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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Netherlands	United States	Netherlands	United States
1900	-	76,094,000	-	-
1901	-	77,584,000	-	1.96%
1902	-	79,163,000	-	2.04%
1903	-	80,632,000	-	1.86%
1904	-	82,166,000	-	1.9%
1905	-	83,822,000	-	2.02%
1906	-	85,450,000	-	1.94%
1907	-	87,008,000	-	1.82%
1908	-	88,710,000	-	1.96%
1909	-	90,490,000	-	2.01%
1910	-	92,407,000	-	2.12%
1911	-	93,863,000	-	1.58%
1912	-	95,335,000	-	1.57%
1913	-	97,225,000	-	1.98%
1914	-	99,111,000	-	1.94%
1915	-	100,546,000	-	1.45%
1916	-	101,961,000	-	1.41%
1917	-	103,268,000	-	1.28%
1918	-	103,208,000	-	-0.06%
1919	-	104,514,000	-	1.27%
1920	-	106,461,000	-	1.86%
1921	-	108,538,000	-	1.95%
1922	-	110,049,000	-	1.39%
1923	-	111,947,000	-	1.72%
1924	-	114,109,000	-	1.93%
1925	-	115,829,000	-	1.51%
1926	-	117,397,000	-	1.35%
1927	-	119,035,000	-	1.4%
1928	-	120,509,000	-	1.24%
1929	-	121,767,000	-	1.04%
1930	-	123,076,741	-	1.08%
1931	-	124,039,648	-	0.78%
1932	-	124,840,471	-	0.65%
1933	-	125,578,763	-	0.59%
1934	-	126,373,773	-	0.63%
1935	-	127,250,232	-	0.69%
1936	-	128,053,180	-	0.63%
1937	-	128,824,829	-	0.6%
1938	-	129,824,939	-	0.78%
1939	-	130,879,718	-	0.81%
1940	-	132,122,446	-	0.95%
1941	-	133,402,471	-	0.97%
1942	-	134,859,553	-	1.09%
1943	-	136,739,353	-	1.39%
1944	-	138,397,345	-	1.21%
1945	-	139,928,165	-	1.11%
1946	-	141,388,566	-	1.04%
1947	-	144,126,071	-	1.94%
1948	-	146,631,302	-	1.74%
1949	-	149,188,130	-	1.74%
1950	-	152,271,417	-	2.07%
1951	-	154,877,889	-	1.71%
1952	-	157,552,740	-	1.73%
1953	-	160,184,192	-	1.67%
1954	-	163,025,854	-	1.77%
1955	-	165,931,202	-	1.78%
1956	-	168,903,031	-	1.79%
1957	-	171,984,130	-	1.82%
1958	-	174,881,904	-	1.68%
1959	-	177,829,628	-	1.69%
1960	11,486,631	180,671,158	-	1.6%
1961	11,638,712	183,691,481	1.32%	1.67%
1962	11,805,689	186,537,737	1.43%	1.55%
1963	11,965,966	189,241,798	1.36%	1.45%
1964	12,127,120	191,888,791	1.35%	1.4%
1965	12,294,732	194,302,963	1.38%	1.26%
1966	12,456,251	196,560,338	1.31%	1.16%
1967	12,598,201	198,712,056	1.14%	1.09%
1968	12,729,721	200,706,052	1.04%	1%
1969	12,877,984	202,676,946	1.16%	0.98%
1970	13,038,526	205,052,174	1.25%	1.17%
1971	13,194,497	207,660,677	1.2%	1.27%
1972	13,328,593	209,896,021	1.02%	1.08%
1973	13,439,322	211,908,788	0.83%	0.96%
1974	13,545,056	213,853,928	0.79%	0.92%
1975	13,666,335	215,973,199	0.9%	0.99%
1976	13,774,037	218,035,164	0.79%	0.95%
1977	13,856,185	220,239,425	0.6%	1.01%
1978	13,941,700	222,584,545	0.62%	1.06%
1979	14,038,270	225,055,487	0.69%	1.11%
1980	14,149,800	226,542,250	0.79%	0.66%
1981	14,247,208	229,465,744	0.69%	1.29%
1982	14,312,690	231,664,432	0.46%	0.96%
1983	14,367,070	233,792,014	0.38%	0.92%
1984	14,424,211	235,824,908	0.4%	0.87%
1985	14,491,632	237,923,734	0.47%	0.89%
1986	14,572,278	240,132,831	0.56%	0.93%
