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Leeuwarden

Municipality in Friesland (Netherlands)

Contents: Population

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

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2001-01-01		Population
Estimate
2011-01-01		Population
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2016-01-01		Population
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2021-01-01		Population
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2026-01-01
Leeuwarden (incl. Leeuwarderadeel)Municipality...119,502121,492124,481130,179
Nederland [The Netherlands]Country15,985,53816,655,79916,979,12017,475,41518,131,238

Source: Statistics Netherlands.

Explanation: Provinces and municipalities in the boundaries of 1 January 2026. Municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands are not included. The land area is tabulated. The 2026 population figures are preliminary.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males64,695
Females65,278
Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years22,513
18-64 years81,771
65+ years25,689
Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years871
80-89 years5,296
70-79 years12,154
60-69 years15,415
50-59 years16,295
40-49 years14,880
30-39 years17,086
20-29 years21,532
10-19 years14,504
0-9 years11,940
Urbanization (E 2025)
Highly urbanized51,070
Strongly urbanized21,490
Moderately urbanized14,390
Lowly urbanized20,300
Rural21,570
Citizenhip (E 2025)
Netherlands121,327
European Union3,591
Europe (Rest)1,310
Other Citizenship3,548
Birth Country (E 2025)
Netherlands112,735
Other country17,238

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