Population in Australia compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Australia vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

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Netherlands

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Year	Population
	Australia	Netherlands
2100	44,268,623	17,329,352
2099	44,045,424	17,362,626
2098	43,816,219	17,395,665
2097	43,573,042	17,429,925
2096	43,335,272	17,465,162
2095	43,106,279	17,502,567
2094	42,884,039	17,540,959
2093	42,648,686	17,580,632
2092	42,410,825	17,619,384
2091	42,168,735	17,658,238
2090	41,927,939	17,700,204
2089	41,695,112	17,739,947
2088	41,454,360	17,779,324
2087	41,226,316	17,815,257
2086	41,005,658	17,854,371
2085	40,792,190	17,890,610
2084	40,580,657	17,926,885
2083	40,356,871	17,963,416
2082	40,140,558	17,998,527
2081	39,916,925	18,032,297
2080	39,703,296	18,062,716
2079	39,489,029	18,093,254
2078	39,273,623	18,121,649
2077	39,056,566	18,150,234
2076	38,845,418	18,175,683
2075	38,632,596	18,196,574
2074	38,418,045	18,214,405
2073	38,207,153	18,232,486
2072	37,999,068	18,249,136
2071	37,792,119	18,264,367
2070	37,578,242	18,279,781
2069	37,359,215	18,295,123
2068	37,138,635	18,310,300
2067	36,919,449	18,325,333
2066	36,701,629	18,343,435
2065	36,492,733	18,364,513
2064	36,290,454	18,386,352
2063	36,076,918	18,409,851
2062	35,866,124	18,433,299
2061	35,656,154	18,460,766
2060	35,450,525	18,488,598
2059	35,244,589	18,517,020
2058	35,027,089	18,545,884
2057	34,817,156	18,576,502
2056	34,607,988	18,606,997
2055	34,393,278	18,634,546
2054	34,179,940	18,660,585
2053	33,970,136	18,686,212
2052	33,760,935	18,709,643
2051	33,546,695	18,736,166
2050	33,330,712	18,757,302
2049	33,115,090	18,777,673
2048	32,887,237	18,795,411
2047	32,671,939	18,812,362
2046	32,443,408	18,823,628
2045	32,220,633	18,834,974
2044	32,001,023	18,844,772
2043	31,780,612	18,850,396
2042	31,556,888	18,853,495
2041	31,336,104	18,852,912
2040	31,119,045	18,847,238
2039	30,906,074	18,837,931
2038	30,686,214	18,823,220
2037	30,471,145	18,804,912
2036	30,247,954	18,779,656
2035	30,023,790	18,751,144
2034	29,801,152	18,718,013
2033	29,576,548	18,676,061
2032	29,349,199	18,630,094
2031	29,115,445	18,577,582
2030	28,877,548	18,517,866
2029	28,638,212	18,449,618
2028	28,388,452	18,372,676
2027	28,135,058	18,289,268
2026	27,879,933	18,196,186
2025	27,614,411	18,087,633
2024	27,194,286	17,993,485
2023	26,659,922	17,877,117
2022	26,018,721	17,700,982
2021	25,685,412	17,533,044
2020	25,649,248	17,441,500
2019	25,334,826	17,344,874
2018	24,963,258	17,231,624
2017	24,592,588	17,131,296
2016	24,190,907	17,030,314
2015	23,815,995	16,939,923
2014	23,475,686	16,865,008
2013	23,128,129	16,804,432
2012	22,733,465	16,754,962
2011	22,340,024	16,693,074
2010	22,031,750	16,615,394
2009	21,691,653	16,530,388
2008	21,249,199	16,445,593
2007	20,827,622	16,381,696
2006	20,450,966	16,346,101
2005	20,176,844	16,319,868
2004	19,932,722	16,281,779
2003	19,720,737	16,225,302
2002	19,495,210	16,148,929
2001	19,274,701	16,046,180
2000	19,028,802	15,925,513
1999	18,812,264	15,812,088
1998	18,607,584	15,707,209
1997	18,423,037	15,610,650
1996	18,224,767	15,530,498
1995	18,004,882	15,459,006
1994	17,805,468	15,382,838
1993	17,634,808	15,290,368
1992	17,478,635	15,184,166
1991	17,284,036	15,069,798
1990	17,065,128	14,951,510
1989	16,814,416	14,848,907
1988	16,532,164	14,760,094
1987	16,263,874	14,665,037
1986	16,018,350	14,572,278
1985	15,788,312	14,491,632
1984	15,579,391	14,424,211
1983	15,393,472	14,367,070
1982	15,184,247	14,312,690
1981	14,923,260	14,247,208
1980	14,692,000	14,149,800
1979	14,514,000	14,038,270
1978	14,358,000	13,941,700
1977	14,192,000	13,856,185
1976	14,033,000	13,774,037
1975	13,893,000	13,666,335
1974	13,723,000	13,545,056
1973	13,380,000	13,439,322
1972	13,177,000	13,328,593
1971	12,937,000	13,194,497
1970	12,507,000	13,038,526
1969	12,263,000	12,877,984
1968	12,009,000	12,729,721
1967	11,799,000	12,598,201
1966	11,651,000	12,456,251
1965	11,388,000	12,294,732
1964	11,167,000	12,127,120
1963	10,950,000	11,965,966
1962	10,742,000	11,805,689
1961	10,483,000	11,638,712
1960	10,276,477	11,486,631

