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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Netherlands	Romania	Netherlands	Romania
1960	11,486,631	18,406,905	-	-
1961	11,638,712	18,555,250	1.32%	0.81%
1962	11,805,689	18,676,550	1.43%	0.65%
1963	11,965,966	18,797,850	1.36%	0.65%
1964	12,127,120	18,919,126	1.35%	0.65%
1965	12,294,732	19,031,576	1.38%	0.59%
1966	12,456,251	19,215,450	1.31%	0.97%
1967	12,598,201	19,534,242	1.14%	1.66%
1968	12,729,721	19,799,831	1.04%	1.36%
1969	12,877,984	20,009,141	1.16%	1.06%
1970	13,038,526	20,250,398	1.25%	1.21%
1971	13,194,497	20,461,567	1.2%	1.04%
1972	13,328,593	20,657,957	1.02%	0.96%
1973	13,439,322	20,835,681	0.83%	0.86%
1974	13,545,056	21,029,429	0.79%	0.93%
1975	13,666,335	21,293,583	0.9%	1.26%
1976	13,774,037	21,551,634	0.79%	1.21%
1977	13,856,185	21,756,096	0.6%	0.95%
1978	13,941,700	21,951,464	0.62%	0.9%
1979	14,038,270	22,090,488	0.69%	0.63%
1980	14,149,800	22,207,282	0.79%	0.53%
1981	14,247,208	22,353,070	0.69%	0.66%
1982	14,312,690	22,475,741	0.46%	0.55%
1983	14,367,070	22,560,478	0.38%	0.38%
1984	14,424,211	22,640,547	0.4%	0.35%
1985	14,491,632	22,732,999	0.47%	0.41%
1986	14,572,278	22,836,841	0.56%	0.46%
1987	14,665,037	22,949,430	0.64%	0.49%
1988	14,760,094	23,057,662	0.65%	0.47%
1989	14,848,907	23,161,458	0.6%	0.45%
1990	14,951,510	23,201,835	0.69%	0.17%
1991	15,069,798	23,001,155	0.79%	-0.86%
1992	15,184,166	22,794,284	0.76%	-0.9%
1993	15,290,368	22,763,280	0.7%	-0.14%
1994	15,382,838	22,730,211	0.6%	-0.15%
1995	15,459,006	22,684,270	0.5%	-0.2%
1996	15,530,498	22,619,004	0.46%	-0.29%
1997	15,610,650	22,553,978	0.52%	-0.29%
1998	15,707,209	22,507,344	0.62%	-0.21%
1999	15,812,088	22,472,040	0.67%	-0.16%
2000	15,925,513	22,442,971	0.72%	-0.13%
2001	16,046,180	22,131,970	0.76%	-1.39%
2002	16,148,929	21,730,496	0.64%	-1.81%
2003	16,225,302	21,574,326	0.47%	-0.72%
2004	16,281,779	21,451,748	0.35%	-0.57%
2005	16,319,868	21,319,685	0.23%	-0.62%
2006	16,346,101	21,193,760	0.16%	-0.59%
2007	16,381,696	20,882,982	0.22%	-1.47%
2008	16,445,593	20,537,875	0.39%	-1.65%
2009	16,530,388	20,367,487	0.52%	-0.83%
2010	16,615,394	20,246,871	0.51%	-0.59%
2011	16,693,074	20,147,528	0.47%	-0.49%
2012	16,754,962	20,058,035	0.37%	-0.44%
2013	16,804,432	19,983,693	0.3%	-0.37%
2014	16,865,008	19,908,979	0.36%	-0.37%
2015	16,939,923	19,815,616	0.44%	-0.47%
2016	17,030,314	19,702,267	0.53%	-0.57%
2017	17,131,296	19,588,715	0.59%	-0.58%
2018	17,231,624	19,473,970	0.59%	-0.59%
2019	17,344,874	19,371,648	0.66%	-0.53%
2020	17,441,500	19,265,250	0.56%	-0.55%
2021	17,533,044	19,122,059	0.52%	-0.74%
2022	17,700,982	19,048,502	0.96%	-0.38%
2023	17,877,117	19,061,062	1%	0.07%
2024	17,993,485	19,051,804	0.65%	-0.05%
2025	18,110,044	18,945,157	0.65%	-0.56%
2026	18,210,675	18,836,893	0.56%	-0.57%
2027	18,298,766	18,727,645	0.48%	-0.58%
2028	18,378,805	18,617,757	0.44%	-0.59%
2029	18,451,273	18,506,702	0.39%	-0.6%
2030	18,515,139	18,394,947	0.35%	-0.6%
2031	18,571,158	18,282,991	0.3%	-0.61%
2032	18,620,309	18,170,681	0.26%	-0.61%
2033	18,664,195	18,057,661	0.24%	-0.62%
2034	18,701,674	17,943,814	0.2%	-0.63%
2035	18,732,440	17,828,772	0.16%	-0.64%
2036	18,759,270	17,712,177	0.14%	-0.65%
2037	18,781,008	17,595,189	0.12%	-0.66%
2038	18,797,497	17,477,597	0.09%	-0.67%
2039	18,809,490	17,360,012	0.06%	-0.67%
2040	18,816,959	17,242,939	0.04%	-0.67%
2041	18,820,083	17,124,773	0.02%	-0.69%
2042	18,818,821	17,006,515	-0.007%	-0.69%
2043	18,814,475	16,888,882	-0.02%	-0.69%
2044	18,806,778	16,770,593	-0.04%	-0.7%
2045	18,796,219	16,652,406	-0.06%	-0.7%
2046	18,784,939	16,534,847	-0.06%	-0.71%
2047	18,770,867	16,416,456	-0.07%	-0.72%
2048	18,753,541	16,297,099	-0.09%	-0.73%
2049	18,734,516	16,177,534	-0.1%	-0.73%
2050	18,713,797	16,058,209	-0.11%	-0.74%

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 1,181,323 (a 6.94% growth), while Romania's population decreased by -865,374 (a 4.39% 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 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 Romania will decrease by 14.8% to 16,058,209 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.