,906
375/km (970/sq mi)
63.82 km (24.64 sq mi)
0114
Drenthe
109,346
326/km (840/sq mi)
335.33 km (129.47 sq mi)
0388
North Holland
18,895
1,492/km (3,860/sq mi)
12.66 km (4.89 sq mi)
0153
Overijssel
161,738
1,149/km (2,980/sq mi)
140.73 km (54.34 sq mi)
0232
Gelderland
33,168
212/km (550/sq mi)
156.12 km (60.28 sq mi)
0233
Gelderland
27,856
325/km (840/sq mi)
85.64 km (33.07 sq mi)
0777
North Brabant
45,237
818/km (2,120/sq mi)
55.29 km (21.35 sq mi)
0779
North Brabant
22,060
829/km (2,150/sq mi)
26.6 km (10.27 sq mi)
1771
North Brabant
40,733
1,313/km (3,400/sq mi)
31.01 km (11.97 sq mi)
1652
North Brabant
31,435
258/km (670/sq mi)
122.07 km (47.13 sq mi)
0907
Limburg
17,789
374/km (970/sq mi)
47.57 km (18.37 sq mi)
0784
North Brabant
27,343
418/km (1,080/sq mi)
65.38 km (25.24 sq mi)
1924
South Holland
51,867
198/km (510/sq mi)
262.2 km (101.24 sq mi)
0664
Zeeland
39,682
429/km (1,110/sq mi)
92.48 km (35.71 sq mi)
0785
North Brabant
24,327
566/km (1,470/sq mi)
42.97 km (16.59 sq mi)
1942
North Holland
60,370
1,457/km (3,770/sq mi)
41.43 km (16.00 sq mi)
0512
South Holland
38,671
2,066/km (5,350/sq mi)
18.71 km (7.22 sq mi)
0513
South Holland
75,758
4,592/km (11,890/sq mi)
16.5 km (6.37 sq mi)
0014
Groningen
243,768
1,314/km (3,400/sq mi)
185.53 km (71.63 sq mi)
1729
Limburg
14,054
192/km (500/sq mi)
73.18 km (28.25 sq mi)
0158
Overijssel
24,359
232/km (600/sq mi)
104.78 km (40.46 sq mi)
0392
North Holland
167,636
5,739/km (14,860/sq mi)
29.21 km (11.28 sq mi)
0394
North Holland
163,128
827/km (2,140/sq mi)
197.21 km (76.14 sq mi)
1655
North Brabant
31,183
419/km (1,090/sq mi)
74.44 km (28.74 sq mi)
0160
Overijssel
62,932
202/km (520/sq mi)
312.16 km (120.53 sq mi)
0243
Gelderland
49,387
1,269/km (3,290/sq mi)
38.92 km (15.03 sq mi)
0523
South Holland
18,762
1,113/km (2,880/sq mi)
16.86 km (6.51 sq mi)
0072
Friesland
16,229
650/km (1,700/sq mi)
24.96 km (9.64 sq mi)
0244
Gelderland
12,624
547/km (1,420/sq mi)
23.07 km (8.91 sq mi)
0396
North Holland
39,452
1,447/km (3,750/sq mi)
27.27 km (10.53 sq mi)
0397
North Holland
27,593
3,008/km (7,790/sq mi)
9.17 km (3.54 sq mi)
0246
Gelderland
19,226
245/km (630/sq mi)
78.55 km (30.33 sq mi)
0074
Friesland
51,787
273/km (710/sq mi)
189.97 km (73.35 sq mi)
0917
Limburg
87,461
1,948/km (5,050/sq mi)
44.91 km (17.34 sq mi)
1658
North Brabant
16,807
162/km (420/sq mi)
103.92 km (40.12 sq mi)
0399
North Holland
24,312
1,300/km (3,400/sq mi)
18.71 km (7.22 sq mi)
0163
Overijssel
36,264
263/km (680/sq mi)
137.93 km (53.26 sq mi)
0794
North Brabant
95,874
