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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 17,993,485 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,252,623 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 1.12 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
  • The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.3M (11.7% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Netherlands vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Netherlands Somalia
2100 17,359,081 68,384,185
2099 17,392,412 68,040,371
2098 17,425,508 67,702,230
2097 17,459,827 67,362,336
2096 17,495,124 66,972,933
2095 17,532,593 66,585,659
2094 17,571,051 66,179,819
2093 17,610,792 65,760,590
2092 17,649,611 65,324,261
2091 17,688,532 64,852,843
2090 17,730,570 64,362,727
2089 17,770,380 63,922,797
2088 17,809,825 63,464,036
2087 17,845,820 62,987,028
2086 17,885,001 62,447,029
2085 17,921,302 61,873,597
2084 17,957,639 61,318,916
2083 17,994,232 60,761,800
2082 18,029,404 60,187,980
2081 18,063,233 59,676,722
2080 18,093,703 59,100,915
2079 18,124,294 58,477,428
2078 18,152,738 57,852,528
2077 18,181,372 57,211,821
2076 18,206,864 56,602,463
2075 18,227,791 56,005,600
2074 18,245,652 55,330,165
2073 18,263,765 54,651,918
2072 18,280,443 53,978,548
2071 18,295,700 53,284,016
2070 18,311,141 52,573,210
2069 18,326,509 51,878,214
2068 18,341,711 51,197,653
2067 18,356,770 50,493,028
2066 18,374,904 49,779,172
2065 18,396,018 49,024,665
2064 18,417,894 48,265,876
2063 18,441,434 47,522,361
2062 18,464,922 46,785,920
2061 18,492,436 46,037,526
2060 18,520,315 45,220,507
2059 18,548,786 44,397,936
2058 18,577,700 43,659,021
2057 18,608,370 42,897,422
2056 18,638,918 42,121,542
2055 18,666,514 41,318,179
2054 18,692,598 40,513,141
2053 18,718,268 39,744,995
2052 18,741,740 38,992,177
2051 18,768,309 38,228,872
2050 18,789,481 37,471,735
2049 18,809,886 36,739,905
2048 18,827,655 35,984,999
2047 18,844,635 35,218,863
2046 18,855,920 34,462,403
2045 18,867,286 33,717,596
2044 18,877,101 32,977,674
2043 18,882,735 32,247,710
2042 18,885,839 31,537,272
2041 18,885,255 30,794,853
2040 18,879,571 30,032,324
2039 18,870,248 29,312,883
2038 18,855,512 28,583,386
2037 18,837,172 27,838,646
2036 18,811,873 27,114,453
2035 18,783,312 26,385,421
2034 18,750,125 25,687,629
2033 18,708,101 25,018,509
2032 18,662,054 24,338,597
2031 18,609,452 23,657,353
2030 18,549,634 22,965,742
2029 18,481,269 22,299,610
2028 18,404,195 21,651,582
2027 18,320,644 20,991,860
2026 18,227,403 20,322,668
2025 18,118,662 19,666,990
2024 17,993,485 19,009,151
2023 17,877,117 18,358,615
2022 17,700,982 17,801,897
2021 17,533,044 17,271,431
2020 17,441,500 16,651,191
2019 17,344,874 16,030,971
2018 17,231,624 15,452,487
2017 17,131,296 14,916,629
2016 17,030,314 14,348,740
2015 16,939,923 13,806,963
2014 16,865,008 13,339,491
2013 16,804,432 12,869,594
2012 16,754,962 12,461,160
2011 16,693,074 12,348,830
2010 16,615,394 12,261,756
2009 16,530,388 11,961,201
2008 16,445,593 11,663,084
2007 16,381,696 11,322,582
2006 16,346,101 10,975,502
2005 16,319,868 10,644,228
2004 16,281,779 10,280,998
2003 16,225,302 9,909,157
2002 16,148,929 9,550,063
2001 16,046,180 9,198,493
2000 15,925,513 8,838,713
1999 15,812,088 8,492,059
1998 15,707,209 8,155,417
1997 15,610,650 7,824,525
1996 15,530,498 7,554,474
1995 15,459,006 7,285,007
1994 15,382,838 7,026,797
1993 15,290,368 6,681,399
1992 15,184,166 6,495,107
1991 15,069,798 6,813,760
1990 14,951,510 7,082,811
1989 14,848,907 7,114,817
1988 14,760,094 7,235,360
1987 14,665,037 7,228,302
1986 14,572,278 6,974,788
1985 14,491,632 6,693,289
1984 14,424,211 6,428,389
1983 14,367,070 6,198,430
1982 14,312,690 6,003,840
