Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Netherlands

Population growth in the Netherlands in 2025 — 0.52%. Ranked 135 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.79 pp.

2025 0.52% −0.13 pp vs 2024
World rank 135of 217
Period maximum 1.42%1962
Period minimum 0.16%2006

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Netherlands, 1961–202500.511.519611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1.32%1963: 1.35%1965: 1.37%1967: 1.13%1969: 1.16%1971: 1.19%1973: 0.83%1975: 0.89%1977: 0.59%1979: 0.69%1981: 0.69%1983: 0.38%1985: 0.47%1987: 0.63%1989: 0.6%1991: 0.79%1993: 0.7%1995: 0.49%1997: 0.51%1999: 0.67%2001: 0.75%2003: 0.47%2005: 0.23%2007: 0.22%2009: 0.51%2011: 0.47%2013: 0.29%2015: 0.44%2017: 0.59%2019: 0.66%2021: 0.52%2023: 0.99%2025: 0.52%
Change over the period: −0.79 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands

Netherlands 0.52%
World 0.91%
Western Europe computed 0.22%
High-income countries computed 0.43%
Population growth — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.52 −0.13 pp
2024 0.65 −0.34 pp
2023 0.99 +0.04 pp
2022 0.95 +0.43 pp
2021 0.52 −0.03 pp
2020 0.56 −0.1 pp
2019 0.66 +0.07 pp
2018 0.58 −0.01 pp
2017 0.59 +0.06 pp
2016 0.53 +0.09 pp
2015 0.44 +0.08 pp
2014 0.36 +0.07 pp
2013 0.29 −0.08 pp
2012 0.37 −0.1 pp
2011 0.47 −0.05 pp
2010 0.51 −0 pp
2009 0.51 +0.12 pp
2008 0.39 +0.17 pp
2007 0.22 +0.06 pp
2006 0.16 −0.07 pp
2005 0.23 −0.11 pp
2004 0.35 −0.12 pp
2003 0.47 −0.17 pp
2002 0.64 −0.12 pp
2001 0.75 +0.04 pp
2000 0.71 +0.05 pp
1999 0.67 +0.05 pp
1998 0.62 +0.1 pp
1997 0.51 +0.05 pp
1996 0.46 −0.03 pp
1995 0.49 −0.11 pp
1994 0.6 −0.09 pp
1993 0.7 −0.06 pp
1992 0.76 −0.03 pp
1991 0.79 +0.1 pp
1990 0.69 +0.09 pp
1989 0.6 −0.05 pp
1988 0.65 +0.01 pp
1987 0.63 +0.08 pp
1986 0.55 +0.09 pp
1985 0.47 +0.07 pp
1984 0.4 +0.02 pp
1983 0.38 −0.08 pp
1982 0.46 −0.23 pp
1981 0.69 −0.11 pp
1980 0.79 +0.1 pp
1979 0.69 +0.08 pp
1978 0.62 +0.02 pp
1977 0.59 −0.19 pp
1976 0.78 −0.11 pp
1975 0.89 +0.11 pp
1974 0.78 −0.04 pp
1973 0.83 −0.18 pp
1972 1.01 −0.18 pp
1971 1.19 −0.05 pp
1970 1.24 +0.08 pp
1969 1.16 +0.12 pp
1968 1.04 −0.09 pp
1967 1.13 −0.17 pp
1966 1.31 −0.07 pp
1965 1.37 +0.03 pp
1964 1.34 −0.01 pp
1963 1.35 −0.08 pp
1962 1.42 +0.11 pp
1961 1.32

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.