China (People’s Republic of) vs Netherlands: Population projections

China (People’s Republic of)
998.78 million Persons
in 2070
Netherlands
20.71 million Persons
in 2069
China (People’s Republic of) rank
3rd
Netherlands rank
3rd

Population projections over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Netherlands
0500.0M1.0B1.5B202420472070

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 998.78 million Persons against 20.71 million Persons in Netherlands, a difference of 978.07 million Persons.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 48.2 times Netherlands's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 43 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Netherlands Difference Ahead
2020s 1.41 billion Persons 18.32 million Persons 1.39 billion Persons China (People’s Republic of)
2030s 1.38 billion Persons 18.99 million Persons 1.36 billion Persons China (People’s Republic of)
2040s 1.31 billion Persons 19.59 million Persons 1.29 billion Persons China (People’s Republic of)
2050s 1.21 billion Persons 19.96 million Persons 1.19 billion Persons China (People’s Republic of)
2060s 1.07 billion Persons 20.43 million Persons 1.05 billion Persons China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, China (People’s Republic of) or Netherlands?
China (People’s Republic of), at 998.78 million Persons against 20.71 million Persons in Netherlands as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between China (People’s Republic of) and Netherlands?
978.07 million Persons, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Netherlands?
46 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2069.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Netherlands rank globally for population projections?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 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. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.