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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 18,087,633 in 2025 vs 12,348,573 people in Tunisia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,243,998 people compared to 12,450,912 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 1.47 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +0.83% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.2M (11.6% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.5M (20.3% growth).

Netherlands vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Netherlands Tunisia
2100 17,329,352 10,720,705
2099 17,362,626 10,796,270
2098 17,395,665 10,870,365
2097 17,429,925 10,942,334
2096 17,465,162 11,015,071
2095 17,502,567 11,086,568
2094 17,540,959 11,157,542
2093 17,580,632 11,226,508
2092 17,619,384 11,294,195
2091 17,658,238 11,360,662
2090 17,700,204 11,425,878
2089 17,739,947 11,490,110
2088 17,779,324 11,552,154
2087 17,815,257 11,614,090
2086 17,854,371 11,675,384
2085 17,890,610 11,734,490
2084 17,926,885 11,792,840
2083 17,963,416 11,851,260
2082 17,998,527 11,908,828
2081 18,032,297 11,964,392
2080 18,062,716 12,021,096
2079 18,093,254 12,078,476
2078 18,121,649 12,136,099
2077 18,150,234 12,191,648
2076 18,175,683 12,245,010
2075 18,196,574 12,299,514
2074 18,214,405 12,353,013
2073 18,232,486 12,407,814
2072 18,249,136 12,461,090
2071 18,264,367 12,515,463
2070 18,279,781 12,569,058
2069 18,295,123 12,622,516
2068 18,310,300 12,674,867
2067 18,325,333 12,726,080
2066 18,343,435 12,775,620
2065 18,364,513 12,824,867
2064 18,386,352 12,870,728
2063 18,409,851 12,915,152
2062 18,433,299 12,957,498
2061 18,460,766 12,996,917
2060 18,488,598 13,034,579
2059 18,517,020 13,066,669
2058 18,545,884 13,095,856
2057 18,576,502 13,122,073
2056 18,606,997 13,144,442
2055 18,634,546 13,161,720
2054 18,660,585 13,174,836
2053 18,686,212 13,181,943
2052 18,709,643 13,185,429
2051 18,736,166 13,184,813
2050 18,757,302 13,179,371
2049 18,777,673 13,170,781
2048 18,795,411 13,158,351
2047 18,812,362 13,141,815
2046 18,823,628 13,123,298
2045 18,834,974 13,102,394
2044 18,844,772 13,079,200
2043 18,850,396 13,054,663
2042 18,853,495 13,028,925
2041 18,852,912 13,003,433
2040 18,847,238 12,977,122
2039 18,837,931 12,950,166
2038 18,823,220 12,922,736
2037 18,804,912 12,893,752
2036 18,779,656 12,863,431
2035 18,751,144 12,833,137
2034 18,718,013 12,800,738
2033 18,676,061 12,763,981
2032 18,630,094 12,725,768
2031 18,577,582 12,685,304
2030 18,517,866 12,641,975
2029 18,449,618 12,594,181
2028 18,372,676 12,540,258
2027 18,289,268 12,482,078
2026 18,196,186 12,417,997
2025 18,087,633 12,348,573
2024 17,993,485 12,277,109
2023 17,877,117 12,200,431
2022 17,700,982 12,119,334
2021 17,533,044 12,048,622
2020 17,441,500 11,974,057
2019 17,344,874 11,875,081
2018 17,231,624 11,765,514
2017 17,131,296 11,650,498
2016 17,030,314 11,528,674
2015 16,939,923 11,402,264
2014 16,865,008 11,274,288
2013 16,804,432 11,141,361
2012 16,754,962 11,009,647
2011 16,693,074 10,886,035
2010 16,615,394 10,765,980
2009 16,530,388 10,650,681
2008 16,445,593 10,542,635
2007 16,381,696 10,441,702
2006 16,346,101 10,346,410
2005 16,319,868 10,255,472
2004 16,281,779 10,166,163
2003 16,225,302 10,071,632
2002 16,148,929 9,971,515
2001 16,046,180 9,869,677
2000 15,925,513 9,764,935
1999 15,812,088 9,655,963
1998 15,707,209 9,541,667
1997 15,610,650 9,421,270
1996 15,530,498 9,294,432
1995 15,459,006 9,161,258
1994 15,382,838 9,018,448
1993 15,290,368 8,857,910
1992 15,184,166 8,682,512
1991 15,069,798 8,501,827
1990 14,951,510 8,324,509
1989 14,848,907 8,151,660
1988 14,760,094 7,974,440
1987 14,665,037 7,789,987
1986 14,572,278 7,600,301
1985 14,491,632 7,409,903
1984 14,424,211 7,220,044
1983 14,367,070 7,053,800
1982 14,312,690 6,908,642
1981 14,247,208 6,758,284
1980 14,149,800 6,606,195
1979 14,038,270 6,456,419
1978 13,941,700 6,309,390
1977 13,856,185 6,155,931
1976 13,774,037 5,996,994
1975 13,666,335 5,839,262
1974 13,545,056 5,684,674
1973 13,439,322 5,537,242
1972 13,328,593 5,396,557
1971 13,194,497 5,261,658
1970 13,038,526 5,131,396
1969 12,877,984 5,004,697
1968 12,729,721 4,879,899
1967 12,598,201 4,760,970
1966 12,456,251 4,652,287
1965 12,294,732 4,561,385
1964 12,127,120 4,489,869
1963 11,965,966 4,427,131
1962 11,805,689 4,369,136
1961 11,638,712 4,316,278
1960 11,486,631 4,267,288