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,820,073 people (a 15.8% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19% to 33,330,712 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44.3M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

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Year	Growth rate
	Australia	Netherlands
2100	0.51%	-0.19%
2099	0.52%	-0.19%
2098	0.56%	-0.2%
2097	0.55%	-0.2%
2096	0.53%	-0.21%
2095	0.52%	-0.22%
2094	0.55%	-0.23%
2093	0.56%	-0.22%
2092	0.57%	-0.22%
2091	0.57%	-0.24%
2090	0.56%	-0.22%
2089	0.58%	-0.22%
2088	0.55%	-0.2%
2087	0.54%	-0.22%
2086	0.52%	-0.2%
2085	0.52%	-0.2%
2084	0.55%	-0.2%
2083	0.54%	-0.2%
2082	0.56%	-0.19%
2081	0.54%	-0.17%
2080	0.54%	-0.17%
2079	0.55%	-0.16%
2078	0.56%	-0.16%
2077	0.54%	-0.14%
2076	0.55%	-0.11%
2075	0.56%	-0.1%
2074	0.55%	-0.1%
2073	0.55%	-0.09%
2072	0.55%	-0.08%
2071	0.57%	-0.08%
2070	0.59%	-0.08%
2069	0.59%	-0.08%
2068	0.59%	-0.08%
2067	0.59%	-0.1%
2066	0.57%	-0.11%
2065	0.56%	-0.12%
2064	0.59%	-0.13%
2063	0.59%	-0.13%
2062	0.59%	-0.15%
2061	0.58%	-0.15%
2060	0.58%	-0.15%
2059	0.62%	-0.16%
2058	0.6%	-0.16%
2057	0.6%	-0.16%
2056	0.62%	-0.15%
2055	0.62%	-0.14%
2054	0.62%	-0.14%
2053	0.62%	-0.13%
2052	0.64%	-0.14%
2051	0.65%	-0.11%
2050	0.65%	-0.11%
2049	0.69%	-0.09%
2048	0.66%	-0.09%
2047	0.7%	-0.06%
2046	0.69%	-0.06%
2045	0.69%	-0.05%
2044	0.69%	-0.03%
2043	0.71%	-0.02%
2042	0.7%	0.003%
2041	0.7%	0.03%
2040	0.69%	0.05%
2039	0.72%	0.08%
2038	0.71%	0.1%
2037	0.74%	0.13%
2036	0.75%	0.15%
2035	0.75%	0.18%
2034	0.76%	0.22%
2033	0.77%	0.25%
2032	0.8%	0.28%
2031	0.82%	0.32%
2030	0.84%	0.37%
2029	0.88%	0.42%
2028	0.9%	0.46%
2027	0.92%	0.51%
2026	0.96%	0.6%
2025	1.54%	0.52%
2024	2%	0.65%
2023	2.46%	1%
2022	1.3%	0.96%
2021	0.14%	0.52%
2020	1.24%	0.56%
2019	1.49%	0.66%
2018	1.51%	0.59%
2017	1.66%	0.59%
2016	1.57%	0.53%
2015	1.45%	0.44%
2014	1.5%	0.36%
2013	1.74%	0.3%
2012	1.76%	0.37%
2011	1.4%	0.47%
2010	1.57%	0.51%
2009	2.08%	0.52%
2008	2.02%	0.39%
2007	1.84%	0.22%
2006	1.36%	0.16%
2005	1.22%	0.23%
2004	1.07%	0.35%
2003	1.16%	0.47%
2002	1.14%	0.64%
2001	1.29%	0.76%
2000	1.15%	0.72%
1999	1.1%	0.67%
1998	1%	0.62%
1997	1.09%	0.52%
1996	1.22%	0.46%
1995	1.12%	0.5%
1994	0.97%	0.6%
1993	0.89%	0.7%
1992	1.13%	0.76%
1991	1.28%	0.79%
1990	1.49%	0.69%
1989	1.71%	0.6%
1988	1.65%	0.65%
1987	1.53%	0.64%
1986	1.46%	0.56%
1985	1.34%	0.47%
1984	1.21%	0.4%
1983	1.38%	0.38%
1982	1.75%	0.46%
1981	1.57%	0.69%
1980	1.23%	0.79%
1979	1.09%	0.69%
1978	1.17%	0.62%
1977	1.13%	0.6%
1976	1.01%	0.79%
1975	1.24%	0.9%
1974	2.56%	0.79%
1973	1.54%	0.83%
1972	1.86%	1.02%
1971	3.44%	1.2%
1970	1.99%	1.25%
1969	2.12%	1.16%
1968	1.78%	1.04%
1967	1.27%	1.14%
1966	2.31%	1.31%
1965	1.98%	1.38%
1964	1.98%	1.35%
1963	1.94%	1.36%
1962	2.47%	1.43%
1961	2.01%	1.32%

In 2025, the population of Australia grew by 1.54%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Population map with other countries

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