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

Netherlands vs Romania: population by year and forecast

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Netherlands

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Romania

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Year	Population
	Netherlands	Romania
2100	17,329,352	10,843,503
2099	17,362,626	10,927,951
2098	17,395,665	11,011,822
2097	17,429,925	11,095,182
2096	17,465,162	11,178,195
2095	17,502,567	11,261,202
2094	17,540,959	11,343,358
2093	17,580,632	11,426,736
2092	17,619,384	11,509,522
2091	17,658,238	11,591,897
2090	17,700,204	11,675,686
2089	17,739,947	11,759,143
2088	17,779,324	11,842,733
2087	17,815,257	11,926,699
2086	17,854,371	12,013,212
2085	17,890,610	12,099,742
2084	17,926,885	12,187,794
2083	17,963,416	12,277,402
2082	17,998,527	12,367,518
2081	18,032,297	12,460,785
2080	18,062,716	12,556,104
2079	18,093,254	12,652,446
2078	18,121,649	12,750,395
2077	18,150,234	12,849,896
2076	18,175,683	12,950,914
2075	18,196,574	13,053,551
2074	18,214,405	13,158,624
2073	18,232,486	13,264,931
2072	18,249,136	13,375,162
2071	18,264,367	13,488,051
2070	18,279,781	13,603,287
2069	18,295,123	13,721,187
2068	18,310,300	13,840,530
2067	18,325,333	13,963,377
2066	18,343,435	14,088,938
2065	18,364,513	14,218,608
2064	18,386,352	14,349,029
2063	18,409,851	14,480,312
2062	18,433,299	14,613,788
2061	18,460,766	14,747,178
2060	18,488,598	14,879,235
2059	18,517,020	15,011,161
2058	18,545,884	15,141,670
2057	18,576,502	15,271,230
2056	18,606,997	15,400,030
2055	18,634,546	15,527,331
2054	18,660,585	15,651,338
2053	18,686,212	15,773,422
2052	18,709,643	15,896,118
2051	18,736,166	16,016,719
2050	18,757,302	16,135,745
2049	18,777,673	16,255,638
2048	18,795,411	16,375,139
2047	18,812,362	16,494,633
2046	18,823,628	16,612,186
2045	18,834,974	16,730,009
2044	18,844,772	16,848,827
2043	18,850,396	16,966,857
2042	18,853,495	17,084,359
2041	18,852,912	17,203,640
2040	18,847,238	17,320,952
2039	18,837,931	17,438,042
2038	18,823,220	17,556,386
2037	18,804,912	17,673,500
2036	18,779,656	17,790,613
2035	18,751,144	17,906,949
2034	18,718,013	18,020,973
2033	18,676,061	18,134,889
2032	18,630,094	18,247,275
2031	18,577,582	18,359,750
2030	18,517,866	18,471,446
2029	18,449,618	18,583,513
2028	18,372,676	18,693,807
2027	18,289,268	18,803,518
2026	18,196,186	18,912,567
2025	18,087,633	19,020,271
2024	17,993,485	19,051,804
2023	17,877,117	19,061,062
2022	17,700,982	19,048,502
2021	17,533,044	19,122,059
2020	17,441,500	19,265,250
2019	17,344,874	19,371,648
2018	17,231,624	19,473,970
2017	17,131,296	19,588,715
2016	17,030,314	19,702,267
2015	16,939,923	19,815,616
2014	16,865,008	19,908,979
2013	16,804,432	19,983,693
2012	16,754,962	20,058,035
2011	16,693,074	20,147,528
2010	16,615,394	20,246,871
2009	16,530,388	20,367,487
2008	16,445,593	20,537,875
2007	16,381,696	20,882,982
2006	16,346,101	21,193,760
2005	16,319,868	21,319,685
2004	16,281,779	21,451,748
2003	16,225,302	21,574,326
2002	16,148,929	21,730,496
2001	16,046,180	22,131,970
2000	15,925,513	22,442,971
1999	15,812,088	22,472,040
1998	15,707,209	22,507,344
1997	15,610,650	22,553,978
1996	15,530,498	22,619,004
1995	15,459,006	22,684,270
1994	15,382,838	22,730,211
1993	15,290,368	22,763,280
1992	15,184,166	22,794,284
1991	15,069,798	23,001,155
1990	14,951,510	23,201,835
1989	14,848,907	23,161,458
1988	14,760,094	23,057,662
1987	14,665,037	22,949,430
1986	14,572,278	22,836,841
1985	14,491,632	22,732,999
1984	14,424,211	22,640,547
1983	14,367,070	22,560,478
1982	14,312,690	22,475,741
1981	14,247,208	22,353,070
1980	14,149,800	22,207,282
1979	14,038,270	22,090,488
1978	13,941,700	21,951,464
1977	13,856,185	21,756,096
1976	13,774,037	21,551,634
1975	13,666,335	21,293,583
1974	13,545,056	21,029,429
1973	13,439,322	20,835,681
1972	13,328,593	20,657,957
1971	13,194,497	20,461,567
1970	13,038,526	20,250,398
1969	12,877,984	20,009,141
1968	12,729,721	19,799,831
1967	12,598,201	19,534,242
1966	12,456,251	19,215,450
1965	12,294,732	19,031,576
1964	12,127,120	18,919,126
1963	11,965,966	18,797,850
1962	11,805,689	18,676,550
1961	11,638,712	18,555,250
1960	11,486,631	18,406,905

