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

Netherlands vs United States: population by year and forecast

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United States

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Year	Population
	Netherlands	United States
2100	17,359,081	415,429,771
2099	17,392,412	414,829,167
2098	17,425,508	414,231,720
2097	17,459,827	413,576,381
2096	17,495,124	412,927,393
2095	17,532,593	412,225,379
2094	17,571,051	411,498,749
2093	17,610,792	410,785,729
2092	17,649,611	410,051,921
2091	17,688,532	409,320,183
2090	17,730,570	408,613,732
2089	17,770,380	407,885,645
2088	17,809,825	407,129,733
2087	17,845,820	406,421,298
2086	17,885,001	405,715,343
2085	17,921,302	405,059,379
2084	17,957,639	404,343,130
2083	17,994,232	403,612,785
2082	18,029,404	402,871,293
2081	18,063,233	402,054,554
2080	18,093,703	401,319,194
2079	18,124,294	400,554,914
2078	18,152,738	399,737,968
2077	18,181,372	398,906,565
2076	18,206,864	398,035,750
2075	18,227,791	397,109,170
2074	18,245,652	396,226,412
2073	18,263,765	395,307,725
2072	18,280,443	394,393,561
2071	18,295,700	393,415,363
2070	18,311,141	392,469,727
2069	18,326,509	391,479,981
2068	18,341,711	390,517,695
2067	18,356,770	389,543,856
2066	18,374,904	388,597,719
2065	18,396,018	387,685,327
2064	18,417,894	386,805,026
2063	18,441,434	385,911,917
2062	18,464,922	385,032,627
2061	18,492,436	384,170,837
2060	18,520,315	383,361,269
2059	18,548,786	382,542,030
2058	18,577,700	381,704,804
2057	18,608,370	380,907,023
2056	18,638,918	380,159,777
2055	18,666,514	379,430,756
2054	18,692,598	378,682,851
2053	18,718,268	377,878,421
2052	18,741,740	377,073,303
2051	18,768,309	376,229,840
2050	18,789,481	375,373,155
2049	18,809,886	374,493,150
2048	18,827,655	373,590,762
2047	18,844,635	372,626,259
2046	18,855,920	371,644,809
2045	18,867,286	370,602,914
2044	18,877,101	369,518,897
2043	18,882,735	368,375,680
2042	18,885,839	367,158,772
2041	18,885,255	365,937,822
2040	18,879,571	364,671,837
2039	18,870,248	363,367,337
2038	18,855,512	361,997,023
2037	18,837,172	360,606,236
2036	18,811,873	359,193,245
2035	18,783,312	357,750,686
2034	18,750,125	356,266,726
2033	18,708,101	354,775,032
2032	18,662,054	353,259,037
2031	18,609,452	351,721,511
2030	18,549,634	350,155,042
2029	18,481,269	348,564,667
2028	18,404,195	346,906,294
2027	18,320,644	345,257,605
2026	18,227,403	343,565,426
2025	18,118,662	341,784,857
2024	17,993,485	340,110,988
2023	17,877,117	334,914,895
2022	17,700,982	333,271,411
2021	17,533,044	331,893,745
2020	17,441,500	331,526,933
2019	17,344,874	328,329,953
2018	17,231,624	326,838,199
2017	17,131,296	325,122,128
2016	17,030,314	323,071,755
2015	16,939,923	320,738,994
2014	16,865,008	318,386,329
2013	16,804,432	316,059,947
2012	16,754,962	313,877,662
2011	16,693,074	311,583,481
2010	16,615,394	309,327,143
2009	16,530,388	306,771,529
2008	16,445,593	304,093,966
2007	16,381,696	301,231,207
2006	16,346,101	298,379,912
2005	16,319,868	295,516,599
2004	16,281,779	292,805,298
2003	16,225,302	290,107,933
2002	16,148,929	287,625,193
2001	16,046,180	284,968,955
2000	15,925,513	282,162,411
1999	15,812,088	279,294,713
1998	15,707,209	276,115,288
1997	15,610,650	272,911,760
1996	15,530,498	269,667,391
1995	15,459,006	266,557,091
1994	15,382,838	263,435,673
1993	15,290,368	260,255,352
1992	15,184,166	256,894,189
1991	15,069,798	253,492,503
1990	14,951,510	250,131,894
1989	14,848,907	246,819,222
1988	14,760,094	244,499,004
1987	14,665,037	242,288,936
1986	14,572,278	240,132,831
1985	14,491,632	237,923,734
1984	14,424,211	235,824,908
1983	14,367,070	233,792,014
1982	14,312,690	231,664,432
1981	14,247,208	229,465,744
1980	14,149,800	226,542,250
1979	14,038,270	225,055,487
1978	13,941,700	222,584,545
1977	13,856,185	220,239,425
1976	13,774,037	218,035,164
1975	13,666,335	215,973,199
1974	13,545,056	213,853,928
1973	13,439,322	211,908,788
1972	13,328,593	209,896,021
1971	13,194,497	207,660,677
1970	13,038,526	205,052,174
1969	12,877,984	202,676,946
1968	12,729,721	200,706,052
1967	12,598,201	198,712,056
1966	12,456,251	196,560,338
1965	12,294,732	194,302,963
1964	12,127,120	191,888,791
1963	11,965,966	189,241,798
1962	11,805,689	186,537,737
1961	11,638,712	183,691,481
1960	11,486,631	180,671,158

