Netherlands Population Growth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of Netherlands population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Netherlands in 2025 is 17,722,333, a 0.29% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Netherlands in 2024 was 17,671,125, a 0.3% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Netherlands in 2023 was 17,618,299, a 0.31% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Netherlands in 2022 was 17,564,014, a 0.36% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2025 Population Growth Rate
United States 343,603,404
Japan 121,960,408
Germany 83,199,069
United Kingdom 68,180,606
France 65,003,384
Italy 58,518,843
South Korea 51,690,479
Spain 47,420,024
Argentina 46,337,520
Poland 39,616,730
Canada 39,431,447
Saudi Arabia 37,989,969
Australia 26,958,054
Taiwan 23,974,031
Chile 19,690,323
Netherlands 17,722,333
Belgium 11,744,521
Sweden 10,733,867
Greece 10,263,298
Portugal 10,198,116
Hungary 9,870,870
UAE 9,665,319
Israel 9,448,781
Austria 8,994,123
Switzerland 8,904,610
Hong Kong 7,499,791
Singapore 6,089,541
Denmark 5,968,467
Norway 5,554,468
Finland 5,553,985
New Zealand 5,310,695
Ireland 5,120,867
Oman 4,780,706
Panama 4,586,672
Kuwait 4,387,109
Croatia 3,964,392
Uruguay 3,423,454
Puerto Rico 3,275,311
Qatar 2,757,220
Lithuania 2,668,446
Slovenia 2,117,762
Latvia 1,790,796
Trinidad and Tobago 1,540,943
Bahrain 1,511,676
Estonia 1,314,900
Cyprus 1,276,508
Macao 721,922
Luxembourg 668,100
Malta 538,297
Bahamas 417,790
Iceland 380,010
French Polynesia 313,810
New Caledonia 298,873
Barbados 282,580
Curacao 193,837
Guam 175,263
Seychelles 108,844
Aruba 106,043
Antigua and Barbuda 95,319
Isle of Man 85,082
Andorra 80,578
Cayman Islands 70,445
Bermuda 63,778
Greenland 56,916
Faroe Islands 53,623
Northern Mariana Islands 50,255
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,797
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,404
Liechtenstein 40,050
Monaco 36,051
San Marino 33,583
Gibraltar 32,742
British Virgin Islands 31,984
Palau 18,044
Netherlands - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2025 17,722,333 0.29%
2024 17,671,125 0.30%
2023 17,618,299 0.31%
2022 17,564,014 0.36%
2021 17,501,696 0.39%
2020 17,434,557 0.41%
2019 17,363,262 0.45%
2018 17,286,042 0.46%
2017 17,207,198 0.48%
2016 17,124,505 0.49%
2015 17,041,107 0.51%
2014 16,954,081 0.51%
2013 16,867,352 0.49%
2012 16,785,299 0.50%
2011 16,701,472 0.51%
2010 16,617,117 0.49%
2009 16,536,208 0.46%
2008 16,460,770 0.42%
2007 16,391,232 0.40%
2006 16,325,677 0.39%
2005 16,261,831 0.41%
2004 16,196,035 0.42%
2003 16,127,579 0.44%
2002 16,057,040 0.47%
2001 15,981,636 0.52%
2000 15,899,135 0.55%
1999 15,812,487 0.57%
1998 15,722,594 0.59%
1997 15,629,905 0.59%
1996 15,538,616 0.60%
1995 15,446,668 0.63%
1994 15,349,478 0.65%
1993 15,251,086 0.66%
1992 15,150,685 0.69%
1991 15,046,584 0.68%
1990 14,944,548 0.64%
1989 14,850,225 0.60%
1988 14,762,318 0.59%
1987 14,675,301 0.57%
1986 14,592,531 0.53%
1985 14,515,704 0.51%
1984 14,441,927 0.50%
1983 14,369,647 0.51%
1982 14,296,533 0.56%
1981 14,217,318 0.62%
1980 14,130,387 0.64%
1979 14,040,287 0.65%
1978 13,949,408 0.68%
1977 13,855,566 0.69%
1976 13,760,112 0.70%
1975 13,663,969 0.76%
1974 13,560,532 0.84%
1973 13,447,570 0.93%
1972 13,324,176 1.04%
1971 13,186,712 1.14%
1970 13,037,686 1.21%
1969 12,881,249 1.21%
1968 12,727,200 1.19%
1967 12,576,967 1.21%
1966 12,426,787 1.23%
1965 12,275,791 1.30%
1964 12,117,829 1.33%
1963 11,958,415 1.31%
1962 11,803,458 1.34%
1961 11,647,367 1.34%
1960 11,493,117 1.33%
1959 11,341,765 1.34%
1958 11,191,752 1.32%
1957 11,046,130 1.29%
1956 10,905,345 1.28%
1955 10,767,906 1.28%
1954 10,631,383 1.28%
1953 10,497,290 1.31%
1952 10,361,805 1.33%
1951 10,226,295 1.32%
1950 10,093,554 0.00%