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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 17,993,485 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,252,623 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 2.91 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
  • The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.3M (11.7% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Netherlands vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Netherlands Uganda
2100 17,359,081 122,497,526
2099 17,392,412 122,436,109
2098 17,425,508 122,364,302
2097 17,459,827 122,266,255
2096 17,495,124 122,146,810
2095 17,532,593 121,976,411
2094 17,571,051 121,799,752
2093 17,610,792 121,584,860
2092 17,649,611 121,336,796
2091 17,688,532 121,070,447
2090 17,730,570 120,767,412
2089 17,770,380 120,427,771
2088 17,809,825 120,064,594
2087 17,845,820 119,668,549
2086 17,885,001 119,256,686
2085 17,921,302 118,815,763
2084 17,957,639 118,339,179
2083 17,994,232 117,821,938
2082 18,029,404 117,274,958
2081 18,063,233 116,707,394
2080 18,093,703 116,096,095
2079 18,124,294 115,474,153
2078 18,152,738 114,805,376
2077 18,181,372 114,118,687
2076 18,206,864 113,390,189
2075 18,227,791 112,637,851
2074 18,245,652 111,863,410
2073 18,263,765 111,070,771
2072 18,280,443 110,240,940
2071 18,295,700 109,392,890
2070 18,311,141 108,505,633
2069 18,326,509 107,607,659
2068 18,341,711 106,677,578
2067 18,356,770 105,722,829
2066 18,374,904 104,739,111
2065 18,396,018 103,737,893
2064 18,417,894 102,701,560
2063 18,441,434 101,646,533
2062 18,464,922 100,561,859
2061 18,492,436 99,450,764
2060 18,520,315 98,334,788
2059 18,548,786 97,187,498
2058 18,577,700 96,014,439
2057 18,608,370 94,821,765
2056 18,638,918 93,613,209
2055 18,666,514 92,385,049
2054 18,692,598 91,132,827
2053 18,718,268 89,857,705
2052 18,741,740 88,568,311
2051 18,768,309 87,270,603
2050 18,789,481 85,957,376
2049 18,809,886 84,632,277
2048 18,827,655 83,284,965
2047 18,844,635 81,928,165
2046 18,855,920 80,569,225
2045 18,867,286 79,208,662
2044 18,877,101 77,834,944
2043 18,882,735 76,453,982
2042 18,885,839 75,075,287
2041 18,885,255 73,701,695
2040 18,879,571 72,333,375
2039 18,870,248 70,963,211
2038 18,855,512 69,580,447
2037 18,837,172 68,186,136
2036 18,811,873 66,804,746
2035 18,783,312 65,411,934
2034 18,750,125 64,023,352
2033 18,708,101 62,634,483
2032 18,662,054 61,235,174
2031 18,609,452 59,825,075
2030 18,549,634 58,415,479
2029 18,481,269 57,006,283
2028 18,404,195 55,596,520
2027 18,320,644 54,191,271
2026 18,227,403 52,792,624
2025 18,118,662 51,400,003
2024 17,993,485 50,015,092
2023 17,877,117 48,656,601
2022 17,700,982 47,312,719
2021 17,533,044 45,910,930
2020 17,441,500 44,457,152
2019 17,344,874 42,999,637
2018 17,231,624 41,565,831
2017 17,131,296 40,177,388
2016 17,030,314 38,799,152
2015 16,939,923 37,531,446
2014 16,865,008 36,395,539
2013 16,804,432 35,337,042
2012 16,754,962 34,337,438
2011 16,693,074 33,354,543
2010 16,615,394 32,390,802
2009 16,530,388 31,451,151
2008 16,445,593 30,539,553
2007 16,381,696 29,653,430
2006 16,346,101 28,794,003
2005 16,319,868 27,963,289
2004 16,281,779 27,154,515
2003 16,225,302 26,352,124
2002 16,148,929 25,532,870
2001 16,046,180 24,745,676
2000 15,925,513 24,000,150
1999 15,812,088 23,257,281
1998 15,707,209 22,515,806
1997 15,610,650 21,856,046
1996 15,530,498 21,231,550
1995 15,459,006 20,665,667
1994 15,382,838 20,108,801
1993 15,290,368 19,445,161
1992 15,184,166 18,785,032
1991 15,069,798 18,155,901
1990 14,951,510 17,569,897
1989 14,848,907 17,010,698
1988 14,760,094 16,470,483
1987 14,665,037 15,954,170
1986 14,572,278 15,467,579
1985 14,491,632 15,023,681
1984 14,424,211 14,607,677
1983 14,367,070 14,221,881
