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

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The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 18,087,633 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,243,998 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 4.73 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
  • The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.26% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.2M (11.6% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Netherlands vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Netherlands Turkey
2100 17,329,352 64,394,191
2099 17,362,626 65,045,868
2098 17,395,665 65,690,351
2097 17,429,925 66,342,622
2096 17,465,162 66,990,674
2095 17,502,567 67,642,188
2094 17,540,959 68,296,562
2093 17,580,632 68,963,773
2092 17,619,384 69,625,957
2091 17,658,238 70,290,255
2090 17,700,204 70,960,483
2089 17,739,947 71,623,547
2088 17,779,324 72,281,102
2087 17,815,257 72,928,397
2086 17,854,371 73,576,610
2085 17,890,610 74,223,570
2084 17,926,885 74,853,312
2083 17,963,416 75,483,067
2082 17,998,527 76,111,533
2081 18,032,297 76,726,689
2080 18,062,716 77,339,541
2079 18,093,254 77,938,889
2078 18,121,649 78,532,577
2077 18,150,234 79,120,573
2076 18,175,683 79,705,459
2075 18,196,574 80,277,544
2074 18,214,405 80,848,141
2073 18,232,486 81,396,237
2072 18,249,136 81,938,080
2071 18,264,367 82,465,112
2070 18,279,781 82,981,973
2069 18,295,123 83,480,362
2068 18,310,300 83,963,140
2067 18,325,333 84,428,242
2066 18,343,435 84,886,666
2065 18,364,513 85,336,225
2064 18,386,352 85,771,285
2063 18,409,851 86,187,013
2062 18,433,299 86,587,114
2061 18,460,766 86,962,577
2060 18,488,598 87,319,314
2059 18,517,020 87,663,392
2058 18,545,884 87,973,789
2057 18,576,502 88,264,809
2056 18,606,997 88,534,755
2055 18,634,546 88,764,080
2054 18,660,585 88,972,362
2053 18,686,212 89,151,673
2052 18,709,643 89,310,785
2051 18,736,166 89,437,110
2050 18,757,302 89,541,520
2049 18,777,673 89,614,107
2048 18,795,411 89,651,068
2047 18,812,362 89,659,415
2046 18,823,628 89,634,354
2045 18,834,974 89,608,012
2044 18,844,772 89,557,421
2043 18,850,396 89,493,042
2042 18,853,495 89,404,193
2041 18,852,912 89,303,546
2040 18,847,238 89,187,952
2039 18,837,931 89,051,669
2038 18,823,220 88,901,719
2037 18,804,912 88,727,471
2036 18,779,656 88,537,927
2035 18,751,144 88,343,153
2034 18,718,013 88,139,515
2033 18,676,061 87,918,397
2032 18,630,094 87,687,495
2031 18,577,582 87,437,150
2030 18,517,866 87,166,904
2029 18,449,618 86,903,490
2028 18,372,676 86,627,469
2027 18,289,268 86,350,539
2026 18,196,186 86,093,293
2025 18,087,633 85,878,556
2024 17,993,485 85,518,661
2023 17,877,117 85,325,965
2022 17,700,982 84,979,913
2021 17,533,044 84,147,318
2020 17,441,500 83,384,680
2019 17,344,874 82,579,440
2018 17,231,624 81,407,204
2017 17,131,296 80,312,698
2016 17,030,314 79,277,962
2015 16,939,923 78,218,479
2014 16,865,008 77,181,884
2013 16,804,432 76,147,624
2012 16,754,962 75,175,827
2011 16,693,074 74,223,629
2010 16,615,394 73,142,150
2009 16,530,388 72,039,206
2008 16,445,593 71,051,678
2007 16,381,696 70,158,112
2006 16,346,101 70,045,349
2005 16,319,868 69,329,557
2004 16,281,779 68,592,617
2003 16,225,302 67,831,730
2002 16,148,929 67,048,795
2001 16,046,180 66,245,128
2000 15,925,513 65,425,961
1999 15,812,088 64,591,923
1998 15,707,209 63,734,383
1997 15,610,650 62,852,966
1996 15,530,498 61,951,134
1995 15,459,006 61,024,503
1994 15,382,838 60,033,836
1993 15,290,368 58,999,167
1992 15,184,166 57,990,118
1991 15,069,798 57,009,887
1990 14,951,510 56,015,628
1989 14,848,907 54,976,723
1988 14,760,094 53,909,626
1987 14,665,037 52,843,670
1986 14,572,278 51,777,772
1985 14,491,632 50,687,115
1984 14,424,211 49,574,069
1983 14,367,070 48,447,410