1,803/km (4,670/sq mi)
53.17 km (20.53 sq mi)
0531
South Holland
32,689
3,209/km (8,310/sq mi)
10.19 km (3.93 sq mi)
0164
Overijssel
83,058
1,365/km (3,540/sq mi)
60.84 km (23.49 sq mi)
0796
North Brabant
160,757
1,468/km (3,800/sq mi)
109.48 km (42.27 sq mi)
1966
Groningen
48,224
101/km (260/sq mi)
476.74 km (184.07 sq mi)
0252
Gelderland
16,836
424/km (1,100/sq mi)
39.73 km (15.34 sq mi)
0797
North Brabant
46,026
584/km (1,510/sq mi)
78.86 km (30.45 sq mi)
0534
South Holland
22,822
1,775/km (4,600/sq mi)
12.86 km (4.97 sq mi)
0798
North Brabant
15,961
168/km (440/sq mi)
94.87 km (36.63 sq mi)
0402
North Holland
94,435
2,070/km (5,400/sq mi)
45.61 km (17.61 sq mi)
1963
South Holland
90,256
336/km (870/sq mi)
268.54 km (103.68 sq mi)
1735
Overijssel
35,446
167/km (430/sq mi)
212.43 km (82.02 sq mi)
1911
North Holland
49,522
138/km (360/sq mi)
357.63 km (138.08 sq mi)
0118
Drenthe
56,591
444/km (1,150/sq mi)
127.54 km (49.24 sq mi)
0405
North Holland
75,645
3,713/km (9,620/sq mi)
20.37 km (7.86 sq mi)
1507
Limburg
43,917
233/km (600/sq mi)
188.67 km (72.85 sq mi)
0321
Utrecht
50,847
926/km (2,400/sq mi)
54.9 km (21.20 sq mi)
0406
North Holland
41,193
2,605/km (6,750/sq mi)
15.81 km (6.10 sq mi)
0677
Zeeland
27,330
136/km (350/sq mi)
201.26 km (77.71 sq mi)
0353
Utrecht
33,421
1,591/km (4,120/sq mi)
21.01 km (8.11 sq mi)
1884
South Holland
29,168
462/km (1,200/sq mi)
63.13 km (24.37 sq mi)
0166
Overijssel
56,177
398/km (1,030/sq mi)
141.23 km (54.53 sq mi)
0678
Zeeland
13,009
350/km (910/sq mi)
37.13 km (14.34 sq mi)
0537
South Holland
66,966
2,700/km (7,000/sq mi)
24.81 km (9.58 sq mi)
0928
Limburg
45,311
2,068/km (5,360/sq mi)
21.91 km (8.46 sq mi)
1598
North Holland
23,587
294/km (760/sq mi)
80.26 km (30.99 sq mi)
0542
South Holland
29,626
3,861/km (10,000/sq mi)
7.67 km (2.96 sq mi)
1931
South Holland
57,785
390/km (1,000/sq mi)
148.32 km (57.27 sq mi)
1659
North Brabant
23,220
420/km (1,100/sq mi)
55.35 km (21.37 sq mi)
1982
North Brabant
91,722
269/km (700/sq mi)
341.26 km (131.76 sq mi)
0882
Limburg
37,112
1,510/km (3,900/sq mi)
24.58 km (9.49 sq mi)
0415
North Holland
11,661
520/km (1,300/sq mi)
22.44 km (8.66 sq mi)
1621
South Holland
65,594
1,231/km (3,190/sq mi)
53.27 km (20.57 sq mi)
0417
North Holland
11,439
922/km (2,390/sq mi)
12.41 km (4.79 sq mi)
0080
Friesland
128,810
542/km (1,400/sq mi)
237.55 km (91.72 sq mi)
0546
South Holland
130,108
5,954/km (15,420/sq mi)
21.85 km (8.44 sq mi)
0547
South Holland
27,736
2,413/km (6,250/sq mi)
11.5 km (4.44 sq mi)
1916
South Holland
