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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Netherlands	Somalia	Netherlands	Somalia
1960	11,486,631	2,876,331	-	-
1961	11,638,712	2,952,054	1.32%	2.63%
1962	11,805,689	3,030,091	1.43%	2.64%
1963	11,965,966	3,110,361	1.36%	2.65%
1964	12,127,120	3,192,796	1.35%	2.65%
1965	12,294,732	3,277,874	1.38%	2.66%
1966	12,456,251	3,365,106	1.31%	2.66%
1967	12,598,201	3,454,537	1.14%	2.66%
1968	12,729,721	3,546,590	1.04%	2.66%
1969	12,877,984	3,641,015	1.16%	2.66%
1970	13,038,526	3,738,448	1.25%	2.68%
1971	13,194,497	3,837,691	1.2%	2.65%
1972	13,328,593	3,939,436	1.02%	2.65%
1973	13,439,322	4,045,592	0.83%	2.69%
1974	13,545,056	4,151,842	0.79%	2.63%
1975	13,666,335	4,257,535	0.9%	2.55%
1976	13,774,037	4,365,812	0.79%	2.54%
1977	13,856,185	4,484,050	0.6%	2.71%
1978	13,941,700	4,814,892	0.62%	7.38%
1979	14,038,270	5,449,117	0.69%	13.2%
1980	14,149,800	5,936,154	0.79%	8.94%
1981	14,247,208	5,982,849	0.69%	0.79%
1982	14,312,690	6,003,840	0.46%	0.35%
1983	14,367,070	6,198,430	0.38%	3.24%
1984	14,424,211	6,428,389	0.4%	3.71%
1985	14,491,632	6,693,289	0.47%	4.12%
1986	14,572,278	6,974,788	0.56%	4.21%
1987	14,665,037	7,228,302	0.64%	3.63%
1988	14,760,094	7,235,360	0.65%	0.1%
1989	14,848,907	7,114,817	0.6%	-1.67%
1990	14,951,510	7,082,811	0.69%	-0.45%
1991	15,069,798	6,813,760	0.79%	-3.8%
1992	15,184,166	6,495,107	0.76%	-4.68%
1993	15,290,368	6,681,399	0.7%	2.87%
1994	15,382,838	7,026,797	0.6%	5.17%
1995	15,459,006	7,285,007	0.5%	3.67%
1996	15,530,498	7,554,474	0.46%	3.7%
1997	15,610,650	7,824,525	0.52%	3.57%
1998	15,707,209	8,155,417	0.62%	4.23%
1999	15,812,088	8,492,059	0.67%	4.13%
2000	15,925,513	8,838,713	0.72%	4.08%
2001	16,046,180	9,198,493	0.76%	4.07%
2002	16,148,929	9,550,063	0.64%	3.82%
2003	16,225,302	9,909,157	0.47%	3.76%
2004	16,281,779	10,280,998	0.35%	3.75%
2005	16,319,868	10,644,228	0.23%	3.53%
2006	16,346,101	10,975,502	0.16%	3.11%
2007	16,381,696	11,322,582	0.22%	3.16%
2008	16,445,593	11,663,084	0.39%	3.01%
2009	16,530,388	11,961,201	0.52%	2.56%
2010	16,615,394	12,261,756	0.51%	2.51%
2011	16,693,074	12,348,830	0.47%	0.71%
2012	16,754,962	12,461,160	0.37%	0.91%
2013	16,804,432	12,869,594	0.3%	3.28%
2014	16,865,008	13,339,491	0.36%	3.65%
2015	16,939,923	13,806,963	0.44%	3.5%
2016	17,030,314	14,348,740	0.53%	3.92%
2017	17,131,296	14,916,629	0.59%	3.96%
2018	17,231,624	15,452,487	0.59%	3.59%
2019	17,344,874	16,030,971	0.66%	3.74%
2020	17,441,500	16,651,191	0.56%	3.87%
2021	17,533,044	17,271,431	0.52%	3.72%
2022	17,700,982	17,801,897	0.96%	3.07%
2023	17,877,117	18,358,615	1%	3.13%
2024	17,994,237	19,009,151	0.66%	3.54%
2025	18,110,800	19,654,737	0.65%	3.4%
2026	18,211,436	20,305,905	0.56%	3.31%
2027	18,299,531	20,959,056	0.48%	3.22%
2028	18,379,573	21,601,810	0.44%	3.07%
2029	18,452,044	22,247,714	0.39%	2.99%
2030	18,515,913	22,915,042	0.35%	3%
2031	18,571,934	23,589,793	0.3%	2.94%
2032	18,621,087	24,258,789	0.26%	2.84%
2033	18,664,975	24,921,830	0.24%	2.73%
2034	18,702,456	25,593,666	0.2%	2.7%
2035	18,733,223	26,294,943	0.16%	2.74%
2036	18,760,054	27,009,199	0.14%	2.72%
2037	18,781,793	27,731,170	0.12%	2.67%
2038	18,798,283	28,455,755	0.09%	2.61%
2039	18,810,276	29,167,897	0.06%	2.5%
2040	18,817,745	29,896,286	0.04%	2.5%
2041	18,820,870	30,635,956	0.02%	2.47%
2042	18,819,607	31,350,028	-0.007%	2.33%
2043	18,815,261	32,057,980	-0.02%	2.26%
2044	18,807,564	32,780,417	-0.04%	2.25%
2045	18,797,005	33,510,163	-0.06%	2.23%
2046	18,785,724	34,248,030	-0.06%	2.2%
2047	18,771,651	34,996,366	-0.07%	2.19%
2048	18,754,325	35,743,960	-0.09%	2.14%
2049	18,735,299	36,474,683	-0.1%	2.04%
2050	18,714,579	37,206,497	-0.11%	2.01%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Netherlands increased by 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth), while Somalia gained 3,162,735 people (a 29.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Netherlands gained 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,370,843 (a 46.1% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2005 and is 72nd in 2025. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2005 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 84.4% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.