Croatia vs Netherlands: Population projections

Croatia
3.01 million Persons
in 2070
Netherlands
20.71 million Persons
in 2069
Croatia rank
4th
Netherlands rank
5th

Population projections over time

  • Croatia
  • Netherlands
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M202420472070

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 20.71 million Persons against 3.01 million Persons in Croatia, a difference of 17.70 million Persons.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 6.9 times Croatia's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 4 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Netherlands Difference Ahead
2020s 3.76 million Persons 18.32 million Persons 14.56 million Persons Netherlands
2030s 3.59 million Persons 18.99 million Persons 15.40 million Persons Netherlands
2040s 3.40 million Persons 19.59 million Persons 16.19 million Persons Netherlands
2050s 3.23 million Persons 19.96 million Persons 16.73 million Persons Netherlands
2060s 3.08 million Persons 20.43 million Persons 17.35 million Persons Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Croatia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 20.71 million Persons against 3.01 million Persons in Croatia as of 2069.
What is the difference in population projections between Croatia and Netherlands?
17.70 million Persons, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Netherlands?
46 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2069.
How do Croatia and Netherlands rank globally for population projections?
Croatia ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 4 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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About this data

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.