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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 17,993,485 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,252,623 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 2.92 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
  • The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.3M (11.7% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Netherlands vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Netherlands Sudan
2100 17,359,081 137,695,876
2099 17,392,412 137,114,644
2098 17,425,508 136,500,499
2097 17,459,827 135,860,701
2096 17,495,124 135,222,218
2095 17,532,593 134,553,615
2094 17,571,051 133,902,112
2093 17,610,792 133,186,791
2092 17,649,611 132,427,642
2091 17,688,532 131,674,049
2090 17,730,570 130,893,042
2089 17,770,380 130,075,970
2088 17,809,825 129,234,968
2087 17,845,820 128,358,981
2086 17,885,001 127,463,823
2085 17,921,302 126,555,673
2084 17,957,639 125,612,419
2083 17,994,232 124,663,868
2082 18,029,404 123,716,124
2081 18,063,233 122,772,016
2080 18,093,703 121,805,246
2079 18,124,294 120,822,781
2078 18,152,738 119,802,944
2077 18,181,372 118,776,597
2076 18,206,864 117,748,457
2075 18,227,791 116,688,549
2074 18,245,652 115,601,159
2073 18,263,765 114,499,847
2072 18,280,443 113,374,089
2071 18,295,700 112,235,978
2070 18,311,141 111,102,687
2069 18,326,509 109,945,533
2068 18,341,711 108,791,037
2067 18,356,770 107,581,192
2066 18,374,904 106,357,353
2065 18,396,018 105,145,307
2064 18,417,894 103,903,801
2063 18,441,434 102,642,643
2062 18,464,922 101,354,095
2061 18,492,436 100,067,335
2060 18,520,315 98,765,585
2059 18,548,786 97,461,067
2058 18,577,700 96,135,716
2057 18,608,370 94,800,344
2056 18,638,918 93,458,640
2055 18,666,514 92,089,717
2054 18,692,598 90,711,253
2053 18,718,268 89,342,122
2052 18,741,740 87,962,125
2051 18,768,309 86,581,277
2050 18,789,481 85,194,794
2049 18,809,886 83,803,171
2048 18,827,655 82,442,635
2047 18,844,635 81,085,689
2046 18,855,920 79,725,126
2045 18,867,286 78,359,927
2044 18,877,101 77,006,049
2043 18,882,735 75,652,858
2042 18,885,839 74,312,465
2041 18,885,255 72,968,877
2040 18,879,571 71,640,015
2039 18,870,248 70,319,906
2038 18,855,512 69,001,239
2037 18,837,172 67,665,904
2036 18,811,873 66,337,650
2035 18,783,312 65,001,359
2034 18,750,125 63,664,516
2033 18,708,101 62,329,849
2032 18,662,054 61,007,985
2031 18,609,452 59,695,860
2030 18,549,634 58,384,521
2029 18,481,269 57,082,767
2028 18,404,195 55,800,806
2027 18,320,644 54,523,219
2026 18,227,403 52,894,744
2025 18,118,662 51,256,148
2024 17,993,485 50,448,963
2023 17,877,117 50,042,791
2022 17,700,982 49,383,346
2021 17,533,044 48,066,924
2020 17,441,500 46,789,231
2019 17,344,874 45,548,175
2018 17,231,624 44,230,596
2017 17,131,296 42,714,306
2016 17,030,314 41,259,892
2015 16,939,923 40,024,431
2014 16,865,008 38,823,318
2013 16,804,432 37,785,849
2012 16,754,962 36,923,178
2011 16,693,074 36,140,806
2010 16,615,394 35,414,399
2009 16,530,388 34,569,113
2008 16,445,593 33,623,980
2007 16,381,696 32,764,135
2006 16,346,101 31,992,435
2005 16,319,868 31,262,444
2004 16,281,779 30,556,637
2003 16,225,302 29,896,035
2002 16,148,929 29,228,727
2001 16,046,180 28,516,770
2000 15,925,513 27,816,745
1999 15,812,088 27,130,613
1998 15,707,209 26,458,999
1997 15,610,650 25,799,821
1996 15,530,498 25,231,528
1995 15,459,006 24,672,143
1994 15,382,838 24,043,948
1993 15,290,368 23,445,592
1992 15,184,166 22,927,355
1991 15,069,798 22,470,676
1990 14,951,510 22,021,481
1989 14,848,907 21,578,022
1988 14,760,094 21,138,431
