The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 17,993,485 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,211,637 people compared to 8,998,687 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- The Netherlands' population is 2.02 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
- The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.2M (11.4% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9M (60% growth).
- The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
Netherlands vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
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| Current population |
18211637
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8998687
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| Population rank | 72/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +121,628 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +319 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +116,368 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 122/197 | 47/197 |
the Netherlands and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,486,631 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,638,712 | 2,304,227 | 1.32% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 11,805,689 | 2,342,242 | 1.43% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 11,965,966 | 2,382,258 | 1.36% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 12,127,120 | 2,424,390 | 1.35% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 12,294,732 | 2,468,666 | 1.38% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 12,456,251 | 2,514,638 | 1.31% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 12,598,201 | 2,562,384 | 1.14% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 12,729,721 | 2,611,532 | 1.04% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 12,877,984 | 2,661,365 | 1.16% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 13,038,526 | 2,712,286 | 1.25% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 13,194,497 | 2,763,222 | 1.2% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 13,328,593 | 2,814,388 | 1.02% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 13,439,322 | 2,866,955 | 0.83% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 13,545,056 | 2,920,459 | 0.79% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 13,666,335 | 2,974,657 | 0.9% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 13,774,037 | 3,028,820 | 0.79% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 13,856,185 | 3,085,354 | 0.6% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 13,941,700 | 3,145,517 | 0.62% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 14,038,270 | 3,207,499 | 0.69% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 14,149,800 | 3,272,089 | 0.79% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 14,247,208 | 3,338,940 | 0.69% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 14,312,690 | 3,408,183 | 0.46% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 14,367,070 | 3,481,646 | 0.38% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 14,424,211 | 3,558,758 | 0.4% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 14,491,632 | 3,638,438 | 0.47% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 14,572,278 | 3,728,380 | 0.56% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 14,665,037 | 3,829,718 | 0.64% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 14,760,094 | 3,934,517 | 0.65% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 14,848,907 | 4,034,037 | 0.6% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 14,951,510 | 4,196,828 | 0.69% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 15,069,798 | 4,246,267 | 0.79% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 15,184,166 | 4,166,366 | 0.76% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 15,290,368 | 4,157,130 | 0.7% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 15,382,838 | 4,173,105 | 0.6% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 15,459,006 | 4,179,179 | 0.5% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 15,530,498 | 4,199,210 | 0.46% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 15,610,650 | 4,253,716 | 0.52% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 15,707,209 | 4,295,785 | 0.62% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 15,812,088 | 4,318,043 | 0.67% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 15,925,513 | 4,423,611 | 0.72% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 16,046,180 | 4,692,716 | 0.76% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 16,148,929 | 4,971,435 | 0.64% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 16,225,302 | 5,177,687 | 0.47% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 16,281,779 | 5,355,717 | 0.35% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 16,319,868 | 5,501,712 | 0.23% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 16,346,101 | 5,624,466 | 0.16% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 16,381,696 | 5,749,352 | 0.22% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 16,445,593 | 5,894,722 | 0.39% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 16,530,388 | 6,055,646 | 0.52% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 16,615,394 | 6,222,714 | 0.51% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 16,693,074 | 6,387,251 | 0.47% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 16,754,962 | 6,551,080 | 0.37% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 16,804,432 | 6,714,051 | 0.3% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 16,865,008 | 6,876,385 | 0.36% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 16,939,923 | 7,037,655 | 0.44% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 17,030,314 | 7,205,328 | 0.53% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 17,131,296 | 7,379,299 | 0.59% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 17,231,624 | 7,554,563 | 0.59% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 17,344,874 | 7,731,991 | 0.66% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 17,441,500 | 7,912,558 | 0.56% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 17,533,044 | 8,094,602 | 0.52% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 17,700,982 | 8,276,807 | 0.96% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 17,877,117 | 8,460,512 | 1% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 17,993,485 | 8,642,022 | 0.65% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 18,110,044 | 8,819,789 | 0.65% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 18,210,675 | 8,996,743 | 0.56% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 18,298,766 | 9,174,695 | 0.48% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 18,378,805 | 9,349,021 | 0.44% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 18,451,273 | 9,520,811 | 0.39% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 18,515,139 | 9,694,851 | 0.35% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 18,571,158 | 9,870,295 | 0.3% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 18,620,309 | 10,047,193 | 0.26% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 18,664,195 | 10,221,006 | 0.24% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 18,701,674 | 10,391,485 | 0.2% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 18,732,440 | 10,563,163 | 0.16% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 18,759,270 | 10,734,341 | 0.14% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 18,781,008 | 10,902,263 | 0.12% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 18,797,497 | 11,066,143 | 0.09% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 18,809,490 | 11,230,060 | 0.06% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 18,816,959 | 11,398,391 | 0.04% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 18,820,083 | 11,566,213 | 0.02% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 18,818,821 | 11,728,787 | -0.007% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 18,814,475 | 11,887,934 | -0.02% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 18,806,778 | 12,049,424 | -0.04% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 18,796,219 | 12,208,872 | -0.06% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 18,784,939 | 12,363,446 | -0.06% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 18,770,867 | 12,512,739 | -0.07% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 18,753,541 | 12,659,609 | -0.09% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 18,734,516 | 12,805,136 | -0.1% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 18,713,797 | 12,948,320 | -0.11% | 1.12% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,181,323 (a 6.94% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth).
The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.9% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
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Population differences between the Netherlands and Sierra Leone
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| Life expectancy | 82.6 years | 62.3 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.43 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,384 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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