1982 14,312,690 13,873,631
1981 14,247,208 13,556,452
1980 14,149,800 13,275,741
1979 14,038,270 13,002,163
1978 13,941,700 12,692,113
1977 13,856,185 12,359,669
1976 13,774,037 12,037,294
1975 13,666,335 11,725,240
1974 13,545,056 11,424,846
1973 13,439,322 11,144,236
1972 13,328,593 10,885,796
1971 13,194,497 10,618,206
1970 13,038,526 10,321,603
1969 12,877,984 10,014,858
1968 12,729,721 9,708,632
1967 12,598,201 9,408,924
1966 12,456,251 9,122,864
1965 12,294,732 8,849,203
1964 12,127,120 8,586,363
1963 11,965,966 8,333,663
1962 11,805,689 8,092,231
1961 11,638,712 7,862,217
1960 11,486,631 7,640,973

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Netherlands' population will grow by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people with a rank change from 72nd to 77th. The population of Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Netherlands Uganda
2100 -0.19% 0.05%
2099 -0.19% 0.06%
2098 -0.2% 0.08%
2097 -0.2% 0.1%
2096 -0.21% 0.14%
2095 -0.22% 0.15%
2094 -0.23% 0.18%
2093 -0.22% 0.2%
2092 -0.22% 0.22%
2091 -0.24% 0.25%
2090 -0.22% 0.28%
2089 -0.22% 0.3%
2088 -0.2% 0.33%
2087 -0.22% 0.35%
2086 -0.2% 0.37%
2085 -0.2% 0.4%
2084 -0.2% 0.44%
2083 -0.2% 0.47%
2082 -0.19% 0.49%
2081 -0.17% 0.53%
2080 -0.17% 0.54%
2079 -0.16% 0.58%
2078 -0.16% 0.6%
2077 -0.14% 0.64%
2076 -0.11% 0.67%
2075 -0.1% 0.69%
2074 -0.1% 0.71%
2073 -0.09% 0.75%
2072 -0.08% 0.78%
2071 -0.08% 0.82%
2070 -0.08% 0.83%
2069 -0.08% 0.87%
2068 -0.08% 0.9%
2067 -0.1% 0.94%
2066 -0.11% 0.97%
2065 -0.12% 1.01%
2064 -0.13% 1.04%
2063 -0.13% 1.08%
2062 -0.15% 1.12%
2061 -0.15% 1.13%
2060 -0.15% 1.18%
2059 -0.16% 1.22%
2058 -0.16% 1.26%
2057 -0.16% 1.29%
2056 -0.15% 1.33%
2055 -0.14% 1.37%
2054 -0.14% 1.42%
2053 -0.13% 1.46%
2052 -0.14% 1.49%
2051 -0.11% 1.53%
2050 -0.11% 1.57%
2049 -0.09% 1.62%
2048 -0.09% 1.66%
2047 -0.06% 1.69%
2046 -0.06% 1.72%
2045 -0.05% 1.76%
2044 -0.03% 1.81%
2043 -0.02% 1.84%
2042 0.003% 1.86%
2041 0.03% 1.89%
2040 0.05% 1.93%
2039 0.08% 1.99%
2038 0.1% 2.04%
2037 0.13% 2.07%
2036 0.15% 2.13%
2035 0.18% 2.17%
2034 0.22% 2.22%
2033 0.25% 2.29%
2032 0.28% 2.36%
2031 0.32% 2.41%
2030 0.37% 2.47%
2029 0.42% 2.54%
2028 0.46% 2.59%
2027 0.51% 2.65%
2026 0.6% 2.71%
2025 0.7% 2.77%
2024 0.65% 2.79%
2023 1% 2.84%
2022 0.96% 3.05%
2021 0.52% 3.27%
2020 0.56% 3.39%
2019 0.66% 3.45%
2018 0.59% 3.46%
2017 0.59% 3.55%
2016 0.53% 3.38%
2015 0.44% 3.12%
2014 0.36% 3%
2013 0.3% 2.91%
2012 0.37% 2.95%
2011 0.47% 2.98%
2010 0.51% 2.99%
2009 0.52% 2.98%
2008 0.39% 2.99%
2007 0.22% 2.98%
2006 0.16% 2.97%
2005 0.23% 2.98%
2004 0.35% 3.04%
2003 0.47% 3.21%
2002 0.64% 3.18%
2001 0.76% 3.11%
2000 0.72% 3.19%
1999 0.67% 3.29%
1998 0.62% 3.02%
1997 0.52% 2.94%
1996 0.46% 2.74%
1995 0.5% 2.77%
1994 0.6% 3.41%
1993 0.7% 3.51%
1992 0.76% 3.47%
1991 0.79% 3.34%
1990 0.69% 3.29%
1989 0.6% 3.28%
1988 0.65% 3.24%
1987 0.64% 3.15%
1986 0.56% 2.95%
1985 0.47% 2.85%
1984 0.4% 2.71%
1983 0.38% 2.51%
1982 0.46% 2.34%
1981 0.69% 2.11%
1980 0.79% 2.1%
1979 0.69% 2.44%
1978 0.62% 2.69%
1977 0.6% 2.68%
1976 0.79% 2.66%
1975 0.9% 2.63%
1974 0.79% 2.52%
1973 0.83% 2.37%
1972 1.02% 2.52%
1971 1.2% 2.87%
1970 1.25% 3.06%
1969 1.16% 3.15%
1968 1.04% 3.19%
1967 1.14% 3.14%
1966 1.31% 3.09%
1965 1.38% 3.06%
1964 1.35% 3.03%
1963 1.36% 2.98%
1962 1.43% 2.93%
1961 1.32% 2.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of the Netherlands grew by 0.65%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Netherlands Uganda
Current population
18252623
53170946
Population rank 72/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.64%
One net population change
4.52 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
3.2 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
