The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 17,993,485 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,211,637 people compared to 102,183,444 in Vietnam.
Population statistics:
- Vietnam's population is 5.61 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
- The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
- The countries together account for 1.45% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
- For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
- Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.2M (11.4% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.4% growth).
- The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2049 for Vietnam.
Netherlands vs Vietnam: live population counter
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| Current population |
18211637
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102183444
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| Population rank | 72/197 | 16/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 1.23% |
| One net population change |
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49.6 seconds
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| One birth every |
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
3.09 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +121,628 | -59,645 |
| Daily growth/decline | +319 | +1,741 |
| Annual growth/decline | +116,368 | +635,494 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 122/197 | 124/197 |
the Netherlands and Vietnam: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,486,631 | 32,531,933 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,638,712 | 33,409,059 | 1.32% | 2.7% |
| 1962 | 11,805,689 | 34,288,560 | 1.43% | 2.63% |
| 1963 | 11,965,966 | 35,249,101 | 1.36% | 2.8% |
| 1964 | 12,127,120 | 36,201,563 | 1.35% | 2.7% |
| 1965 | 12,294,732 | 37,129,656 | 1.38% | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 12,456,251 | 38,024,836 | 1.31% | 2.41% |
| 1967 | 12,598,201 | 38,895,080 | 1.14% | 2.29% |
| 1968 | 12,729,721 | 39,734,609 | 1.04% | 2.16% |
| 1969 | 12,877,984 | 40,582,096 | 1.16% | 2.13% |
| 1970 | 13,038,526 | 41,475,230 | 1.25% | 2.2% |
| 1971 | 13,194,497 | 42,449,276 | 1.2% | 2.35% |
| 1972 | 13,328,593 | 43,429,168 | 1.02% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 13,439,322 | 44,409,861 | 0.83% | 2.26% |
| 1974 | 13,545,056 | 45,413,537 | 0.79% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 13,666,335 | 46,482,903 | 0.9% | 2.35% |
| 1976 | 13,774,037 | 47,684,931 | 0.79% | 2.59% |
| 1977 | 13,856,185 | 48,954,872 | 0.6% | 2.66% |
| 1978 | 13,941,700 | 50,249,552 | 0.62% | 2.64% |
| 1979 | 14,038,270 | 51,378,211 | 0.69% | 2.25% |
| 1980 | 14,149,800 | 52,490,101 | 0.79% | 2.16% |
| 1981 | 14,247,208 | 53,738,141 | 0.69% | 2.38% |
| 1982 | 14,312,690 | 55,011,289 | 0.46% | 2.37% |
| 1983 | 14,367,070 | 56,337,921 | 0.38% | 2.41% |
| 1984 | 14,424,211 | 57,706,067 | 0.4% | 2.43% |
| 1985 | 14,491,632 | 59,060,622 | 0.47% | 2.35% |
| 1986 | 14,572,278 | 60,347,048 | 0.56% | 2.18% |
| 1987 | 14,665,037 | 61,584,651 | 0.64% | 2.05% |
| 1988 | 14,760,094 | 62,843,228 | 0.65% | 2.04% |
| 1989 | 14,848,907 | 64,147,348 | 0.6% | 2.08% |
| 1990 | 14,951,510 | 65,504,552 | 0.69% | 2.12% |
| 1991 | 15,069,798 | 66,891,775 | 0.79% | 2.12% |
| 1992 | 15,184,166 | 68,260,337 | 0.76% | 2.05% |
| 1993 | 15,290,368 | 69,586,384 | 0.7% | 1.94% |
| 1994 | 15,382,838 | 70,854,391 | 0.6% | 1.82% |
| 1995 | 15,459,006 | 72,049,940 | 0.5% | 1.69% |
| 1996 | 15,530,498 | 73,156,447 | 0.46% | 1.54% |
| 1997 | 15,610,650 | 74,226,889 | 0.52% | 1.46% |
| 1998 | 15,707,209 | 75,299,660 | 0.62% | 1.45% |
| 1999 | 15,812,088 | 76,287,452 | 0.67% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 15,925,513 | 77,154,011 | 0.72% | 1.14% |
