Largest Cities in Netherlands 2026: Population Ranking

Netherlands's cities at a glance

Updated October 2026

Dots sized by population · Rotterdam in orange

Netherlands has 24 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is Rotterdam with 868,135 people, followed by Amsterdam (741,636) and The Hague (474,292). The three largest cities together hold about 11.3% of the country's 18.5 million people.

The capital, Amsterdam, is the 2nd largest city with 741,636 people — Rotterdam is 1.2× larger.

By region, the most large cities are in South Holland (6), North Holland (6), North Brabant (4).

Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Netherlands population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Netherlands atlas.

Netherlands cities by population

30 cities · GeoNames · city proper

#	City	Region	Population	Share of Netherlands
1	Rotterdam	South Holland	868,135	4.7%
2	AmsterdamCapital	North Holland	741,636	4%
3	The Hague	South Holland	474,292	2.6%
4	Utrecht	Utrecht	376,435	2%
5	Groningen	Groningen	244,807	1.3%
6	Eindhoven	North Brabant	235,691	1.3%
7	Tilburg	North Brabant	221,947	1.2%
8	Breda	North Brabant	184,126	1%
9	Nijmegen	Gelderland	177,359	1%
10	Almere Stad	Flevoland	176,432	1%
11	Haarlem	North Holland	162,543	0.9%
12	Arnhem	Gelderland	162,424	0.9%
13	's-Hertogenbosch	North Brabant	160,783	0.9%
14	Enschede	Overijssel	153,655	0.8%
15	Zaanstad	North Holland	140,085	0.8%
16	Apeldoorn	Gelderland	136,670	0.7%
17	Hoofddorp	North Holland	132,734	0.7%
18	Zwolle	Overijssel	129,840	0.7%
19	Leeuwarden	Friesland	124,481	0.7%
20	Maastricht	Limburg	122,378	0.7%
21	Leiden	South Holland	119,713	0.6%
22	Dordrecht	South Holland	119,260	0.6%
23	Zoetermeer	South Holland	115,845	0.6%
24	Venlo	Limburg	101,988	0.6%
25	Deventer	Overijssel	97,331	0.5%
26	Delft	South Holland	95,060	0.5%
27	Alkmaar	North Holland	94,853	0.5%
28	Heerlen	Limburg	93,084	0.5%
29	Hilversum	North Holland	83,640	0.5%
30	Hengelo	Overijssel	82,311	0.4%

Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in Netherlands?

Rotterdam, with about 868,135 inhabitants (city proper). It is larger than the capital, Amsterdam (741,636).

What is the capital of Netherlands?

Amsterdam — population 741,636, the 2nd largest city in the country.

How many cities in Netherlands have over one million people?

None — the largest, Rotterdam, has 868,135 people.

Are these metropolitan-area populations?

No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.

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