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North Brabant population 2026

Noord-Brabant

North Brabant has 2,664,047 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 19,308 more than a year earlier (+0.73%). It is 3rd of the Netherlands’s 12 provinces by population, home to 14.8% of the Netherlands’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 2.7 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

North Brabant in numbers

Population
2.7 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+0.73% +19,308 people
Change since 2020
+3.94% from 2.6 million
Share of the Netherlands
14.8% 3rd of 12 provinces
Population density
542per km² 4,919 km²

That is about as many people as Gabon (2.6 million).

Population of North Brabant by year

Population of North Brabant
2.7M
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YearPopulation
20122,463,686
20132,471,011
20142,479,274
20152,488,751
20162,498,749
20172,512,531
20182,528,286
20192,544,806
20202,562,955
20212,573,949
20222,592,874
20232,626,210
20242,644,739
20252,664,047
YearPopulationChange
2025 2,664,047 +19,308
2024 2,644,739 +18,529
2023 2,626,210 +33,336
2022 2,592,874 +18,925
2021 2,573,949 +10,994
2020 2,562,955 +18,149
2019 2,544,806 +16,520
2018 2,528,286 +15,755
2017 2,512,531 +13,782
2016 2,498,749 +9,998
2015 2,488,751 +9,477
2014 2,479,274 +8,263
2013 2,471,011 +7,325
2012 2,463,686 –

North Brabant 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 North Brabant

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

  1. Eindhoven235,691
  2. Tilburg221,947
  3. Breda184,126
  4. 's-Hertogenbosch160,783
  5. Roosendaal77,725
  6. Oss76,430

Questions

What is the population of North Brabant in 2026?
The latest official figure is 2,664,047, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, North Brabant would have about 2.7 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is North Brabant’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 19,308 people (+0.73%) in the latest year, and has changed +3.94% since 2020.

How does North Brabant rank in the Netherlands?
North Brabant is 3rd of the Netherlands’s 12 provinces, with 14.8% of the people. South Holland is the largest, with 3.9 million.

What is the population density of North Brabant?
About 542 people per km², on 4,919 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in North Brabant?
Eindhoven, with about 236 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: North Brabant population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/netherlands/north-brabant/

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