Population in the Netherlands compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Netherlands	UAE	Netherlands	UAE
1960	11,486,631	131,334	-	-
1961	11,638,712	137,989	1.32%	5.07%
1962	11,805,689	144,946	1.43%	5.04%
1963	11,965,966	152,211	1.36%	5.01%
1964	12,127,120	159,692	1.35%	4.91%
1965	12,294,732	167,103	1.38%	4.64%
1966	12,456,251	173,976	1.31%	4.11%
1967	12,598,201	179,700	1.14%	3.29%
1968	12,729,721	199,416	1.04%	11%
1969	12,877,984	239,660	1.16%	20.2%
1970	13,038,526	286,536	1.25%	19.6%
1971	13,194,497	335,027	1.2%	16.9%
1972	13,328,593	385,014	1.02%	14.9%
1973	13,439,322	436,399	0.83%	13.3%
1974	13,545,056	489,087	0.79%	12.1%
1975	13,666,335	542,856	0.9%	11%
1976	13,774,037	615,866	0.79%	13.4%
1977	13,856,185	710,209	0.6%	15.3%
1978	13,941,700	809,274	0.62%	13.9%
1979	14,038,270	912,010	0.69%	12.7%
1980	14,149,800	1,015,700	0.79%	11.4%
1981	14,247,208	1,099,855	0.69%	8.29%
1982	14,312,690	1,166,370	0.46%	6.05%
1983	14,367,070	1,235,305	0.38%	5.91%
1984	14,424,211	1,305,996	0.4%	5.72%
1985	14,491,632	1,377,911	0.47%	5.51%
1986	14,572,278	1,467,383	0.56%	6.49%
1987	14,665,037	1,574,244	0.64%	7.28%
1988	14,760,094	1,681,788	0.65%	6.83%
1989	14,848,907	1,789,851	0.6%	6.43%
1990	14,951,510	1,898,220	0.69%	6.05%
1991	15,069,798	2,006,626	0.79%	5.71%
1992	15,184,166	2,114,730	0.76%	5.39%
1993	15,290,368	2,222,093	0.7%	5.08%
1994	15,382,838	2,328,188	0.6%	4.77%
1995	15,459,006	2,434,662	0.5%	4.57%
1996	15,530,498	2,597,564	0.46%	6.69%
1997	15,610,650	2,817,410	0.52%	8.46%
1998	15,707,209	3,040,421	0.62%	7.92%
1999	15,812,088	3,266,009	0.67%	7.42%
2000	15,925,513	3,493,575	0.72%	6.97%
2001	16,046,180	3,723,590	0.76%	6.58%
2002	16,148,929	3,956,826	0.64%	6.26%
2003	16,225,302	4,192,457	0.47%	5.96%
2004	16,281,779	4,428,967	0.35%	5.64%
2005	16,319,868	4,664,790	0.23%	5.32%
2006	16,346,101	5,009,100	0.16%	7.38%
2007	16,381,696	5,624,635	0.22%	12.3%
2008	16,445,593	6,302,664	0.39%	12.1%
2009	16,530,388	6,707,058	0.52%	6.42%
2010	16,615,394	6,869,838	0.51%	2.43%
2011	16,693,074	7,104,538	0.47%	3.42%
2012	16,754,962	7,391,448	0.37%	4.04%
2013	16,804,432	7,693,031	0.3%	4.08%
2014	16,865,008	8,059,440	0.36%	4.76%
2015	16,939,923	8,505,237	0.44%	5.53%
2016	17,030,314	8,935,095	0.53%	5.05%
2017	17,131,296	9,223,225	0.59%	3.22%
2018	17,231,624	9,346,701	0.59%	1.34%
2019	17,344,874	9,445,785	0.66%	1.06%
2020	17,441,500	9,401,038	0.56%	-0.47%
2021	17,533,044	9,575,152	0.52%	1.85%
2022	17,700,982	10,074,977	0.96%	5.22%
2023	17,877,117	10,483,751	1%	4.06%
2024	17,994,237	10,876,981	0.66%	3.75%
2025	18,110,800	11,191,510	0.65%	2.89%
2026	18,211,436	11,417,074	0.56%	2.02%
2027	18,299,531	11,595,528	0.48%	1.56%
2028	18,379,573	11,750,055	0.44%	1.33%
2029	18,452,044	11,890,496	0.39%	1.2%
2030	18,515,913	12,024,613	0.35%	1.13%
2031	18,571,934	12,159,255	0.3%	1.12%
2032	18,621,087	12,298,043	0.26%	1.14%
2033	18,664,975	12,440,531	0.24%	1.16%
2034	18,702,456	12,586,327	0.2%	1.17%
2035	18,733,223	12,734,906	0.16%	1.18%
2036	18,760,054	12,885,831	0.14%	1.19%
2037	18,781,793	13,038,803	0.12%	1.19%
2038	18,798,283	13,193,613	0.09%	1.19%
2039	18,810,276	13,349,897	0.06%	1.18%
2040	18,817,745	13,507,317	0.04%	1.18%
2041	18,820,870	13,665,875	0.02%	1.17%
2042	18,819,607	13,825,473	-0.007%	1.17%
2043	18,815,261	13,986,029	-0.02%	1.16%
2044	18,807,564	14,147,509	-0.04%	1.15%
2045	18,797,005	14,309,823	-0.06%	1.15%
2046	18,785,724	14,473,950	-0.06%	1.15%
2047	18,771,651	14,641,700	-0.07%	1.16%
2048	18,754,325	14,812,411	-0.09%	1.17%
2049	18,735,299	14,984,754	-0.1%	1.16%
2050	18,714,579	15,158,142	-0.11%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Netherlands increased by 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,840,447 people (a 82.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Netherlands gained 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,867,463 (a 33.7% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2005 and is 72nd in 2025. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 115th in 2005 and ranked 86th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Netherlands' population will grow by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people with a rank change from 72nd to 77th. The population of the United Arab Emirates will increase by 33.3% to 15,158,142 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.