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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Netherlands	Samoa	Netherlands	Samoa
1960	11,486,631	112,490	-	-
1961	11,638,712	115,496	1.32%	2.67%
1962	11,805,689	118,597	1.43%	2.68%
1963	11,965,966	121,764	1.36%	2.67%
1964	12,127,120	124,894	1.35%	2.57%
1965	12,294,732	127,978	1.38%	2.47%
1966	12,456,251	131,073	1.31%	2.42%
1967	12,598,201	133,764	1.14%	2.05%
1968	12,729,721	136,020	1.04%	1.69%
1969	12,877,984	138,233	1.16%	1.63%
1970	13,038,526	140,400	1.25%	1.57%
1971	13,194,497	142,503	1.2%	1.5%
1972	13,328,593	144,538	1.02%	1.43%
1973	13,439,322	146,516	0.83%	1.37%
1974	13,545,056	149,431	0.79%	1.99%
1975	13,666,335	153,344	0.9%	2.62%
1976	13,774,037	157,113	0.79%	2.46%
1977	13,856,185	159,753	0.6%	1.68%
1978	13,941,700	161,375	0.62%	1.02%
1979	14,038,270	162,882	0.69%	0.93%
1980	14,149,800	164,322	0.79%	0.88%
1981	14,247,208	165,678	0.69%	0.83%
1982	14,312,690	166,484	0.46%	0.49%
1983	14,367,070	166,714	0.38%	0.14%
1984	14,424,211	166,796	0.4%	0.05%
1985	14,491,632	166,849	0.47%	0.03%
1986	14,572,278	167,061	0.56%	0.13%
1987	14,665,037	167,661	0.64%	0.36%
1988	14,760,094	168,346	0.65%	0.41%
1989	14,848,907	168,768	0.6%	0.25%
1990	14,951,510	169,042	0.69%	0.16%
1991	15,069,798	169,368	0.79%	0.19%
1992	15,184,166	170,331	0.76%	0.57%
1993	15,290,368	171,774	0.7%	0.85%
1994	15,382,838	173,159	0.6%	0.81%
1995	15,459,006	174,571	0.5%	0.82%
1996	15,530,498	176,071	0.46%	0.86%
1997	15,610,650	177,547	0.52%	0.84%
1998	15,707,209	178,905	0.62%	0.76%
1999	15,812,088	180,275	0.67%	0.77%
2000	15,925,513	181,685	0.72%	0.78%
2001	16,046,180	183,166	0.76%	0.82%
2002	16,148,929	184,471	0.64%	0.71%
2003	16,225,302	185,430	0.47%	0.52%
2004	16,281,779	186,249	0.35%	0.44%
2005	16,319,868	186,978	0.23%	0.39%
2006	16,346,101	187,709	0.16%	0.39%
2007	16,381,696	188,753	0.22%	0.56%
2008	16,445,593	190,107	0.39%	0.72%
2009	16,530,388	191,513	0.52%	0.74%
2010	16,615,394	193,023	0.51%	0.79%
2011	16,693,074	194,713	0.47%	0.88%
2012	16,754,962	196,498	0.37%	0.92%
2013	16,804,432	198,268	0.3%	0.9%
2014	16,865,008	200,037	0.36%	0.89%
2015	16,939,923	201,782	0.44%	0.87%
2016	17,030,314	203,499	0.53%	0.85%
2017	17,131,296	205,415	0.59%	0.94%
2018	17,231,624	207,582	0.59%	1.05%
2019	17,344,874	209,780	0.66%	1.06%
2020	17,441,500	211,944	0.56%	1.03%
2021	17,533,044	213,779	0.52%	0.87%
2022	17,700,982	215,261	0.96%	0.69%
2023	17,877,117	216,663	1%	0.65%
2024	17,994,237	218,019	0.66%	0.63%
2025	18,110,800	219,302	0.65%	0.59%
2026	18,211,436	220,530	0.56%	0.56%
2027	18,299,531	221,772	0.48%	0.56%
2028	18,379,573	223,104	0.44%	0.6%
2029	18,452,044	224,504	0.39%	0.63%
2030	18,515,913	225,968	0.35%	0.65%
2031	18,571,934	227,581	0.3%	0.71%
2032	18,621,087	229,298	0.26%	0.75%
2033	18,664,975	231,110	0.24%	0.79%
2034	18,702,456	233,061	0.2%	0.84%
2035	18,733,223	235,172	0.16%	0.91%
2036	18,760,054	237,415	0.14%	0.95%
2037	18,781,793	239,730	0.12%	0.98%
2038	18,798,283	242,155	0.09%	1.01%
2039	18,810,276	244,653	0.06%	1.03%
2040	18,817,745	247,196	0.04%	1.04%
2041	18,820,870	249,796	0.02%	1.05%
2042	18,819,607	252,427	-0.007%	1.05%
2043	18,815,261	255,023	-0.02%	1.03%
2044	18,807,564	257,609	-0.04%	1.01%
2045	18,797,005	260,250	-0.06%	1.03%
2046	18,785,724	262,849	-0.06%	1%
2047	18,771,651	265,365	-0.07%	0.96%
2048	18,754,325	267,836	-0.09%	0.93%
2049	18,735,299	270,291	-0.1%	0.92%
2050	18,714,579	272,711	-0.11%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Netherlands increased by 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Netherlands gained 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2005 and is 72nd in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.