The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 17,994,237 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,191,638 people compared to 8,961,932 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- The Netherlands' population is 2.03 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 2005, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.2M (11.5% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.5M to 8.96M (62.9% 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 |
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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 | +321 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +117,120 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.66% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 122/197 | 49/197 |
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 | 17,994,237 | 8,642,022 | 0.66% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 18,110,800 | 8,819,789 | 0.65% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 18,211,436 | 8,996,743 | 0.56% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 18,299,531 | 9,174,695 | 0.48% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 18,379,573 | 9,349,021 | 0.44% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 18,452,044 | 9,520,811 | 0.39% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 18,515,913 | 9,694,851 | 0.35% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 18,571,934 | 9,870,295 | 0.3% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 18,621,087 | 10,047,193 | 0.26% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 18,664,975 | 10,221,006 | 0.24% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 18,702,456 | 10,391,485 | 0.2% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 18,733,223 | 10,563,163 | 0.16% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 18,760,054 | 10,734,341 | 0.14% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 18,781,793 | 10,902,263 | 0.12% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 18,798,283 | 11,066,143 | 0.09% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 18,810,276 | 11,230,060 | 0.06% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 18,817,745 | 11,398,391 | 0.04% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 18,820,870 | 11,566,213 | 0.02% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 18,819,607 | 11,728,787 | -0.007% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 18,815,261 | 11,887,934 | -0.02% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 18,807,564 | 12,049,424 | -0.04% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 18,797,005 | 12,208,872 | -0.06% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 18,785,724 | 12,363,446 | -0.06% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 18,771,651 | 12,512,739 | -0.07% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 18,754,325 | 12,659,609 | -0.09% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 18,735,299 | 12,805,136 | -0.1% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 18,714,579 | 12,948,320 | -0.11% | 1.12% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Netherlands increased by 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Netherlands gained 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth).
The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2005 and is 72nd in 2025. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2005 and ranked 102nd 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 44.5% 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 | 82.4 years | 62.2 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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