78,229
2,399/km (6,210/sq mi)
32.61 km (12.59 sq mi)
0995
Flevoland
84,080
367/km (950/sq mi)
229 km (88.42 sq mi)
1640
Limburg
36,006
222/km (570/sq mi)
162.51 km (62.75 sq mi)
0327
Utrecht
31,681
541/km (1,400/sq mi)
58.51 km (22.59 sq mi)
1705
Gelderland
47,314
764/km (1,980/sq mi)
61.96 km (23.92 sq mi)
0553
South Holland
23,447
1,494/km (3,870/sq mi)
15.7 km (6.06 sq mi)
0262
Gelderland
34,289
161/km (420/sq mi)
213.05 km (82.26 sq mi)
0809
North Brabant
23,850
478/km (1,240/sq mi)
49.92 km (19.27 sq mi)
0331
Utrecht
14,724
195/km (510/sq mi)
75.56 km (29.17 sq mi)
0168
Overijssel
23,376
237/km (610/sq mi)
98.74 km (38.12 sq mi)
0263
Gelderland
26,197
398/km (1,030/sq mi)
65.88 km (25.44 sq mi)
1641
Limburg
24,406
534/km (1,380/sq mi)
45.7 km (17.64 sq mi)
1991
North Brabant
59,222
431/km (1,120/sq mi)
137.33 km (53.02 sq mi)
0556
South Holland
35,832
4,243/km (10,990/sq mi)
8.44 km (3.26 sq mi)
0935
Limburg
125,285
2,246/km (5,820/sq mi)
55.79 km (21.54 sq mi)
0420
North Holland
46,002
379/km (980/sq mi)
121.23 km (46.81 sq mi)
0938
Limburg
18,576
695/km (1,800/sq mi)
26.73 km (10.32 sq mi)
1948
North Brabant
84,304
458/km (1,190/sq mi)
184 km (71.04 sq mi)
0119
Drenthe
35,810
645/km (1,670/sq mi)
55.5 km (21.43 sq mi)
0687
Zeeland
50,004
1,034/km (2,680/sq mi)
48.38 km (18.68 sq mi)
1842
South Holland
19,377
411/km (1,060/sq mi)
47.19 km (18.22 sq mi)
1731
Drenthe
34,092
100/km (260/sq mi)
340.62 km (131.51 sq mi)
1952
Groningen
61,433
221/km (570/sq mi)
277.95 km (107.32 sq mi)
1709
North Brabant
38,091
239/km (620/sq mi)
159.17 km (61.46 sq mi)
1978
South Holland
45,271
249/km (640/sq mi)
181.57 km (70.10 sq mi)
1955
Gelderland
36,873
349/km (900/sq mi)
105.7 km (40.81 sq mi)
0335
Utrecht
13,868
369/km (960/sq mi)
37.58 km (14.51 sq mi)
0944
Limburg
8,153
469/km (1,210/sq mi)
17.39 km (6.71 sq mi)
1740
Gelderland
25,708
429/km (1,110/sq mi)
59.99 km (23.16 sq mi)
0946
Limburg
17,492
175/km (450/sq mi)
99.9 km (38.57 sq mi)
0356
Utrecht
65,971
2,817/km (7,300/sq mi)
23.42 km (9.04 sq mi)
0569
South Holland
29,501
376/km (970/sq mi)
78.46 km (30.29 sq mi)
0267
Gelderland
45,361
654/km (1,690/sq mi)
69.32 km (26.76 sq mi)
0268
Gelderland
187,049
3,542/km (9,170/sq mi)
52.81 km (20.39 sq mi)
1930
South Holland
87,639
1,195/km (3,100/sq mi)
73.31 km (28.31 sq mi)
1970
Friesland
45,866
121/km (310/sq mi)
379.22 km (146.42 sq mi)
1695
Zeeland
7,943
92/km (240/sq mi)
86 km (33.20 sq mi)
1699
Drenthe
31,686
159/km (410/sq mi)
199.01 km (76.84 sq mi)
0171
Flevoland
50,035
109/km (280/sq mi)