1982 14,312,690 47,322,096
1981 14,247,208 46,321,190
1980 14,149,800 45,408,815
1979 14,038,270 44,510,429
1978 13,941,700 43,645,306
1977 13,856,185 42,773,298
1976 13,774,037 41,899,984
1975 13,666,335 41,053,126
1974 13,545,056 40,210,234
1973 13,439,322 39,329,533
1972 13,328,593 38,430,221
1971 13,194,497 37,518,611
1970 13,038,526 36,638,465
1969 12,877,984 35,787,774
1968 12,729,721 34,921,684
1967 12,598,201 34,050,421
1966 12,456,251 33,177,672
1965 12,294,732 32,345,220
1964 12,127,120 31,543,072
1963 11,965,966 30,726,841
1962 11,805,689 29,916,147
1961 11,638,712 29,119,238
1960 11,486,631 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Netherlands Turkey
2100 -0.19% -1%
2099 -0.19% -0.98%
2098 -0.2% -0.98%
2097 -0.2% -0.97%
2096 -0.21% -0.96%
2095 -0.22% -0.96%
2094 -0.23% -0.97%
2093 -0.22% -0.95%
2092 -0.22% -0.95%
2091 -0.24% -0.94%
2090 -0.22% -0.93%
2089 -0.22% -0.91%
2088 -0.2% -0.89%
2087 -0.22% -0.88%
2086 -0.2% -0.87%
2085 -0.2% -0.84%
2084 -0.2% -0.83%
2083 -0.2% -0.83%
2082 -0.19% -0.8%
2081 -0.17% -0.79%
2080 -0.17% -0.77%
2079 -0.16% -0.76%
2078 -0.16% -0.74%
2077 -0.14% -0.73%
2076 -0.11% -0.71%
2075 -0.1% -0.71%
2074 -0.1% -0.67%
2073 -0.09% -0.66%
2072 -0.08% -0.64%
2071 -0.08% -0.62%
2070 -0.08% -0.6%
2069 -0.08% -0.57%
2068 -0.08% -0.55%
2067 -0.1% -0.54%
2066 -0.11% -0.53%
2065 -0.12% -0.51%
2064 -0.13% -0.48%
2063 -0.13% -0.46%
2062 -0.15% -0.43%
2061 -0.15% -0.41%
2060 -0.15% -0.39%
2059 -0.16% -0.35%
2058 -0.16% -0.33%
2057 -0.16% -0.3%
2056 -0.15% -0.26%
2055 -0.14% -0.23%
2054 -0.14% -0.2%
2053 -0.13% -0.18%
2052 -0.14% -0.14%
2051 -0.11% -0.12%
2050 -0.11% -0.08%
2049 -0.09% -0.04%
2048 -0.09% -0.009%
2047 -0.06% 0.03%
2046 -0.06% 0.03%
2045 -0.05% 0.06%
2044 -0.03% 0.07%
2043 -0.02% 0.1%
2042 0.003% 0.11%
2041 0.03% 0.13%
2040 0.05% 0.15%
2039 0.08% 0.17%
2038 0.1% 0.2%
2037 0.13% 0.21%
2036 0.15% 0.22%
2035 0.18% 0.23%
2034 0.22% 0.25%
2033 0.25% 0.26%
2032 0.28% 0.29%
2031 0.32% 0.31%
2030 0.37% 0.3%
2029 0.42% 0.32%
2028 0.46% 0.32%
2027 0.51% 0.3%
2026 0.6% 0.25%
2025 0.52% 0.42%
2024 0.65% 0.23%
2023 1% 0.41%
2022 0.96% 0.99%
2021 0.52% 0.91%
2020 0.56% 0.98%
2019 0.66% 1.44%
2018 0.59% 1.36%
2017 0.59% 1.31%
2016 0.53% 1.35%
2015 0.44% 1.34%
2014 0.36% 1.36%
2013 0.3% 1.29%
2012 0.37% 1.28%
2011 0.47% 1.48%
2010 0.51% 1.53%
2009 0.52% 1.39%
2008 0.39% 1.27%
2007 0.22% 0.16%
2006 0.16% 1.03%
2005 0.23% 1.07%
2004 0.35% 1.12%
2003 0.47% 1.17%
2002 0.64% 1.21%
2001 0.76% 1.25%
2000 0.72% 1.29%
1999 0.67% 1.35%
1998 0.62% 1.4%
1997 0.52% 1.46%
1996 0.46% 1.52%
1995 0.5% 1.65%
1994 0.6% 1.75%
1993 0.7% 1.74%
1992 0.76% 1.72%
1991 0.79% 1.77%
1990 0.69% 1.89%
1989 0.6% 1.98%
1988 0.65% 2.02%
1987 0.64% 2.06%
1986 0.56% 2.15%
1985 0.47% 2.25%
1984 0.4% 2.33%
1983 0.38% 2.38%
1982 0.46% 2.16%
1981 0.69% 2.01%
1980 0.79% 2.02%
1979 0.69% 1.98%
1978 0.62% 2.04%
1977 0.6% 2.08%
1976 0.79% 2.06%
1975 0.9% 2.1%
1974 0.79% 2.24%
1973 0.83% 2.34%
1972 1.02% 2.43%
1971 1.2% 2.4%
1970 1.25% 2.38%
1969 1.16% 2.48%
1968 1.04% 2.56%
1967 1.14% 2.63%
1966 1.31% 2.57%
1965 1.38% 2.54%
1964 1.35% 2.66%
1963 1.36% 2.71%
1962 1.43% 2.74%
1961 1.32% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Netherlands Turkey
Current population
18243998
86225430
Population rank 72/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 1.04%
One net population change
5.6 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
3.18 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
3.04 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +258 +986
Annual growth/decline +94,148 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.52% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 138/197
One migration net change every
5.03 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +104,681 -258,205
