The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 17,993,485 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,211,637 people compared to 5,362,441 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- The Netherlands' population is 3.4 times bigger than New Zealand's.
- The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 125th.
- The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
- Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.2M (11.4% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.36M (28.1% growth).
- The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 5.95M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Netherlands vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
18211637
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5362441
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| Population rank | 72/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +121,628 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +319 | +240 |
| Annual growth/decline | +116,368 | +87,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +1.68% |
| Population growth rate rank | 122/197 | 65/197 |
the Netherlands and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,486,631 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,638,712 | 2,419,700 | 1.32% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 11,805,689 | 2,482,000 | 1.43% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 11,965,966 | 2,531,800 | 1.36% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 12,127,120 | 2,585,400 | 1.35% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 12,294,732 | 2,628,400 | 1.38% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 12,456,251 | 2,675,900 | 1.31% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 12,598,201 | 2,724,100 | 1.14% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 12,729,721 | 2,748,100 | 1.04% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 12,877,984 | 2,772,800 | 1.16% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 13,038,526 | 2,810,700 | 1.25% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 13,194,497 | 2,853,000 | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 13,328,593 | 2,903,900 | 1.02% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 13,439,322 | 2,961,300 | 0.83% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 13,545,056 | 3,023,700 | 0.79% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 13,666,335 | 3,083,100 | 0.9% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 13,774,037 | 3,110,500 | 0.79% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 13,856,185 | 3,120,200 | 0.6% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 13,941,700 | 3,121,200 | 0.62% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 14,038,270 | 3,109,000 | 0.69% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 14,149,800 | 3,112,900 | 0.79% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 14,247,208 | 3,124,900 | 0.69% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 14,312,690 | 3,156,100 | 0.46% | 1% |
| 1983 | 14,367,070 | 3,199,300 | 0.38% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 14,424,211 | 3,227,100 | 0.4% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 14,491,632 | 3,247,100 | 0.47% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 14,572,278 | 3,246,300 | 0.56% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 14,665,037 | 3,274,400 | 0.64% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 14,760,094 | 3,283,400 | 0.65% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 14,848,907 | 3,299,200 | 0.6% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 14,951,510 | 3,329,800 | 0.69% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 15,069,798 | 3,495,100 | 0.79% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 15,184,166 | 3,531,700 | 0.76% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 15,290,368 | 3,572,200 | 0.7% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 15,382,838 | 3,620,000 | 0.6% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 15,459,006 | 3,673,400 | 0.5% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 15,530,498 | 3,732,000 | 0.46% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 15,610,650 | 3,781,300 | 0.52% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 15,707,209 | 3,815,000 | 0.62% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 15,812,088 | 3,835,100 | 0.67% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 15,925,513 | 3,857,700 | 0.72% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 16,046,180 | 3,880,500 | 0.76% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 16,148,929 | 3,948,500 | 0.64% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 16,225,302 | 4,027,200 | 0.47% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 16,281,779 | 4,087,500 | 0.35% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 16,319,868 | 4,133,900 | 0.23% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 16,346,101 | 4,184,600 | 0.16% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 16,381,696 | 4,223,800 | 0.22% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 16,445,593 | 4,259,800 | 0.39% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 16,530,388 | 4,302,600 | 0.52% | 1% |
| 2010 | 16,615,394 | 4,350,700 | 0.51% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 16,693,074 | 4,384,000 | 0.47% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 16,754,962 | 4,408,100 | 0.37% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 16,804,432 | 4,442,100 | 0.3% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 16,865,008 | 4,516,500 | 0.36% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 16,939,923 | 4,609,400 | 0.44% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 17,030,314 | 4,714,100 | 0.53% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 17,131,296 | 4,813,600 | 0.59% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 17,231,624 | 4,900,600 | 0.59% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 17,344,874 | 4,970,300 | 0.66% | 1.42% |
| 2020 | 17,441,500 | 5,072,400 | 0.56% | 2.05% |
| 2021 | 17,533,044 | 5,084,600 | 0.52% | 0.24% |
| 2022 | 17,700,982 | 5,081,700 | 0.96% | -0.06% |
| 2023 | 17,877,117 | 5,200,000 | 1% | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 17,993,485 | 5,287,500 | 0.65% | 1.68% |
| 2025 | 18,110,044 | 5,325,989 | 0.65% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 18,210,675 | 5,362,071 | 0.56% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 18,298,766 | 5,395,933 | 0.48% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 18,378,805 | 5,427,327 | 0.44% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 18,451,273 | 5,456,502 | 0.39% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 18,515,139 | 5,483,630 | 0.35% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 18,571,158 | 5,509,118 | 0.3% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 18,620,309 | 5,533,087 | 0.26% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 18,664,195 | 5,555,912 | 0.24% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 18,701,674 | 5,577,658 | 0.2% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 18,732,440 | 5,598,481 | 0.16% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 18,759,270 | 5,618,949 | 0.14% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 18,781,008 | 5,638,796 | 0.12% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 18,797,497 | 5,658,606 | 0.09% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 18,809,490 | 5,677,983 | 0.06% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 18,816,959 | 5,696,537 | 0.04% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 18,820,083 | 5,715,286 | 0.02% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 18,818,821 | 5,733,881 | -0.007% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 18,814,475 | 5,750,997 | -0.02% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 18,806,778 | 5,766,545 | -0.04% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 18,796,219 | 5,780,970 | -0.06% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 18,784,939 | 5,794,046 | -0.06% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 18,770,867 | 5,805,663 | -0.07% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 18,753,541 | 5,816,692 | -0.09% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 18,734,516 | 5,826,512 | -0.1% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 18,713,797 | 5,836,471 | -0.11% | 0.17% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,181,323 (a 6.94% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 648,341 (a 13.8% growth).
The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 125th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Netherlands' population will grow by 2.76% to 18,713,797 people with a rank change from 72nd to 77th. The population of New Zealand will increase by 8.84% to 5,836,471 people and rank change from 125th to 122nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Amsterdam | 921K |
| Rotterdam | 664K |
| The Hague | 548K |
| Utrecht | 359K |
| Eindhoven | 244K |
| Groningen | 238K |
| Almere | 215K |
| Breda | 188K |
| Nijmegen | 177K |
| Arnhem | 164K |
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| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between the Netherlands and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 82.6 years | 82.5 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.43 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,384 ppl/mi² | 52 ppl/mi² |
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