458.09 km (176.87 sq mi)
0575
South Holland
45,734
784/km (2,030/sq mi)
58.34 km (22.53 sq mi)
0820
North Brabant
24,231
720/km (1,900/sq mi)
33.65 km (12.99 sq mi)
0302
Gelderland
29,072
226/km (590/sq mi)
128.73 km (49.70 sq mi)
0579
South Holland
25,948
3,557/km (9,210/sq mi)
7.29 km (2.81 sq mi)
0823
North Brabant
19,280
189/km (490/sq mi)
101.79 km (39.30 sq mi)
0824
North Brabant
32,952
411/km (1,060/sq mi)
80.11 km (30.93 sq mi)
1895
Groningen
39,405
174/km (450/sq mi)
226.57 km (87.48 sq mi)
0269
Gelderland
24,281
249/km (640/sq mi)
97.66 km (37.71 sq mi)
0173
Overijssel
31,794
1,475/km (3,820/sq mi)
21.55 km (8.32 sq mi)
1773
Overijssel
18,835
166/km (430/sq mi)
113.66 km (43.88 sq mi)
0175
Overijssel
19,031
106/km (270/sq mi)
179.85 km (69.44 sq mi)
1586
Gelderland
29,969
273/km (710/sq mi)
109.93 km (42.44 sq mi)
0826
North Brabant
57,924
811/km (2,100/sq mi)
71.43 km (27.58 sq mi)
0085
Friesland
25,824
116/km (300/sq mi)
223.3 km (86.22 sq mi)
0431
North Holland
9,694
839/km (2,170/sq mi)
11.56 km (4.46 sq mi)
0432
North Holland
12,199
294/km (760/sq mi)
41.48 km (16.02 sq mi)
0086
Friesland
30,059
134/km (350/sq mi)
224.4 km (86.64 sq mi)
0828
North Brabant
94,634
584/km (1,510/sq mi)
162.01 km (62.55 sq mi)
1509
Gelderland
39,402
290/km (750/sq mi)
136.07 km (52.54 sq mi)
0437
North Holland
14,447
603/km (1,560/sq mi)
23.95 km (9.25 sq mi)
0589
Utrecht
10,223
263/km (680/sq mi)
38.9 km (15.02 sq mi)
1734
Gelderland
48,919
449/km (1,160/sq mi)
109.03 km (42.10 sq mi)
0590
South Holland
32,178
3,418/km (8,850/sq mi)
9.41 km (3.63 sq mi)
1894
Limburg
45,534
286/km (740/sq mi)
159.35 km (61.53 sq mi)
0765
Groningen
12,517
255/km (660/sq mi)
49.04 km (18.93 sq mi)
1926
South Holland
57,932
1,571/km (4,070/sq mi)
36.87 km (14.24 sq mi)
0439
North Holland
95,168
1,017/km (2,630/sq mi)
93.61 km (36.14 sq mi)
0273
Gelderland
24,978
293/km (760/sq mi)
85.21 km (32.90 sq mi)
0177
Overijssel
38,364
224/km (580/sq mi)
170.97 km (66.01 sq mi)
0703
Zeeland
23,325
229/km (590/sq mi)
101.76 km (39.29 sq mi)
0274
Gelderland
31,419
684/km (1,770/sq mi)
45.96 km (17.75 sq mi)
0339
Utrecht
5,753
313/km (810/sq mi)
18.39 km (7.10 sq mi)
1667
North Brabant
13,577
174/km (450/sq mi)
77.81 km (30.04 sq mi)
0275
Gelderland
43,661
534/km (1,380/sq mi)
81.77 km (31.57 sq mi)
0340
Utrecht
20,235
482/km (1,250/sq mi)
42.02 km (16.22 sq mi)
0597
South Holland
47,721
2,033/km (5,270/sq mi)
23.48 km (9.07 sq mi)
1742
Overijssel
38,675
411/km (1,060/sq mi)
94.12 km (36.34 sq mi)
0603
South Holland
59,642
