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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 18,087,633 people in the Netherlands in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 18,243,998 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 81.3 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 18.1% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs +0.64% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.6% growth).

India vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Netherlands
2100 1,515,764,791 17,329,352
2099 1,523,450,562 17,362,626
2098 1,531,147,367 17,395,665
2097 1,538,780,583 17,429,925
2096 1,546,380,447 17,465,162
2095 1,553,964,615 17,502,567
2094 1,561,496,245 17,540,959
2093 1,568,975,448 17,580,632
2092 1,576,332,553 17,619,384
2091 1,583,655,135 17,658,238
2090 1,590,899,630 17,700,204
2089 1,598,026,427 17,739,947
2088 1,605,029,461 17,779,324
2087 1,611,883,136 17,815,257
2086 1,618,654,560 17,854,371
2085 1,625,282,641 17,890,610
2084 1,631,712,094 17,926,885
2083 1,637,989,363 17,963,416
2082 1,644,062,886 17,998,527
2081 1,649,962,836 18,032,297
2080 1,655,654,966 18,062,716
2079 1,661,116,882 18,093,254
2078 1,666,332,415 18,121,649
2077 1,671,298,348 18,150,234
2076 1,676,004,895 18,175,683
2075 1,680,459,350 18,196,574
2074 1,684,595,952 18,214,405
2073 1,688,431,647 18,232,486
2072 1,691,990,872 18,249,136
2071 1,695,203,041 18,264,367
2070 1,698,107,519 18,279,781
2069 1,700,664,858 18,295,123
2068 1,702,876,723 18,310,300
2067 1,704,723,837 18,325,333
2066 1,706,198,000 18,343,435
2065 1,707,391,009 18,364,513
2064 1,708,212,818 18,386,352
2063 1,708,696,045 18,409,851
2062 1,708,862,369 18,433,299
2061 1,708,717,131 18,460,766
2060 1,708,195,453 18,488,598
2059 1,707,339,651 18,517,020
2058 1,706,165,210 18,545,884
2057 1,704,656,327 18,576,502
2056 1,702,865,262 18,606,997
2055 1,700,741,939 18,634,546
2054 1,698,325,374 18,660,585
2053 1,695,513,304 18,686,212
2052 1,692,384,182 18,709,643
2051 1,688,910,288 18,736,166
2050 1,685,088,884 18,757,302
2049 1,680,936,533 18,777,673
2048 1,676,430,514 18,795,411
2047 1,671,532,064 18,812,362
2046 1,666,226,180 18,823,628
2045 1,660,522,084 18,834,974
2044 1,654,412,346 18,844,772
2043 1,647,924,060 18,850,396
2042 1,640,993,579 18,853,495
2041 1,633,629,291 18,852,912
2040 1,625,848,393 18,847,238
2039 1,617,677,625 18,837,931
2038 1,609,097,629 18,823,220
2037 1,600,073,012 18,804,912
2036 1,590,593,050 18,779,656
2035 1,580,726,905 18,751,144
2034 1,570,491,868 18,718,013
2033 1,559,906,905 18,676,061
2032 1,548,963,391 18,630,094
2031 1,537,676,208 18,577,582
2030 1,526,059,268 18,517,866
2029 1,514,142,607 18,449,618
2028 1,501,971,477 18,372,676
2027 1,489,498,223 18,289,268
2026 1,476,782,637 18,196,186
2025 1,463,865,525 18,087,633
2024 1,450,935,791 17,993,485
2023 1,438,069,596 17,877,117
2022 1,425,423,212 17,700,982
2021 1,414,203,896 17,533,044
2020 1,402,617,695 17,441,500
2019 1,389,030,312 17,344,874
2018 1,374,659,064 17,231,624
2017 1,359,657,400 17,131,296
2016 1,343,944,296 17,030,314
2015 1,328,024,498 16,939,923
2014 1,312,277,191 16,865,008
2013 1,295,829,511 16,804,432
2012 1,278,674,502 16,754,962
2011 1,261,224,954 16,693,074
2010 1,243,481,564 16,615,394
2009 1,225,524,753 16,530,388
2008 1,207,930,964 16,445,593
2007 1,190,676,021 16,381,696
2006 1,172,878,890 16,346,101
2005 1,154,676,322 16,319,868
2004 1,135,991,513 16,281,779
2003 1,116,803,006 16,225,302
2002 1,097,600,380 16,148,929
2001 1,077,898,575 16,046,180
2000 1,057,922,733 15,925,513
1999 1,038,225,823 15,812,088
1998 1,018,665,080 15,707,209
1997 999,133,762 15,610,650
1996 979,678,458 15,530,498
1995 960,301,044 15,459,006
1994 941,163,767 15,382,838
1993 922,118,387 15,290,368
1992 902,957,070 15,184,166
1991 883,927,600 15,069,798
1990 864,972,221 14,951,510
1989 846,039,529 14,848,907
1988 827,342,990 14,760,094
1987 808,931,270 14,665,037
1986 790,689,978 14,572,278
1985 772,647,793 14,491,632
1984 754,875,449 14,424,211
1983 737,372,681 14,367,070
1982 720,313,473 14,312,690
1981 703,696,250 14,247,208
1980 687,354,025 14,149,800
