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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 18,087,633 in 2025 vs 10,786,734 people in Tajikistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,243,998 people compared to 11,080,415 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 1.65 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +2.27% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.2M (11.6% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11.1M (57% growth).

Netherlands vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Netherlands Tajikistan
2100 17,329,352 20,381,526
2099 17,362,626 20,372,551
2098 17,395,665 20,358,644
2097 17,429,925 20,340,387
2096 17,465,162 20,316,369
2095 17,502,567 20,289,397
2094 17,540,959 20,257,491
2093 17,580,632 20,225,699
2092 17,619,384 20,184,493
2091 17,658,238 20,140,447
2090 17,700,204 20,095,391
2089 17,739,947 20,047,692
2088 17,779,324 19,997,155
2087 17,815,257 19,941,974
2086 17,854,371 19,887,286
2085 17,890,610 19,828,693
2084 17,926,885 19,765,003
2083 17,963,416 19,697,841
2082 17,998,527 19,631,303
2081 18,032,297 19,564,411
2080 18,062,716 19,491,236
2079 18,093,254 19,417,379
2078 18,121,649 19,339,170
2077 18,150,234 19,257,390
2076 18,175,683 19,167,336
2075 18,196,574 19,075,879
2074 18,214,405 18,980,350
2073 18,232,486 18,881,571
2072 18,249,136 18,777,247
2071 18,264,367 18,666,888
2070 18,279,781 18,551,377
2069 18,295,123 18,430,162
2068 18,310,300 18,307,352
2067 18,325,333 18,179,902
2066 18,343,435 18,046,854
2065 18,364,513 17,914,179
2064 18,386,352 17,776,364
2063 18,409,851 17,633,689
2062 18,433,299 17,490,989
2061 18,460,766 17,348,872
2060 18,488,598 17,199,727
2059 18,517,020 17,048,953
2058 18,545,884 16,896,463
2057 18,576,502 16,742,280
2056 18,606,997 16,588,751
2055 18,634,546 16,434,774
2054 18,660,585 16,278,710
2053 18,686,212 16,123,490
2052 18,709,643 15,961,093
2051 18,736,166 15,798,643
2050 18,757,302 15,632,073
2049 18,777,673 15,462,414
2048 18,795,411 15,286,104
2047 18,812,362 15,105,763
2046 18,823,628 14,921,881
2045 18,834,974 14,733,376
2044 18,844,772 14,538,462
2043 18,850,396 14,343,357
2042 18,853,495 14,141,976
2041 18,852,912 13,939,862
2040 18,847,238 13,735,841
2039 18,837,931 13,531,043
2038 18,823,220 13,325,915
2037 18,804,912 13,119,563
2036 18,779,656 12,911,709
2035 18,751,144 12,708,867
2034 18,718,013 12,510,728
2033 18,676,061 12,316,142
2032 18,630,094 12,122,988
2031 18,577,582 11,933,358
2030 18,517,866 11,744,792
2029 18,449,618 11,554,401
2028 18,372,676 11,364,659
2027 18,289,268 11,173,930
2026 18,196,186 10,981,648
2025 18,087,633 10,786,734
2024 17,993,485 10,590,927
2023 17,877,117 10,389,799
2022 17,700,982 10,182,222
2021 17,533,044 9,966,908
2020 17,441,500 9,749,310
2019 17,344,874 9,529,966
2018 17,231,624 9,307,333
2017 17,131,296 9,085,946
2016 17,030,314 8,865,631
2015 16,939,923 8,643,840
2014 16,865,008 8,425,552
2013 16,804,432 8,216,724
2012 16,754,962 8,014,084
2011 16,693,074 7,824,785
2010 16,615,394 7,652,141
2009 16,530,388 7,490,230
2008 16,445,593 7,338,403
2007 16,381,696 7,194,477
2006 16,346,101 7,057,566
2005 16,319,868 6,924,720
2004 16,281,779 6,790,547
2003 16,225,302 6,658,575
2002 16,148,929 6,531,669
2001 16,046,180 6,407,377
2000 15,925,513 6,284,735
1999 15,812,088 6,208,370
1998 15,707,209 6,176,397
1997 15,610,650 6,139,829
1996 15,530,498 6,066,523
1995 15,459,006 5,948,584
1994 15,382,838 5,825,368
1993 15,290,368 5,724,993
1992 15,184,166 5,649,400
1991 15,069,798 5,541,205
1990 14,951,510 5,398,768
1989 14,848,907 5,267,249
1988 14,760,094 5,114,989
1987 14,665,037 4,939,059
1986 14,572,278 4,772,139
1985 14,491,632 4,619,003
1984 14,424,211 4,480,026
1983 14,367,070 4,350,874
1982 14,312,690 4,227,171
1981 14,247,208 4,109,022
1980 14,149,800 3,995,256
1979 14,038,270 3,882,691
1978 13,941,700 3,768,508
1977 13,856,185 3,653,265
1976 13,774,037 3,540,076
1975 13,666,335 3,430,425
1974 13,545,056 3,324,499
1973 13,439,322 3,222,290
1972 13,328,593 3,123,691
1971 13,194,497 3,028,837
1970 13,038,526 2,936,779
1969 12,877,984 2,845,273
1968 12,729,721 2,753,848
1967 12,598,201 2,664,130
1966 12,456,251 2,577,184
1965 12,294,732 2,492,998
1964 12,127,120 2,411,260
1963 11,965,966 2,331,736
1962 11,805,689 2,255,026
1961 11,638,712 2,181,805
1960 11,486,631 2,112,131

