Population in the Netherlands compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Netherlands vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

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Netherlands

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South Africa

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Year	Population
	Netherlands	South Africa
2100	17,329,352	94,734,082
2099	17,362,626	94,523,360
2098	17,395,665	94,316,049
2097	17,429,925	94,125,043
2096	17,465,162	93,927,246
2095	17,502,567	93,719,451
2094	17,540,959	93,494,697
2093	17,580,632	93,267,274
2092	17,619,384	93,041,793
2091	17,658,238	92,793,249
2090	17,700,204	92,561,159
2089	17,739,947	92,322,396
2088	17,779,324	92,080,212
2087	17,815,257	91,833,409
2086	17,854,371	91,581,639
2085	17,890,610	91,352,906
2084	17,926,885	91,106,961
2083	17,963,416	90,845,161
2082	17,998,527	90,583,188
2081	18,032,297	90,313,417
2080	18,062,716	90,039,857
2079	18,093,254	89,770,116
2078	18,121,649	89,494,440
2077	18,150,234	89,217,520
2076	18,175,683	88,954,522
2075	18,196,574	88,681,719
2074	18,214,405	88,397,221
2073	18,232,486	88,118,589
2072	18,249,136	87,835,051
2071	18,264,367	87,509,098
2070	18,279,781	87,178,463
2069	18,295,123	86,870,660
2068	18,310,300	86,558,000
2067	18,325,333	86,237,764
2066	18,343,435	85,904,801
2065	18,364,513	85,573,984
2064	18,386,352	85,214,686
2063	18,409,851	84,845,370
2062	18,433,299	84,473,236
2061	18,460,766	84,103,016
2060	18,488,598	83,719,266
2059	18,517,020	83,325,330
2058	18,545,884	82,918,226
2057	18,576,502	82,508,742
2056	18,606,997	82,098,320
2055	18,634,546	81,669,191
2054	18,660,585	81,227,019
2053	18,686,212	80,789,939
2052	18,709,643	80,338,877
2051	18,736,166	79,858,310
2050	18,757,302	79,383,784
2049	18,777,673	78,897,472
2048	18,795,411	78,409,829
2047	18,812,362	77,894,547
2046	18,823,628	77,369,819
2045	18,834,974	76,852,544
2044	18,844,772	76,330,046
2043	18,850,396	75,800,788
2042	18,853,495	75,264,885
2041	18,852,912	74,721,871
2040	18,847,238	74,179,185
2039	18,837,931	73,636,894
2038	18,823,220	73,079,976
2037	18,804,912	72,506,991
2036	18,779,656	71,930,701
2035	18,751,144	71,337,219
2034	18,718,013	70,737,692
2033	18,676,061	70,128,299
2032	18,630,094	69,502,726
2031	18,577,582	68,865,544
2030	18,517,866	68,221,143
2029	18,449,618	67,549,189
2028	18,372,676	66,860,631
2027	18,289,268	66,166,759
2026	18,196,186	65,473,024
2025	18,087,633	64,747,319
2024	17,993,485	64,007,187
2023	17,877,117	63,212,384
2022	17,700,982	62,378,410
2021	17,533,044	61,502,603
2020	17,441,500	60,562,381
2019	17,344,874	59,587,885
2018	17,231,624	58,613,001
2017	17,131,296	57,635,162
2016	17,030,314	57,259,551
2015	16,939,923	56,723,537
2014	16,865,008	55,594,838
2013	16,804,432	54,678,791
2012	16,754,962	53,782,567
2011	16,693,074	52,995,205
2010	16,615,394	52,344,051
2009	16,530,388	51,728,516
2008	16,445,593	51,114,599
2007	16,381,696	50,528,584
2006	16,346,101	49,998,277
2005	16,319,868	49,490,033
2004	16,281,779	48,991,421
2003	16,225,302	48,500,348
2002	16,148,929	48,019,415
2001	16,046,180	47,566,800
2000	15,925,513	47,159,719
1999	15,812,088	46,730,335
1998	15,707,209	46,223,880
1997	15,610,650	45,666,838
1996	15,530,498	45,123,018
1995	15,459,006	44,541,554
1994	15,382,838	44,004,139
1993	15,290,368	43,297,156
1992	15,184,166	42,443,509
1991	15,069,798	41,687,898
1990	14,951,510	40,746,268
1989	14,848,907	39,628,575
1988	14,760,094	38,480,649
1987	14,665,037	37,326,190
1986	14,572,278	36,180,515
1985	14,491,632	35,042,093
1984	14,424,211	33,892,788
1983	14,367,070	32,739,304
1982	14,312,690	31,615,339
1981	14,247,208	30,541,044
1980	14,149,800	29,518,857
1979	14,038,270	28,634,162
1978	13,941,700	27,869,507
1977	13,856,185	27,118,952
1976	13,774,037	26,395,450
1975	13,666,335	25,690,940
1974	13,545,056	24,989,108
1973	13,439,322	24,294,263
1972	13,328,593	23,609,456
1971	13,194,497	22,942,143
1970	13,038,526	22,279,984
1969	12,877,984	21,614,676
1968	12,729,721	20,957,287
1967	12,598,201	20,314,066
1966	12,456,251	19,690,087
1965	12,294,732	19,089,380
1964	12,127,120	18,511,361
1963	11,965,966	17,954,564
1962	11,805,689	17,418,522
1961	11,638,712	16,908,035
1960	11,486,631	16,440,172

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,569,817 people (a 15% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Netherlands' population will grow by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people with a rank change from 72nd to 77th. The population of South Africa will increase by 20.6% to 79,383,784 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people compared to the peak of 94.7M people in 2100 for South Africa.

