The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 17,993,485 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,211,637 people compared to 34,925,789 in Peru.
Population statistics:
- Peru's population is 1.92 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
- The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
- The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.42% for Peru.
- For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
- Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.2M (11.4% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 34.9M (23.3% growth).
- The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 41.7M people in 2066 for Peru.
Netherlands vs Peru: live population counter
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| Current population |
18211637
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34925789
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| Population rank | 72/197 | 48/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 0.42% |
| One net population change |
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1.41 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.2 minutes
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58.4 seconds
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| One death every |
3.09 minutes
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2.83 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.32 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +121,628 | +18,406 |
| Daily growth/decline | +319 | +1,020 |
| Annual growth/decline | +116,368 | +372,231 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +1.1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 122/197 | 96/197 |
the Netherlands and Peru: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,486,631 | 10,174,127 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,638,712 | 10,475,123 | 1.32% | 2.96% |
| 1962 | 11,805,689 | 10,784,612 | 1.43% | 2.95% |
| 1963 | 11,965,966 | 11,102,099 | 1.36% | 2.94% |
| 1964 | 12,127,120 | 11,427,978 | 1.35% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 12,294,732 | 11,761,085 | 1.38% | 2.91% |
| 1966 | 12,456,251 | 12,101,297 | 1.31% | 2.89% |
| 1967 | 12,598,201 | 12,448,814 | 1.14% | 2.87% |
| 1968 | 12,729,721 | 12,803,993 | 1.04% | 2.85% |
| 1969 | 12,877,984 | 13,166,767 | 1.16% | 2.83% |
| 1970 | 13,038,526 | 13,501,237 | 1.25% | 2.54% |
| 1971 | 13,194,497 | 13,838,067 | 1.2% | 2.49% |
| 1972 | 13,328,593 | 14,210,147 | 1.02% | 2.69% |
| 1973 | 13,439,322 | 14,582,867 | 0.83% | 2.62% |
| 1974 | 13,545,056 | 14,956,552 | 0.79% | 2.56% |
| 1975 | 13,666,335 | 15,333,957 | 0.9% | 2.52% |
| 1976 | 13,774,037 | 15,716,809 | 0.79% | 2.5% |
| 1977 | 13,856,185 | 16,109,806 | 0.6% | 2.5% |
| 1978 | 13,941,700 | 16,516,059 | 0.62% | 2.52% |
| 1979 | 14,038,270 | 16,933,139 | 0.69% | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 14,149,800 | 17,360,949 | 0.79% | 2.53% |
| 1981 | 14,247,208 | 17,798,805 | 0.69% | 2.52% |
| 1982 | 14,312,690 | 18,246,503 | 0.46% | 2.52% |
| 1983 | 14,367,070 | 18,705,957 | 0.38% | 2.52% |
| 1984 | 14,424,211 | 19,174,716 | 0.4% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 14,491,632 | 19,648,204 | 0.47% | 2.47% |
| 1986 | 14,572,278 | 20,117,122 | 0.56% | 2.39% |
| 1987 | 14,665,037 | 20,582,320 | 0.64% | 2.31% |
| 1988 | 14,760,094 | 21,054,702 | 0.65% | 2.3% |
| 1989 | 14,848,907 | 21,532,589 | 0.6% | 2.27% |
| 1990 | 14,951,510 | 22,014,771 | 0.69% | 2.24% |
| 1991 | 15,069,798 | 22,483,775 | 0.79% | 2.13% |
| 1992 | 15,184,166 | 22,946,340 | 0.76% | 2.06% |
| 1993 | 15,290,368 | 23,413,783 | 0.7% | 2.04% |
| 1994 | 15,382,838 | 23,881,493 | 0.6% | 2% |
