<page_title> List of municipalities of the Netherlands </page_title> <section_title> Municipal status </section_title> <table> <cell> 1850 <col_header> Historical number of municipalities </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1,209 <col_header> Historical number of municipalities </col_header> <col_header> No. </col_header> <row_header> 1850 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical number of municipalities </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1850 </col_header> <col_header> 1900 </col_header> <col_header> 1950 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 537 <col_header> Historical number of municipalities </col_header> <col_header> No. </col_header> <row_header> 2000 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2019 <col_header> Historical number of municipalities </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1850 </col_header> <col_header> 1900 </col_header> <col_header> 1950 </col_header> <col_header> 2000 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 355 <col_header> Historical number of municipalities </col_header> <col_header> No. </col_header> <row_header> 2019 </row_header> </cell> </table>
The number of municipalities in the Netherlands was reduced from 1,209 in 1850 to 537 in 2000; as of 2019 there are 355 municipalities.