4,267/km (11,050/sq mi)
13.98 km (5.40 sq mi)
1669
Limburg
20,806
236/km (610/sq mi)
88.21 km (34.06 sq mi)
0957
Limburg
60,743
1,002/km (2,600/sq mi)
60.64 km (23.41 sq mi)
1674
North Brabant
77,559
728/km (1,890/sq mi)
106.5 km (41.12 sq mi)
0599
South Holland
670,610
3,070/km (8,000/sq mi)
218.42 km (84.33 sq mi)
0277
Gelderland
1,831
66/km (170/sq mi)
27.9 km (10.77 sq mi)
0840
North Brabant
23,920
372/km (960/sq mi)
64.38 km (24.86 sq mi)
0441
North Holland
47,744
284/km (740/sq mi)
167.99 km (64.86 sq mi)
0279
Gelderland
10,343
750/km (1,900/sq mi)
13.79 km (5.32 sq mi)
0606
South Holland
81,838
4,596/km (11,900/sq mi)
17.81 km (6.88 sq mi)
0088
Friesland
972
23/km (60/sq mi)
42.93 km (16.58 sq mi)
1676
Zeeland
34,631
151/km (390/sq mi)
228.6 km (88.26 sq mi)
0965
Limburg
10,255
640/km (1,700/sq mi)
16.03 km (6.19 sq mi)
0845
North Brabant
30,094
516/km (1,340/sq mi)
58.35 km (22.53 sq mi)
1883
Limburg
92,650
1,179/km (3,050/sq mi)
78.61 km (30.35 sq mi)
0610
South Holland
26,261
2,044/km (5,290/sq mi)
12.85 km (4.96 sq mi)
1714
Zeeland
23,150
83/km (210/sq mi)
278.6 km (107.57 sq mi)
0090
Friesland
56,661
484/km (1,250/sq mi)
117.17 km (45.24 sq mi)
0342
Utrecht
47,682
1,031/km (2,670/sq mi)
46.25 km (17.86 sq mi)
0847
North Brabant
20,188
252/km (650/sq mi)
80.1 km (30.93 sq mi)
0848
North Brabant
17,959
692/km (1,790/sq mi)
25.95 km (10.02 sq mi)
0037
Groningen
32,013
272/km (700/sq mi)
117.63 km (45.42 sq mi)
0180
Overijssel
17,739
132/km (340/sq mi)
133.94 km (51.71 sq mi)
0532
North Holland
22,217
1,534/km (3,970/sq mi)
14.48 km (5.59 sq mi)
0851
North Brabant
24,476
167/km (430/sq mi)
146.5 km (56.56 sq mi)
1708
Overijssel
45,472
158/km (410/sq mi)
288.31 km (111.32 sq mi)
0971
Limburg
24,744
1,183/km (3,060/sq mi)
20.92 km (8.08 sq mi)
1904
Utrecht
65,878
686/km (1,780/sq mi)
96.04 km (37.08 sq mi)
1900
Friesland
90,421
173/km (450/sq mi)
522.7 km (201.82 sq mi)
0715
Zeeland
55,132
220/km (570/sq mi)
250.13 km (96.58 sq mi)
0093
Friesland
4,898
56/km (150/sq mi)
87.21 km (33.67 sq mi)
0448
North Holland
13,815
85/km (220/sq mi)
162.26 km (62.65 sq mi)
1525
South Holland
38,470
1,358/km (3,520/sq mi)
28.32 km (10.93 sq mi)
0518
South Holland
566,221
6,868/km (17,790/sq mi)
82.44 km (31.83 sq mi)
0716
Zeeland
26,851
183/km (470/sq mi)
146.72 km (56.65 sq mi)
0281
Gelderland
42,370
1,292/km (3,350/sq mi)
32.8 km (12.66 sq mi)
0855
North Brabant
229,836
1,826/km (4,730/sq mi)
125.89 km (48.61 sq mi)
0183
Overijssel
21,397
146/km (380/sq mi)
147 km (56.76 sq mi)
1700
Overijssel
34,073