3.09 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +319 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +116,368 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 121/197 22/197
One migration net change every
5.03 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +104,681 -119,059
Net migration rank 16/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 2,956,518 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 23/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 40/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Netherlands
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Netherlands Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 104,681 - -119,059
2024 - 121,628 - -117,924
2023 -5,363 144,558 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -1,770 224,472 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 7,014 106,416 1,423,377 43,464
2020 0 67,598 1,397,288 43,464
2019 17,345 109,003 1,367,044 107,210
2018 15,508 87,197 1,332,600 60,724
2017 18,844 86,332 1,290,658 92,879
2016 23,843 88,743 1,249,565 123,379
2015 23,716 55,585 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 35,417 36,591 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 30,248 19,973 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 35,186 14,861 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 45,072 31,224 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 48,184 33,703 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 51,244 39,832 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 49,337 32,406 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 49,145 -304 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 49,038 -25,401 999,958 -156,232
2005 50,592 -22,496 969,096 -151,386
2004 56,987 -9,230 938,623 -138,770
2003 58,411 7,937 901,374 -96,429
2002 59,751 28,824 868,756 -35,149
2001 62,580 56,096 836,751 -95,956
2000 66,887 59,308 803,069 -52,824
1999 60,086 47,179 775,166 -39,695
1998 61,258 52,058 741,175 6,277
1997 56,198 31,302 727,523 -155,461
1996 51,251 21,792 699,707 -22,795
1995 54,106 15,056 697,218 -242,378
1994 61,532 20,193 675,092 -16,198
1993 58,103 44,514 650,032 18,349
1992 66,811 50,148 627,139 24,723
1991 69,321 51,670 602,740 3,643
1990 68,777 53,564 587,291 -21,688
1989 59,396 31,165 565,367 -12,576
1988 61,993 31,026 547,759 -20,113
1987 64,526 39,559 527,397 -22,415
1986 59,746 30,380 487,693 -19,485
1985 55,069 27,356 462,534 -42,942
1984 54,812 12,902 421,241 -8,818
1983 51,722 11,007 404,940 -45,776
1982 54,388 7,644 390,820 -53,497
1981 62,688 17,643 380,028 -83,010
1980 66,504 54,010 370,287 -105,900
1979 63,172 42,772 381,626 -98,863
1978 61,344 26,639 371,930 -34,606
1977 63,739 19,809 365,216 -37,671
1976 63,361 18,774 359,458 -42,259
1975 64,232 68,569 354,278 -47,359
1974 75,853 31,645 345,773 -51,910
1973 84,668 18,705 340,780 -73,439
1972 101,297 17,470 335,935 -86,409
1971 116,112 32,756 328,294 -42,642
1970 129,082 32,438 333,202 -25,646
1969 139,082 21,850 320,486 -14,548
1968 132,389 7,243 309,725 -3,214
1967 138,580 -10,673 296,692 -3,773
1966 138,265 20,740 282,225 -3,021
1965 146,308 19,444 271,830 -3,716
1964 157,653 15,014 260,733 -3,169
1963 154,361 -21 250,885 -3,058
1962 153,474 18,024 241,513 -6,470
1961 159,450 8,258 232,894 -7,893
1960 151,623 -13,235 225,080 -7,586

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 11.8% of the population change in the Netherlands is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people). In Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 2,956,518 residents or 16.2% of the population were not native-born in the Netherlands, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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