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Haarlem
City population
162,543
#11
in Netherlands
#2
in North Holland
#3,507
worldwide
52.381, 4.637 · 17 km from Amsterdam
About Haarlem
Haarlem is a city in North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 162,543. It is the 11th largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Netherlands, and the 3,507th largest worldwide. It lies 17 km from Amsterdam.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 37
Coordinates
52.381, 4.637
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 232 in NetherlandsClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.