Netherlands vs United States of America: Population projections

Netherlands
20.71 million Persons
in 2069
United States of America
367.91 million Persons
in 2070
Netherlands rank
3rd
United States of America rank
4th

Population projections over time

  • Netherlands
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 367.91 million Persons against 20.71 million Persons in Netherlands, a difference of 347.20 million Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 17.8 times Netherlands's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 4th of 9 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United States of America Difference Ahead
2020s 18.32 million Persons 340.19 million Persons 321.87 million Persons United States of America
2030s 18.99 million Persons 350.12 million Persons 331.13 million Persons United States of America
2040s 19.59 million Persons 358.01 million Persons 338.42 million Persons United States of America
2050s 19.96 million Persons 362.27 million Persons 342.31 million Persons United States of America
2060s 20.43 million Persons 365.99 million Persons 345.56 million Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Netherlands or United States of America?
United States of America, at 367.91 million Persons against 20.71 million Persons in Netherlands as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between Netherlands and United States of America?
347.20 million Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?
46 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2069.
How do Netherlands and United States of America rank globally for population projections?
Netherlands ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 4th of 9 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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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.