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

GeoRank.org/population/netherlands/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 922,238 people (a 8% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.85% to 13,179,371 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Netherlands Tunisia
2100 -0.19% -0.7%
2099 -0.19% -0.68%
2098 -0.2% -0.66%
2097 -0.2% -0.66%
2096 -0.21% -0.64%
2095 -0.22% -0.64%
2094 -0.23% -0.61%
2093 -0.22% -0.6%
2092 -0.22% -0.59%
2091 -0.24% -0.57%
2090 -0.22% -0.56%
2089 -0.22% -0.54%
2088 -0.2% -0.53%
2087 -0.22% -0.52%
2086 -0.2% -0.5%
2085 -0.2% -0.49%
2084 -0.2% -0.49%
2083 -0.2% -0.48%
2082 -0.19% -0.46%
2081 -0.17% -0.47%
2080 -0.17% -0.48%
2079 -0.16% -0.47%
2078 -0.16% -0.46%
2077 -0.14% -0.44%
2076 -0.11% -0.44%
2075 -0.1% -0.43%
2074 -0.1% -0.44%
2073 -0.09% -0.43%
2072 -0.08% -0.43%
2071 -0.08% -0.43%
2070 -0.08% -0.42%
2069 -0.08% -0.41%
2068 -0.08% -0.4%
2067 -0.1% -0.39%
2066 -0.11% -0.38%
2065 -0.12% -0.36%
2064 -0.13% -0.34%
2063 -0.13% -0.33%
2062 -0.15% -0.3%
2061 -0.15% -0.29%
2060 -0.15% -0.25%
2059 -0.16% -0.22%
2058 -0.16% -0.2%
2057 -0.16% -0.17%
2056 -0.15% -0.13%
2055 -0.14% -0.1%
2054 -0.14% -0.05%
2053 -0.13% -0.03%
2052 -0.14% 0.005%
2051 -0.11% 0.04%
2050 -0.11% 0.07%
2049 -0.09% 0.09%
2048 -0.09% 0.13%
2047 -0.06% 0.14%
2046 -0.06% 0.16%
2045 -0.05% 0.18%
2044 -0.03% 0.19%
2043 -0.02% 0.2%
2042 0.003% 0.2%
2041 0.03% 0.2%
2040 0.05% 0.21%
2039 0.08% 0.21%
2038 0.1% 0.22%
2037 0.13% 0.24%
2036 0.15% 0.24%
2035 0.18% 0.25%
2034 0.22% 0.29%
2033 0.25% 0.3%
2032 0.28% 0.32%
2031 0.32% 0.34%
2030 0.37% 0.38%
2029 0.42% 0.43%
2028 0.46% 0.47%
2027 0.51% 0.52%
2026 0.6% 0.56%
2025 0.52% 0.58%
2024 0.65% 0.63%
2023 1% 0.67%
2022 0.96% 0.59%
2021 0.52% 0.62%
2020 0.56% 0.83%
2019 0.66% 0.93%
2018 0.59% 0.99%
2017 0.59% 1.06%
2016 0.53% 1.11%
2015 0.44% 1.14%
2014 0.36% 1.19%
2013 0.3% 1.2%
2012 0.37% 1.14%
2011 0.47% 1.12%
2010 0.51% 1.08%
2009 0.52% 1.02%
2008 0.39% 0.97%
2007 0.22% 0.92%
2006 0.16% 0.89%
2005 0.23% 0.88%
2004 0.35% 0.94%
2003 0.47% 1%
2002 0.64% 1.03%
2001 0.76% 1.07%
2000 0.72% 1.13%
1999 0.67% 1.2%
1998 0.62% 1.28%
1997 0.52% 1.36%
1996 0.46% 1.45%
1995 0.5% 1.58%
1994 0.6% 1.81%
1993 0.7% 2.02%
1992 0.76% 2.13%
1991 0.79% 2.13%
1990 0.69% 2.12%
1989 0.6% 2.22%
1988 0.65% 2.37%
1987 0.64% 2.5%
1986 0.56% 2.57%
1985 0.47% 2.63%
1984 0.4% 2.36%
1983 0.38% 2.1%
1982 0.46% 2.22%
1981 0.69% 2.3%
1980 0.79% 2.32%
1979 0.69% 2.33%
1978 0.62% 2.49%
1977 0.6% 2.65%
1976 0.79% 2.7%
1975 0.9% 2.72%
1974 0.79% 2.66%
1973 0.83% 2.61%
1972 1.02% 2.56%
1971 1.2% 2.54%
1970 1.25% 2.53%
1969 1.16% 2.56%
1968 1.04% 2.5%
1967 1.14% 2.34%
1966 1.31% 1.99%
1965 1.38% 1.59%
1964 1.35% 1.42%
1963 1.36% 1.33%
1962 1.43% 1.22%
1961 1.32% 1.15%

