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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 17,993,485 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,252,623 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 5.4 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.3M (11.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Netherlands vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Netherlands Uruguay
2100 17,359,081 2,256,741
2099 17,392,412 2,279,899
2098 17,425,508 2,303,351
2097 17,459,827 2,326,987
2096 17,495,124 2,350,799
2095 17,532,593 2,374,835
2094 17,571,051 2,398,960
2093 17,610,792 2,423,269
2092 17,649,611 2,447,646
2091 17,688,532 2,472,126
2090 17,730,570 2,496,514
2089 17,770,380 2,520,852
2088 17,809,825 2,545,052
2087 17,845,820 2,569,100
2086 17,885,001 2,592,974
2085 17,921,302 2,616,629
2084 17,957,639 2,640,001
2083 17,994,232 2,663,150
2082 18,029,404 2,686,021
2081 18,063,233 2,708,594
2080 18,093,703 2,730,883
2079 18,124,294 2,752,831
2078 18,152,738 2,774,432
2077 18,181,372 2,795,709
2076 18,206,864 2,816,677
2075 18,227,791 2,837,308
2074 18,245,652 2,857,709
2073 18,263,765 2,877,721
2072 18,280,443 2,897,543
2071 18,295,700 2,917,097
2070 18,311,141 2,936,478
2069 18,326,509 2,955,616
2068 18,341,711 2,974,445
2067 18,356,770 2,992,987
2066 18,374,904 3,011,309
2065 18,396,018 3,029,441
2064 18,417,894 3,047,343
2063 18,441,434 3,065,064
2062 18,464,922 3,082,642
2061 18,492,436 3,100,006
2060 18,520,315 3,117,149
2059 18,548,786 3,133,952
2058 18,577,700 3,150,250
2057 18,608,370 3,166,055
2056 18,638,918 3,181,373
2055 18,666,514 3,196,072
2054 18,692,598 3,210,110
2053 18,718,268 3,223,395
2052 18,741,740 3,235,973
2051 18,768,309 3,247,888
2050 18,789,481 3,259,108
2049 18,809,886 3,269,675
2048 18,827,655 3,279,610
2047 18,844,635 3,288,969
2046 18,855,920 3,297,696
2045 18,867,286 3,305,917
2044 18,877,101 3,313,556
2043 18,882,735 3,320,565
2042 18,885,839 3,326,955
2041 18,885,255 3,332,884
2040 18,879,571 3,338,277
2039 18,870,248 3,343,295
2038 18,855,512 3,347,790
2037 18,837,172 3,351,911
2036 18,811,873 3,355,671
2035 18,783,312 3,359,126
2034 18,750,125 3,362,276
2033 18,708,101 3,365,250
2032 18,662,054 3,368,057
2031 18,609,452 3,370,727
2030 18,549,634 3,373,273
2029 18,481,269 3,375,805
2028 18,404,195 3,378,198
2027 18,320,644 3,380,504
2026 18,227,403 3,382,789
2025 18,118,662 3,384,805
2024 17,993,485 3,386,588
2023 17,877,117 3,388,081
2022 17,700,982 3,390,913
2021 17,533,044 3,396,695
2020 17,441,500 3,398,968
2019 17,344,874 3,397,206
2018 17,231,624 3,394,534
2017 17,131,296 3,388,438
2016 17,030,314 3,379,283
2015 16,939,923 3,368,017
2014 16,865,008 3,356,334
2013 16,804,432 3,345,337
2012 16,754,962 3,335,401
2011 16,693,074 3,326,825
2010 16,615,394 3,318,580
2009 16,530,388 3,310,091
2008 16,445,593 3,302,177
2007 16,381,696 3,295,153
2006 16,346,101 3,289,506
2005 16,319,868 3,285,771
2004 16,281,779 3,283,148
2003 16,225,302 3,281,186
2002 16,148,929 3,278,867
2001 16,046,180 3,274,251
2000 15,925,513 3,266,206
1999 15,812,088 3,254,015
1998 15,707,209 3,239,280
1997 15,610,650 3,223,345
1996 15,530,498 3,206,324
1995 15,459,006 3,189,440
1994 15,382,838 3,172,834
1993 15,290,368 3,156,345
1992 15,184,166 3,139,702
1991 15,069,798 3,122,354
1990 14,951,510 3,104,403
1989 14,848,907 3,086,255