1987 14,665,037 20,704,904
1986 14,572,278 20,288,238
1985 14,491,632 19,905,872
1984 14,424,211 19,546,528
1983 14,367,070 19,109,770
1982 14,312,690 18,486,645
1981 14,247,208 17,780,572
1980 14,149,800 17,058,905
1979 14,038,270 16,355,352
1978 13,941,700 15,695,003
1977 13,856,185 15,086,614
1976 13,774,037 14,569,716
1975 13,666,335 14,064,798
1974 13,545,056 13,580,723
1973 13,439,322 13,049,315
1972 13,328,593 12,527,856
1971 13,194,497 12,105,539
1970 13,038,526 11,695,771
1969 12,877,984 11,298,936
1968 12,729,721 10,917,999
1967 12,598,201 10,550,597
1966 12,456,251 10,197,578
1965 12,294,732 9,858,030
1964 12,127,120 9,531,109
1963 11,965,966 9,218,077
1962 11,805,689 8,919,028
1961 11,638,712 8,634,941
1960 11,486,631 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Netherlands Sudan
2100 -0.19% 0.42%
2099 -0.19% 0.45%
2098 -0.2% 0.47%
2097 -0.2% 0.47%
2096 -0.21% 0.5%
2095 -0.22% 0.49%
2094 -0.23% 0.54%
2093 -0.22% 0.57%
2092 -0.22% 0.57%
2091 -0.24% 0.6%
2090 -0.22% 0.63%
2089 -0.22% 0.65%
2088 -0.2% 0.68%
2087 -0.22% 0.7%
2086 -0.2% 0.72%
2085 -0.2% 0.75%
2084 -0.2% 0.76%
2083 -0.2% 0.77%
2082 -0.19% 0.77%
2081 -0.17% 0.79%
2080 -0.17% 0.81%
2079 -0.16% 0.85%
2078 -0.16% 0.86%
2077 -0.14% 0.87%
2076 -0.11% 0.91%
2075 -0.1% 0.94%
2074 -0.1% 0.96%
2073 -0.09% 0.99%
2072 -0.08% 1.01%
2071 -0.08% 1.02%
2070 -0.08% 1.05%
2069 -0.08% 1.06%
2068 -0.08% 1.12%
2067 -0.1% 1.15%
2066 -0.11% 1.15%
2065 -0.12% 1.19%
2064 -0.13% 1.23%
2063 -0.13% 1.27%
2062 -0.15% 1.29%
2061 -0.15% 1.32%
2060 -0.15% 1.34%
2059 -0.16% 1.38%
2058 -0.16% 1.41%
2057 -0.16% 1.44%
2056 -0.15% 1.49%
2055 -0.14% 1.52%
2054 -0.14% 1.53%
2053 -0.13% 1.57%
2052 -0.14% 1.59%
2051 -0.11% 1.63%
2050 -0.11% 1.66%
2049 -0.09% 1.65%
2048 -0.09% 1.67%
2047 -0.06% 1.71%
2046 -0.06% 1.74%
2045 -0.05% 1.76%
2044 -0.03% 1.79%
2043 -0.02% 1.8%
2042 0.003% 1.84%
2041 0.03% 1.85%
2040 0.05% 1.88%
2039 0.08% 1.91%
2038 0.1% 1.97%
2037 0.13% 2%
2036 0.15% 2.06%
2035 0.18% 2.1%
2034 0.22% 2.14%
2033 0.25% 2.17%
2032 0.28% 2.2%
2031 0.32% 2.25%
2030 0.37% 2.28%
2029 0.42% 2.3%
2028 0.46% 2.34%
2027 0.51% 3.08%
2026 0.6% 3.2%
2025 0.7% 1.6%
2024 0.65% 0.81%
2023 1% 1.34%
2022 0.96% 2.74%
2021 0.52% 2.73%
2020 0.56% 2.72%
2019 0.66% 2.98%
2018 0.59% 3.55%
2017 0.59% 3.53%
2016 0.53% 3.09%
2015 0.44% 3.09%
2014 0.36% 2.75%
2013 0.3% 2.34%
2012 0.37% 2.16%
2011 0.47% 2.05%
2010 0.51% 2.45%
2009 0.52% 2.81%
2008 0.39% 2.62%
2007 0.22% 2.41%
2006 0.16% 2.34%
2005 0.23% 2.31%
2004 0.35% 2.21%
2003 0.47% 2.28%
2002 0.64% 2.5%
2001 0.76% 2.52%
2000 0.72% 2.53%
1999 0.67% 2.54%
1998 0.62% 2.55%
1997 0.52% 2.25%
1996 0.46% 2.27%
1995 0.5% 2.61%
1994 0.6% 2.55%
1993 0.7% 2.26%
1992 0.76% 2.03%
1991 0.79% 2.04%
1990 0.69% 2.06%
1989 0.6% 2.08%
1988 0.65% 2.09%
1987 0.64% 2.05%
1986 0.56% 1.92%
1985 0.47% 1.84%
1984 0.4% 2.29%
1983 0.38% 3.37%
1982 0.46% 3.97%
1981 0.69% 4.23%
1980 0.79% 4.3%
1979 0.69% 4.21%
1978 0.62% 4.03%
1977 0.6% 3.55%
1976 0.79% 3.59%
1975 0.9% 3.56%
1974 0.79% 4.07%
1973 0.83% 4.16%
1972 1.02% 3.49%
1971 1.2% 3.5%
1970 1.25% 3.51%
1969 1.16% 3.49%
1968 1.04% 3.48%
1967 1.14% 3.46%
1966 1.31% 3.44%
1965 1.38% 3.43%
1964 1.35% 3.4%
1963 1.36% 3.35%
1962 1.43% 3.29%
1961 1.32% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Netherlands grew by 0.65%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Netherlands Sudan
Current population
18252623
53335233
Population rank 72/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.64%
One net population change
4.52 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
3.2 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
