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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liechtenstein was 40,197 in 2024 vs 17,994,237 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liechtenstein's population is 40,646 people compared to 18,191,638 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 448 times bigger than Liechtenstein's.
  • Liechtenstein is ranked the 190th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.0005% for Liechtenstein vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Liechtenstein has had an average growth rate of +0.76% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2005, the population of Liechtenstein has increased from 34.8K people to 40.6K (17% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.5% growth).
  • Liechtenstein is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 43.9K people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2041 for the Netherlands.

Liechtenstein vs Netherlands: live population counter

Liechtenstein Netherlands
Current population
40646
18191638
Population rank 190/197 72/197
Percent of world population 0.0005% 0.22%
One net population change
1.05 days
4.49 minutes
One birth every
1.01 days
3.2 minutes
One death every
1.35 days
3.09 minutes
One migration net change every
1.77 days
4.32 minutes
Annual migration change +206 +121,628
Daily growth/decline +1 +321
Annual growth/decline +347 +117,120
Annual growth/decline rate +0.87% +0.66%
Population growth rate rank 111/197 122/197

Liechtenstein and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Liechtenstein
Population

Growth rate
Netherlands
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Liechtenstein Netherlands Liechtenstein Netherlands
1960 16,451 11,486,631 - -
1961 16,877 11,638,712 2.59% 1.32%
1962 17,443 11,805,689 3.35% 1.43%
1963 18,093 11,965,966 3.73% 1.36%
1964 18,755 12,127,120 3.66% 1.35%
1965 19,195 12,294,732 2.35% 1.38%
1966 19,610 12,456,251 2.16% 1.31%
1967 20,175 12,598,201 2.88% 1.14%
1968 20,835 12,729,721 3.27% 1.04%
1969 21,084 12,877,984 1.2% 1.16%
1970 21,140 13,038,526 0.27% 1.25%
1971 21,600 13,194,497 2.18% 1.2%
1972 22,132 13,328,593 2.46% 1.02%
1973 22,785 13,439,322 2.95% 0.83%
1974 23,451 13,545,056 2.92% 0.79%
1975 23,846 13,666,335 1.68% 0.9%
1976 24,058 13,774,037 0.89% 0.79%
1977 24,442 13,856,185 1.6% 0.6%
1978 25,028 13,941,700 2.4% 0.62%
1979 25,575 14,038,270 2.19% 0.69%
1980 25,512 14,149,800 -0.25% 0.79%
1981 25,673 14,247,208 0.63% 0.69%
1982 26,255 14,312,690 2.27% 0.46%
1983 26,446 14,367,070 0.73% 0.38%
1984 26,596 14,424,211 0.57% 0.4%
1985 26,878 14,491,632 1.06% 0.47%
1986 27,238 14,572,278 1.34% 0.56%
1987 27,557 14,665,037 1.17% 0.64%
1988 27,948 14,760,094 1.42% 0.65%
1989 28,317 14,848,907 1.32% 0.6%
1990 28,742 14,951,510 1.5% 0.69%
1991 29,209 15,069,798 1.62% 0.79%
1992 29,627 15,184,166 1.43% 0.76%
1993 30,089 15,290,368 1.56% 0.7%
1994 30,470 15,382,838 1.27% 0.6%
1995 30,776 15,459,006 1% 0.5%
1996 31,033 15,530,498 0.84% 0.46%
1997 31,232 15,610,650 0.64% 0.52%
1998 31,668 15,707,209 1.4% 0.62%
1999 32,221 15,812,088 1.75% 0.67%
2000 32,645 15,925,513 1.32% 0.72%
2001 33,194 16,046,180 1.68% 0.76%
2002 33,694 16,148,929 1.51% 0.64%
2003 34,079 16,225,302 1.14% 0.47%
2004 34,447 16,281,779 1.08% 0.35%
2005 34,753 16,319,868 0.89% 0.23%
2006 35,037 16,346,101 0.82% 0.16%
2007 35,262 16,381,696 0.64% 0.22%
2008 35,473 16,445,593 0.6% 0.39%
2009 35,742 16,530,388 0.76% 0.52%
2010 36,022 16,615,394 0.78% 0.51%
2011 36,312 16,693,074 0.81% 0.47%
2012 36,657 16,754,962 0.95% 0.37%
2013 36,984 16,804,432 0.89% 0.3%
2014 37,248 16,865,008 0.71% 0.36%
2015 37,494 16,939,923 0.66% 0.44%
2016 37,716 17,030,314 0.59% 0.53%
2017 37,962 17,131,296 0.65% 0.59%
2018 38,246 17,231,624 0.75% 0.59%
2019 38,563 17,344,874 0.83% 0.66%
2020 38,901 17,441,500 0.88% 0.56%
2021 39,182 17,533,044 0.72% 0.52%
2022 39,493 17,700,982 0.79% 0.96%
2023 39,850 17,877,117 0.9% 1%
2024 40,197 17,994,237 0.87% 0.66%
2025 40,457 18,110,800 0.65% 0.65%
2026 40,693 18,211,436 0.58% 0.56%
2027 40,927 18,299,531 0.57% 0.48%
2028 41,138 18,379,573 0.51% 0.44%
2029 41,342 18,452,044 0.5% 0.39%
2030 41,538 18,515,913 0.47% 0.35%
2031 41,729 18,571,934 0.46% 0.3%
2032 41,901 18,621,087 0.41% 0.26%
2033 42,058 18,664,975 0.38% 0.24%
2034 42,205 18,702,456 0.35% 0.2%
2035 42,347 18,733,223 0.34% 0.16%
2036 42,469 18,760,054 0.29% 0.14%
2037 42,576 18,781,793 0.25% 0.12%
2038 42,688 18,798,283 0.26% 0.09%
2039 42,789 18,810,276 0.24% 0.06%
2040 42,877 18,817,745 0.2% 0.04%
2041 42,957 18,820,870 0.19% 0.02%
2042 43,031 18,819,607 0.17% -0.007%
2043 43,098 18,815,261 0.16% -0.02%
2044 43,156 18,807,564 0.13% -0.04%
2045 43,202 18,797,005 0.11% -0.06%
2046 43,243 18,785,724 0.1% -0.06%
2047 43,284 18,771,651 0.09% -0.07%
2048 43,311 18,754,325 0.06% -0.09%
2049 43,335 18,735,299 0.06% -0.1%
2050 43,349 18,714,579 0.03% -0.11%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Liechtenstein increased by 2,741 people (a 7.89% growth), while the Netherlands gained 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Liechtenstein gained 3,152 (a 8.41% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth).

Liechtenstein was ranked 191st most populous country in 2005 and is 190th in 2025. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2005 and ranked 72nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Liechtenstein's population will grow by 6.65% to 43,349 people and will still be ranked 190th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

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