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Gelderland population 2026

Gelderland has 2,161,358 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 12,287 more than a year earlier (+0.57%). It is 4th of the Netherlands’s 12 provinces by population, home to 12.0% of the Netherlands’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 2.2 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Gelderland in numbers

Population
2.2 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+0.57% +12,287 people
Change since 2020
+3.62% from 2.1 million
Share of the Netherlands
12.0% 4th of 12 provinces
Population density
421per km² 5,137 km²

That is about as many people as Slovenia (2.1 million).

Population of Gelderland by year

Population of Gelderland
2.2M
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YearPopulation
20122,010,745
20132,015,791
20142,019,692
20152,026,578
20162,035,351
20172,047,901
20182,060,103
20192,071,972
20202,085,952
20212,096,603
20222,110,472
20232,133,708
20242,149,071
20252,161,358
YearPopulationChange
2025 2,161,358 +12,287
2024 2,149,071 +15,363
2023 2,133,708 +23,236
2022 2,110,472 +13,869
2021 2,096,603 +10,651
2020 2,085,952 +13,980
2019 2,071,972 +11,869
2018 2,060,103 +12,202
2017 2,047,901 +12,550
2016 2,035,351 +8,773
2015 2,026,578 +6,886
2014 2,019,692 +3,901
2013 2,015,791 +5,046
2012 2,010,745 –

Gelderland among the Netherlands’s provinces

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Provinces of the Netherlands by population
#
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 Gelderland

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

  1. Nijmegen177,359
  2. Arnhem162,424
  3. Apeldoorn136,670
  4. Ede67,670
  5. Doetinchem49,906
  6. Tiel40,702

Questions

What is the population of Gelderland in 2026?
The latest official figure is 2,161,358, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Gelderland would have about 2.2 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Gelderland’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 12,287 people (+0.57%) in the latest year, and has changed +3.62% since 2020.

How does Gelderland rank in the Netherlands?
Gelderland is 4th of the Netherlands’s 12 provinces, with 12.0% of the people. South Holland is the largest, with 3.9 million.

What is the population density of Gelderland?
About 421 people per km², on 5,137 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Gelderland?
Nijmegen, with about 177 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: Gelderland population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/netherlands/gelderland/

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