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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 17,993,485 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,252,623 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 1.96 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
  • The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.3M (11.7% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Netherlands vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Netherlands Poland
2100 17,359,081 18,350,017
2099 17,392,412 18,541,227
2098 17,425,508 18,733,999
2097 17,459,827 18,928,169
2096 17,495,124 19,125,003
2095 17,532,593 19,323,203
2094 17,571,051 19,525,085
2093 17,610,792 19,730,030
2092 17,649,611 19,938,529
2091 17,688,532 20,151,135
2090 17,730,570 20,368,308
2089 17,770,380 20,589,970
2088 17,809,825 20,817,398
2087 17,845,820 21,050,137
2086 17,885,001 21,288,179
2085 17,921,302 21,531,674
2084 17,957,639 21,780,998
2083 17,994,232 22,036,816
2082 18,029,404 22,298,479
2081 18,063,233 22,565,373
2080 18,093,703 22,836,875
2079 18,124,294 23,113,773
2078 18,152,738 23,393,434
2077 18,181,372 23,679,569
2076 18,206,864 23,968,050
2075 18,227,791 24,259,763
2074 18,245,652 24,554,480
2073 18,263,765 24,852,006
2072 18,280,443 25,149,886
2071 18,295,700 25,447,869
2070 18,311,141 25,745,140
2069 18,326,509 26,042,079
2068 18,341,711 26,337,963
2067 18,356,770 26,632,110
2066 18,374,904 26,923,643
2065 18,396,018 27,211,946
2064 18,417,894 27,497,263
2063 18,441,434 27,778,871
2062 18,464,922 28,055,433
2061 18,492,436 28,328,948
2060 18,520,315 28,597,687
2059 18,548,786 28,864,377
2058 18,577,700 29,125,961
2057 18,608,370 29,384,759
2056 18,638,918 29,641,101
2055 18,666,514 29,893,868
2054 18,692,598 30,142,942
2053 18,718,268 30,389,214
2052 18,741,740 30,630,763
2051 18,768,309 30,871,146
2050 18,789,481 31,107,894
2049 18,809,886 31,341,718
2048 18,827,655 31,572,273
2047 18,844,635 31,800,868
2046 18,855,920 32,026,873
2045 18,867,286 32,250,757
2044 18,877,101 32,471,522
2043 18,882,735 32,690,423
2042 18,885,839 32,906,811
2041 18,885,255 33,118,473
2040 18,879,571 33,328,426
2039 18,870,248 33,535,096
2038 18,855,512 33,738,091
2037 18,837,172 33,936,906
2036 18,811,873 34,133,190
2035 18,783,312 34,323,827
2034 18,750,125 34,511,159
2033 18,708,101 34,693,880
2032 18,662,054 34,872,593
2031 18,609,452 35,046,775
2030 18,549,634 35,213,577
2029 18,481,269 35,374,919
2028 18,404,195 35,527,083
2027 18,320,644 35,671,012
2026 18,227,403 35,806,942
2025 18,118,662 36,233,346
2024 17,993,485 36,559,233
2023 17,877,117 36,687,353
2022 17,700,982 36,821,749
2021 17,533,044 36,981,559
2020 17,441,500 37,515,748
2019 17,344,874 37,965,475
2018 17,231,624 37,974,750
2017 17,131,296 37,974,826
2016 17,030,314 37,970,087
2015 16,939,923 37,986,412
2014 16,865,008 38,011,735
2013 16,804,432 38,040,196
2012 16,754,962 38,063,164
2011 16,693,074 38,063,255
2010 16,615,394 38,042,794
2009 16,530,388 38,151,603
2008 16,445,593 38,125,759
2007 16,381,696 38,120,560
2006 16,346,101 38,141,267
2005 16,319,868 38,165,445
2004 16,281,779 38,182,222
2003 16,225,302 38,204,570
2002 16,148,929 38,230,364
2001 16,046,180 38,248,076
2000 15,925,513 38,258,629
1999 15,812,088 38,660,271
1998 15,707,209 38,663,481
1997 15,610,650 38,649,660
1996 15,530,498 38,624,370
1995 15,459,006 38,594,998
1994 15,382,838 38,542,652
1993 15,290,368 38,461,408
1992 15,184,166 38,363,667
1991 15,069,798 38,246,193
1990 14,951,510 38,110,782
1989 14,848,907 37,961,529
1988 14,760,094 37,824,487
1987 14,665,037 37,668,045
1986 14,572,278 37,456,119
1985 14,491,632 37,201,885
