Netherlands vs Romania: The global population hockey stick

Netherlands
18.09 million people
in 2023
Romania
19.12 million people
in 2023
Netherlands rank
71st
Romania rank
68th

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Netherlands
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 19.12 million people against 18.09 million people in Netherlands, a difference of 1.03 million people.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 71st and Romania ranks 68th of 239 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Romania Difference Ahead
1000s 369,012 people 800,000 people 430,988 people Romania
1100s 442,815 people 900,000 people 457,185 people Romania
1200s 498,167 people 1.00 million people 501,833 people Romania
1300s 881,372 people 1.50 million people 618,628 people Romania
1400s 629,551 people 1.25 million people 620,449 people Romania
1500s 1.09 million people 2.00 million people 913,630 people Romania
1600s 1.54 million people 2.00 million people 456,820 people Romania
1700s 2.00 million people 2.50 million people 500,000 people Romania
1710s 2.03 million people 2.99 million people 958,470 people Romania
1720s 2.07 million people 3.20 million people 1.14 million people Romania
1730s 2.10 million people 3.43 million people 1.34 million people Romania
1740s 2.13 million people 3.68 million people 1.55 million people Romania
1750s 2.16 million people 3.94 million people 1.78 million people Romania
1760s 2.20 million people 4.22 million people 2.03 million people Romania
1770s 2.23 million people 4.52 million people 2.30 million people Romania
1780s 2.26 million people 4.85 million people 2.59 million people Romania
1790s 2.29 million people 5.19 million people 2.90 million people Romania
1800s 2.02 million people 5.69 million people 3.67 million people Romania
1810s 2.17 million people 6.13 million people 3.96 million people Romania
1820s 2.47 million people 6.61 million people 4.15 million people Romania
1830s 2.74 million people 7.12 million people 4.38 million people Romania
1840s 2.98 million people 7.68 million people 4.70 million people Romania
1850s 3.20 million people 8.25 million people 5.06 million people Romania
1860s 3.45 million people 8.84 million people 5.39 million people Romania
1870s 3.80 million people 9.43 million people 5.63 million people Romania
1880s 4.26 million people 10.03 million people 5.77 million people Romania
1890s 4.80 million people 10.65 million people 5.85 million people Romania
1900s 5.48 million people 11.38 million people 5.90 million people Romania
1910s 6.32 million people 12.07 million people 5.75 million people Romania
1920s 7.29 million people 13.13 million people 5.84 million people Romania
1930s 8.31 million people 14.90 million people 6.60 million people Romania
1940s 9.41 million people 16.07 million people 6.66 million people Romania
1950s 10.71 million people 17.35 million people 6.64 million people Romania
1960s 12.20 million people 18.80 million people 6.60 million people Romania
1970s 13.60 million people 21.10 million people 7.51 million people Romania
1980s 14.53 million people 22.55 million people 8.03 million people Romania
1990s 15.50 million people 22.65 million people 7.14 million people Romania
2000s 16.41 million people 21.31 million people 4.91 million people Romania
2010s 17.11 million people 19.93 million people 2.82 million people Romania
2020s 17.84 million people 19.23 million people 1.39 million people Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Netherlands or Romania?
Romania, at 19.12 million people against 18.09 million people in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Netherlands and Romania?
1.03 million people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Romania?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Romania rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Netherlands ranks 71st and Romania ranks 68th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.