Population projections in Netherlands

Netherlands: Population projections was 20.71 million Persons in 2069. β–² Rising

Latest (2069)
20.71 million Persons
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
3rd
of 9 groups
All-time high
20.71 million Persons
in 2069
All-time low
18.06 million Persons
in 2024
Years of data
46
2024–2069

Population projections in Netherlands, 2024–2069

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 20.71 million Persons for population projections in 2069. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population projections in Netherlands peaked at 20.71 million Persons in 2069 and was at its lowest, 18.06 million Persons, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2020s 18.32 million Persons 18.06 million Persons 18.55 million Persons 6
2030s 18.99 million Persons 18.64 million Persons 19.32 million Persons 10
2040s 19.59 million Persons 19.38 million Persons 19.77 million Persons 10
2050s 19.96 million Persons 19.81 million Persons 20.13 million Persons 10
2060s 20.43 million Persons 20.17 million Persons 20.71 million Persons 10

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 1 India 1.69 billion Persons compare
  2. 2 OECD 1.46 billion Persons compare
  3. 3 China (People’s Republic of) 998.78 million Persons compare
  4. 4 United States 367.91 million Persons compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 330.36 million Persons compare
  6. 6 Brazil 227.52 million Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population projections in Netherlands?
Population projections in Netherlands was 20.71 million Persons in 2069, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest population projections recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 20.71 million Persons in 2069.
What is the lowest population projections recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 18.06 million Persons in 2024.
How does Netherlands rank for population projections?
Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 9 groups with data for 2069.
Is population projections rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.