1984 14,424,211 36,904,134
1983 14,367,070 36,571,808
1982 14,312,690 36,230,481
1981 14,247,208 35,898,587
1980 14,149,800 35,574,150
1979 14,038,270 35,247,217
1978 13,941,700 34,965,600
1977 13,856,185 34,689,050
1976 13,774,037 34,356,300
1975 13,666,335 34,015,199
1974 13,545,056 33,678,899
1973 13,439,322 33,357,200
1972 13,328,593 33,055,650
1971 13,194,497 32,783,500
1970 13,038,526 32,664,300
1969 12,877,984 32,548,300
1968 12,729,721 32,294,655
1967 12,598,201 31,987,155
1966 12,456,251 31,681,000
1965 12,294,732 31,444,950
1964 12,127,120 31,139,450
1963 11,965,966 30,712,000
1962 11,805,689 30,308,500
1961 11,638,712 29,964,000
1960 11,486,631 29,637,450

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Netherlands' population will grow by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people with a rank change from 72nd to 77th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Netherlands Poland
2100 -0.19% -1.03%
2099 -0.19% -1.03%
2098 -0.2% -1.03%
2097 -0.2% -1.03%
2096 -0.21% -1.03%
2095 -0.22% -1.03%
2094 -0.23% -1.04%
2093 -0.22% -1.05%
2092 -0.22% -1.06%
2091 -0.24% -1.07%
2090 -0.22% -1.08%
2089 -0.22% -1.09%
2088 -0.2% -1.11%
2087 -0.22% -1.12%
2086 -0.2% -1.13%
2085 -0.2% -1.14%
2084 -0.2% -1.16%
2083 -0.2% -1.17%
2082 -0.19% -1.18%
2081 -0.17% -1.19%
2080 -0.17% -1.2%
2079 -0.16% -1.2%
2078 -0.16% -1.21%
2077 -0.14% -1.2%
2076 -0.11% -1.2%
2075 -0.1% -1.2%
2074 -0.1% -1.2%
2073 -0.09% -1.18%
2072 -0.08% -1.17%
2071 -0.08% -1.15%
2070 -0.08% -1.14%
2069 -0.08% -1.12%
2068 -0.08% -1.1%
2067 -0.1% -1.08%
2066 -0.11% -1.06%
2065 -0.12% -1.04%
2064 -0.13% -1.01%
2063 -0.13% -0.99%
2062 -0.15% -0.97%
2061 -0.15% -0.94%
2060 -0.15% -0.92%
2059 -0.16% -0.9%
2058 -0.16% -0.88%
2057 -0.16% -0.86%
2056 -0.15% -0.85%
2055 -0.14% -0.83%
2054 -0.14% -0.81%
2053 -0.13% -0.79%
2052 -0.14% -0.78%
2051 -0.11% -0.76%
2050 -0.11% -0.75%
2049 -0.09% -0.73%
2048 -0.09% -0.72%
2047 -0.06% -0.71%
2046 -0.06% -0.69%
2045 -0.05% -0.68%
2044 -0.03% -0.67%
2043 -0.02% -0.66%
2042 0.003% -0.64%
2041 0.03% -0.63%
2040 0.05% -0.62%
2039 0.08% -0.6%
2038 0.1% -0.59%
2037 0.13% -0.58%
2036 0.15% -0.56%
2035 0.18% -0.54%
2034 0.22% -0.53%
2033 0.25% -0.51%
2032 0.28% -0.5%
2031 0.32% -0.47%
2030 0.37% -0.46%
2029 0.42% -0.43%
2028 0.46% -0.4%
2027 0.51% -0.38%
2026 0.6% -1.18%
2025 0.7% -0.89%
2024 0.65% -0.35%
2023 1% -0.36%
2022 0.96% -0.43%
2021 0.52% -1.42%
2020 0.56% -1.18%
2019 0.66% -0.02%
2018 0.59% -0%
2017 0.59% 0.01%
2016 0.53% -0.04%
2015 0.44% -0.07%
2014 0.36% -0.07%
2013 0.3% -0.06%
2012 0.37% -0%
2011 0.47% 0.05%
2010 0.51% -0.29%
2009 0.52% 0.07%
2008 0.39% 0.01%
2007 0.22% -0.05%
2006 0.16% -0.06%
2005 0.23% -0.04%
2004 0.35% -0.06%
2003 0.47% -0.07%
2002 0.64% -0.05%
2001 0.76% -0.03%
2000 0.72% -1.04%
1999 0.67% -0.008%
1998 0.62% 0.04%
1997 0.52% 0.07%
1996 0.46% 0.08%
1995 0.5% 0.14%
1994 0.6% 0.21%
1993 0.7% 0.25%
1992 0.76% 0.31%
1991 0.79% 0.36%
1990 0.69% 0.39%
1989 0.6% 0.36%
1988 0.65% 0.42%
1987 0.64% 0.57%
1986 0.56% 0.68%
1985 0.47% 0.81%
1984 0.4% 0.91%
1983 0.38% 0.94%
1982 0.46% 0.92%
1981 0.69% 0.91%
1980 0.79% 0.93%
1979 0.69% 0.81%
1978 0.62% 0.8%
1977 0.6% 0.97%
1976 0.79% 1%
1975 0.9% 1%
1974 0.79% 0.96%
1973 0.83% 0.91%
1972 1.02% 0.83%
1971 1.2% 0.36%
1970 1.25% 0.36%
1969 1.16% 0.79%
1968 1.04% 0.96%
1967 1.14% 0.97%
1966 1.31% 0.75%
1965 1.38% 0.98%
1964 1.35% 1.39%
1963 1.36% 1.33%
1962 1.43% 1.15%
1961 1.32% 1.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of the Netherlands grew by 0.65%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Netherlands Poland
Current population
18252623
35806942
