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Utrecht population 2026

Utrecht has 1,409,144 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 9,087 more than a year earlier (+0.65%). It is 5th of the Netherlands’s 12 provinces by population, home to 7.8% of the Netherlands’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 1.4 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Utrecht in numbers

Population
1.4 million 1 January 2025
Change in a year
+0.65% +9,087 people
Change since 2020
+4.01% from 1.4 million
Share of the Netherlands
7.8% 5th of 12 provinces
Population density
1,017per km² 1,386 km²

That is about as many people as Cyprus (1.4 million).

Population of Utrecht by year

Population of Utrecht
1.4M
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YearPopulation
20121,237,117
20131,245,294
20141,287,918
20151,297,857
20161,308,042
20171,319,251
20181,330,518
20191,342,158
20201,354,834
20211,361,153
20221,369,873
20231,387,643
20241,400,057
20251,409,144
YearPopulationChange
2025 1,409,144 +9,087
2024 1,400,057 +12,414
2023 1,387,643 +17,770
2022 1,369,873 +8,720
2021 1,361,153 +6,319
2020 1,354,834 +12,676
2019 1,342,158 +11,640
2018 1,330,518 +11,267
2017 1,319,251 +11,209
2016 1,308,042 +10,185
2015 1,297,857 +9,939
2014 1,287,918 +42,624
2013 1,245,294 +8,177
2012 1,237,117 –

Utrecht 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 Utrecht

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

  1. Utrecht376,435
  2. Amersfoort139,914
  3. Nieuwegein61,489
  4. Veenendaal61,271
  5. Zeist60,949
  6. Woerden48,431

Questions

What is the population of Utrecht in 2026?
The latest official figure is 1,409,144, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Utrecht would have about 1.4 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Utrecht’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 9,087 people (+0.65%) in the latest year, and has changed +4.01% since 2020.

How does Utrecht rank in the Netherlands?
Utrecht is 5th of the Netherlands’s 12 provinces, with 7.8% of the people. South Holland is the largest, with 3.9 million.

What is the population density of Utrecht?
About 1,017 people per km², on 1,386 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Utrecht?
Utrecht, with about 376 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: Utrecht population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/netherlands/utrecht/

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