The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 17,994,237 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,191,638 people compared to 4,614,993 in Panama.
Population statistics:
- The Netherlands' population is 3.94 times bigger than Panama's.
- The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
- The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.06% for Panama.
- For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
- Since 2005, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.2M (11.5% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.31M to 4.61M (39.3% growth).
- The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 6.03M people in 2080 for Panama.
Netherlands vs Panama: live population counter
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| Current population |
18191638
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4614993
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| Population rank | 72/197 | 128/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
4.49 minutes
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9.25 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.2 minutes
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7.35 minutes
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| One death every |
3.09 minutes
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24.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.32 minutes
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1.31 hours
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| Annual migration change | +121,628 | +6,706 |
| Daily growth/decline | +321 | +156 |
| Annual growth/decline | +117,120 | +56,818 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.66% | +1.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 122/197 | 85/197 |
the Netherlands and Panama: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,486,631 | 1,126,005 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,638,712 | 1,159,870 | 1.32% | 3.01% |
| 1962 | 11,805,689 | 1,195,301 | 1.43% | 3.05% |
| 1963 | 11,965,966 | 1,232,124 | 1.36% | 3.08% |
| 1964 | 12,127,120 | 1,270,065 | 1.35% | 3.08% |
| 1965 | 12,294,732 | 1,308,835 | 1.38% | 3.05% |
| 1966 | 12,456,251 | 1,348,388 | 1.31% | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 12,598,201 | 1,388,628 | 1.14% | 2.98% |
| 1968 | 12,729,721 | 1,429,447 | 1.04% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 12,877,984 | 1,470,886 | 1.16% | 2.9% |
| 1970 | 13,038,526 | 1,513,070 | 1.25% | 2.87% |
| 1971 | 13,194,497 | 1,556,081 | 1.2% | 2.84% |
| 1972 | 13,328,593 | 1,599,723 | 1.02% | 2.8% |
| 1973 | 13,439,322 | 1,643,690 | 0.83% | 2.75% |
| 1974 | 13,545,056 | 1,687,926 | 0.79% | 2.69% |
| 1975 | 13,666,335 | 1,732,389 | 0.9% | 2.63% |
| 1976 | 13,774,037 | 1,776,935 | 0.79% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 13,856,185 | 1,821,543 | 0.6% | 2.51% |
| 1978 | 13,941,700 | 1,866,311 | 0.62% | 2.46% |
| 1979 | 14,038,270 | 1,911,552 | 0.69% | 2.42% |
| 1980 | 14,149,800 | 1,957,534 | 0.79% | 2.41% |
| 1981 | 14,247,208 | 2,004,418 | 0.69% | 2.4% |
| 1982 | 14,312,690 | 2,052,271 | 0.46% | 2.39% |
| 1983 | 14,367,070 | 2,101,106 | 0.38% | 2.38% |
| 1984 | 14,424,211 | 2,150,782 | 0.4% | 2.36% |
| 1985 | 14,491,632 | 2,200,915 | 0.47% | 2.33% |
| 1986 | 14,572,278 | 2,251,325 | 0.56% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 14,665,037 | 2,301,970 | 0.64% | 2.25% |
| 1988 | 14,760,094 | 2,352,848 | 0.65% | 2.21% |
| 1989 | 14,848,907 | 2,403,820 | 0.6% | 2.17% |
| 1990 | 14,951,510 | 2,455,583 | 0.69% | 2.15% |
| 1991 | 15,069,798 | 2,508,265 | 0.79% | 2.15% |
| 1992 | 15,184,166 | 2,561,336 | 0.76% | 2.12% |
| 1993 | 15,290,368 | 2,615,099 | 0.7% | 2.1% |
| 1994 | 15,382,838 | 2,669,546 | 0.6% | 2.08% |
| 1995 | 15,459,006 | 2,724,557 | 0.5% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 15,530,498 | 2,780,227 | 0.46% | 2.04% |
| 1997 | 15,610,650 | 2,836,695 | 0.52% | 2.03% |
| 1998 | 15,707,209 | 2,893,914 | 0.62% | 2.02% |
| 1999 | 15,812,088 | 2,951,822 | 0.67% | 2% |
