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Netherlands

Last update: 2026-04-03

Netherlands Geographical location

Netherlands Economy and finance

Currency
Euro (EUR)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 5129.42 (2022)
Inflation rate
3.3% (2024)
Unemployment rate
3.6% (2024)
Below the poverty line
14.5% (2021)
Gini coefficient
25.7 (2021)

Netherlands Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
18.7%
Smoking men
16.4%
Smoking women
21%
Current as of
2025

Netherlands Area (sq. km)

Total area
41 543
Land area
33 893
Water area
7 650

Netherlands Popular payment systems

Netherlands Popular social networks and messengers

Netherlands Age structure

0-14 years
15.2%
15-64 years
64.1%
65+ years
20.7%
Current as of
2024

Netherlands Religion

Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
54.1%
Current as of
2019

Netherlands General Info

Сontinent
Europe
Political unions
EU
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
NL
Capital
Amsterdam
Official language
Dutch

Netherlands Average consumer spendings

Food products
11.7%
Alcohol and tobacco
3%
Current as of
2023

Netherlands Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)

Total quantity
8.23
Beer
3.95
Wine
2.92
Spirits
1.36
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019

Netherlands Population and society

Population size
17 772 378
Male population
8 844 100
Female population
8 928 278
Population growth rate
0.39% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
10.6 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
9.7 (2024)
Urbanization
93.2% (2023)

Netherlands Credit ratings

Fitch
AAA
Moody's
Aaa
Standard & Poor's
AAA
Current as of
2025

Netherlands Age-sex pyramid

Netherlands Phone operating systems

Android
61.32%
iOS
38.04%
Current as of
2025

Netherlands Internet and telecommunications

Telephone code
+31
Internet domain
.nl
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
24
Internet user penetration
97%
Fixed internet penetration
43%
Current as of
2023

Last update: 2026-04-03