City profile · Netherlands · Europe
Leiden
City population
119,713
#22
in Netherlands
#3
in South Holland
#4,780
worldwide
52.158, 4.493 · 36 km from Amsterdam
About Leiden
Leiden is a city in South Holland, Netherlands with a population of 119,713. It is the 22nd largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Netherlands, and the 4,780th largest worldwide. It lies 36 km from Amsterdam.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 50
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
52.158, 4.493
Record updated
2024-09-24
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.