321/km (830/sq mi)
106.14 km (40.98 sq mi)
1730
Drenthe
34,736
243/km (630/sq mi)
142.88 km (55.17 sq mi)
0737
Friesland
32,595
219/km (570/sq mi)
148.63 km (57.39 sq mi)
0450
North Holland
13,400
700/km (1,800/sq mi)
19.16 km (7.40 sq mi)
0451
North Holland
31,685
1,749/km (4,530/sq mi)
18.12 km (7.00 sq mi)
0184
Flevoland
21,958
1,671/km (4,330/sq mi)
13.14 km (5.07 sq mi)
0344
Utrecht
374,238
3,991/km (10,340/sq mi)
93.77 km (36.20 sq mi)
1581
Utrecht
50,550
383/km (990/sq mi)
132.02 km (50.97 sq mi)
0981
Limburg
10,121
424/km (1,100/sq mi)
23.89 km (9.22 sq mi)
0994
Limburg
16,431
447/km (1,160/sq mi)
36.73 km (14.18 sq mi)
0858
North Brabant
31,714
578/km (1,500/sq mi)
54.91 km (21.20 sq mi)
0047
Groningen
27,520
362/km (940/sq mi)
75.93 km (29.32 sq mi)
0345
Utrecht
69,440
3,575/km (9,260/sq mi)
19.42 km (7.50 sq mi)
0717
Zeeland
22,067
166/km (430/sq mi)
132.99 km (51.35 sq mi)
0861
North Brabant
46,827
1,478/km (3,830/sq mi)
31.68 km (12.23 sq mi)
0453
North Holland
69,241
1,538/km (3,980/sq mi)
45.03 km (17.39 sq mi)
0983
Limburg
103,789
836/km (2,170/sq mi)
124.16 km (47.94 sq mi)
0984
Limburg
44,662
274/km (710/sq mi)
163.18 km (63.00 sq mi)
1961
Utrecht
61,669
422/km (1,090/sq mi)
146.28 km (56.48 sq mi)
0622
South Holland
76,409
3,270/km (8,500/sq mi)
23.36 km (9.02 sq mi)
0096
Friesland
1,255
30/km (78/sq mi)
41.84 km (16.15 sq mi)
0718
Zeeland
45,389
1,321/km (3,420/sq mi)
34.37 km (13.27 sq mi)
0986
Limburg
12,375
393/km (1,020/sq mi)
31.51 km (12.17 sq mi)
1992
South Holland
74,304
610/km (1,600/sq mi)
121.77 km (47.02 sq mi)
0626
South Holland
25,625
2,306/km (5,970/sq mi)
11.11 km (4.29 sq mi)
0285
Gelderland
25,377
206/km (530/sq mi)
122.93 km (47.46 sq mi)
0865
North Brabant
32,356
539/km (1,400/sq mi)
60.02 km (23.17 sq mi)
1949
Friesland
46,911
164/km (420/sq mi)
285.42 km (110.20 sq mi)
0866
North Brabant
17,988
804/km (2,080/sq mi)
22.38 km (8.64 sq mi)
0867
North Brabant
50,302
779/km (2,020/sq mi)
64.54 km (24.92 sq mi)
0627
South Holland
34,000
1,225/km (3,170/sq mi)
27.75 km (10.71 sq mi)
0289
Gelderland
42,579
1,400/km (3,600/sq mi)
30.42 km (11.75 sq mi)
0629
South Holland
27,100
530/km (1,400/sq mi)
51.18 km (19.76 sq mi)
0852
North Holland
17,525
337/km (870/sq mi)
51.99 km (20.07 sq mi)
0988
Limburg
51,079
490/km (1,300/sq mi)
104.25 km (40.25 sq mi)
1960
Gelderland
52,948
245/km (630/sq mi)
215.93 km (83.37 sq mi)
0668
Gelderland
20,330
267/km (690/sq mi)
76.19 km (29.42 sq mi)
1969
Groningen
64,896
179/km (460/sq mi)
362.63 km (140.01 sq mi)
1701
