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North Holland population 2026

Noord-Holland

North Holland has 2,992,016 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 15,529 more than a year earlier (+0.52%). It is 2nd of the Netherlands’s 12 provinces by population, home to 16.6% of the Netherlands’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 3 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

North Holland in numbers

Population
3 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+0.52% +15,529 people
Change since 2020
+3.91% from 2.9 million
Share of the Netherlands
16.6% 2nd of 12 provinces
Population density
731per km² 4,092 km²

That is about as many people as Moldova (3 million).

Population of North Holland by year

Population of North Holland
3M
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YearPopulation
20122,709,822
20132,724,300
20142,741,369
20152,761,929
20162,784,854
20172,809,483
20182,831,182
20192,853,359
20202,879,527
20212,888,486
20222,909,827
20232,952,622
20242,976,487
20252,992,016
YearPopulationChange
2025 2,992,016 +15,529
2024 2,976,487 +23,865
2023 2,952,622 +42,795
2022 2,909,827 +21,341
2021 2,888,486 +8,959
2020 2,879,527 +26,168
2019 2,853,359 +22,177
2018 2,831,182 +21,699
2017 2,809,483 +24,629
2016 2,784,854 +22,925
2015 2,761,929 +20,560
2014 2,741,369 +17,069
2013 2,724,300 +14,478
2012 2,709,822 –

North Holland 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 Holland

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

  1. Amsterdam741,636
  2. Haarlem162,543
  3. Zaanstad140,085
  4. Hoofddorp132,734
  5. Alkmaar94,853
  6. Hilversum83,640

Air quality in North Holland today

Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast.

Amsterdam

Questions

What is the population of North Holland in 2026?
The latest official figure is 2,992,016, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, North Holland would have about 3 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is North Holland’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 15,529 people (+0.52%) in the latest year, and has changed +3.91% since 2020.

How does North Holland rank in the Netherlands?
North Holland is 2nd of the Netherlands’s 12 provinces, with 16.6% of the people. South Holland is the largest, with 3.9 million.

What is the population density of North Holland?
About 731 people per km², on 4,092 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in North Holland?
Amsterdam, with about 742 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 Holland population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/netherlands/north-holland/

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