Korea vs Netherlands: Population projections

Korea
37.18 million Persons
in 2070
Netherlands
20.71 million Persons
in 2069
Korea rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
5th

Population projections over time

  • Korea
  • Netherlands
20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M202420472070

How they compare

Korea currently reports 37.18 million Persons against 20.71 million Persons in Netherlands, a difference of 16.47 million Persons.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.8 times Netherlands's.

Across all 46 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 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
2020s 51.57 million Persons 18.32 million Persons 33.25 million Persons Korea
2030s 50.84 million Persons 18.99 million Persons 31.85 million Persons Korea
2040s 48.90 million Persons 19.59 million Persons 29.31 million Persons Korea
2050s 45.05 million Persons 19.96 million Persons 25.09 million Persons Korea
2060s 39.96 million Persons 20.43 million Persons 19.53 million Persons Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Korea or Netherlands?
Korea, at 37.18 million Persons against 20.71 million Persons in Netherlands as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between Korea and Netherlands?
16.47 million Persons, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?
46 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2069.
How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for population projections?
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 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.