Which has higher population in the largest city, Netherlands or United States?

United States, at 7.0% against 6.9% in Netherlands as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in the largest city between Netherlands and United States?

0.1%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs United States: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Netherlands

6.9%

in 2025

United States

7.0%

in 2025

Netherlands rank

150th

United States rank

148th

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) over time

Netherlands
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 7.0% against 6.9% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 150th and United States ranks 148th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.9%	10.9%	2.0%	Netherlands
1970s	11.1%	10.1%	1.1%	Netherlands
1980s	9.6%	9.0%	0.6%	Netherlands
1990s	8.8%	8.3%	0.6%	Netherlands
2000s	7.6%	7.7%	0.1%	United States
2010s	7.2%	7.2%	0.0%	Netherlands
2020s	6.9%	7.0%	0.1%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Netherlands or United States?: United States, at 7.0% against 6.9% in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Netherlands and United States?: 0.1%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for population in the largest city?: Netherlands ranks 150th and United States ranks 148th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.