Korea vs Netherlands: Historical population data

Korea
51.68 million Persons
in 2025
Netherlands
18.09 million Persons
in 2025
Korea rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
5th

Historical population data over time

  • Korea
  • Netherlands
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M195019872025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 51.68 million Persons against 18.09 million Persons in Netherlands, a difference of 33.60 million Persons.

That makes Korea's figure about 2.9 times Netherlands's.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 4 groups.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s 22.05 million Persons 10.71 million Persons 11.34 million Persons Korea
1960s 28.32 million Persons 12.20 million Persons 16.12 million Persons Korea
1970s 34.95 million Persons 13.58 million Persons 21.36 million Persons Korea
1980s 40.46 million Persons 14.48 million Persons 25.98 million Persons Korea
1990s 44.82 million Persons 15.40 million Persons 29.42 million Persons Korea
2000s 48.17 million Persons 16.27 million Persons 31.90 million Persons Korea
2010s 50.78 million Persons 16.94 million Persons 33.84 million Persons Korea
2020s 51.74 million Persons 17.77 million Persons 33.97 million Persons Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher historical population data, Korea or Netherlands?
Korea, at 51.68 million Persons against 18.09 million Persons in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in historical population data between Korea and Netherlands?
33.60 million Persons, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for historical population data?
Korea ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 4 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Historical population data
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 4,256 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.