Heerlen

Municipality in Limburg (Netherlands)

Contents: Population

The population development of Heerlen as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-01-01	Population Estimate 2011-01-01	Population Estimate 2016-01-01	Population Estimate 2021-01-01	Population Estimate 2025-01-01
Heerlen	Municipality	95,149	89,212	87,406	86,936	87,514
Nederland [Netherlands]	Country	15,985,538	16,655,799	16,979,120	17,475,415	18,045,532

Source: Statistics Netherlands.

Explanation: Provinces and municipalities in the boundaries of 1 January 2025. Municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands are not included. The land area is tabulated. The 2025 population figures are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	43,679
Females	43,782

Gender (E 2024)
Males	43,679
Females	43,782

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	13,679
18-64 years	52,505
65+ years	21,277

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	13,679
18-64 years	52,505
65+ years	21,277

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	244	648
80-89 years	1913	2672
70-79 years	4595	5035
60-69 years	6491	6542
50-59 years	6447	6242
40-49 years	5159	4933
30-39 years	5697	5226
20-29 years	5186	5031
10-19 years	4194	3867
0-9 years	3753	3586

Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years	892
80-89 years	4,585
70-79 years	9,630
60-69 years	13,033
50-59 years	12,689
40-49 years	10,092
30-39 years	10,923
20-29 years	10,217
10-19 years	8,061
0-9 years	7,339