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	17,359,081	94,767,727
2099	17,392,412	94,556,931
2098	17,425,508	94,349,546
2097	17,459,827	94,158,472
2096	17,495,124	93,960,605
2095	17,532,593	93,752,736
2094	17,571,051	93,527,902
2093	17,610,792	93,300,398
2092	17,649,611	93,074,837
2091	17,688,532	92,826,204
2090	17,730,570	92,594,033
2089	17,770,380	92,355,184
2088	17,809,825	92,112,914
2087	17,845,820	91,866,024
2086	17,885,001	91,614,165
2085	17,921,302	91,385,350
2084	17,957,639	91,139,318
2083	17,994,232	90,877,425
2082	18,029,404	90,615,359
2081	18,063,233	90,345,492
2080	18,093,703	90,071,835
2079	18,124,294	89,801,998
2078	18,152,738	89,526,224
2077	18,181,372	89,249,206
2076	18,206,864	88,986,114
2075	18,227,791	88,713,215
2074	18,245,652	88,428,616
2073	18,263,765	88,149,885
2072	18,280,443	87,866,246
2071	18,295,700	87,540,177
2070	18,311,141	87,209,425
2069	18,326,509	86,901,512
2068	18,341,711	86,588,742
2067	18,356,770	86,268,392
2066	18,374,904	85,935,310
2065	18,396,018	85,604,376
2064	18,417,894	85,244,950
2063	18,441,434	84,875,503
2062	18,464,922	84,503,237
2061	18,492,436	84,132,885
2060	18,520,315	83,748,999
2059	18,548,786	83,354,923
2058	18,577,700	82,947,675
2057	18,608,370	82,538,045
2056	18,638,918	82,127,477
2055	18,666,514	81,698,196
2054	18,692,598	81,255,867
2053	18,718,268	80,818,632
2052	18,741,740	80,367,409
2051	18,768,309	79,886,672
2050	18,789,481	79,411,977
2049	18,809,886	78,925,493
2048	18,827,655	78,437,677
2047	18,844,635	77,922,211
2046	18,855,920	77,397,298
2045	18,867,286	76,879,838
2044	18,877,101	76,357,155
2043	18,882,735	75,827,709
2042	18,885,839	75,291,615
2041	18,885,255	74,748,408
2040	18,879,571	74,205,530
2039	18,870,248	73,663,047
2038	18,855,512	73,105,930
2037	18,837,172	72,532,742
2036	18,811,873	71,956,247
2035	18,783,312	71,362,555
2034	18,750,125	70,762,815
2033	18,708,101	70,153,205
2032	18,662,054	69,527,410
2031	18,609,452	68,890,002
2030	18,549,634	68,245,372
2029	18,481,269	67,573,179
2028	18,404,195	66,884,377
2027	18,320,644	66,190,258
2026	18,227,403	65,496,277
2025	18,118,662	64,770,314
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 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,424,442 people (a 14.7% 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 2.94% to 18,789,481 people with a rank change from 72nd to 77th. The population of South Africa will increase by 20.9% to 79,411,977 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 94.8M 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	0.7%	1.19%
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 2024, the population of the Netherlands grew by 0.65%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.26%.

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