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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of the Netherlands was 18,087,633 in 2025 vs 16,950,795 people in Zimbabwe in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Netherlands' population is 18,243,998 people compared to 17,443,108 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 1.05 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • The Netherlands is ranked the 72nd most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.22% for the Netherlands vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, the Netherlands has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +1.62% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Netherlands has increased from 16.3M people to 18.2M (11.6% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (38% growth).

Netherlands vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Netherlands Zimbabwe
2100 17,329,352 37,486,352
2099 17,362,626 37,415,690
2098 17,395,665 37,331,540
2097 17,429,925 37,238,819
2096 17,465,162 37,146,184
2095 17,502,567 37,035,388
2094 17,540,959 36,915,996
2093 17,580,632 36,814,133
2092 17,619,384 36,691,740
2091 17,658,238 36,570,481
2090 17,700,204 36,428,812
2089 17,739,947 36,284,166
2088 17,779,324 36,144,627
2087 17,815,257 35,980,805
2086 17,854,371 35,811,286
2085 17,890,610 35,640,228
2084 17,926,885 35,459,328
2083 17,963,416 35,271,139
2082 17,998,527 35,081,992
2081 18,032,297 34,876,198
2080 18,062,716 34,662,013
2079 18,093,254 34,442,751
2078 18,121,649 34,220,306
2077 18,150,234 33,985,899
2076 18,175,683 33,742,198
2075 18,196,574 33,498,815
2074 18,214,405 33,247,764
2073 18,232,486 32,981,390
2072 18,249,136 32,708,937
2071 18,264,367 32,448,602
2070 18,279,781 32,183,952
2069 18,295,123 31,909,601
2068 18,310,300 31,633,783
2067 18,325,333 31,348,096
2066 18,343,435 31,065,618
2065 18,364,513 30,769,538
2064 18,386,352 30,482,622
2063 18,409,851 30,178,760
2062 18,433,299 29,870,308
2061 18,460,766 29,559,670
2060 18,488,598 29,254,998
2059 18,517,020 28,947,636
2058 18,545,884 28,634,199
2057 18,576,502 28,309,796
2056 18,606,997 27,993,176
2055 18,634,546 27,661,321
2054 18,660,585 27,334,325
2053 18,686,212 26,989,310
2052 18,709,643 26,645,898
2051 18,736,166 26,289,905
2050 18,757,302 25,937,176
2049 18,777,673 25,587,491
2048 18,795,411 25,230,302
2047 18,812,362 24,876,838
2046 18,823,628 24,515,600
2045 18,834,974 24,149,762
2044 18,844,772 23,785,181
2043 18,850,396 23,404,024
2042 18,853,495 23,037,316
2041 18,852,912 22,649,943
2040 18,847,238 22,275,480
2039 18,837,931 21,904,908
2038 18,823,220 21,532,024
2037 18,804,912 21,161,527
2036 18,779,656 20,792,863
2035 18,751,144 20,415,452
2034 18,718,013 20,049,783
2033 18,676,061 19,678,070
2032 18,630,094 19,313,685
2031 18,577,582 18,960,968
2030 18,517,866 18,615,376
2029 18,449,618 18,271,657
2028 18,372,676 17,935,044
2027 18,289,268 17,602,533
2026 18,196,186 17,274,728
2025 18,087,633 16,950,795
2024 17,993,485 16,634,373
2023 17,877,117 16,340,822
2022 17,700,982 16,069,056
2021 17,533,044 15,797,210
2020 17,441,500 15,526,888
2019 17,344,874 15,271,368
2018 17,231,624 15,034,452
2017 17,131,296 14,812,482
2016 17,030,314 14,600,294
2015 16,939,923 14,399,013
2014 16,865,008 14,207,359
2013 16,804,432 14,013,808
2012 16,754,962 13,817,887
2011 16,693,074 13,595,424
2010 16,615,394 13,356,548
2009 16,530,388 13,142,790
2008 16,445,593 12,959,149
2007 16,381,696 12,804,058
2006 16,346,101 12,636,445
2005 16,319,868 12,483,432
2004 16,281,779 12,365,896
2003 16,225,302 12,232,323
2002 16,148,929 12,087,653
2001 16,046,180 11,971,901
2000 15,925,513 11,892,055
1999 15,812,088 11,783,458
1998 15,707,209 11,594,297
1997 15,610,650 11,369,827
1996 15,530,498 11,158,360
1995 15,459,006 10,974,599
1994 15,382,838 10,873,148
1993 15,290,368 10,860,288
1992 15,184,166 10,702,700
1991 15,069,798 10,404,816
1990 14,951,510 10,137,281
1989 14,848,907 9,864,798
1988 14,760,094 9,583,094
1987 14,665,037 9,284,644
1986 14,572,278 8,982,578
1985 14,491,632 8,686,813
1984 14,424,211 8,391,488
1983 14,367,070 8,098,404
1982 14,312,690 7,796,496
1981 14,247,208 7,498,635
1980 14,149,800 7,041,303
1979 14,038,270 6,647,556
1978 13,941,700 6,543,575
1977 13,856,185 6,449,512
1976 13,774,037 6,287,105
1975 13,666,335 6,098,658
1974 13,545,056 5,908,328
1973 13,439,322 5,720,404
1972 13,328,593 5,542,445
1971 13,194,497 5,374,712
1970 13,038,526 5,215,918
1969 12,877,984 5,058,181
1968 12,729,721 4,900,440
1967 12,598,201 4,748,307
1966 12,456,251 4,601,217
1965 12,294,732 4,458,462
1964 12,127,120 4,320,006
1963 11,965,966 4,185,877
1962 11,805,689 4,055,959
1961 11,638,712 3,930,401
1960 11,486,631 3,809,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/netherlands/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Netherlands increased by 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Netherlands gained 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,842,814 people (a 19.5% growth).

