🌆 Largest Cities in Netherlands
Cities of Netherlands with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Rotterdam11%
Amsterdam9.2%
The Hague5.9%
Utrecht4.7%
Groningen3%
Eindhoven2.9%
Tilburg2.8%
Breda
Nijmegen
Almere Stad
Haarlem2%
Arnhem2%
's-Hertogenbosch2%
Enschede
Amsterdam Nieuw-West
Amsterdam-Zuid
Amsterdam-West
Zaanstad
Amersfoort
Apeldoorn
Amsterdam-Oost1.7%
Hoofddorp1.6%
Zwolle
Leeuwarden
Maastricht
Leiden
Dordrecht
Noord
Zoetermeer
Venlo
Deventer
Delft
Alkmaar
Heerlen
Amsterdam-Zuidoost
Amsterdam-Centrum
Hilversum
Hengelo
Purmerend
10 others9.3%
1
RotterdamSouth Holland
868,135
2
AmsterdamNorth Holland
741,636
3
The HagueSouth Holland
474,292
4
UtrechtUtrecht
376,435
5
GroningenGroningen
244,807
6
EindhovenNorth Brabant
235,691
7
TilburgNorth Brabant
221,947
8
BredaNorth Brabant
184,126
9
NijmegenGelderland
177,359
10
Almere StadFlevoland
176,432
11
HaarlemNorth Holland
162,543
12
ArnhemGelderland
162,424
13
's-HertogenboschNorth Brabant
160,783
14
EnschedeOverijssel
153,655
15
Amsterdam Nieuw-WestNorth Holland
151,677
16
Amsterdam-ZuidNorth Holland
144,432
17
Amsterdam-WestNorth Holland
143,842
18
ZaanstadNorth Holland
140,085
19
AmersfoortUtrecht
139,914
20
ApeldoornGelderland
136,670
21
Amsterdam-OostNorth Holland
135,767
22
HoofddorpNorth Holland
132,734
23
ZwolleOverijssel
129,840
24
LeeuwardenFriesland
124,481
25
MaastrichtLimburg
122,378
26
LeidenSouth Holland
119,713
27
DordrechtSouth Holland
119,260
28
NoordNorth Holland
116,777
29
ZoetermeerSouth Holland
115,845
30
VenloLimburg
101,988
31
DeventerOverijssel
97,331
32
DelftSouth Holland
95,060
33
AlkmaarNorth Holland
94,853
34
HeerlenLimburg
93,084
35
Amsterdam-ZuidoostNorth Holland
87,854
36
Amsterdam-CentrumNorth Holland
86,422
37
HilversumNorth Holland
83,640
38
HengeloOverijssel
82,311
39
PurmerendNorth Holland
80,117
40
LelystadFlevoland
79,811
41
AmstelveenNorth Holland
79,639
42
RoosendaalNorth Brabant
77,725
43
OssNorth Brabant
76,430
44
SchiedamSouth Holland
75,438
45
SpijkenisseSouth Holland
74,988
46
HelmondNorth Brabant
74,740
47
VlaardingenSouth Holland
73,798
48
AlmeloOverijssel
72,725
49
GoudaSouth Holland
71,952
50
ZaandamNorth Holland
71,708
Highlights
Within Netherlands, Rotterdam ranks first in 2026 with 868,135, followed by Amsterdam (741,636) and The Hague (474,292).
Across 50 entries, values run from 868,135 (Rotterdam) to 71,708 (Zaandam), with a median of 121,046.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.