1979 671,155,747 14,038,270
1978 655,728,229 13,941,700
1977 640,801,103 13,856,185
1976 625,861,883 13,774,037
1975 611,309,535 13,666,335
1974 597,041,391 13,545,056
1973 583,465,598 13,439,322
1972 570,482,142 13,328,593
1971 558,096,387 13,194,497
1970 545,864,268 13,038,526
1969 533,880,544 12,877,984
1968 522,716,889 12,729,721
1967 511,606,372 12,598,201
1966 500,740,247 12,456,251
1965 490,140,146 12,294,732
1964 479,229,598 12,127,120
1963 468,138,575 11,965,966
1962 457,283,090 11,805,689
1961 446,564,729 11,638,712
1960 435,990,338 11,486,631

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st 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) India's population will grow by 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Netherlands
2100 -0.5% -0.19%
2099 -0.5% -0.19%
2098 -0.5% -0.2%
2097 -0.49% -0.2%
2096 -0.49% -0.21%
2095 -0.48% -0.22%
2094 -0.48% -0.23%
2093 -0.47% -0.22%
2092 -0.46% -0.22%
2091 -0.46% -0.24%
2090 -0.45% -0.22%
2089 -0.44% -0.22%
2088 -0.43% -0.2%
2087 -0.42% -0.22%
2086 -0.41% -0.2%
2085 -0.39% -0.2%
2084 -0.38% -0.2%
2083 -0.37% -0.2%
2082 -0.36% -0.19%
2081 -0.34% -0.17%
2080 -0.33% -0.17%
2079 -0.31% -0.16%
2078 -0.3% -0.16%
2077 -0.28% -0.14%
2076 -0.27% -0.11%
2075 -0.25% -0.1%
2074 -0.23% -0.1%
2073 -0.21% -0.09%
2072 -0.19% -0.08%
2071 -0.17% -0.08%
2070 -0.15% -0.08%
2069 -0.13% -0.08%
2068 -0.11% -0.08%
2067 -0.09% -0.1%
2066 -0.07% -0.11%
2065 -0.05% -0.12%
2064 -0.03% -0.13%
2063 -0.01% -0.13%
2062 0.008% -0.15%
2061 0.03% -0.15%
2060 0.05% -0.15%
2059 0.07% -0.16%
2058 0.09% -0.16%
2057 0.11% -0.16%
2056 0.12% -0.15%
2055 0.14% -0.14%
2054 0.17% -0.14%
2053 0.18% -0.13%
2052 0.21% -0.14%
2051 0.23% -0.11%
2050 0.25% -0.11%
2049 0.27% -0.09%
2048 0.29% -0.09%
2047 0.32% -0.06%
2046 0.34% -0.06%
2045 0.37% -0.05%
2044 0.39% -0.03%
2043 0.42% -0.02%
2042 0.45% 0.003%
2041 0.48% 0.03%
2040 0.51% 0.05%
2039 0.53% 0.08%
2038 0.56% 0.1%
2037 0.6% 0.13%
2036 0.62% 0.15%
2035 0.65% 0.18%
2034 0.68% 0.22%
2033 0.71% 0.25%
2032 0.73% 0.28%
2031 0.76% 0.32%
2030 0.79% 0.37%
2029 0.81% 0.42%
2028 0.84% 0.46%
2027 0.86% 0.51%
2026 0.88% 0.6%
2025 0.89% 0.52%
2024 0.89% 0.65%
2023 0.89% 1%
2022 0.79% 0.96%
2021 0.83% 0.52%
2020 0.98% 0.56%
2019 1.05% 0.66%
2018 1.1% 0.59%
2017 1.17% 0.59%
2016 1.2% 0.53%
2015 1.2% 0.44%
2014 1.27% 0.36%
2013 1.34% 0.3%
2012 1.38% 0.37%
2011 1.43% 0.47%
2010 1.47% 0.51%
2009 1.46% 0.52%
2008 1.45% 0.39%
2007 1.52% 0.22%
2006 1.58% 0.16%
2005 1.64% 0.23%
2004 1.72% 0.35%
2003 1.75% 0.47%
2002 1.83% 0.64%
2001 1.89% 0.76%
2000 1.9% 0.72%
1999 1.92% 0.67%
1998 1.95% 0.62%
1997 1.99% 0.52%
1996 2.02% 0.46%
1995 2.03% 0.5%
1994 2.07% 0.6%
1993 2.12% 0.7%
1992 2.15% 0.76%
1991 2.19% 0.79%
1990 2.24% 0.69%
1989 2.26% 0.6%
1988 2.28% 0.65%
1987 2.31% 0.64%
1986 2.34% 0.56%
1985 2.35% 0.47%
1984 2.37% 0.4%
1983 2.37% 0.38%
1982 2.36% 0.46%
1981 2.38% 0.69%
1980 2.41% 0.79%
1979 2.35% 0.69%
1978 2.33% 0.62%
1977 2.39% 0.6%
1976 2.38% 0.79%
1975 2.39% 0.9%
1974 2.33% 0.79%
1973 2.28% 0.83%
1972 2.22% 1.02%
1971 2.24% 1.2%
1970 2.24% 1.25%
1969 2.14% 1.16%
1968 2.17% 1.04%
1967 2.17% 1.14%
1966 2.16% 1.31%
1965 2.28% 1.38%
1964 2.37% 1.35%
1963 2.37% 1.36%
1962 2.4% 1.43%
1961 2.43% 1.32%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Live population counters

India Netherlands
Current population
1483314140
18243998
Population rank 1/197 72/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.22%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
5.6 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
3.18 minutes
One death every
3.3 seconds
3.04 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +258
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +94,148
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +0.52%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 127/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 +104,681
Net migration rank 195/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 104,681
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 -7,197 121,628
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 -5,363 144,558