The Netherlands was ranked 61st most populous country in 2006 and is 72nd in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Netherlands' population will grow by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people with a rank change from 72nd to 77th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 48.7% to 25,937,176 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 18.9M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Netherlands
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Netherlands Zimbabwe
2100 -0.19% 0.19%
2099 -0.19% 0.23%
2098 -0.2% 0.25%
2097 -0.2% 0.25%
2096 -0.21% 0.3%
2095 -0.22% 0.32%
2094 -0.23% 0.28%
2093 -0.22% 0.33%
2092 -0.22% 0.33%
2091 -0.24% 0.39%
2090 -0.22% 0.4%
2089 -0.22% 0.39%
2088 -0.2% 0.46%
2087 -0.22% 0.47%
2086 -0.2% 0.48%
2085 -0.2% 0.51%
2084 -0.2% 0.53%
2083 -0.2% 0.54%
2082 -0.19% 0.59%
2081 -0.17% 0.62%
2080 -0.17% 0.64%
2079 -0.16% 0.65%
2078 -0.16% 0.69%
2077 -0.14% 0.72%
2076 -0.11% 0.73%
2075 -0.1% 0.76%
2074 -0.1% 0.81%
2073 -0.09% 0.83%
2072 -0.08% 0.8%
2071 -0.08% 0.82%
2070 -0.08% 0.86%
2069 -0.08% 0.87%
2068 -0.08% 0.91%
2067 -0.1% 0.91%
2066 -0.11% 0.96%
2065 -0.12% 0.94%
2064 -0.13% 1.01%
2063 -0.13% 1.03%
2062 -0.15% 1.05%
2061 -0.15% 1.04%
2060 -0.15% 1.06%
2059 -0.16% 1.09%
2058 -0.16% 1.15%
2057 -0.16% 1.13%
2056 -0.15% 1.2%
2055 -0.14% 1.2%
2054 -0.14% 1.28%
2053 -0.13% 1.29%
2052 -0.14% 1.35%
2051 -0.11% 1.36%
2050 -0.11% 1.37%
2049 -0.09% 1.42%
2048 -0.09% 1.42%
2047 -0.06% 1.47%
2046 -0.06% 1.51%
2045 -0.05% 1.53%
2044 -0.03% 1.63%
2043 -0.02% 1.59%
2042 0.003% 1.71%
2041 0.03% 1.68%
2040 0.05% 1.69%
2039 0.08% 1.73%
2038 0.1% 1.75%
2037 0.13% 1.77%
2036 0.15% 1.85%
2035 0.18% 1.82%
2034 0.22% 1.89%
2033 0.25% 1.89%
2032 0.28% 1.86%
2031 0.32% 1.86%
2030 0.37% 1.88%
2029 0.42% 1.88%
2028 0.46% 1.89%
2027 0.51% 1.9%
2026 0.6% 1.91%
2025 0.52% 1.9%
2024 0.65% 1.8%
2023 1% 1.69%
2022 0.96% 1.72%
2021 0.52% 1.74%
2020 0.56% 1.67%
2019 0.66% 1.58%
2018 0.59% 1.5%
2017 0.59% 1.45%
2016 0.53% 1.4%
2015 0.44% 1.35%
2014 0.36% 1.38%
2013 0.3% 1.42%
2012 0.37% 1.64%
2011 0.47% 1.79%
2010 0.51% 1.63%
2009 0.52% 1.42%
2008 0.39% 1.21%
2007 0.22% 1.33%
2006 0.16% 1.23%
2005 0.23% 0.95%
2004 0.35% 1.09%
2003 0.47% 1.2%
2002 0.64% 0.97%
2001 0.76% 0.67%
2000 0.72% 0.92%
1999 0.67% 1.63%
1998 0.62% 1.97%
1997 0.52% 1.9%
1996 0.46% 1.67%
1995 0.5% 0.93%
1994 0.6% 0.12%
1993 0.7% 1.47%
1992 0.76% 2.86%
1991 0.79% 2.64%
1990 0.69% 2.76%
1989 0.6% 2.94%
1988 0.65% 3.21%
1987 0.64% 3.36%
1986 0.56% 3.4%
1985 0.47% 3.52%
1984 0.4% 3.62%
1983 0.38% 3.87%
1982 0.46% 3.97%
1981 0.69% 6.49%
1980 0.79% 5.92%
1979 0.69% 1.59%
1978 0.62% 1.46%
1977 0.6% 2.58%
1976 0.79% 3.09%
1975 0.9% 3.22%
1974 0.79% 3.29%
1973 0.83% 3.21%
1972 1.02% 3.12%
1971 1.2% 3.04%
1970 1.25% 3.12%
1969 1.16% 3.22%
1968 1.04% 3.2%
1967 1.14% 3.2%
1966 1.31% 3.2%
1965 1.38% 3.2%
1964 1.35% 3.2%
1963 1.36% 3.2%
1962 1.43% 3.19%
1961 1.32% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/netherlands/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2025, the population of the Netherlands grew by 0.52%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Netherlands Zimbabwe
Current population
18243998
17443108
Population rank 72/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.21%
One net population change
5.6 minutes
1.67 minutes
One birth every
3.18 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
3.04 minutes
4.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +258 +867
Annual growth/decline +94,148 +316,422
