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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Netherlands	Sweden	Netherlands	Sweden
1960	11,486,631	7,484,656	-	-
1961	11,638,712	7,519,998	1.32%	0.47%
1962	11,805,689	7,561,588	1.43%	0.55%
1963	11,965,966	7,604,328	1.36%	0.57%
1964	12,127,120	7,661,354	1.35%	0.75%
1965	12,294,732	7,733,853	1.38%	0.95%
1966	12,456,251	7,807,797	1.31%	0.96%
1967	12,598,201	7,867,931	1.14%	0.77%
1968	12,729,721	7,912,273	1.04%	0.56%
1969	12,877,984	7,968,072	1.16%	0.71%
1970	13,038,526	8,042,801	1.25%	0.94%
1971	13,194,497	8,098,334	1.2%	0.69%
1972	13,328,593	8,122,300	1.02%	0.3%
1973	13,439,322	8,136,312	0.83%	0.17%
1974	13,545,056	8,159,955	0.79%	0.29%
1975	13,666,335	8,192,437	0.9%	0.4%
1976	13,774,037	8,222,286	0.79%	0.36%
1977	13,856,185	8,251,540	0.6%	0.36%
1978	13,941,700	8,275,599	0.62%	0.29%
1979	14,038,270	8,293,678	0.69%	0.22%
1980	14,149,800	8,310,531	0.79%	0.2%
1981	14,247,208	8,320,503	0.69%	0.12%
1982	14,312,690	8,325,263	0.46%	0.06%
1983	14,367,070	8,329,033	0.38%	0.05%
1984	14,424,211	8,336,605	0.4%	0.09%
1985	14,491,632	8,350,386	0.47%	0.17%
1986	14,572,278	8,369,829	0.56%	0.23%
1987	14,665,037	8,397,804	0.64%	0.33%
1988	14,760,094	8,436,489	0.65%	0.46%
1989	14,848,907	8,492,964	0.6%	0.67%
1990	14,951,510	8,558,835	0.69%	0.78%
1991	15,069,798	8,617,375	0.79%	0.68%
1992	15,184,166	8,668,067	0.76%	0.59%
1993	15,290,368	8,718,561	0.7%	0.58%
1994	15,382,838	8,780,745	0.6%	0.71%
1995	15,459,006	8,826,939	0.5%	0.53%
1996	15,530,498	8,840,998	0.46%	0.16%
1997	15,610,650	8,846,062	0.52%	0.06%
1998	15,707,209	8,850,974	0.62%	0.06%
1999	15,812,088	8,857,874	0.67%	0.08%
2000	15,925,513	8,872,109	0.72%	0.16%
2001	16,046,180	8,895,960	0.76%	0.27%
2002	16,148,929	8,924,958	0.64%	0.33%
2003	16,225,302	8,958,229	0.47%	0.37%
2004	16,281,779	8,993,531	0.35%	0.39%
2005	16,319,868	9,029,572	0.23%	0.4%
2006	16,346,101	9,080,505	0.16%	0.56%
2007	16,381,696	9,148,092	0.22%	0.74%
2008	16,445,593	9,219,637	0.39%	0.78%
2009	16,530,388	9,298,515	0.52%	0.86%
2010	16,615,394	9,378,126	0.51%	0.86%
2011	16,693,074	9,449,213	0.47%	0.76%
2012	16,754,962	9,519,374	0.37%	0.74%
2013	16,804,432	9,600,379	0.3%	0.85%
2014	16,865,008	9,696,110	0.36%	1%
2015	16,939,923	9,799,186	0.44%	1.06%
2016	17,030,314	9,923,085	0.53%	1.26%
2017	17,131,296	10,057,698	0.59%	1.36%
2018	17,231,624	10,175,214	0.59%	1.17%
2019	17,344,874	10,278,887	0.66%	1.02%
2020	17,441,500	10,353,442	0.56%	0.73%
2021	17,533,044	10,415,811	0.52%	0.6%
2022	17,700,982	10,486,941	0.96%	0.68%
2023	17,877,117	10,536,632	1%	0.47%
2024	17,994,237	10,569,709	0.66%	0.31%
2025	18,110,800	10,619,177	0.65%	0.47%
2026	18,211,436	10,663,427	0.56%	0.42%
2027	18,299,531	10,703,497	0.48%	0.38%
2028	18,379,573	10,740,420	0.44%	0.34%
2029	18,452,044	10,773,692	0.39%	0.31%
2030	18,515,913	10,803,699	0.35%	0.28%
2031	18,571,934	10,830,583	0.3%	0.25%
2032	18,621,087	10,855,855	0.26%	0.23%
2033	18,664,975	10,880,544	0.24%	0.23%
2034	18,702,456	10,903,924	0.2%	0.21%
2035	18,733,223	10,926,433	0.16%	0.21%
2036	18,760,054	10,949,062	0.14%	0.21%
2037	18,781,793	10,971,259	0.12%	0.2%
2038	18,798,283	10,993,203	0.09%	0.2%
2039	18,810,276	11,015,926	0.06%	0.21%
2040	18,817,745	11,039,663	0.04%	0.22%
2041	18,820,870	11,063,604	0.02%	0.22%
2042	18,819,607	11,088,299	-0.007%	0.22%
2043	18,815,261	11,113,927	-0.02%	0.23%
2044	18,807,564	11,139,125	-0.04%	0.23%
2045	18,797,005	11,163,492	-0.06%	0.22%
2046	18,785,724	11,186,803	-0.06%	0.21%
2047	18,771,651	11,209,183	-0.07%	0.2%
2048	18,754,325	11,230,526	-0.09%	0.19%
2049	18,735,299	11,250,663	-0.1%	0.18%
2050	18,714,579	11,269,877	-0.11%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Netherlands increased by 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Netherlands gained 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2005 and is 72nd in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.