The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 17,994,237 in 2024 vs 5,572,272 people in Norway in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,191,638 people compared to 5,642,662 in Norway.
Population statistics:
- The Netherlands' population is 3.22 times bigger than Norway's.
- The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
- The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.07% for Norway.
- For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
- Since 2005, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.2M (11.5% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.62M to 5.64M (22% growth).
- The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 5.9M people in 2050 for Norway.
Netherlands vs Norway: live population counter
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| Current population |
18191638
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5642662
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| Population rank | 72/197 | 119/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
4.49 minutes
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9.98 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.2 minutes
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
3.09 minutes
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12.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.32 minutes
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11.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +121,628 | +44,356 |
| Daily growth/decline | +321 | +144 |
| Annual growth/decline | +117,120 | +52,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.66% | +0.95% |
| Population growth rate rank | 122/197 | 107/197 |
the Netherlands and Norway: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,486,631 | 3,581,239 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,638,712 | 3,609,800 | 1.32% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 11,805,689 | 3,638,918 | 1.43% | 0.81% |
| 1963 | 11,965,966 | 3,666,537 | 1.36% | 0.76% |
| 1964 | 12,127,120 | 3,694,339 | 1.35% | 0.76% |
| 1965 | 12,294,732 | 3,723,168 | 1.38% | 0.78% |
| 1966 | 12,456,251 | 3,753,012 | 1.31% | 0.8% |
| 1967 | 12,598,201 | 3,784,539 | 1.14% | 0.84% |
| 1968 | 12,729,721 | 3,816,486 | 1.04% | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 12,877,984 | 3,847,707 | 1.16% | 0.82% |
| 1970 | 13,038,526 | 3,875,763 | 1.25% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 13,194,497 | 3,903,039 | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 13,328,593 | 3,933,004 | 1.02% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 13,439,322 | 3,960,612 | 0.83% | 0.7% |
| 1974 | 13,545,056 | 3,985,258 | 0.79% | 0.62% |
| 1975 | 13,666,335 | 4,007,313 | 0.9% | 0.55% |
| 1976 | 13,774,037 | 4,026,152 | 0.79% | 0.47% |
| 1977 | 13,856,185 | 4,043,205 | 0.6% | 0.42% |
| 1978 | 13,941,700 | 4,058,671 | 0.62% | 0.38% |
| 1979 | 14,038,270 | 4,072,517 | 0.69% | 0.34% |
| 1980 | 14,149,800 | 4,085,620 | 0.79% | 0.32% |
| 1981 | 14,247,208 | 4,099,702 | 0.69% | 0.34% |
| 1982 | 14,312,690 | 4,114,787 | 0.46% | 0.37% |
| 1983 | 14,367,070 | 4,128,432 | 0.38% | 0.33% |
| 1984 | 14,424,211 | 4,140,099 | 0.4% | 0.28% |
| 1985 | 14,491,632 | 4,152,516 | 0.47% | 0.3% |
| 1986 | 14,572,278 | 4,167,354 | 0.56% | 0.36% |
| 1987 | 14,665,037 | 4,186,905 | 0.64% | 0.47% |
| 1988 | 14,760,094 | 4,209,488 | 0.65% | 0.54% |
| 1989 | 14,848,907 | 4,226,901 | 0.6% | 0.41% |
| 1990 | 14,951,510 | 4,241,473 | 0.69% | 0.34% |
| 1991 | 15,069,798 | 4,261,732 | 0.79% | 0.48% |
| 1992 | 15,184,166 | 4,286,401 | 0.76% | 0.58% |
| 1993 | 15,290,368 | 4,311,991 | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| 1994 | 15,382,838 | 4,336,613 | 0.6% | 0.57% |
| 1995 | 15,459,006 | 4,359,184 | 0.5% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 15,530,498 | 4,381,336 | 0.46% | 0.51% |
| 1997 | 15,610,650 | 4,405,157 | 0.52% | 0.54% |
| 1998 | 15,707,209 | 4,431,464 | 0.62% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 15,812,088 | 4,461,913 | 0.67% | 0.69% |