Annual growth/decline rate +0.52% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 53/197
One migration net change every
5.03 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +104,681 -54,555
Net migration rank 16/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 2,956,518 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 23/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 40/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Netherlands
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Netherlands Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 104,681 - -54,555
2024 -7,197 121,628 372,494 -60,528
2023 -5,363 144,558 372,505 -97,380
2022 -1,770 224,472 371,243 -102,828
2021 7,014 106,416 349,908 -74,623
2020 0 67,598 354,790 -89,440
2019 17,345 109,003 348,798 -103,107
2018 15,508 87,197 345,883 -117,758
2017 18,844 86,332 344,035 -128,241
2016 23,843 88,743 348,772 -140,181
2015 23,716 55,585 356,203 -162,220
2014 35,417 36,591 366,350 -177,029
2013 30,248 19,973 374,757 -176,972
2012 35,186 14,861 371,135 -177,061
2011 45,072 31,224 359,572 -108,714
2010 48,184 33,703 335,570 -108,671
2009 51,244 39,832 309,316 -108,689
2008 49,337 32,406 280,527 -113,858
2007 49,145 -304 261,805 -118,299
2006 49,038 -25,401 248,963 -57,257
2005 50,592 -22,496 248,545 -134,212
2004 56,987 -9,230 248,307 -127,550
2003 58,411 7,937 243,057 -96,667
2002 59,751 28,824 244,170 -101,212
2001 62,580 56,096 227,909 -139,361
2000 66,887 59,308 236,343 -165,181
1999 60,086 47,179 232,393 -86,343
1998 61,258 52,058 225,614 6,645
1997 56,198 31,302 216,288 395
1996 51,251 21,792 205,269 978
1995 54,106 15,056 206,695 -45,428
1994 61,532 20,193 216,343 -174,723
1993 58,103 44,514 228,045 -243,947
1992 66,811 50,148 255,291 75,788
1991 69,321 51,670 260,943 3,749
1990 68,777 53,564 265,444 4,948
1989 59,396 31,165 270,838 3,736
1988 61,993 31,026 277,498 11,327
1987 64,526 39,559 286,766 21,308
1986 59,746 30,380 289,894 6,154
1985 55,069 27,356 290,756 4,718
1984 54,812 12,902 290,052 5,124
1983 51,722 11,007 286,545 4,456
1982 54,388 7,644 279,934 32,899
1981 62,688 17,643 271,361 11,523
1980 66,504 54,010 241,179 390,593
1979 63,172 42,772 223,657 -67,937
1978 61,344 26,639 222,979 -170,727
1977 63,739 19,809 225,139 -89,270
1976 63,361 18,774 221,419 -32,495
1975 64,232 68,569 216,947 -28,988
1974 75,853 31,645 208,806 -16,105
1973 84,668 18,705 201,885 -18,733
1972 101,297 17,470 193,725 -20,959
1971 116,112 32,756 185,427 -22,719
1970 129,082 32,438 178,979 -24,102
1969 139,082 21,850 172,626 -12,028
1968 132,389 7,243 166,865 -11,997
1967 138,580 -10,673 161,205 -11,814
1966 138,265 20,740 156,014 -11,211
1965 146,308 19,444 151,164 -10,465
1964 157,653 15,014 145,848 -9,631
1963 154,361 -21 140,984 -8,936
1962 153,474 18,024 136,317 -8,529
1961 159,450 8,258 131,531 -8,204
1960 151,623 -13,235 126,959 -8,260

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/netherlands/zimbabwe | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 7.77% of the population change in the Netherlands is from natural causes (a gain of 91,940 people) and 92.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,091,532 people). In Zimbabwe 76.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,564,631 people) and 23.2% is from migration (a loss of 1,076,306 people).

As of 2024, 2,956,518 residents or 16.2% of the population were not native-born in the Netherlands, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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