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 789,700 people (a 4.01% decline).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Netherlands' population will grow by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people with a rank change from 72nd to 77th. The population of Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,135,745 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

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Netherlands

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Romania

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Year	Growth rate
	Netherlands	Romania
2100	-0.19%	-0.77%
2099	-0.19%	-0.76%
2098	-0.2%	-0.75%
2097	-0.2%	-0.74%
2096	-0.21%	-0.74%
2095	-0.22%	-0.72%
2094	-0.23%	-0.73%
2093	-0.22%	-0.72%
2092	-0.22%	-0.71%
2091	-0.24%	-0.72%
2090	-0.22%	-0.71%
2089	-0.22%	-0.71%
2088	-0.2%	-0.7%
2087	-0.22%	-0.72%
2086	-0.2%	-0.72%
2085	-0.2%	-0.72%
2084	-0.2%	-0.73%
2083	-0.2%	-0.73%
2082	-0.19%	-0.75%
2081	-0.17%	-0.76%
2080	-0.17%	-0.76%
2079	-0.16%	-0.77%
2078	-0.16%	-0.77%
2077	-0.14%	-0.78%
2076	-0.11%	-0.79%
2075	-0.1%	-0.8%
2074	-0.1%	-0.8%
2073	-0.09%	-0.82%
2072	-0.08%	-0.84%
2071	-0.08%	-0.85%
2070	-0.08%	-0.86%
2069	-0.08%	-0.86%
2068	-0.08%	-0.88%
2067	-0.1%	-0.89%
2066	-0.11%	-0.91%
2065	-0.12%	-0.91%
2064	-0.13%	-0.91%
2063	-0.13%	-0.91%
2062	-0.15%	-0.9%
2061	-0.15%	-0.89%
2060	-0.15%	-0.88%
2059	-0.16%	-0.86%
2058	-0.16%	-0.85%
2057	-0.16%	-0.84%
2056	-0.15%	-0.82%
2055	-0.14%	-0.79%
2054	-0.14%	-0.77%
2053	-0.13%	-0.77%
2052	-0.14%	-0.75%
2051	-0.11%	-0.74%
2050	-0.11%	-0.74%
2049	-0.09%	-0.73%
2048	-0.09%	-0.72%
2047	-0.06%	-0.71%
2046	-0.06%	-0.7%
2045	-0.05%	-0.71%
2044	-0.03%	-0.7%
2043	-0.02%	-0.69%
2042	0.003%	-0.69%
2041	0.03%	-0.68%
2040	0.05%	-0.67%
2039	0.08%	-0.67%
2038	0.1%	-0.66%
2037	0.13%	-0.66%
2036	0.15%	-0.65%
2035	0.18%	-0.63%
2034	0.22%	-0.63%
2033	0.25%	-0.62%
2032	0.28%	-0.61%
2031	0.32%	-0.6%
2030	0.37%	-0.6%
2029	0.42%	-0.59%
2028	0.46%	-0.58%
2027	0.51%	-0.58%
2026	0.6%	-0.57%
2025	0.52%	-0.17%
2024	0.65%	-0.05%
2023	1%	0.07%
2022	0.96%	-0.38%
2021	0.52%	-0.74%
2020	0.56%	-0.55%
2019	0.66%	-0.53%
2018	0.59%	-0.59%
2017	0.59%	-0.58%
2016	0.53%	-0.57%
2015	0.44%	-0.47%
2014	0.36%	-0.37%
2013	0.3%	-0.37%
2012	0.37%	-0.44%
2011	0.47%	-0.49%
2010	0.51%	-0.59%
2009	0.52%	-0.83%
2008	0.39%	-1.65%
2007	0.22%	-1.47%
2006	0.16%	-0.59%
2005	0.23%	-0.62%
2004	0.35%	-0.57%
2003	0.47%	-0.72%
2002	0.64%	-1.81%
2001	0.76%	-1.39%
2000	0.72%	-0.13%
1999	0.67%	-0.16%
1998	0.62%	-0.21%
1997	0.52%	-0.29%
1996	0.46%	-0.29%
1995	0.5%	-0.2%
1994	0.6%	-0.15%
1993	0.7%	-0.14%
1992	0.76%	-0.9%
1991	0.79%	-0.86%
1990	0.69%	0.17%
1989	0.6%	0.45%
1988	0.65%	0.47%
1987	0.64%	0.49%
1986	0.56%	0.46%
1985	0.47%	0.41%
1984	0.4%	0.35%
1983	0.38%	0.38%
1982	0.46%	0.55%
1981	0.69%	0.66%
1980	0.79%	0.53%
1979	0.69%	0.63%
1978	0.62%	0.9%
1977	0.6%	0.95%
1976	0.79%	1.21%
1975	0.9%	1.26%
1974	0.79%	0.93%
1973	0.83%	0.86%
1972	1.02%	0.96%
1971	1.2%	1.04%
1970	1.25%	1.21%
1969	1.16%	1.06%
1968	1.04%	1.36%
1967	1.14%	1.66%
1966	1.31%	0.97%
1965	1.38%	0.59%
1964	1.35%	0.65%
1963	1.36%	0.65%
1962	1.43%	0.65%
1961	1.32%	0.81%

In 2025, the population of the Netherlands grew by 0.52%, while Romania's population declined by 0.17%.

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