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

Netherlands vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

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Netherlands

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Sweden

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Year	Population
	Netherlands	Sweden
2100	17,329,352	11,330,987
2099	17,362,626	11,334,835
2098	17,395,665	11,339,107
2097	17,429,925	11,340,268
2096	17,465,162	11,341,947
2095	17,502,567	11,344,893
2094	17,540,959	11,347,531
2093	17,580,632	11,349,412
2092	17,619,384	11,351,452
2091	17,658,238	11,352,899
2090	17,700,204	11,354,820
2089	17,739,947	11,357,746
2088	17,779,324	11,360,405
2087	17,815,257	11,364,197
2086	17,854,371	11,371,529
2085	17,890,610	11,376,573
2084	17,926,885	11,381,332
2083	17,963,416	11,384,862
2082	17,998,527	11,390,058
2081	18,032,297	11,391,696
2080	18,062,716	11,393,882
2079	18,093,254	11,393,412
2078	18,121,649	11,391,291
2077	18,150,234	11,389,212
2076	18,175,683	11,385,385
2075	18,196,574	11,381,261
2074	18,214,405	11,377,973
2073	18,232,486	11,375,051
2072	18,249,136	11,371,362
2071	18,264,367	11,366,451
2070	18,279,781	11,362,742
2069	18,295,123	11,358,895
2068	18,310,300	11,357,504
2067	18,325,333	11,356,672
2066	18,343,435	11,356,676
2065	18,364,513	11,355,953
2064	18,386,352	11,354,988
2063	18,409,851	11,354,834
2062	18,433,299	11,355,452
2061	18,460,766	11,353,198
2060	18,488,598	11,352,013
2059	18,517,020	11,349,674
2058	18,545,884	11,345,893
2057	18,576,502	11,340,487
2056	18,606,997	11,335,234
2055	18,634,546	11,328,291
2054	18,660,585	11,320,768
2053	18,686,212	11,310,127
2052	18,709,643	11,296,358
2051	18,736,166	11,280,503
2050	18,757,302	11,261,537
2049	18,777,673	11,242,070
2048	18,795,411	11,221,274
2047	18,812,362	11,199,365
2046	18,823,628	11,176,512
2045	18,834,974	11,152,739
2044	18,844,772	11,127,765
2043	18,850,396	11,102,354
2042	18,853,495	11,076,504
2041	18,852,912	11,052,951
2040	18,847,238	11,028,609
2039	18,837,931	11,005,487
2038	18,823,220	10,983,160
2037	18,804,912	10,961,591
2036	18,779,656	10,938,759
2035	18,751,144	10,916,327
2034	18,718,013	10,893,717
2033	18,676,061	10,869,588
2032	18,630,094	10,844,339
2031	18,577,582	10,819,037
2030	18,517,866	10,790,557
2029	18,449,618	10,759,017
2028	18,372,676	10,724,017
2027	18,289,268	10,685,143
2026	18,196,186	10,643,884
2025	18,087,633	10,596,620
2024	17,993,485	10,569,709
2023	17,877,117	10,536,632
2022	17,700,982	10,486,941
2021	17,533,044	10,415,811
2020	17,441,500	10,353,442
2019	17,344,874	10,278,887
2018	17,231,624	10,175,214
2017	17,131,296	10,057,698
2016	17,030,314	9,923,085
2015	16,939,923	9,799,186
2014	16,865,008	9,696,110
2013	16,804,432	9,600,379
2012	16,754,962	9,519,374
2011	16,693,074	9,449,213
2010	16,615,394	9,378,126
2009	16,530,388	9,298,515
2008	16,445,593	9,219,637
2007	16,381,696	9,148,092
2006	16,346,101	9,080,505
2005	16,319,868	9,029,572
2004	16,281,779	8,993,531
2003	16,225,302	8,958,229
2002	16,148,929	8,924,958
2001	16,046,180	8,895,960
2000	15,925,513	8,872,109
1999	15,812,088	8,857,874
1998	15,707,209	8,850,974
1997	15,610,650	8,846,062
1996	15,530,498	8,840,998
1995	15,459,006	8,826,939
1994	15,382,838	8,780,745
1993	15,290,368	8,718,561
1992	15,184,166	8,668,067
1991	15,069,798	8,617,375
1990	14,951,510	8,558,835
1989	14,848,907	8,492,964
1988	14,760,094	8,436,489
1987	14,665,037	8,397,804
1986	14,572,278	8,369,829
1985	14,491,632	8,350,386
1984	14,424,211	8,336,605
1983	14,367,070	8,329,033
1982	14,312,690	8,325,263
1981	14,247,208	8,320,503
1980	14,149,800	8,310,531
1979	14,038,270	8,293,678
1978	13,941,700	8,275,599
1977	13,856,185	8,251,540
1976	13,774,037	8,222,286
1975	13,666,335	8,192,437
1974	13,545,056	8,159,955
1973	13,439,322	8,136,312
1972	13,328,593	8,122,300
1971	13,194,497	8,098,334
1970	13,038,526	8,042,801
1969	12,877,984	7,968,072
1968	12,729,721	7,912,273
1967	12,598,201	7,867,931
1966	12,456,251	7,807,797
1965	12,294,732	7,733,853
1964	12,127,120	7,661,354
1963	11,965,966	7,604,328
1962	11,805,689	7,561,588
1961	11,638,712	7,519,998
1960	11,486,631	7,484,656