Population rank 72/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.43%
One net population change
4.52 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
3.2 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
3.09 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +319 -351
Annual growth/decline +116,368 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 121/197 181/197
One migration net change every
5.03 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change +104,681 -330,820
Net migration rank 16/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 2,956,518 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 23/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.2% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 40/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Netherlands
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Netherlands Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 104,681 - -330,820
2024 - 121,628 - -238,062
2023 -5,363 144,558 -135,743 -7,824
2022 -1,770 224,472 -143,605 967,744
2021 7,014 106,416 -184,907 2,251
2020 0 67,598 -120,050 3,920
2019 17,345 109,003 -34,169 7,696
2018 15,508 87,197 -26,582 -223
2017 18,844 86,332 0 -21,535
2016 23,843 88,743 -3,797 -5,675
2015 23,716 55,585 -26,590 3,887
2014 35,417 36,591 0 5,525
2013 30,248 19,973 -19,020 12,402
2012 35,186 14,861 0 4,635
2011 45,072 31,224 11,419 45,951
2010 48,184 33,703 38,043 119,623
2009 51,244 39,832 30,521 -8,283
2008 49,337 32,406 34,313 -42,288
2007 49,145 -304 11,436 -51,235
2006 49,038 -25,401 3,814 -68,882
2005 50,592 -22,496 -3,817 -41,942
2004 56,987 -9,230 -7,637 -38,216
2003 58,411 7,937 -15,281 -19,039
2002 59,751 28,824 -3,823 -16,462
2001 62,580 56,096 3,825 -16,648
2000 66,887 59,308 11,478 -15,921
1999 60,086 47,179 0 -53,035
1998 61,258 52,058 19,332 -39,509
1997 56,198 31,302 34,785 -44,230
1996 51,251 21,792 42,487 -45,349
1995 54,106 15,056 46,314 -52,989
1994 61,532 20,193 96,357 -41,845
1993 58,103 44,514 103,846 -48,805
1992 66,811 50,148 118,928 -46,893
1991 69,321 51,670 141,511 -55,342
1990 68,777 53,564 160,066 -50,339
1989 59,396 31,165 182,215 -49,192
1988 61,993 31,026 215,599 -101,671
1987 64,526 39,559 226,008 -32,310
1986 59,746 30,380 258,448 -22,520
1985 55,069 27,356 297,615 -27,277
1984 54,812 12,902 332,137 -18,402
1983 51,722 11,007 373,032 -26,724
1982 54,388 7,644 369,551 -34,980
1981 62,688 17,643 351,806 -16,155
1980 66,504 54,010 348,627 -42,420
1979 63,172 42,772 366,571 -22,162
1978 61,344 26,639 339,166 -62,936
1977 63,739 19,809 353,828 -33,496
1976 63,361 18,774 367,612 -25,716
1975 64,232 68,569 350,356 -31,346
1974 75,853 31,645 346,893 -18,273
1973 84,668 18,705 320,229 -29,335
1972 101,297 17,470 314,028 -15,004
1971 116,112 32,756 278,660 -31,767
1970 129,082 32,438 280,913 -66,859
1969 139,082 21,850 270,151 -26,744
1968 132,389 7,243 280,963 -11,905
1967 138,580 -10,673 275,089 -25,479
1966 138,265 20,740 297,801 -17,158
1965 146,308 19,444 314,450 -21,658
1964 157,653 15,014 326,965 -23,273
1963 154,361 -21 359,330 -13,770
1962 153,474 18,024 360,671 -31,021
1961 159,450 8,258 398,521 -20,044
1960 151,623 -13,235 444,562 -6,306

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 11.8% of the population change in the Netherlands is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people). In Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 2,956,518 residents or 16.2% of the population were not native-born in the Netherlands, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

Biggest cities by population

Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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