1988 14,760,094 3,067,961
1987 14,665,037 3,049,896
1986 14,572,278 3,032,845
1985 14,491,632 3,017,037
1984 14,424,211 3,002,488
1983 14,367,070 2,988,778
1982 14,312,690 2,975,492
1981 14,247,208 2,963,246
1980 14,149,800 2,951,953
1979 14,038,270 2,939,903
1978 13,941,700 2,925,715
1977 13,856,185 2,909,461
1976 13,774,037 2,891,392
1975 13,666,335 2,872,320
1974 13,545,056 2,853,944
1973 13,439,322 2,837,133
1972 13,328,593 2,821,644
1971 13,194,497 2,806,462
1970 13,038,526 2,790,807
1969 12,877,984 2,773,974
1968 12,729,721 2,754,606
1967 12,598,201 2,732,277
1966 12,456,251 2,707,646
1965 12,294,732 2,681,169
1964 12,127,120 2,653,180
1963 11,965,966 2,623,766
1962 11,805,689 2,593,298
1961 11,638,712 2,562,044
1960 11,486,631 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Netherlands Uruguay
2100 -0.19% -1.02%
2099 -0.19% -1.02%
2098 -0.2% -1.02%
2097 -0.2% -1.01%
2096 -0.21% -1.01%
2095 -0.22% -1.01%
2094 -0.23% -1%
2093 -0.22% -1%
2092 -0.22% -0.99%
2091 -0.24% -0.98%
2090 -0.22% -0.97%
2089 -0.22% -0.95%
2088 -0.2% -0.94%
2087 -0.22% -0.92%
2086 -0.2% -0.9%
2085 -0.2% -0.89%
2084 -0.2% -0.87%
2083 -0.2% -0.85%
2082 -0.19% -0.83%
2081 -0.17% -0.82%
2080 -0.17% -0.8%
2079 -0.16% -0.78%
2078 -0.16% -0.76%
2077 -0.14% -0.74%
2076 -0.11% -0.73%
2075 -0.1% -0.71%
2074 -0.1% -0.7%
2073 -0.09% -0.68%
2072 -0.08% -0.67%
2071 -0.08% -0.66%
2070 -0.08% -0.65%
2069 -0.08% -0.63%
2068 -0.08% -0.62%
2067 -0.1% -0.61%
2066 -0.11% -0.6%
2065 -0.12% -0.59%
2064 -0.13% -0.58%
2063 -0.13% -0.57%
2062 -0.15% -0.56%
2061 -0.15% -0.55%
2060 -0.15% -0.54%
2059 -0.16% -0.52%
2058 -0.16% -0.5%
2057 -0.16% -0.48%
2056 -0.15% -0.46%
2055 -0.14% -0.44%
2054 -0.14% -0.41%
2053 -0.13% -0.39%
2052 -0.14% -0.37%
2051 -0.11% -0.34%
2050 -0.11% -0.32%
2049 -0.09% -0.3%
2048 -0.09% -0.28%
2047 -0.06% -0.26%
2046 -0.06% -0.25%
2045 -0.05% -0.23%
2044 -0.03% -0.21%
2043 -0.02% -0.19%
2042 0.003% -0.18%
2041 0.03% -0.16%
2040 0.05% -0.15%
2039 0.08% -0.13%
2038 0.1% -0.12%
2037 0.13% -0.11%
2036 0.15% -0.1%
2035 0.18% -0.09%
2034 0.22% -0.09%
2033 0.25% -0.08%
2032 0.28% -0.08%
2031 0.32% -0.08%
2030 0.37% -0.08%
2029 0.42% -0.07%
2028 0.46% -0.07%
2027 0.51% -0.07%
2026 0.6% -0.06%
2025 0.7% -0.05%
2024 0.65% -0.04%
2023 1% -0.08%
2022 0.96% -0.17%
2021 0.52% -0.07%
2020 0.56% 0.05%
2019 0.66% 0.08%
2018 0.59% 0.18%
2017 0.59% 0.27%
2016 0.53% 0.33%
2015 0.44% 0.35%
2014 0.36% 0.33%
2013 0.3% 0.3%
2012 0.37% 0.26%
2011 0.47% 0.25%
2010 0.51% 0.26%
2009 0.52% 0.24%
2008 0.39% 0.21%
2007 0.22% 0.17%
2006 0.16% 0.11%
2005 0.23% 0.08%
2004 0.35% 0.06%
2003 0.47% 0.07%
2002 0.64% 0.14%
2001 0.76% 0.25%
2000 0.72% 0.37%
1999 0.67% 0.45%
1998 0.62% 0.49%
1997 0.52% 0.53%
1996 0.46% 0.53%
1995 0.5% 0.52%
1994 0.6% 0.52%
1993 0.7% 0.53%
1992 0.76% 0.56%
1991 0.79% 0.58%
1990 0.69% 0.59%
1989 0.6% 0.6%
1988 0.65% 0.59%
1987 0.64% 0.56%
1986 0.56% 0.52%
1985 0.47% 0.48%
1984 0.4% 0.46%
1983 0.38% 0.45%
1982 0.46% 0.41%
1981 0.69% 0.38%
1980 0.79% 0.41%
1979 0.69% 0.48%
1978 0.62% 0.56%
1977 0.6% 0.62%
1976 0.79% 0.66%
1975 0.9% 0.64%
1974 0.79% 0.59%
1973 0.83% 0.55%
1972 1.02% 0.54%
1971 1.2% 0.56%
1970 1.25% 0.61%
1969 1.16% 0.7%
1968 1.04% 0.82%
1967 1.14% 0.91%
1966 1.31% 0.99%
1965 1.38% 1.05%
1964 1.35% 1.12%
1963 1.36% 1.17%
1962 1.43% 1.22%
1961 1.32% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Netherlands Uruguay