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

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Netherlands

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Sweden

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Year	Growth rate
	Netherlands	Sweden
2100	-0.19%	-0.03%
2099	-0.19%	-0.04%
2098	-0.2%	-0.01%
2097	-0.2%	-0.01%
2096	-0.21%	-0.03%
2095	-0.22%	-0.02%
2094	-0.23%	-0.02%
2093	-0.22%	-0.02%
2092	-0.22%	-0.01%
2091	-0.24%	-0.02%
2090	-0.22%	-0.03%
2089	-0.22%	-0.02%
2088	-0.2%	-0.03%
2087	-0.22%	-0.06%
2086	-0.2%	-0.04%
2085	-0.2%	-0.04%
2084	-0.2%	-0.03%
2083	-0.2%	-0.05%
2082	-0.19%	-0.01%
2081	-0.17%	-0.02%
2080	-0.17%	0.004%
2079	-0.16%	0.02%
2078	-0.16%	0.02%
2077	-0.14%	0.03%
2076	-0.11%	0.04%
2075	-0.1%	0.03%
2074	-0.1%	0.03%
2073	-0.09%	0.03%
2072	-0.08%	0.04%
2071	-0.08%	0.03%
2070	-0.08%	0.03%
2069	-0.08%	0.01%
2068	-0.08%	0.007%
2067	-0.1%	-0%
2066	-0.11%	0.006%
2065	-0.12%	0.009%
2064	-0.13%	0.001%
2063	-0.13%	-0.005%
2062	-0.15%	0.02%
2061	-0.15%	0.01%
2060	-0.15%	0.02%
2059	-0.16%	0.03%
2058	-0.16%	0.05%
2057	-0.16%	0.05%
2056	-0.15%	0.06%
2055	-0.14%	0.07%
2054	-0.14%	0.09%
2053	-0.13%	0.12%
2052	-0.14%	0.14%
2051	-0.11%	0.17%
2050	-0.11%	0.17%
2049	-0.09%	0.19%
2048	-0.09%	0.2%
2047	-0.06%	0.2%
2046	-0.06%	0.21%
2045	-0.05%	0.22%
2044	-0.03%	0.23%
2043	-0.02%	0.23%
2042	0.003%	0.21%
2041	0.03%	0.22%
2040	0.05%	0.21%
2039	0.08%	0.2%
2038	0.1%	0.2%
2037	0.13%	0.21%
2036	0.15%	0.21%
2035	0.18%	0.21%
2034	0.22%	0.22%
2033	0.25%	0.23%
2032	0.28%	0.23%
2031	0.32%	0.26%
2030	0.37%	0.29%
2029	0.42%	0.33%
2028	0.46%	0.36%
2027	0.51%	0.39%
2026	0.6%	0.45%
2025	0.52%	0.25%
2024	0.65%	0.31%
2023	1%	0.47%
2022	0.96%	0.68%
2021	0.52%	0.6%
2020	0.56%	0.73%
2019	0.66%	1.02%
2018	0.59%	1.17%
2017	0.59%	1.36%
2016	0.53%	1.26%
2015	0.44%	1.06%
2014	0.36%	1%
2013	0.3%	0.85%
2012	0.37%	0.74%
2011	0.47%	0.76%
2010	0.51%	0.86%
2009	0.52%	0.86%
2008	0.39%	0.78%
2007	0.22%	0.74%
2006	0.16%	0.56%
2005	0.23%	0.4%
2004	0.35%	0.39%
2003	0.47%	0.37%
2002	0.64%	0.33%
2001	0.76%	0.27%
2000	0.72%	0.16%
1999	0.67%	0.08%
1998	0.62%	0.06%
1997	0.52%	0.06%
1996	0.46%	0.16%
1995	0.5%	0.53%
1994	0.6%	0.71%
1993	0.7%	0.58%
1992	0.76%	0.59%
1991	0.79%	0.68%
1990	0.69%	0.78%
1989	0.6%	0.67%
1988	0.65%	0.46%
1987	0.64%	0.33%
1986	0.56%	0.23%
1985	0.47%	0.17%
1984	0.4%	0.09%
1983	0.38%	0.05%
1982	0.46%	0.06%
1981	0.69%	0.12%
1980	0.79%	0.2%
1979	0.69%	0.22%
1978	0.62%	0.29%
1977	0.6%	0.36%
1976	0.79%	0.36%
1975	0.9%	0.4%
1974	0.79%	0.29%
1973	0.83%	0.17%
1972	1.02%	0.3%
1971	1.2%	0.69%
1970	1.25%	0.94%
1969	1.16%	0.71%
1968	1.04%	0.56%
1967	1.14%	0.77%
1966	1.31%	0.96%
1965	1.38%	0.95%
1964	1.35%	0.75%
1963	1.36%	0.57%
1962	1.43%	0.55%
1961	1.32%	0.47%

In 2025, the population of the Netherlands grew by 0.52%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

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