Netherlands—Population in Largest City (% of urban)
Category: Urban DevelopmentSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #150 of 153Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
6.9%
2025
YoY Change
-0.2%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#150
of 153 countries
Maximum
8.0%
2000
Minimum
6.9%
2025
CAGR
-0.6%
26 years
Last
6.9%
Previous
6.9%
Highest
8.0%
Lowest
6.9%
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Netherlands's population in largest city (% of urban) was 6.9% in 2025, ranking #150 out of 153 countries. This represents a -0.2% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 8.0% (2000) and the lowest was 6.9% (2025). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Netherlands — Population in Largest City (% of urban): 6.85301463376404 % of urban population for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 8.0% |
Top Countries — Population in Largest City (% of urban)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 2 | Macao SAR, China | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 3 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 4 | Eritrea | 92.5% | 2025 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico (US) | 81.0% | 2025 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 74.0% | 2025 |
| 7 | Paraguay | 73.5% | 2025 |
| 8 | Djibouti | 71.3% | 2025 |
| 9 | Kuwait | 70.0% | 2025 |
| 10 | Panama | 67.9% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.
Methodology
Original contributors: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, publisher: UN Population Division, date published: 2018
Unit
% of urban population
Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators)View original source →