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Groningen population 2026

Groningen has 602,833 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 1,486 more than a year earlier (+0.25%). It is 9th of the Netherlands’s 12 provinces by population, home to 3.3% of the Netherlands’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 605 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Groningen in numbers

Population
603 thousand 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+0.25% +1,486 people
Change since 2020
+2.90% from 586 thousand
Share of the Netherlands
3.3% 9th of 12 provinces
Population density
204per km² 2,960 km²

That is about as many people as Western Sahara (611 thousand).

Population of Groningen by year

Population of Groningen
603k
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YearPopulation
2012580,875
2013581,705
2014582,728
2015583,942
2016583,721
2017583,581
2018582,944
2019583,990
2020585,866
2021586,937
2022590,170
2023596,075
2024601,347
2025602,833
YearPopulationChange
2025 602,833 +1,486
2024 601,347 +5,272
2023 596,075 +5,905
2022 590,170 +3,233
2021 586,937 +1,071
2020 585,866 +1,876
2019 583,990 +1,046
2018 582,944 −637
2017 583,581 −140
2016 583,721 −221
2015 583,942 +1,214
2014 582,728 +1,023
2013 581,705 +830
2012 580,875 –

Groningen 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 Groningen

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

  1. Groningen244,807
  2. Delfzijl28,649
  3. Veendam28,155
  4. Hoogezand21,480
  5. Stadskanaal20,000
  6. Leek19,651

Questions

What is the population of Groningen in 2026?
The latest official figure is 602,833, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Groningen would have about 605 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Groningen’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 1,486 people (+0.25%) in the latest year, and has changed +2.90% since 2020.

How does Groningen rank in the Netherlands?
Groningen is 9th of the Netherlands’s 12 provinces, with 3.3% of the people. South Holland is the largest, with 3.9 million.

What is the population density of Groningen?
About 204 people per km², on 2,960 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Groningen?
Groningen, with about 245 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: Groningen population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/netherlands/groningen/

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