Population growth rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population growth rate was -0.201 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.201
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
107th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.72
in 1950
All-time low
-0.237
in 2090
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Netherlands, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded -0.201 for population growth rate in 2100.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Netherlands peaked at 1.72 in 1950 and was at its lowest, -0.237, in 2090.
That places Netherlands 107th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2593 | — |
| 1800 | 0.1879 | -27.6% |
| 1900 | 1.32 | +601.0% |
| 1905 | 1.41 | +7.0% |
| 1910 | 1.43 | +1.2% |
| 1915 | 1.45 | +1.7% |
| 1920 | 1.43 | -1.0% |
| 1925 | 1.41 | -1.8% |
| 1930 | 1.32 | -6.4% |
| 1935 | 1.19 | -9.9% |
| 1940 | 1.23 | +3.9% |
| 1945 | 1.3 | +5.4% |
| 1950 | 1.72 | +31.7% |
| 1951 | 1.25 | -27.2% |
| 1952 | 1.03 | -17.1% |
| 1953 | 1.1 | +6.1% |
| 1954 | 1.22 | +11.0% |
| 1955 | 1.32 | +8.2% |
| 1956 | 1.24 | -5.7% |
| 1957 | 1.26 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 1.63 | +29.3% |
| 1959 | 1.23 | -24.6% |
| 1960 | 1.2 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 1.43 | +18.9% |
| 1962 | 1.44 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.28 | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 1.42 | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 1.35 | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 1.28 | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 1.01 | -21.3% |
| 1968 | 1.09 | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 1.25 | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 1.24 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.14 | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.887 | -22.1% |
| 1973 | 0.77 | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 0.798 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.968 | +21.3% |
| 1976 | 0.586 | -39.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.627 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.748 | +19.3% |
| 1980 | 0.847 | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.561 | -33.8% |
| 1982 | 0.435 | -22.5% |
| 1983 | 0.442 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.471 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.579 | +22.9% |
| 1986 | 0.622 | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.72 | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 0.648 | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.633 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.833 | +31.6% |
| 1991 | 0.813 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.786 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.687 | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.554 | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 0.472 | -14.8% |
| 1996 | 0.489 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.577 | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 0.735 | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 0.689 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.793 | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.745 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.553 | -25.8% |
| 2003 | 0.413 | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 0.303 | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 0.186 | -38.6% |
| 2006 | 0.156 | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.298 | +91.0% |
| 2008 | 0.497 | +66.8% |
| 2009 | 0.547 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.494 | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.456 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.304 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.308 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.433 | +40.6% |
| 2015 | 0.473 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.661 | +39.7% |
| 2017 | 0.622 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.598 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.732 | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 0.397 | -45.8% |
| 2021 | 0.663 | +67.0% |
| 2022 | 1.28 | +93.8% |
| 2023 | 0.807 | -37.2% |
| 2024 | 0.693 | -14.1% |
| 2025 | 0.598 | -13.7% |
| 2026 | 0.51 | -14.7% |
| 2027 | 0.455 | -10.8% |
| 2028 | 0.418 | -8.1% |