Net migration rank 16/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 2,956,518 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 23/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 40/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Netherlands
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Netherlands Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 104,681 - -258,205
2024 -7,197 121,628 453,249 -275,952
2023 -5,363 144,558 426,630 -318,070
2022 -1,770 224,472 535,373 -301,544
2021 7,014 106,416 521,713 20,283
2020 0 67,598 608,708 37,934
2019 17,345 109,003 751,472 -15,690
2018 15,508 87,197 830,353 187,570
2017 18,844 86,332 875,408 659,846
2016 23,843 88,743 895,841 352,063
2015 23,716 55,585 930,799 1,063,140
2014 35,417 36,591 957,055 1,033,384
2013 30,248 19,973 921,386 438,618
2012 35,186 14,861 917,145 258,623
2011 45,072 31,224 875,839 68,849
2010 48,184 33,703 892,334 55,532
2009 51,244 39,832 900,491 24,276
2008 49,337 32,406 868,749 47,915
2007 49,145 -304 876,626 -186,402
2006 49,038 -25,401 897,351 -190,194
2005 50,592 -22,496 898,650 -174,177
2004 56,987 -9,230 896,025 -146,574
2003 58,411 7,937 893,683 -121,383
2002 59,751 28,824 922,927 -129,444
2001 62,580 56,096 980,560 -166,759
2000 66,887 59,308 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 60,086 47,179 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 61,258 52,058 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 56,198 31,302 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 51,251 21,792 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 54,106 15,056 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 61,532 20,193 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 58,103 44,514 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 66,811 50,148 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 69,321 51,670 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 68,777 53,564 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 59,396 31,165 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 61,993 31,026 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 64,526 39,559 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 59,746 30,380 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 55,069 27,356 1,098,846 8,960
1984 54,812 12,902 1,096,529 21,787
1983 51,722 11,007 1,095,106 39,871
1982 54,388 7,644 1,091,863 23,728
1981 62,688 17,643 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 66,504 54,010 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 63,172 42,772 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 61,344 26,639 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 63,739 19,809 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 63,361 18,774 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 64,232 68,569 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 75,853 31,645 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 84,668 18,705 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 101,297 17,470 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 116,112 32,756 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 129,082 32,438 991,950 -150,924
1969 139,082 21,850 970,958 -110,578
1968 132,389 7,243 950,778 -78,973
1967 138,580 -10,673 936,727 -65,993
1966 138,265 20,740 925,790 -50,999
1965 146,308 19,444 904,016 -113,911
1964 157,653 15,014 884,152 -69,978
1963 154,361 -21 862,626 -44,317
1962 153,474 18,024 837,473 -34,353
1961 159,450 8,258 816,911 -26,187
1960 151,623 -13,235 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 2,956,518 residents or 16.2% of the population were not native-born in the Netherlands, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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