Netherlands

EuropeCapital: Rotterdam-The HagueMost important metro: Amsterdam

2026 population

18.1M

Rank #71 globally

Area

42k km²

Metros tracked

84% of population in metros

Composite score

151.9

Rank #16 globally

Constituents and territories

4 entries listed under Netherlands. Click any to see its own metros.

Rank	Metro	Population	Score	Tier
#41	Amsterdam	2.5M	51.0	World City
#72	Rotterdam-The Hague★ Capital▲ Largest	3.3M	34.6	Major Metro
#266	Utrecht	876K	9.5	Established City
#282	Eindhoven	816K	8.9	Established City
#413	Maastricht	203K	5.7	Established City
#418	Arnhem-Nijmegen	888K	5.6	Established City
#423	Leiden	372K	5.5	Established City
#425	Groningen	503K	5.5	Established City
#536	Enschede	413K	4.1	Emerging City
#783	Wageningen	167K	2.3	Emerging City
#809	Zwolle	376K	2.1	Emerging City
#871	Breda	405K	1.9	Emerging City
#963	Alkmaar	343K	1.6	Emerging City
#997	Tilburg	344K	1.5	Emerging City
#1121	Almelo	134K	1.3	Emerging City
#1124	Heerenveen	131K	1.3	Emerging City
#1140	Amersfoort	347K	1.3	Emerging City
#1249	Leeuwarden	182K	1.1	Emerging City
#1259	Sittard-Geleen	149K	1.0	Emerging City
#1277	Deventer	104K	1.0	Emerging City
#1424	Den Bosch	305K	0.9	Local City
#1605	Almere	230K	0.6	Local City
#2143	Kerkrade	256K	0.3	Local City
#2316	Venlo	118K	0.3	Local City
#2372	Assen	131K	0.3	Local City
#2388	Oss	128K	0.3	Local City
#2444	Emmen	110K	0.3	Local City
#2500	Veenendaal	97K	0.3	Local City
#2577	Waalwijk	75K	0.3	Local City
#2597	Weert	69K	0.3	Local City
#2619	Hardenberg	63K	0.3	Local City
#2627	Doetinchem	60K	0.3	Local City
#2636	Altena	59K	0.3	Local City
#2647	Den Helder	57K	0.3	Local City
#3243	Apeldoorn	194K	0.1	Local City
#3372	Hoorn	142K	0.0	Local City
#3486	Vlissingen	118K	0.0	Local City
#3542	Roosendaal	109K	0.0	Local City
#3564	Roermond	107K	0.0	Local City
#3685	Lelystad	85K	0.0	Local City
#3709	Hoogeveen	82K	0.0	Local City
#3758	Veendam	72K	0.0	Local City
#3774	Bergen op Zoom	70K	0.0	Local City
#4007	Tiel	43K	0.0	Local City