1981 14,247,208 5,982,849
1980 14,149,800 5,936,154
1979 14,038,270 5,449,117
1978 13,941,700 4,814,892
1977 13,856,185 4,484,050
1976 13,774,037 4,365,812
1975 13,666,335 4,257,535
1974 13,545,056 4,151,842
1973 13,439,322 4,045,592
1972 13,328,593 3,939,436
1971 13,194,497 3,837,691
1970 13,038,526 3,738,448
1969 12,877,984 3,641,015
1968 12,729,721 3,546,590
1967 12,598,201 3,454,537
1966 12,456,251 3,365,106
1965 12,294,732 3,277,874
1964 12,127,120 3,192,796
1963 11,965,966 3,110,361
1962 11,805,689 3,030,091
1961 11,638,712 2,952,054
1960 11,486,631 2,876,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/netherlands/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Netherlands' population will grow by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people with a rank change from 72nd to 77th. The population of Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people compared to the peak of 68.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Netherlands Somalia
2100 -0.19% 0.51%
2099 -0.19% 0.5%
2098 -0.2% 0.5%
2097 -0.2% 0.58%
2096 -0.21% 0.58%
2095 -0.22% 0.61%
2094 -0.23% 0.64%
2093 -0.22% 0.67%
2092 -0.22% 0.73%
2091 -0.24% 0.76%
2090 -0.22% 0.69%
2089 -0.22% 0.72%
2088 -0.2% 0.76%
2087 -0.22% 0.86%
2086 -0.2% 0.93%
2085 -0.2% 0.9%
2084 -0.2% 0.92%
2083 -0.2% 0.95%
2082 -0.19% 0.86%
2081 -0.17% 0.97%
2080 -0.17% 1.07%
2079 -0.16% 1.08%
2078 -0.16% 1.12%
2077 -0.14% 1.08%
2076 -0.11% 1.07%
2075 -0.1% 1.22%
2074 -0.1% 1.24%
2073 -0.09% 1.25%
2072 -0.08% 1.3%
2071 -0.08% 1.35%
2070 -0.08% 1.34%
2069 -0.08% 1.33%
2068 -0.08% 1.4%
2067 -0.1% 1.43%
2066 -0.11% 1.54%
2065 -0.12% 1.57%
2064 -0.13% 1.56%
2063 -0.13% 1.57%
2062 -0.15% 1.63%
2061 -0.15% 1.81%
2060 -0.15% 1.85%
2059 -0.16% 1.69%
2058 -0.16% 1.78%
2057 -0.16% 1.84%
2056 -0.15% 1.94%
2055 -0.14% 1.99%
2054 -0.14% 1.93%
2053 -0.13% 1.93%
2052 -0.14% 2%
2051 -0.11% 2.02%
2050 -0.11% 1.99%
2049 -0.09% 2.1%
2048 -0.09% 2.18%
2047 -0.06% 2.2%
2046 -0.06% 2.21%
2045 -0.05% 2.24%
2044 -0.03% 2.26%
2043 -0.02% 2.25%
2042 0.003% 2.41%
2041 0.03% 2.54%
2040 0.05% 2.45%
2039 0.08% 2.55%
2038 0.1% 2.68%
2037 0.13% 2.67%
2036 0.15% 2.76%
2035 0.18% 2.72%
2034 0.22% 2.67%
2033 0.25% 2.79%
2032 0.28% 2.88%
2031 0.32% 3.01%
2030 0.37% 2.99%
2029 0.42% 2.99%
2028 0.46% 3.14%
2027 0.51% 3.29%
2026 0.6% 3.33%
2025 0.7% 3.46%
2024 0.65% 3.54%
2023 1% 3.13%
2022 0.96% 3.07%
2021 0.52% 3.72%
2020 0.56% 3.87%
2019 0.66% 3.74%
2018 0.59% 3.59%
2017 0.59% 3.96%
2016 0.53% 3.92%
2015 0.44% 3.5%
2014 0.36% 3.65%
2013 0.3% 3.28%
2012 0.37% 0.91%
2011 0.47% 0.71%
2010 0.51% 2.51%
2009 0.52% 2.56%
2008 0.39% 3.01%
2007 0.22% 3.16%
2006 0.16% 3.11%
2005 0.23% 3.53%
2004 0.35% 3.75%
2003 0.47% 3.76%
2002 0.64% 3.82%
2001 0.76% 4.07%
2000 0.72% 4.08%
1999 0.67% 4.13%
1998 0.62% 4.23%
1997 0.52% 3.57%
1996 0.46% 3.7%
1995 0.5% 3.67%
1994 0.6% 5.17%
1993 0.7% 2.87%
1992 0.76% -4.68%
1991 0.79% -3.8%
1990 0.69% -0.45%
1989 0.6% -1.67%
1988 0.65% 0.1%
1987 0.64% 3.63%
1986 0.56% 4.21%
1985 0.47% 4.12%
1984 0.4% 3.71%
1983 0.38% 3.24%
1982 0.46% 0.35%
1981 0.69% 0.79%
1980 0.79% 8.94%
1979 0.69% 13.2%
1978 0.62% 7.38%
1977 0.6% 2.71%
1976 0.79% 2.54%
1975 0.9% 2.55%
1974 0.79% 2.63%
1973 0.83% 2.69%
1972 1.02% 2.65%
1971 1.2% 2.65%
1970 1.25% 2.68%
1969 1.16% 2.66%
1968 1.04% 2.66%
1967 1.14% 2.66%
1966 1.31% 2.66%
1965 1.38% 2.66%
1964 1.35% 2.65%
1963 1.36% 2.65%
1962 1.43% 2.64%
1961 1.32% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/netherlands/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Netherlands grew by 0.65%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Netherlands Somalia
Current population
18252623
20503678
Population rank 72/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.25%