Population growth rate by year

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Netherlands

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South Africa

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Year	Growth rate
	Netherlands	South Africa
2100	-0.19%	0.22%
2099	-0.19%	0.22%
2098	-0.2%	0.2%
2097	-0.2%	0.21%
2096	-0.21%	0.22%
2095	-0.22%	0.24%
2094	-0.23%	0.24%
2093	-0.22%	0.24%
2092	-0.22%	0.27%
2091	-0.24%	0.25%
2090	-0.22%	0.26%
2089	-0.22%	0.26%
2088	-0.2%	0.27%
2087	-0.22%	0.27%
2086	-0.2%	0.25%
2085	-0.2%	0.27%
2084	-0.2%	0.29%
2083	-0.2%	0.29%
2082	-0.19%	0.3%
2081	-0.17%	0.3%
2080	-0.17%	0.3%
2079	-0.16%	0.31%
2078	-0.16%	0.31%
2077	-0.14%	0.3%
2076	-0.11%	0.31%
2075	-0.1%	0.32%
2074	-0.1%	0.32%
2073	-0.09%	0.32%
2072	-0.08%	0.37%
2071	-0.08%	0.38%
2070	-0.08%	0.35%
2069	-0.08%	0.36%
2068	-0.08%	0.37%
2067	-0.1%	0.39%
2066	-0.11%	0.39%
2065	-0.12%	0.42%
2064	-0.13%	0.44%
2063	-0.13%	0.44%
2062	-0.15%	0.44%
2061	-0.15%	0.46%
2060	-0.15%	0.47%
2059	-0.16%	0.49%
2058	-0.16%	0.5%
2057	-0.16%	0.5%
2056	-0.15%	0.53%
2055	-0.14%	0.54%
2054	-0.14%	0.54%
2053	-0.13%	0.56%
2052	-0.14%	0.6%
2051	-0.11%	0.6%
2050	-0.11%	0.62%
2049	-0.09%	0.62%
2048	-0.09%	0.66%
2047	-0.06%	0.68%
2046	-0.06%	0.67%
2045	-0.05%	0.68%
2044	-0.03%	0.7%
2043	-0.02%	0.71%
2042	0.003%	0.73%
2041	0.03%	0.73%
2040	0.05%	0.74%
2039	0.08%	0.76%
2038	0.1%	0.79%
2037	0.13%	0.8%
2036	0.15%	0.83%
2035	0.18%	0.85%
2034	0.22%	0.87%
2033	0.25%	0.9%
2032	0.28%	0.93%
2031	0.32%	0.94%
2030	0.37%	0.99%
2029	0.42%	1.03%
2028	0.46%	1.05%
2027	0.51%	1.06%
2026	0.6%	1.12%
2025	0.52%	1.16%
2024	0.65%	1.26%
2023	1%	1.34%
2022	0.96%	1.42%
2021	0.52%	1.55%
2020	0.56%	1.64%
2019	0.66%	1.66%
2018	0.59%	1.7%
2017	0.59%	0.66%
2016	0.53%	0.94%
2015	0.44%	2.03%
2014	0.36%	1.68%
2013	0.3%	1.67%
2012	0.37%	1.49%
2011	0.47%	1.24%
2010	0.51%	1.19%
2009	0.52%	1.2%
2008	0.39%	1.16%
2007	0.22%	1.06%
2006	0.16%	1.03%
2005	0.23%	1.02%
2004	0.35%	1.01%
2003	0.47%	1%
2002	0.64%	0.95%
2001	0.76%	0.86%
2000	0.72%	0.92%
1999	0.67%	1.1%
1998	0.62%	1.22%
1997	0.52%	1.21%
1996	0.46%	1.31%
1995	0.5%	1.22%
1994	0.6%	1.63%
1993	0.7%	2.01%
1992	0.76%	1.81%
1991	0.79%	2.31%
1990	0.69%	2.82%
1989	0.6%	2.98%
1988	0.65%	3.09%
1987	0.64%	3.17%
1986	0.56%	3.25%
1985	0.47%	3.39%
1984	0.4%	3.52%
1983	0.38%	3.56%
1982	0.46%	3.52%
1981	0.69%	3.46%
1980	0.79%	3.09%
1979	0.69%	2.74%
1978	0.62%	2.77%
1977	0.6%	2.74%
1976	0.79%	2.74%
1975	0.9%	2.81%
1974	0.79%	2.86%
1973	0.83%	2.9%
1972	1.02%	2.91%
1971	1.2%	2.97%
1970	1.25%	3.08%
1969	1.16%	3.14%
1968	1.04%	3.17%
1967	1.14%	3.17%
1966	1.31%	3.15%
1965	1.38%	3.12%
1964	1.35%	3.1%
1963	1.36%	3.08%
1962	1.43%	3.02%
1961	1.32%	2.85%

In 2025, the population of the Netherlands grew by 0.52%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.16%.

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