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -1,770 224,472
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 7,014 106,416
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 0 67,598
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 17,345 109,003
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 15,508 87,197
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 18,844 86,332
2016 16,202,593 81,248 23,843 88,743
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 23,716 55,585
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 35,417 36,591
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 30,248 19,973
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 35,186 14,861
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 45,072 31,224
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 48,184 33,703
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 51,244 39,832
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 49,337 32,406
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 49,145 -304
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 49,038 -25,401
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 50,592 -22,496
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 56,987 -9,230
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 58,411 7,937
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 59,751 28,824
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 62,580 56,096
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 66,887 59,308
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 60,086 47,179
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 61,258 52,058
1997 19,494,098 880 56,198 31,302
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 51,251 21,792
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 54,106 15,056
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 61,532 20,193
1993 19,152,399 2,364 58,103 44,514
1992 19,132,757 35,155 66,811 50,148
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 69,321 51,670
1990 18,893,588 125,514 68,777 53,564
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 59,396 31,165
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 61,993 31,026
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 64,526 39,559
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 59,746 30,380
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 55,069 27,356
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 54,812 12,902
1983 17,219,127 119,694 51,722 11,007
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 54,388 7,644
1981 16,422,159 33,243 62,688 17,643
1980 16,018,786 210,914 66,504 54,010
1979 15,392,957 774,094 63,172 42,772
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 61,344 26,639
1977 14,575,662 590,626 63,739 19,809
1976 14,435,504 275,984 63,361 18,774
1975 13,958,642 434,205 64,232 68,569
1974 13,795,836 347,869 75,853 31,645
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 84,668 18,705
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 101,297 17,470
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 116,112 32,756
1970 12,417,866 233,782 129,082 32,438
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 139,082 21,850
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 132,389 7,243
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 138,580 -10,673
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 138,265 20,740
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 146,308 19,444
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 157,653 15,014
1963 11,016,705 21,640 154,361 -21
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 153,474 18,024
1961 10,468,816 295,177 159,450 8,258
1960 10,237,489 146,955 151,623 -13,235

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.1% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people). In the Netherlands 7.77% is from natural causes (a gain of 91,940 people) and 92.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,091,532 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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