Belarus vs Netherlands: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Belarus
2.07 million
in 2025
Netherlands
2.22 million
in 2025
Belarus rank
87th
Netherlands rank
84th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Belarus
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2.22 million against 2.07 million in Belarus, a difference of 144,520.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 87th and Netherlands ranks 84th of 121 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 708,278 | 1.88 million | 1.18 million | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.10 million | 1.89 million | 787,681 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.47 million | 1.85 million | 383,038 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.65 million | 1.95 million | 300,425 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.77 million | 2.02 million | 257,049 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.94 million | 2.11 million | 172,253 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.05 million | 2.19 million | 135,318 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Belarus or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 2.22 million against 2.07 million in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Belarus and Netherlands?
- 144,520, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Netherlands rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Belarus ranks 87th and Netherlands ranks 84th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.