| 1995 | 15,459,006 | 24,348,919 | 0.5% | 1.96% |
| 1996 | 15,530,498 | 24,811,171 | 0.46% | 1.9% |
| 1997 | 15,610,650 | 25,274,147 | 0.52% | 1.87% |
| 1998 | 15,707,209 | 25,738,095 | 0.62% | 1.84% |
| 1999 | 15,812,088 | 26,186,504 | 0.67% | 1.74% |
| 2000 | 15,925,513 | 26,598,331 | 0.72% | 1.57% |
| 2001 | 16,046,180 | 26,964,601 | 0.76% | 1.38% |
| 2002 | 16,148,929 | 27,288,217 | 0.64% | 1.2% |
| 2003 | 16,225,302 | 27,580,490 | 0.47% | 1.07% |
| 2004 | 16,281,779 | 27,852,190 | 0.35% | 0.99% |
| 2005 | 16,319,868 | 28,101,180 | 0.23% | 0.89% |
| 2006 | 16,346,101 | 28,324,491 | 0.16% | 0.79% |
| 2007 | 16,381,696 | 28,530,699 | 0.22% | 0.73% |
| 2008 | 16,445,593 | 28,719,041 | 0.39% | 0.66% |
| 2009 | 16,530,388 | 28,896,811 | 0.52% | 0.62% |
| 2010 | 16,615,394 | 29,086,019 | 0.51% | 0.65% |
| 2011 | 16,693,074 | 29,304,086 | 0.47% | 0.75% |
| 2012 | 16,754,962 | 29,550,366 | 0.37% | 0.84% |
| 2013 | 16,804,432 | 29,817,919 | 0.3% | 0.91% |
| 2014 | 16,865,008 | 30,115,826 | 0.36% | 1% |
| 2015 | 16,939,923 | 30,457,600 | 0.44% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 17,030,314 | 30,866,494 | 0.53% | 1.34% |
| 2017 | 17,131,296 | 31,324,637 | 0.59% | 1.48% |
| 2018 | 17,231,624 | 31,897,584 | 0.59% | 1.83% |
| 2019 | 17,344,874 | 32,449,303 | 0.66% | 1.73% |
| 2020 | 17,441,500 | 32,838,579 | 0.56% | 1.2% |
| 2021 | 17,533,044 | 33,155,882 | 0.52% | 0.97% |
| 2022 | 17,700,982 | 33,475,438 | 0.96% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 17,877,117 | 33,845,617 | 1% | 1.11% |
| 2024 | 17,993,485 | 34,217,848 | 0.65% | 1.1% |
| 2025 | 18,110,044 | 34,576,670 | 0.65% | 1.05% |
| 2026 | 18,210,675 | 34,922,144 | 0.56% | 1% |
| 2027 | 18,298,766 | 35,255,683 | 0.48% | 0.96% |
| 2028 | 18,378,805 | 35,578,281 | 0.44% | 0.92% |
| 2029 | 18,451,273 | 35,890,705 | 0.39% | 0.88% |
| 2030 | 18,515,139 | 36,193,882 | 0.35% | 0.84% |
| 2031 | 18,571,158 | 36,488,437 | 0.3% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 18,620,309 | 36,774,937 | 0.26% | 0.79% |
| 2033 | 18,664,195 | 37,054,380 | 0.24% | 0.76% |
| 2034 | 18,701,674 | 37,326,798 | 0.2% | 0.74% |
| 2035 | 18,732,440 | 37,591,420 | 0.16% | 0.71% |
| 2036 | 18,759,270 | 37,848,147 | 0.14% | 0.68% |
| 2037 | 18,781,008 | 38,096,898 | 0.12% | 0.66% |
| 2038 | 18,797,497 | 38,337,328 | 0.09% | 0.63% |
| 2039 | 18,809,490 | 38,569,891 | 0.06% | 0.61% |
| 2040 | 18,816,959 | 38,794,647 | 0.04% | 0.58% |
| 2041 | 18,820,083 | 39,011,537 | 0.02% | 0.56% |
| 2042 | 18,818,821 | 39,220,371 | -0.007% | 0.54% |
| 2043 | 18,814,475 | 39,420,647 | -0.02% | 0.51% |
| 2044 | 18,806,778 | 39,612,847 | -0.04% | 0.49% |
| 2045 | 18,796,219 | 39,796,723 | -0.06% | 0.46% |
| 2046 | 18,784,939 | 39,971,719 | -0.06% | 0.44% |
| 2047 | 18,770,867 | 40,137,869 | -0.07% | 0.42% |
| 2048 | 18,753,541 | 40,294,857 | -0.09% | 0.39% |
| 2049 | 18,734,516 | 40,443,273 | -0.1% | 0.37% |
| 2050 | 18,713,797 | 40,583,875 | -0.11% | 0.35% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,181,323 (a 6.94% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,059,295 (a 13.2% growth).
The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.2% to 40,583,875 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.
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Population differences between the Netherlands and Peru
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| Life expectancy | 82.6 years | 78.3 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 33.2 years |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 30.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.43 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,384 ppl/mi² | 69.2 ppl/mi² |
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