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Flevoland population 2026

Flevoland has 456,395 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 5,569 more than a year earlier (+1.24%). It is 11th of the Netherlands’s 12 provinces by population, home to 2.5% of the Netherlands’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 465 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Flevoland in numbers

Population
456 thousand 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+1.24% +5,569 people
Change since 2020
+7.89% from 423 thousand
Share of the Netherlands
2.5% 11th of 12 provinces
Population density
322per km² 1,419 km²

That is about as many people as Brunei (470 thousand).

Population of Flevoland by year

Population of Flevoland
456k
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YearPopulation
2012395,525
2013398,441
2014399,896
2015401,791
2016404,068
2017407,818
2018411,670
2019416,546
2020423,021
2021428,226
2022434,771
2023444,701
2024450,826
2025456,395
YearPopulationChange
2025 456,395 +5,569
2024 450,826 +6,125
2023 444,701 +9,930
2022 434,771 +6,545
2021 428,226 +5,205
2020 423,021 +6,475
2019 416,546 +4,876
2018 411,670 +3,852
2017 407,818 +3,750
2016 404,068 +2,277
2015 401,791 +1,895
2014 399,896 +1,455
2013 398,441 +2,916
2012 395,525 –

Flevoland among the Netherlands’s provinces

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Provinces of the Netherlands by population
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1 South Holland3,863,397+0.60%
2 North Holland2,992,016+0.52%
3 North Brabant2,664,047+0.73%
4 Gelderland2,161,358+0.57%
5 Utrecht1,409,144+0.65%
6 Overijssel1,195,789+0.57%
7 Limburg1,135,328+0.18%
8 Friesland664,222+0.35%
9 Groningen602,833+0.25%
10 Drenthe506,529+0.48%
11 Flevoland456,395+1.24%
12 Zeeland392,969+0.34%

Largest cities in Flevoland

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

  1. Almere Stad176,432
  2. Lelystad79,811
  3. Emmeloord46,409
  4. Dronten28,073
  5. Urk22,173
  6. Zeewolde19,022

Questions

What is the population of Flevoland in 2026?
The latest official figure is 456,395, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Flevoland would have about 465 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Flevoland’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 5,569 people (+1.24%) in the latest year, and has changed +7.89% since 2020.

How does Flevoland rank in the Netherlands?
Flevoland is 11th of the Netherlands’s 12 provinces, with 2.5% of the people. South Holland is the largest, with 3.9 million.

What is the population density of Flevoland?
About 322 people per km², on 1,419 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Flevoland?
Almere Stad, with about 176 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS region (demo_r_d2jan). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for the Netherlands, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Flevoland population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/netherlands/flevoland/

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