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
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) β 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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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.