| 2001 | 16,046,180 | 77,969,361 | 0.76% | 1.06% |
| 2002 | 16,148,929 | 78,772,224 | 0.64% | 1.03% |
| 2003 | 16,225,302 | 79,563,777 | 0.47% | 1% |
| 2004 | 16,281,779 | 80,338,971 | 0.35% | 0.97% |
| 2005 | 16,319,868 | 81,088,313 | 0.23% | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 16,346,101 | 82,167,897 | 0.16% | 1.33% |
| 2007 | 16,381,696 | 83,633,375 | 0.22% | 1.78% |
| 2008 | 16,445,593 | 85,175,788 | 0.39% | 1.84% |
| 2009 | 16,530,388 | 86,460,018 | 0.52% | 1.51% |
| 2010 | 16,615,394 | 87,455,152 | 0.51% | 1.15% |
| 2011 | 16,693,074 | 88,468,314 | 0.47% | 1.16% |
| 2012 | 16,754,962 | 89,510,356 | 0.37% | 1.18% |
| 2013 | 16,804,432 | 90,573,104 | 0.3% | 1.19% |
| 2014 | 16,865,008 | 91,679,578 | 0.36% | 1.22% |
| 2015 | 16,939,923 | 92,823,254 | 0.44% | 1.25% |
| 2016 | 17,030,314 | 94,000,117 | 0.53% | 1.27% |
| 2017 | 17,131,296 | 95,176,977 | 0.59% | 1.25% |
| 2018 | 17,231,624 | 96,237,319 | 0.59% | 1.11% |
| 2019 | 17,344,874 | 97,173,776 | 0.66% | 0.97% |
| 2020 | 17,441,500 | 98,079,191 | 0.56% | 0.93% |
| 2021 | 17,533,044 | 98,935,098 | 0.52% | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 17,700,982 | 99,680,655 | 0.96% | 0.75% |
| 2023 | 17,877,117 | 100,352,192 | 1% | 0.67% |
| 2024 | 17,993,485 | 100,987,686 | 0.65% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 18,110,044 | 101,598,531 | 0.65% | 0.6% |
| 2026 | 18,210,675 | 102,177,434 | 0.56% | 0.57% |
| 2027 | 18,298,766 | 102,727,392 | 0.48% | 0.54% |
| 2028 | 18,378,805 | 103,255,746 | 0.44% | 0.51% |
| 2029 | 18,451,273 | 103,761,151 | 0.39% | 0.49% |
| 2030 | 18,515,139 | 104,254,900 | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 18,571,158 | 104,737,913 | 0.3% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 18,620,309 | 105,204,401 | 0.26% | 0.45% |
| 2033 | 18,664,195 | 105,656,307 | 0.24% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 18,701,674 | 106,097,515 | 0.2% | 0.42% |
| 2035 | 18,732,440 | 106,530,671 | 0.16% | 0.41% |
| 2036 | 18,759,270 | 106,945,842 | 0.14% | 0.39% |
| 2037 | 18,781,008 | 107,346,046 | 0.12% | 0.37% |
| 2038 | 18,797,497 | 107,732,019 | 0.09% | 0.36% |
| 2039 | 18,809,490 | 108,097,653 | 0.06% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 18,816,959 | 108,437,634 | 0.04% | 0.31% |
| 2041 | 18,820,083 | 108,752,199 | 0.02% | 0.29% |
| 2042 | 18,818,821 | 109,040,314 | -0.007% | 0.26% |
| 2043 | 18,814,475 | 109,292,559 | -0.02% | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 18,806,778 | 109,506,274 | -0.04% | 0.2% |
| 2045 | 18,796,219 | 109,685,396 | -0.06% | 0.16% |
| 2046 | 18,784,939 | 109,827,664 | -0.06% | 0.13% |
| 2047 | 18,770,867 | 109,930,243 | -0.07% | 0.09% |
| 2048 | 18,753,541 | 109,994,024 | -0.09% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 18,734,516 | 110,018,017 | -0.1% | 0.02% |
| 2050 | 18,713,797 | 110,008,910 | -0.11% | -0.008% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,181,323 (a 6.94% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,183,327 (a 8.71% growth).
The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Netherlands' population will grow by 2.76% to 18,713,797 people with a rank change from 72nd to 77th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.66% to 110,008,910 people and will still be ranked 16th.
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Population differences between the Netherlands and Vietnam
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| Life expectancy | 82.6 years | 75 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 34.6 years |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 33.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49:51 |
| Fertility rate | 1.43 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,384 ppl/mi² | 835 ppl/mi² |
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