| 2029 | 0.369 | -11.7% |
| 2030 | 0.322 | -12.7% |
| 2031 | 0.282 | -12.4% |
| 2032 | 0.246 | -12.8% |
| 2033 | 0.224 | -8.9% |
| 2034 | 0.177 | -21.0% |
| 2035 | 0.152 | -14.1% |
| 2036 | 0.134 | -11.8% |
| 2037 | 0.097 | -27.6% |
| 2038 | 0.078 | -19.6% |
| 2039 | 0.049 | -37.2% |
| 2040 | 0.03 | -38.8% |
| 2041 | 0.003 | -90.0% |
| 2042 | -0.016 | -633.3% |
| 2043 | -0.03 | +87.5% |
| 2044 | -0.052 | +73.3% |
| 2045 | -0.06 | +15.4% |
| 2046 | -0.06 | -0.0% |
| 2047 | -0.09 | +50.0% |
| 2048 | -0.094 | +4.4% |
| 2049 | -0.109 | +16.0% |
| 2050 | -0.113 | +3.7% |
| 2051 | -0.142 | +25.7% |
| 2052 | -0.125 | -12.0% |
| 2053 | -0.137 | +9.6% |
| 2054 | -0.14 | +2.2% |
| 2055 | -0.148 | +5.7% |
| 2056 | -0.164 | +10.8% |
| 2057 | -0.165 | +0.6% |
| 2058 | -0.156 | -5.5% |
| 2059 | -0.154 | -1.3% |
| 2060 | -0.151 | -1.9% |
| 2061 | -0.149 | -1.3% |
| 2062 | -0.127 | -14.8% |
| 2063 | -0.128 | +0.8% |
| 2064 | -0.119 | -7.0% |
| 2065 | -0.115 | -3.4% |
| 2066 | -0.099 | -13.9% |
| 2067 | -0.082 | -17.2% |
| 2068 | -0.083 | +1.2% |
| 2069 | -0.084 | +1.2% |
| 2070 | -0.084 | -0.0% |
| 2071 | -0.083 | -1.2% |
| 2072 | -0.091 | +9.6% |
| 2073 | -0.099 | +8.8% |
| 2074 | -0.098 | -1.0% |
| 2075 | -0.115 | +17.3% |
| 2076 | -0.14 | +21.7% |
| 2077 | -0.158 | +12.9% |
| 2078 | -0.157 | -0.6% |
| 2079 | -0.169 | +7.6% |
| 2080 | -0.169 | -0.0% |
| 2081 | -0.187 | +10.7% |
| 2082 | -0.195 | +4.3% |
| 2083 | -0.204 | +4.6% |
| 2084 | -0.203 | -0.5% |
| 2085 | -0.203 | -0.0% |
| 2086 | -0.219 | +7.9% |
| 2087 | -0.202 | -7.8% |
| 2088 | -0.222 | +9.9% |
| 2089 | -0.224 | +0.9% |
| 2090 | -0.237 | +5.8% |
| 2091 | -0.22 | -7.2% |
| 2092 | -0.22 | -0.0% |
| 2093 | -0.226 | +2.7% |
| 2094 | -0.219 | -3.1% |
| 2095 | -0.214 | -2.3% |
| 2096 | -0.202 | -5.6% |
| 2097 | -0.197 | -2.5% |
| 2098 | -0.19 | -3.6% |
| 2099 | -0.192 | +1.1% |
| 2100 | -0.201 | +4.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's -0.201 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 59% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's -0.201 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 57% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2042 | -633.3% | 0.003 | -0.016 |
| 1900 | +601.0% | 0.1879 | 1.32 |
| 2022 | +93.8% | 0.663 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | +91.0% | 0.156 | 0.298 |
| 2041 | -90.0% | 0.03 | 0.003 |
| 2043 | -87.5% | -0.016 | -0.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2593 | 0.2593 | 0.2593 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1879 | 0.1879 | 0.1879 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.36 | 1.32 | 1.41 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.32 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1.03 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.28 | 1.01 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8365 | 0.586 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5958 | 0.435 | 0.847 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6635 | 0.472 | 0.833 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4491 | 0.156 | 0.793 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5081 | 0.304 | 0.732 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6195 | 0.369 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.1761 | 0.049 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.0478 | -0.109 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.1444 | -0.165 | -0.113 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.1137 | -0.151 | -0.082 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.1194 | -0.169 | -0.083 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.2028 | -0.224 | -0.169 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.2117 | -0.237 | -0.19 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.201 | -0.201 | -0.201 | 1 |
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 519.97 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 757,165 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3126 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Netherlands?
- Population growth rate in Netherlands was -0.201 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 in 1950.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.237 in 2090.
- How does Netherlands rank for population growth rate?
- Netherlands ranks 107th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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