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

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Year	Growth rate
	Netherlands	United States
2100	-0.19%	0.14%
2099	-0.19%	0.14%
2098	-0.2%	0.16%
2097	-0.2%	0.16%
2096	-0.21%	0.17%
2095	-0.22%	0.18%
2094	-0.23%	0.17%
2093	-0.22%	0.18%
2092	-0.22%	0.18%
2091	-0.24%	0.17%
2090	-0.22%	0.18%
2089	-0.22%	0.19%
2088	-0.2%	0.17%
2087	-0.22%	0.17%
2086	-0.2%	0.16%
2085	-0.2%	0.18%
2084	-0.2%	0.18%
2083	-0.2%	0.18%
2082	-0.19%	0.2%
2081	-0.17%	0.18%
2080	-0.17%	0.19%
2079	-0.16%	0.2%
2078	-0.16%	0.21%
2077	-0.14%	0.22%
2076	-0.11%	0.23%
2075	-0.1%	0.22%
2074	-0.1%	0.23%
2073	-0.09%	0.23%
2072	-0.08%	0.25%
2071	-0.08%	0.24%
2070	-0.08%	0.25%
2069	-0.08%	0.25%
2068	-0.08%	0.25%
2067	-0.1%	0.24%
2066	-0.11%	0.24%
2065	-0.12%	0.23%
2064	-0.13%	0.23%
2063	-0.13%	0.23%
2062	-0.15%	0.22%
2061	-0.15%	0.21%
2060	-0.15%	0.21%
2059	-0.16%	0.22%
2058	-0.16%	0.21%
2057	-0.16%	0.2%
2056	-0.15%	0.19%
2055	-0.14%	0.2%
2054	-0.14%	0.21%
2053	-0.13%	0.21%
2052	-0.14%	0.22%
2051	-0.11%	0.23%
2050	-0.11%	0.23%
2049	-0.09%	0.24%
2048	-0.09%	0.26%
2047	-0.06%	0.26%
2046	-0.06%	0.28%
2045	-0.05%	0.29%
2044	-0.03%	0.31%
2043	-0.02%	0.33%
2042	0.003%	0.33%
2041	0.03%	0.35%
2040	0.05%	0.36%
2039	0.08%	0.38%
2038	0.1%	0.39%
2037	0.13%	0.39%
2036	0.15%	0.4%
2035	0.18%	0.42%
2034	0.22%	0.42%
2033	0.25%	0.43%
2032	0.28%	0.44%
2031	0.32%	0.45%
2030	0.37%	0.46%
2029	0.42%	0.48%
2028	0.46%	0.48%
2027	0.51%	0.49%
2026	0.6%	0.52%
2025	0.7%	0.49%
2024	0.65%	1.55%
2023	1%	0.49%
2022	0.96%	0.42%
2021	0.52%	0.11%
2020	0.56%	0.97%
2019	0.66%	0.46%
2018	0.59%	0.53%
2017	0.59%	0.63%
2016	0.53%	0.73%
2015	0.44%	0.74%
2014	0.36%	0.74%
2013	0.3%	0.7%
2012	0.37%	0.74%
2011	0.47%	0.73%
2010	0.51%	0.83%
2009	0.52%	0.88%
2008	0.39%	0.95%
2007	0.22%	0.96%
2006	0.16%	0.97%
2005	0.23%	0.93%
2004	0.35%	0.93%
2003	0.47%	0.86%
2002	0.64%	0.93%
2001	0.76%	0.99%
2000	0.72%	1.03%
1999	0.67%	1.15%
1998	0.62%	1.17%
1997	0.52%	1.2%
1996	0.46%	1.17%
1995	0.5%	1.18%
1994	0.6%	1.22%
1993	0.7%	1.31%
1992	0.76%	1.34%
1991	0.79%	1.34%
1990	0.69%	1.34%
1989	0.6%	0.95%
1988	0.65%	0.91%
1987	0.64%	0.9%
1986	0.56%	0.93%
1985	0.47%	0.89%
1984	0.4%	0.87%
1983	0.38%	0.92%
1982	0.46%	0.96%
1981	0.69%	1.29%
1980	0.79%	0.66%
1979	0.69%	1.11%
1978	0.62%	1.06%
1977	0.6%	1.01%
1976	0.79%	0.95%
1975	0.9%	0.99%
1974	0.79%	0.92%
1973	0.83%	0.96%
1972	1.02%	1.08%
1971	1.2%	1.27%
1970	1.25%	1.17%
1969	1.16%	0.98%
1968	1.04%	1%
1967	1.14%	1.09%
1966	1.31%	1.16%
1965	1.38%	1.26%
1964	1.35%	1.4%
1963	1.36%	1.45%
1962	1.43%	1.55%
1961	1.32%	1.67%
1960	-	1.6%

In 2025, the population of the Netherlands grew by 0.65%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

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