1987	14,665,037	242,288,936	0.64%	0.9%
1988	14,760,094	244,499,004	0.65%	0.91%
1989	14,848,907	246,819,222	0.6%	0.95%
1990	14,951,510	250,131,894	0.69%	1.34%
1991	15,069,798	253,492,503	0.79%	1.34%
1992	15,184,166	256,894,189	0.76%	1.34%
1993	15,290,368	260,255,352	0.7%	1.31%
1994	15,382,838	263,435,673	0.6%	1.22%
1995	15,459,006	266,557,091	0.5%	1.18%
1996	15,530,498	269,667,391	0.46%	1.17%
1997	15,610,650	272,911,760	0.52%	1.2%
1998	15,707,209	276,115,288	0.62%	1.17%
1999	15,812,088	279,294,713	0.67%	1.15%
2000	15,925,513	282,162,411	0.72%	1.03%
2001	16,046,180	284,968,955	0.76%	0.99%
2002	16,148,929	287,625,193	0.64%	0.93%
2003	16,225,302	290,107,933	0.47%	0.86%
2004	16,281,779	292,805,298	0.35%	0.93%
2005	16,319,868	295,516,599	0.23%	0.93%
2006	16,346,101	298,379,912	0.16%	0.97%
2007	16,381,696	301,231,207	0.22%	0.96%
2008	16,445,593	304,093,966	0.39%	0.95%
2009	16,530,388	306,771,529	0.52%	0.88%
2010	16,615,394	309,327,143	0.51%	0.83%
2011	16,693,074	311,583,481	0.47%	0.73%
2012	16,754,962	313,877,662	0.37%	0.74%
2013	16,804,432	316,059,947	0.3%	0.7%
2014	16,865,008	318,386,329	0.36%	0.74%
2015	16,939,923	320,738,994	0.44%	0.74%
2016	17,030,314	323,071,755	0.53%	0.73%
2017	17,131,296	325,122,128	0.59%	0.63%
2018	17,231,624	326,838,199	0.59%	0.53%
2019	17,344,874	328,329,953	0.66%	0.46%
2020	17,441,500	331,526,933	0.56%	0.97%
2021	17,533,044	331,893,745	0.52%	0.11%
2022	17,700,982	333,271,411	0.96%	0.42%
2023	17,877,117	334,914,895	1%	0.49%
2024	17,994,237	340,110,988	0.66%	1.55%
2025	18,110,800	341,931,772	0.65%	0.54%
2026	18,211,436	343,664,369	0.56%	0.51%
2027	18,299,531	345,331,185	0.48%	0.49%
2028	18,379,573	346,981,137	0.44%	0.48%
2029	18,452,044	348,601,982	0.39%	0.47%
2030	18,515,913	350,176,974	0.35%	0.45%
2031	18,571,934	351,725,612	0.3%	0.44%
2032	18,621,087	353,249,060	0.26%	0.43%
2033	18,664,975	354,749,644	0.24%	0.42%
2034	18,702,456	356,234,239	0.2%	0.42%
2035	18,733,223	357,694,316	0.16%	0.41%
2036	18,760,054	359,119,002	0.14%	0.4%
2037	18,781,793	360,517,853	0.12%	0.39%
2038	18,798,283	361,895,407	0.09%	0.38%
2039	18,810,276	363,229,908	0.06%	0.37%
2040	18,817,745	364,512,364	0.04%	0.35%
2041	18,820,870	365,753,139	0.02%	0.34%
2042	18,819,607	366,969,419	-0.007%	0.33%
2043	18,815,261	368,146,925	-0.02%	0.32%
2044	18,807,564	369,258,123	-0.04%	0.3%
2045	18,797,005	370,318,770	-0.06%	0.29%
2046	18,785,724	371,328,255	-0.06%	0.27%
2047	18,771,651	372,299,116	-0.07%	0.26%
2048	18,754,325	373,230,539	-0.09%	0.25%
2049	18,735,299	374,119,803	-0.1%	0.24%
2050	18,714,579	374,986,259	-0.11%	0.23%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Netherlands increased by 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Netherlands gained 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2005 and is 72nd in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.