List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people
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This is a list of cities
in the Netherlands
with over 100,000 people ranked by population size. Unless otherwise noted, the data are based on the December 30, 2010 publication Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (translation: "Key figures on districts and neighbourhoods") of the Central Bureau of Statistics
(CBS).
Cities are here limited by the municipality
boundaries (so that municipalities always have an equal or higher population size as the city). However, the CBS does not suggest which districts within a municipality should be considered part of a city, making the given population numbers arbitrary to some extent. For example Zaanstad
, with 141,000 inhabitants, is excluded in the current version as the continuous urban area within its municipality is not considered one city by some.
City
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in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
with over 100,000 people ranked by population size. Unless otherwise noted, the data are based on the December 30, 2010 publication Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (translation: "Key figures on districts and neighbourhoods") of the Central Bureau of Statistics
Statistics Netherlands
Statistics Netherlands, founded in 1899, is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands. In Dutch it is known as the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, often abbreviated to CBS. It is a department of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and is...
(CBS).
Cities are here limited by the municipality
Municipalities of the Netherlands
|All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities , together 418 , excl. the 3 "special municipalities" of the Caribbean Netherlands.Among the municipalities we can distinguish:...
boundaries (so that municipalities always have an equal or higher population size as the city). However, the CBS does not suggest which districts within a municipality should be considered part of a city, making the given population numbers arbitrary to some extent. For example Zaanstad
Zaanstad
Zaanstad is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its main town is Zaandam. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam.-Population centres:...
, with 141,000 inhabitants, is excluded in the current version as the continuous urban area within its municipality is not considered one city by some.
| Rank | City | Population | Province | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... |
780,000 |  North Holland |
excl. Driemond and Landelijk Noord |
| 2 | Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... |
611,000 |  South Holland |
|
| 3 | The Hague The Hague The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam... |
500,000 | South Holland |
Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... name: Den Haag |
| 4 | Utrecht Utrecht Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands.The name may also refer to:* Utrecht , of which Utrecht is the capital* Utrecht , including the city of Utrecht* Bishopric of Utrecht* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht... |
312,634 |  Utrecht (province) |
excl. Vleuten, De Meern, and Haarzuilens |
| 5 | Eindhoven | 213,809 |  North Brabant |
|
| 6 | Tilburg Tilburg Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout.... |
203,492 | North Brabant |
|
| 7 | Almere Almere Almere is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland, the Netherlands, bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde. The municipality of Almere comprises the districts Almere Stad, Almere Haven, Almere Buiten, Almere Hout, Almere Poort and Almere Pampus .Almere is the youngest city in the... |
188,160 |  Flevoland |
|
| 8 | Groningen | 187,298 |  Groningen (province) |
excl. Engelbert, Hoogkerk, Middelbert and Noorderhoogebrug |
| 9 | Breda Breda Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance... |
173,299 | North Brabant |
|
| 10 | Nijmegen | 164,165 |  Gelderland |
excl. Lent and Oosterhout |
| 11 | Apeldoorn Apeldoorn Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre and has 155,000 . The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000... |
155,726 | Gelderland |
excl. Beekbergen, Hoenderloo, Hoog Soeren, Klarenbeek, Lieren, Loenen, Uddel and Ugchelen |
| 12 | Enschede Enschede Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region... |
154,017 |  Overijssel |
|
| 13 | Haarlem Haarlem Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic... |
150,611 | North Holland |
excl.Bloemendaal, Hillegom, Heemstede, Velsen, Overveen |
| 14 | Arnhem Arnhem Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the... |
147,018 | Gelderland |
excl. Schaarsbergen |
| 15 | Amersfoort Amersfoort Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the... |
126,750 | Utrecht (province) |
excl. Hoogland and Hooglanderveen |
| 16 | Dordrecht Dordrecht Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009... |
118,540 | South Holland |
|
| 17 | Zoetermeer Zoetermeer Zoetermeer is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 37.06 km² . A small village until the late 1960s, it had 6,392 inhabitants in 1950... |
118,020 | South Holland |
|
| 18 | Zwolle Zwolle Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:... |
118,000 | Overijssel |
excl. Brinkhoek, Haerst, Herfte, Langenholte, Wijthmen and Windesheim |
| 19 | Leiden | 117,480 | South Holland |
|
| 20 | Maastricht Maastricht Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border... |
116,200 |  Limburg (Netherlands) |
excl. Borgharen and Itteren |
| 21 | Ede Ede, Netherlands ' is a municipality and a town in the center of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.- Population centres :Community :* Bennekom: 14.749* De Klomp: 508* Deelen: 50* Ede : 67.812* Ederveen: 3.167* Harskamp: 3.464... |
107,476 | Gelderland |
CBS (1 January, 2007) |
| 22 | 's-Hertogenbosch | 102,220 | North Brabant |
excl. Bokhoven, Empel, Engelen, Kruisstraat, Maliskamp and Rosmalen |
| 23 | Venlo Venlo Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands, next to the German border. It is situated in the province of Limburg.In 2001, the municipalities of Belfeld and Tegelen were merged into the municipality of Venlo. Tegelen was originally part of the Duchy of Jülich centuries ago,... |
100,271 | Limburg (Netherlands) |