Current population
18252623
3382789
Population rank 72/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.04%
One net population change
4.52 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
3.2 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
3.09 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +319 -4
Annual growth/decline +116,368 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 121/197 167/197
One migration net change every
5.03 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +104,681 -1,338
Net migration rank 16/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 2,956,518 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 23/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 40/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Netherlands
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Netherlands Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 104,681 - -1,338
2024 - 121,628 - -1,348
2023 -5,363 144,558 298 -1,501
2022 -1,770 224,472 -2,964 -1,501
2021 7,014 106,416 -5,621 -1,482
2020 0 67,598 4,048 -1,482
2019 17,345 109,003 3,873 -2,899
2018 15,508 87,197 7,322 -2,963
2017 18,844 86,332 10,907 -3,091
2016 23,843 88,743 14,008 -3,506
2015 23,716 55,585 16,194 -4,157
2014 35,417 36,591 16,238 -4,919
2013 30,248 19,973 16,318 -5,647
2012 35,186 14,861 15,520 -6,317
2011 45,072 31,224 14,934 -6,982
2010 48,184 33,703 16,231 -7,696
2009 51,244 39,832 16,947 -8,510
2008 49,337 32,406 16,838 -9,458
2007 49,145 -304 17,422 -10,750
2006 49,038 -25,401 17,783 -13,161
2005 50,592 -22,496 18,926 -16,086
2004 56,987 -9,230 18,067 -15,668
2003 58,411 7,937 18,628 -17,105
2002 59,751 28,824 20,073 -16,957
2001 62,580 56,096 20,729 -14,620
2000 66,887 59,308 21,060 -11,076
1999 60,086 47,179 21,844 -7,441
1998 61,258 52,058 22,114 -7,048
1997 56,198 31,302 23,737 -6,938
1996 51,251 21,792 24,635 -7,397
1995 54,106 15,056 24,872 -8,339
1994 61,532 20,193 24,637 -7,955
1993 58,103 44,514 24,212 -7,922
1992 66,811 50,148 24,847 -7,850
1991 69,321 51,670 25,422 -7,714
1990 68,777 53,564 25,699 -7,499
1989 59,396 31,165 25,322 -7,229
1988 61,993 31,026 25,071 -6,582
1987 64,526 39,559 24,469 -6,833
1986 59,746 30,380 24,505 -8,046
1985 55,069 27,356 23,988 -8,832
1984 54,812 12,902 23,684 -9,730
1983 51,722 11,007 24,146 -10,671
1982 54,388 7,644 25,224 -12,131
1981 62,688 17,643 24,968 -13,577
1980 66,504 54,010 25,451 -14,252
1979 63,172 42,772 27,456 -14,552
1978 61,344 26,639 30,076 -14,611
1977 63,739 19,809 31,321 -14,280
1976 63,361 18,774 33,199 -14,096
1975 64,232 68,569 33,393 -14,350
1974 75,853 31,645 32,221 -14,512
1973 84,668 18,705 30,213 -14,312
1972 101,297 17,470 28,896 -13,817
1971 116,112 32,756 28,584 -13,288
1970 129,082 32,438 28,737 -12,727
1969 139,082 21,850 28,805 -11,149
1968 132,389 7,243 29,103 -8,028
1967 138,580 -10,673 29,514 -5,938
1966 138,265 20,740 30,293 -4,599
1965 146,308 19,444 30,807 -3,542
1964 157,653 15,014 31,340 -2,623
1963 154,361 -21 31,824 -1,707
1962 153,474 18,024 31,441 -623
1961 159,450 8,258 30,975 703
1960 151,623 -13,235 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 2,956,518 residents or 16.2% of the population were not native-born in the Netherlands, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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