One net population change
4.52 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
3.2 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
3.09 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +319 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +116,368 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 121/197 8/197
One migration net change every
5.03 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change +104,681 +12,077
Net migration rank 16/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 2,956,518 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 23/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.2% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 40/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Netherlands
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Netherlands Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 104,681 - 12,077
2024 - 121,628 - 26,859
2023 -5,363 144,558 608,203 46,217
2022 -1,770 224,472 551,450 -92,434
2021 7,014 106,416 566,399 35,506
2020 0 67,598 561,311 77,259
2019 17,345 109,003 548,756 53,124
2018 15,508 87,197 514,244 40,844
2017 18,844 86,332 478,556 38,067
2016 23,843 88,743 495,132 124,017
2015 23,716 55,585 481,573 -17,178
2014 35,417 36,591 464,481 6,065
2013 30,248 19,973 448,518 20,723
2012 35,186 14,861 399,468 -51,833
2011 45,072 31,224 203,213 -326,192
2010 48,184 33,703 385,571 -88,448
2009 51,244 39,832 405,784 -101,795
2008 49,337 32,406 394,258 -102,035
2007 49,145 -304 380,303 8,476
2006 49,038 -25,401 372,597 -67,200
2005 50,592 -22,496 363,117 -5,955
2004 56,987 -9,230 351,959 17,353
2003 58,411 7,937 341,192 33,174
2002 59,751 28,824 331,215 12,603
2001 62,580 56,096 319,059 40,274
2000 66,887 59,308 306,651 53,580
1999 60,086 47,179 295,523 37,548
1998 61,258 52,058 284,779 55,426
1997 56,198 31,302 271,894 49,692
1996 51,251 21,792 264,807 -46,291
1995 54,106 15,056 254,509 65,888
1994 61,532 20,193 246,950 -50,921
1993 58,103 44,514 232,960 261,815
1992 66,811 50,148 57,495 -179,675
1991 69,321 51,670 53,052 -568,166
1990 68,777 53,564 225,162 -248,155
1989 59,396 31,165 225,255 -266,281
1988 61,993 31,026 215,599 -415,660
1987 64,526 39,559 231,580 -17,391
1986 59,746 30,380 218,416 74,424
1985 55,069 27,356 207,960 62,183
1984 54,812 12,902 199,017 60,630
1983 51,722 11,007 190,775 9,505
1982 54,388 7,644 182,793 6,115
1981 62,688 17,643 185,211 -332,129
1980 66,504 54,010 174,790 65,519
1979 63,172 42,772 151,016 582,746
1978 61,344 26,639 132,689 402,005
1977 63,739 19,809 124,818 2,170
1976 63,361 18,774 113,319 -3,831
1975 64,232 68,569 108,998 -1,934
1974 75,853 31,645 104,813 -495
1973 84,668 18,705 108,038 143
1972 101,297 17,470 104,493 -351
1971 116,112 32,756 101,196 -1,850
1970 129,082 32,438 98,025 1,104
1969 139,082 21,850 95,045 690
1968 132,389 7,243 92,208 906
1967 138,580 -10,673 89,497 1,498
1966 138,265 20,740 86,930 941
1965 146,308 19,444 84,448 2,142
1964 157,653 15,014 82,042 1,518
1963 154,361 -21 79,859 1,449
1962 153,474 18,024 77,737 1,496
1961 159,450 8,258 75,513 1,336
1960 151,623 -13,235 73,850 750

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/netherlands/somalia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 11.8% of the population change in the Netherlands is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people). In Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 2,956,518 residents or 16.2% of the population were not native-born in the Netherlands, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

Biggest cities by population

Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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