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,214,784 people (a 25% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.1% to 15,632,073 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Netherlands Tajikistan
2100 -0.19% 0.04%
2099 -0.19% 0.07%
2098 -0.2% 0.09%
2097 -0.2% 0.12%
2096 -0.21% 0.13%
2095 -0.22% 0.16%
2094 -0.23% 0.16%
2093 -0.22% 0.2%
2092 -0.22% 0.22%
2091 -0.24% 0.22%
2090 -0.22% 0.24%
2089 -0.22% 0.25%
2088 -0.2% 0.28%
2087 -0.22% 0.27%
2086 -0.2% 0.3%
2085 -0.2% 0.32%
2084 -0.2% 0.34%
2083 -0.2% 0.34%
2082 -0.19% 0.34%
2081 -0.17% 0.38%
2080 -0.17% 0.38%
2079 -0.16% 0.4%
2078 -0.16% 0.42%
2077 -0.14% 0.47%
2076 -0.11% 0.48%
2075 -0.1% 0.5%
2074 -0.1% 0.52%
2073 -0.09% 0.56%
2072 -0.08% 0.59%
2071 -0.08% 0.62%
2070 -0.08% 0.66%
2069 -0.08% 0.67%
2068 -0.08% 0.7%
2067 -0.1% 0.74%
2066 -0.11% 0.74%
2065 -0.12% 0.78%
2064 -0.13% 0.81%
2063 -0.13% 0.82%
2062 -0.15% 0.82%
2061 -0.15% 0.87%
2060 -0.15% 0.88%
2059 -0.16% 0.9%
2058 -0.16% 0.92%
2057 -0.16% 0.93%
2056 -0.15% 0.94%
2055 -0.14% 0.96%
2054 -0.14% 0.96%
2053 -0.13% 1.02%
2052 -0.14% 1.03%
2051 -0.11% 1.07%
2050 -0.11% 1.1%
2049 -0.09% 1.15%
2048 -0.09% 1.19%
2047 -0.06% 1.23%
2046 -0.06% 1.28%
2045 -0.05% 1.34%
2044 -0.03% 1.36%
2043 -0.02% 1.42%
2042 0.003% 1.45%
2041 0.03% 1.49%
2040 0.05% 1.51%
2039 0.08% 1.54%
2038 0.1% 1.57%
2037 0.13% 1.61%
2036 0.15% 1.6%
2035 0.18% 1.58%
2034 0.22% 1.58%
2033 0.25% 1.59%
2032 0.28% 1.59%
2031 0.32% 1.61%
2030 0.37% 1.65%
2029 0.42% 1.67%
2028 0.46% 1.71%
2027 0.51% 1.75%
2026 0.6% 1.81%
2025 0.52% 1.85%
2024 0.65% 1.94%
2023 1% 2.04%
2022 0.96% 2.16%
2021 0.52% 2.23%
2020 0.56% 2.3%
2019 0.66% 2.39%
2018 0.59% 2.44%
2017 0.59% 2.49%
2016 0.53% 2.57%
2015 0.44% 2.59%
2014 0.36% 2.54%
2013 0.3% 2.53%
2012 0.37% 2.42%
2011 0.47% 2.26%
2010 0.51% 2.16%
2009 0.52% 2.07%
2008 0.39% 2%
2007 0.22% 1.94%
2006 0.16% 1.92%
2005 0.23% 1.98%
2004 0.35% 1.98%
2003 0.47% 1.94%
2002 0.64% 1.94%
2001 0.76% 1.95%
2000 0.72% 1.23%
1999 0.67% 0.52%
1998 0.62% 0.6%
1997 0.52% 1.21%
1996 0.46% 1.98%
1995 0.5% 2.12%
1994 0.6% 1.75%
1993 0.7% 1.34%
1992 0.76% 1.95%
1991 0.79% 2.64%
1990 0.69% 2.5%
1989 0.6% 2.98%
1988 0.65% 3.56%
1987 0.64% 3.5%
1986 0.56% 3.32%
1985 0.47% 3.1%
1984 0.4% 2.97%
1983 0.38% 2.93%
1982 0.46% 2.88%
1981 0.69% 2.85%
1980 0.79% 2.9%
1979 0.69% 3.03%
1978 0.62% 3.15%
1977 0.6% 3.2%
1976 0.79% 3.2%
1975 0.9% 3.19%
1974 0.79% 3.17%
1973 0.83% 3.16%
1972 1.02% 3.13%
1971 1.2% 3.13%
1970 1.25% 3.22%
1969 1.16% 3.32%
1968 1.04% 3.37%
1967 1.14% 3.37%
1966 1.31% 3.38%
1965 1.38% 3.39%
1964 1.35% 3.41%
1963 1.36% 3.4%
1962 1.43% 3.36%
1961 1.32% 3.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the Netherlands grew by 0.52%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

