This 'list of larger cities in
the Netherlands' by amount, for more then 100,000 residents, is based on 'Kerncijfers wijken en buurten' of the
Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS); per January 1, 2006.
The numbers are rounded to dozens.''
| Rank | Name | Population | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | 743.104 | ''excl. Driemond and Landelijk Noord'' |
| 2 | Rotterdam | 539.960 | ''excl. Hoek van Holland, Hoogvliet and Pernis'' |
| 3 | The Hague | 475.630 |
| 4 | Utrecht | 288.730 | ''excl. Haarzuilens'' |
| 5 | Eindhoven | 209.170 |
| 6 | Tilburg | 181.210 | ''excl. Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout'' |
| 7 | Groningen | 165.610 | ''excl. Engelbert, Hoogkerk, Middelbert and Noorderhoogebrug'' |
| 8 | Nijmegen | 151.230 | ''excl. Lent and Oosterhout'' |
| 9 | Haarlem | 147.020 |
| 10 | Arnhem | 140.430 | ''excl. Schaarsbergen'' |
| 11 | Breda | 138.650 | ''excl. Bavel, Effen, Prinsenbeek, Teteringen and Ulvenhout'' |
| 12 | Apeldoorn | 136.920 | ''excl. Beekbergen, Hoenderloo, Hoog Soeren, Klarenbeek, Lieren, Loenen, Uddel and Ugchelen'' |
| 13 | Enschede | 130.960 | ''excl. Boekelo, Glanerbrug, Lonneker and Usselo'' |
| 14 | Amersfoort | 124.550 | ''excl. Hoogland and Hooglanderveen'' |
| 15 | Dordrecht | 118.820 |
| 16 | Leiden | 118.070 | ''Based on numbers of late 2006, Zoetermeer has more residents than Leiden and Maastricht.'' |
| 17 | Maastricht | 117.340 | ''excl. Borgharen and Itteren'' |
| 18 | Zoetermeer | 116.980 |
| 19 | Zwolle | 110.660 | ''excl. Brinkhoek, Haerst, Herfte, Langenholte, Wijthmen and Windesheim'' |
| 20 | Almere | 104.860 | only Almere Stad |
| 21 | 's-Hertogenbosch | 101.510 | ''excl. Bokhoven, Empel, Engelen, Kruisstraat, Maliskamp and Rosmalen'' |
See also
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Municipalities in the Netherlands
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List of cities in the Netherlands
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Provinces of the Netherlands
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List of towns that were granted city rights in the Netherlands
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List of places in the Netherlands