| 2000 | 15,925,513 | 3,010,369 | 0.72% | 1.98% |
| 2001 | 16,046,180 | 3,069,537 | 0.76% | 1.97% |
| 2002 | 16,148,929 | 3,129,344 | 0.64% | 1.95% |
| 2003 | 16,225,302 | 3,189,807 | 0.47% | 1.93% |
| 2004 | 16,281,779 | 3,251,155 | 0.35% | 1.92% |
| 2005 | 16,319,868 | 3,313,026 | 0.23% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 16,346,101 | 3,375,024 | 0.16% | 1.87% |
| 2007 | 16,381,696 | 3,437,490 | 0.22% | 1.85% |
| 2008 | 16,445,593 | 3,500,648 | 0.39% | 1.84% |
| 2009 | 16,530,388 | 3,564,381 | 0.52% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 16,615,394 | 3,628,535 | 0.51% | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 16,693,074 | 3,693,505 | 0.47% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 16,754,962 | 3,759,256 | 0.37% | 1.78% |
| 2013 | 16,804,432 | 3,825,329 | 0.3% | 1.76% |
| 2014 | 16,865,008 | 3,892,101 | 0.36% | 1.75% |
| 2015 | 16,939,923 | 3,960,035 | 0.44% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 17,030,314 | 4,029,086 | 0.53% | 1.74% |
| 2017 | 17,131,296 | 4,098,707 | 0.59% | 1.73% |
| 2018 | 17,231,624 | 4,167,860 | 0.59% | 1.69% |
| 2019 | 17,344,874 | 4,234,700 | 0.66% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 17,441,500 | 4,293,261 | 0.56% | 1.38% |
| 2021 | 17,533,044 | 4,345,405 | 0.52% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 17,700,982 | 4,400,773 | 0.96% | 1.27% |
| 2023 | 17,877,117 | 4,458,759 | 1% | 1.32% |
| 2024 | 17,994,237 | 4,515,577 | 0.66% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 18,110,800 | 4,571,195 | 0.65% | 1.23% |
| 2026 | 18,211,436 | 4,625,720 | 0.56% | 1.19% |
| 2027 | 18,299,531 | 4,679,241 | 0.48% | 1.16% |
| 2028 | 18,379,573 | 4,731,818 | 0.44% | 1.12% |
| 2029 | 18,452,044 | 4,783,378 | 0.39% | 1.09% |
| 2030 | 18,515,913 | 4,833,856 | 0.35% | 1.06% |
| 2031 | 18,571,934 | 4,883,390 | 0.3% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 18,621,087 | 4,932,075 | 0.26% | 1% |
| 2033 | 18,664,975 | 4,979,812 | 0.24% | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 18,702,456 | 5,026,494 | 0.2% | 0.94% |
| 2035 | 18,733,223 | 5,072,267 | 0.16% | 0.91% |
| 2036 | 18,760,054 | 5,117,124 | 0.14% | 0.88% |
| 2037 | 18,781,793 | 5,161,085 | 0.12% | 0.86% |
| 2038 | 18,798,283 | 5,204,053 | 0.09% | 0.83% |
| 2039 | 18,810,276 | 5,245,902 | 0.06% | 0.8% |
| 2040 | 18,817,745 | 5,286,595 | 0.04% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 18,820,870 | 5,326,183 | 0.02% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 18,819,607 | 5,364,671 | -0.007% | 0.72% |
| 2043 | 18,815,261 | 5,402,037 | -0.02% | 0.7% |
| 2044 | 18,807,564 | 5,438,259 | -0.04% | 0.67% |
| 2045 | 18,797,005 | 5,473,283 | -0.06% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 18,785,724 | 5,507,148 | -0.06% | 0.62% |
| 2047 | 18,771,651 | 5,539,873 | -0.07% | 0.59% |
| 2048 | 18,754,325 | 5,571,404 | -0.09% | 0.57% |
| 2049 | 18,735,299 | 5,601,670 | -0.1% | 0.54% |
| 2050 | 18,714,579 | 5,630,681 | -0.11% | 0.52% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Netherlands increased by 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth), while Panama gained 647,009 people (a 19.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Netherlands gained 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth), while Panama's population increased by 654,958 (a 16.5% growth).
The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2005 and is 72nd in 2025. Panama was ranked 128th in 2005 and still ranked 128th 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 Panama will increase by 22% to 5,630,681 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.
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Population differences between the Netherlands and Panama
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 80 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 30.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.43 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,384 ppl/mi² | 157.7 ppl/mi² |
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