Drenthe
20,003
72/km (190/sq mi)
278.65 km (107.59 sq mi)
0293
Gelderland
15,151
2,160/km (5,600/sq mi)
7.01 km (2.71 sq mi)
1950
Groningen
26,465
96/km (250/sq mi)
275.77 km (106.48 sq mi)
1783
South Holland
115,941
1,436/km (3,720/sq mi)
80.76 km (31.18 sq mi)
0098
Friesland
26,487
120/km (310/sq mi)
220.2 km (85.02 sq mi)
0189
Overijssel
24,931
264/km (680/sq mi)
94.6 km (36.53 sq mi)
0296
Gelderland
41,545
629/km (1,630/sq mi)
66.04 km (25.50 sq mi)
1696
North Holland
24,605
518/km (1,340/sq mi)
47.54 km (18.36 sq mi)
0352
Utrecht
23,945
503/km (1,300/sq mi)
47.58 km (18.37 sq mi)
0294
Gelderland
29,231
212/km (550/sq mi)
138.13 km (53.33 sq mi)
0873
North Brabant
22,208
242/km (630/sq mi)
91.66 km (35.39 sq mi)
0632
Utrecht
53,724
607/km (1,570/sq mi)
88.55 km (34.19 sq mi)
0880
North Holland
16,552
430/km (1,100/sq mi)
38.51 km (14.87 sq mi)
0351
Utrecht
14,637
401/km (1,040/sq mi)
36.52 km (14.10 sq mi)
0479
North Holland
161,389
2,189/km (5,670/sq mi)
73.74 km (28.47 sq mi)
0297
Gelderland
30,385
386/km (1,000/sq mi)
78.65 km (30.37 sq mi)
0473
North Holland
17,469
545/km (1,410/sq mi)
32.08 km (12.39 sq mi)
0050
Flevoland
23,899
97/km (250/sq mi)
247.11 km (95.41 sq mi)
0355
Utrecht
66,641
1,374/km (3,560/sq mi)
48.5 km (18.73 sq mi)
0299
Gelderland
45,041
486/km (1,260/sq mi)
92.62 km (35.76 sq mi)
0637
South Holland
128,434
3,730/km (9,700/sq mi)
34.43 km (13.29 sq mi)
0638
South Holland
9,732
460/km (1,200/sq mi)
21.16 km (8.17 sq mi)
1892
South Holland
47,843
825/km (2,140/sq mi)
57.96 km (22.38 sq mi)
0879
North Brabant
22,553
187/km (480/sq mi)
120.59 km (46.56 sq mi)
0301
Gelderland
48,752
1,191/km (3,080/sq mi)
40.92 km (15.80 sq mi)
1896
Overijssel
23,448
285/km (740/sq mi)
82.36 km (31.80 sq mi)
0642
South Holland
44,874
2,210/km (5,700/sq mi)
20.31 km (7.84 sq mi)
0193
Overijssel
133,141
1,203/km (3,120/sq mi)
110.67 km (42.73 sq mi)
Special municipalities
Main article: Caribbean Netherlands
Municipality
Capital
Population
Population density
Area
Map
Kralendijk
20,915
73/km (190/sq mi)
288 km (111.20 sq mi)
Oranjestad
3,139
149/km (390/sq mi)
21 km (8.11 sq mi)
The Bottom
1,933
149/km (390/sq mi)
13 km (5.02 sq mi)
Number of municipalities by province
See also
Notes
Population as of 1 January 2024.
Population density as of 1 January 2024.
Land area as of 1 January 2024.
Population as of January 2020
The population density is calculated by dividing the population by the area for each special municipality.
Area as of 2012
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