3.09 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +319 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +116,368 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 121/197 116/197
One migration net change every
5.03 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +104,681 +291,469
Net migration rank 16/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 2,956,518 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 23/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 40/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Netherlands
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Netherlands Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 104,681 - 291,469
2024 - 121,628 - -544,257
2023 -5,363 144,558 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -1,770 224,472 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 7,014 106,416 1,293,817 31,664
2020 0 67,598 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 17,345 109,003 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 15,508 87,197 1,257,387 125,499
2017 18,844 86,332 1,208,046 441,623
2016 23,843 88,743 1,174,422 84,728
2015 23,716 55,585 1,145,259 66,476
2014 35,417 36,591 1,097,962 92,504
2013 30,248 19,973 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 35,186 14,861 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 45,072 31,224 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 48,184 33,703 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 51,244 39,832 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 49,337 32,406 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 49,145 -304 992,819 -201,769
2006 49,038 -25,401 963,740 -211,387
2005 50,592 -22,496 907,017 -199,378
2004 56,987 -9,230 889,382 -185,392
2003 58,411 7,937 898,226 -281,001
2002 59,751 28,824 897,965 -180,603
2001 62,580 56,096 880,284 -173,745
2000 66,887 59,308 858,536 -165,030
1999 60,086 47,179 835,840 -157,090
1998 61,258 52,058 814,752 -150,271
1997 56,198 31,302 802,245 -148,368
1996 51,251 21,792 792,926 -310,221
1995 54,106 15,056 780,700 -144,670
1994 61,532 20,193 764,645 -144,324
1993 58,103 44,514 743,249 -166,861
1992 66,811 50,148 731,177 -271,093
1991 69,321 51,670 714,612 -261,341
1990 68,777 53,564 699,953 -254,825
1989 59,396 31,165 683,743 -241,979
1988 61,993 31,026 672,604 -235,213
1987 64,526 39,559 658,416 -228,756
1986 59,746 30,380 649,649 -245,968
1985 55,069 27,356 583,382 -222,315
1984 54,812 12,902 577,405 -219,755
1983 51,722 11,007 570,198 -54,325
1982 54,388 7,644 606,362 124,007
1981 62,688 17,643 585,087 96,697
1980 66,504 54,010 552,930 208,602
1979 63,172 42,772 524,942 120,613
1978 61,344 26,639 497,987 177,153
1977 63,739 19,809 483,089 58,540
1976 63,361 18,774 470,019 22,147
1975 64,232 68,569 454,813 62,843
1974 75,853 31,645 444,456 6,023
1973 84,668 18,705 439,201 173,143
1972 101,297 17,470 428,340 2,238
1971 116,112 32,756 417,641 -3,577
1970 129,082 32,438 401,013 4,479
1969 139,082 21,850 385,712 2,476
1968 132,389 7,243 370,917 2,776
1967 138,580 -10,673 356,599 4,508
1966 138,265 20,740 342,118 2,813
1965 146,308 19,444 327,799 6,367
1964 157,653 15,014 315,166 4,505
1963 154,361 -21 302,132 4,263
1962 153,474 18,024 287,317 4,387
1961 159,450 8,258 272,562 3,904
1960 151,623 -13,235 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/netherlands/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 2,956,518 residents or 16.2% of the population were not native-born in the Netherlands, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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