| 2000 | 15,925,513 | 4,490,967 | 0.72% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 16,046,180 | 4,513,751 | 0.76% | 0.51% |
| 2002 | 16,148,929 | 4,538,159 | 0.64% | 0.54% |
| 2003 | 16,225,302 | 4,564,855 | 0.47% | 0.59% |
| 2004 | 16,281,779 | 4,591,910 | 0.35% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 16,319,868 | 4,623,291 | 0.23% | 0.68% |
| 2006 | 16,346,101 | 4,660,677 | 0.16% | 0.81% |
| 2007 | 16,381,696 | 4,709,153 | 0.22% | 1.04% |
| 2008 | 16,445,593 | 4,768,212 | 0.39% | 1.25% |
| 2009 | 16,530,388 | 4,828,726 | 0.52% | 1.27% |
| 2010 | 16,615,394 | 4,889,252 | 0.51% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 16,693,074 | 4,953,088 | 0.47% | 1.31% |
| 2012 | 16,754,962 | 5,018,573 | 0.37% | 1.32% |
| 2013 | 16,804,432 | 5,079,623 | 0.3% | 1.22% |
| 2014 | 16,865,008 | 5,137,232 | 0.36% | 1.13% |
| 2015 | 16,939,923 | 5,188,607 | 0.44% | 1% |
| 2016 | 17,030,314 | 5,234,519 | 0.53% | 0.88% |
| 2017 | 17,131,296 | 5,276,968 | 0.59% | 0.81% |
| 2018 | 17,231,624 | 5,311,916 | 0.59% | 0.66% |
| 2019 | 17,344,874 | 5,347,896 | 0.66% | 0.68% |
| 2020 | 17,441,500 | 5,379,475 | 0.56% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | 17,533,044 | 5,408,320 | 0.52% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | 17,700,982 | 5,457,127 | 0.96% | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 17,877,117 | 5,519,594 | 1% | 1.14% |
| 2024 | 17,994,237 | 5,572,272 | 0.66% | 0.95% |
| 2025 | 18,110,800 | 5,618,653 | 0.65% | 0.83% |
| 2026 | 18,211,436 | 5,648,542 | 0.56% | 0.53% |
| 2027 | 18,299,531 | 5,669,085 | 0.48% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 18,379,573 | 5,688,775 | 0.44% | 0.35% |
| 2029 | 18,452,044 | 5,707,206 | 0.39% | 0.32% |
| 2030 | 18,515,913 | 5,724,586 | 0.35% | 0.3% |
| 2031 | 18,571,934 | 5,741,140 | 0.3% | 0.29% |
| 2032 | 18,621,087 | 5,756,663 | 0.26% | 0.27% |
| 2033 | 18,664,975 | 5,771,048 | 0.24% | 0.25% |
| 2034 | 18,702,456 | 5,784,408 | 0.2% | 0.23% |
| 2035 | 18,733,223 | 5,796,851 | 0.16% | 0.22% |
| 2036 | 18,760,054 | 5,808,721 | 0.14% | 0.2% |
| 2037 | 18,781,793 | 5,819,995 | 0.12% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 18,798,283 | 5,830,604 | 0.09% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 18,810,276 | 5,840,493 | 0.06% | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 18,817,745 | 5,849,273 | 0.04% | 0.15% |
| 2041 | 18,820,870 | 5,857,345 | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| 2042 | 18,819,607 | 5,864,766 | -0.007% | 0.13% |
| 2043 | 18,815,261 | 5,870,957 | -0.02% | 0.11% |
| 2044 | 18,807,564 | 5,876,291 | -0.04% | 0.09% |
| 2045 | 18,797,005 | 5,881,391 | -0.06% | 0.09% |
| 2046 | 18,785,724 | 5,885,772 | -0.06% | 0.07% |
| 2047 | 18,771,651 | 5,889,156 | -0.07% | 0.06% |
| 2048 | 18,754,325 | 5,892,131 | -0.09% | 0.05% |
| 2049 | 18,735,299 | 5,894,300 | -0.1% | 0.04% |
| 2050 | 18,714,579 | 5,895,192 | -0.11% | 0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Netherlands increased by 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth), while Norway gained 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Netherlands gained 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth), while Norway's population increased by 454,055 (a 8.75% growth).
The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2005 and is 72nd in 2025. Norway was ranked 116th in 2005 and ranked 119th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Netherlands' population will grow by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people with a rank change from 72nd to 77th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.48% to 5,895,192 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.
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Population differences between the Netherlands and Norway
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 41.3 years |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 40.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.43 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,384 ppl/mi² | 39.6 ppl/mi² |
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