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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Netherlands	Palau	Netherlands	Palau
1960	11,486,631	9,328	-	-
1961	11,638,712	9,555	1.32%	2.43%
1962	11,805,689	9,793	1.43%	2.49%
1963	11,965,966	10,037	1.36%	2.49%
1964	12,127,120	10,292	1.35%	2.54%
1965	12,294,732	10,547	1.38%	2.48%
1966	12,456,251	10,805	1.31%	2.45%
1967	12,598,201	10,988	1.14%	1.69%
1968	12,729,721	11,080	1.04%	0.84%
1969	12,877,984	11,159	1.16%	0.71%
1970	13,038,526	11,368	1.25%	1.87%
1971	13,194,497	11,759	1.2%	3.44%
1972	13,328,593	12,194	1.02%	3.7%
1973	13,439,322	12,552	0.83%	2.94%
1974	13,545,056	12,687	0.79%	1.08%
1975	13,666,335	12,655	0.9%	-0.25%
1976	13,774,037	12,598	0.79%	-0.45%
1977	13,856,185	12,525	0.6%	-0.58%
1978	13,941,700	12,440	0.62%	-0.68%
1979	14,038,270	12,337	0.69%	-0.83%
1980	14,149,800	12,271	0.79%	-0.53%
1981	14,247,208	12,402	0.69%	1.07%
1982	14,312,690	12,694	0.46%	2.35%
1983	14,367,070	13,006	0.38%	2.46%
1984	14,424,211	13,337	0.4%	2.54%
1985	14,491,632	13,688	0.47%	2.63%
1986	14,572,278	14,024	0.56%	2.45%
1987	14,665,037	14,334	0.64%	2.21%
1988	14,760,094	14,645	0.65%	2.17%
1989	14,848,907	14,945	0.6%	2.05%
1990	14,951,510	15,259	0.69%	2.1%
1991	15,069,798	15,614	0.79%	2.33%
1992	15,184,166	15,989	0.76%	2.4%
1993	15,290,368	16,372	0.7%	2.4%
1994	15,382,838	16,770	0.6%	2.43%
1995	15,459,006	17,195	0.5%	2.53%
1996	15,530,498	17,654	0.46%	2.67%
1997	15,610,650	18,108	0.52%	2.57%
1998	15,707,209	18,524	0.62%	2.3%
1999	15,812,088	18,901	0.67%	2.04%
2000	15,925,513	19,178	0.72%	1.47%
2001	16,046,180	19,352	0.76%	0.91%
2002	16,148,929	19,503	0.64%	0.78%
2003	16,225,302	19,659	0.47%	0.8%
2004	16,281,779	19,820	0.35%	0.82%
2005	16,319,868	19,819	0.23%	-0.005%
2006	16,346,101	19,593	0.16%	-1.14%
2007	16,381,696	19,302	0.22%	-1.49%
2008	16,445,593	19,009	0.39%	-1.52%
2009	16,530,388	18,709	0.52%	-1.58%
2010	16,615,394	18,396	0.51%	-1.67%
2011	16,693,074	18,078	0.47%	-1.73%
2012	16,754,962	17,765	0.37%	-1.73%
2013	16,804,432	17,648	0.3%	-0.66%
2014	16,865,008	17,715	0.36%	0.38%
2015	16,939,923	17,770	0.44%	0.31%
2016	17,030,314	17,797	0.53%	0.15%
2017	17,131,296	17,812	0.59%	0.08%
2018	17,231,624	17,814	0.59%	0.01%
2019	17,344,874	17,798	0.66%	-0.09%
2020	17,441,500	17,792	0.56%	-0.03%
2021	17,533,044	17,783	0.52%	-0.05%
2022	17,700,982	17,759	0.96%	-0.13%
2023	17,877,117	17,727	1%	-0.18%
2024	17,994,237	17,695	0.66%	-0.18%
2025	18,110,800	17,663	0.65%	-0.18%
2026	18,211,436	17,618	0.56%	-0.25%
2027	18,299,531	17,564	0.48%	-0.31%
2028	18,379,573	17,504	0.44%	-0.34%
2029	18,452,044	17,436	0.39%	-0.39%
2030	18,515,913	17,376	0.35%	-0.34%
2031	18,571,934	17,299	0.3%	-0.44%
2032	18,621,087	17,228	0.26%	-0.41%
2033	18,664,975	17,163	0.24%	-0.38%
2034	18,702,456	17,092	0.2%	-0.41%
2035	18,733,223	17,012	0.16%	-0.47%
2036	18,760,054	16,940	0.14%	-0.43%
2037	18,781,793	16,858	0.12%	-0.48%
2038	18,798,283	16,779	0.09%	-0.47%
2039	18,810,276	16,689	0.06%	-0.54%
2040	18,817,745	16,604	0.04%	-0.51%
2041	18,820,870	16,510	0.02%	-0.57%
2042	18,819,607	16,403	-0.007%	-0.65%
2043	18,815,261	16,302	-0.02%	-0.61%
2044	18,807,564	16,202	-0.04%	-0.62%
2045	18,797,005	16,097	-0.06%	-0.65%
2046	18,785,724	15,977	-0.06%	-0.74%
2047	18,771,651	15,863	-0.07%	-0.71%
2048	18,754,325	15,749	-0.09%	-0.72%
2049	18,735,299	15,632	-0.1%	-0.74%
2050	18,714,579	15,515	-0.11%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Netherlands increased by 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Netherlands gained 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2005 and is 72nd in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.