Netherlands Tajikistan
Current population
18243998
11080415
Population rank 72/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.13%
One net population change
5.6 minutes
2.69 minutes
One birth every
3.18 minutes
1.96 minutes
One death every
3.04 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +258 +536
Annual growth/decline +94,148 +195,807
Annual growth/decline rate +0.52% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 58/197
One migration net change every
5.03 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change +104,681 -21,606
Net migration rank 16/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 2,956,518 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 23/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 40/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Netherlands
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Netherlands Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 104,681 - -21,606
2024 -7,197 121,628 219,677 -21,236
2023 -5,363 144,558 223,828 -19,999
2022 -1,770 224,472 228,336 -17,001
2021 7,014 106,416 222,850 -3,564
2020 0 67,598 219,467 -3,564
2019 17,345 109,003 231,817 -9,041
2018 15,508 87,197 228,597 -6,111
2017 18,844 86,332 224,396 -4,093
2016 23,843 88,743 228,547 -8,210
2015 23,716 55,585 230,903 -7,660
2014 35,417 36,591 227,304 -13,962
2013 30,248 19,973 220,693 -16,362
2012 35,186 14,861 213,078 -12,132
2011 45,072 31,224 208,429 -30,783
2010 48,184 33,703 201,389 -33,733
2009 51,244 39,832 192,851 -36,677
2008 49,337 32,406 182,337 -34,855
2007 49,145 -304 173,200 -32,831
2006 49,038 -25,401 164,046 -30,591
2005 50,592 -22,496 160,189 -27,954
2004 56,987 -9,230 161,201 -25,082
2003 58,411 7,937 150,391 -22,562
2002 59,751 28,824 146,492 -20,526
2001 62,580 56,096 142,276 -19,657
2000 66,887 59,308 136,549 -13,871
1999 60,086 47,179 147,622 -117,571
1998 61,258 52,058 153,508 -119,621
1997 56,198 31,302 149,825 -110,572
1996 51,251 21,792 138,287 -30,922
1995 54,106 15,056 168,934 -40,418
1994 61,532 20,193 167,590 -49,668
1993 58,103 44,514 157,975 -75,147
1992 66,811 50,148 163,652 -95,280
1991 69,321 51,670 177,585 -29,553
1990 68,777 53,564 178,429 -41,596
1989 59,396 31,165 179,212 -53,020
1988 61,993 31,026 172,805 5,523
1987 64,526 39,559 163,611 9,923
1986 59,746 30,380 155,987 4,321
1985 55,069 27,356 145,720 247
1984 54,812 12,902 139,145 -7,152
1983 51,722 11,007 133,280 -6,972
1982 54,388 7,644 127,838 -6,730
1981 62,688 17,643 121,418 -6,221
1980 66,504 54,010 117,888 -5,557
1979 63,172 42,772 114,496 -1,703
1978 61,344 26,639 110,564 5,006
1977 63,739 19,809 106,920 7,999
1976 63,361 18,774 103,777 7,679
1975 64,232 68,569 100,604 7,237
1974 75,853 31,645 97,481 6,531
1973 84,668 18,705 94,523 5,876
1972 101,297 17,470 91,677 5,123
1971 116,112 32,756 88,618 4,293
1970 129,082 32,438 85,645 5,559
1969 139,082 21,850 82,931 8,886
1968 132,389 7,243 80,698 10,323
1967 138,580 -10,673 78,733 9,670
1966 138,265 20,740 76,702 8,796
1965 146,308 19,444 75,139 7,744
1964 157,653 15,014 74,030 6,568
1963 154,361 -21 73,065 5,379
1962 153,474 18,024 70,700 4,270
1961 159,450 8,258 68,182 3,291
1960 151,623 -13,235 65,415 2,457

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 7.77% of the population change in the Netherlands is from natural causes (a gain of 91,940 people) and 92.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,091,532 people). In Tajikistan 95.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,258,418 people) and 4.26% is from migration (a loss of 100,479 people).

As of 2024, 2,956,518 residents or 16.2% of the population were not native-born in the Netherlands, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 43.8K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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