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City profile · Netherlands · Europe

Maastricht

City population
122,378
#21
in Netherlands
#1
in Limburg
#4,675
worldwide
AmsterdamMaastricht
50.848, 5.689 · 178 km from Amsterdam
City population
122,378
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Netherlands
#21
of 232 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#4,675
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Netherlands
0.7%
of the national population

About Maastricht

Maastricht is a city in Limburg, Netherlands with a population of 122,378. It is the 21st largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Netherlands, and the 4,675th largest worldwide. It lies 178 km from Amsterdam.

Position in Netherlands
#21of 232
LargestSmallest
Position in Limburg
#1of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Rank in region
#1of 14
Distance to capital
to Amsterdam
Elevation
56 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
50.848, 5.689
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 Netherlands

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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