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Netherlands Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of the Netherlands with its 15 first-level divisions, the capital Amsterdam and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Netherlands

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 15 units

The Netherlands is divided into 15 first-level administrative divisions:

BonaireDrentheFlevolandFrieslandGelderlandGroningenLimburgNoord-BrabantNoord-HollandOverijsselSabaSt. EustatiusUtrechtZeelandZuid-Holland

Largest cities in Netherlands

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1The Hague1,406,000
2AmsterdamCapital1,031,000
3Rotterdam1,005,000
4Utrecht640,000
5Eindhoven398,053
6Haarlem349,957
7Groningen216,688
8Arnhem141,674
9's-Hertogenbosch134,520
10Leeuwarden125,778

The Hague is the largest urban area in the Netherlands with about 1,406,000 people; the capital, Amsterdam, has about 1,031,000.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in the Netherlands: ≈ 294 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • IJssel
  • Nederrijn
  • Lek
  • Rhine
  • Waal
  • Maas

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lauwerszee
  • IJsselmeer

Ethnic groups in Netherlands

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Dutch
75.4%EU
6.4%Turkish
2.4%Moroccan
2.4%Surinamese
2.1%Indonesian
2%other
9.3%

Dutch 75.4%, EU (excluding Dutch) 6.4%, Turkish 2.4%, Moroccan 2.4%, Surinamese 2.1%, Indonesian 2%, other 9.3% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Dutch is the most common ethnic group across most of the 15 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Netherlands

CIA World Factbook · 2019
Roman Catholic
20.1%Protestant
14.8%Muslim
5%other
5.9%none
54.1%

Roman Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.8% (includes Dutch Reformed, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, Calvinist), Muslim 5%, other 5.9% (includes Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish), none 54.1% (2019 est.)

Regionally, none is the most common religious group across most of the 15 divisions, while Roman Catholic predominates in 4 divisions (Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Bonaire, Saba); Protestant predominates in 1 division (St. Eustatius).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2019 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Netherlands

CIA World Factbook

Dutch (official), Frisian (official in Fryslan province)

Regionally, Dutch is the most common language group across most of the 15 divisions, while English predominates in 2 divisions (St. Eustatius, Saba); Frisian predominates in 1 division (Friesland); Papiamento predominates in 1 division (Bonaire).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.