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

GeoRank.org/population/netherlands/tunisia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of the Netherlands grew by 0.52%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Netherlands Tunisia
Current population
18243998
12450912
Population rank 72/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.15%
One net population change
5.6 minutes
7.37 minutes
One birth every
3.18 minutes
3.2 minutes
One death every
3.04 minutes
6.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline +258 +196
Annual growth/decline +94,148 +71,464
Annual growth/decline rate +0.52% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 125/197
One migration net change every
5.03 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change +104,681 -14,523
Net migration rank 16/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 2,956,518 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 23/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.2% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 40/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Netherlands
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Netherlands Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 104,681 - -14,523
2024 -7,197 121,628 88,910 -15,221
2023 -5,363 144,558 93,663 -14,001
2022 -1,770 224,472 96,531 -14,001
2021 7,014 106,416 68,087 -9,190
2020 0 67,598 109,431 -19,188
2019 17,345 109,003 127,312 -19,612
2018 15,508 87,197 132,445 -21,012
2017 18,844 86,332 140,971 -22,365
2016 23,843 88,743 148,870 -23,827
2015 23,716 55,585 153,007 -25,229
2014 35,417 36,591 154,762 -26,586
2013 30,248 19,973 154,687 -17,020
2012 35,186 14,861 151,812 -26,059
2011 45,072 31,224 143,401 -21,935
2010 48,184 33,703 132,809 -14,168
2009 51,244 39,832 125,465 -13,512
2008 49,337 32,406 121,873 -17,742
2007 49,145 -304 118,920 -21,190
2006 49,038 -25,401 116,945 -24,098
2005 50,592 -22,496 115,374 -26,361
2004 56,987 -9,230 113,322 -23,735
2003 58,411 7,937 111,926 -12,459
2002 59,751 28,824 109,099 -8,334
2001 62,580 56,096 110,146 -7,235
2000 66,887 59,308 112,501 -5,937
1999 60,086 47,179 114,829 -3,452
1998 61,258 52,058 121,332 -4,111
1997 56,198 31,302 128,327 -4,756
1996 51,251 21,792 135,615 -5,506
1995 54,106 15,056 144,345 -8,095
1994 61,532 20,193 153,647 -4,271
1993 58,103 44,514 160,922 10,771
1992 66,811 50,148 163,978 15,124
1991 69,321 51,670 166,245 16,021
1990 68,777 53,564 168,180 4,183
1989 59,396 31,165 169,221 4,100
1988 61,993 31,026 177,176 3,934
1987 64,526 39,559 184,101 3,711
1986 59,746 30,380 188,107 3,464
1985 55,069 27,356 186,344 2,887
1984 54,812 12,902 182,386 8,109
1983 51,722 11,007 179,878 -37,895
1982 54,388 7,644 177,898 -29,559
1981 62,688 17,643 176,628 -24,242
1980 66,504 54,010 171,094 -19,321
1979 63,172 42,772 171,463 -23,688
1978 61,344 26,639 173,255 -26,968
1977 63,739 19,809 174,539 -13,910
1976 63,361 18,774 172,744 -15,499
1975 64,232 68,569 166,991 -8,765
1974 75,853 31,645 160,200 -9,254
1973 84,668 18,705 153,525 -9,606
1972 101,297 17,470 147,239 -9,790
1971 116,112 32,756 142,296 -9,949
1970 129,082 32,438 138,235 -10,054
1969 139,082 21,850 135,257 -10,049
1968 132,389 7,243 134,246 -9,848
1967 138,580 -10,673 132,626 -19,155
1966 138,265 20,740 131,274 -27,393
1965 146,308 19,444 127,673 -49,751
1964 157,653 15,014 124,711 -59,602
1963 154,361 -21 120,865 -60,505
1962 153,474 18,024 116,887 -61,260
1961 159,450 8,258 111,459 -61,369
1960 151,623 -13,235 109,234 -61,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/netherlands/tunisia | CC BY

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,159,227 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 183,646 people).

As of 2024, 2,956,518 residents or 16.2% of the population were not native-born in the Netherlands, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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