Germany vs Netherlands

Germany vs Netherlands: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.35% a year in Germany and 0.81% a year in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 0.46 percentage points, or 2.31 times that in Germany.

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% a year · UN

Germany vs Netherlands: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.35% a year in Germany and 0.81% a year in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 0.46 percentage points, or 2.31 times that in Germany.
GermanyNetherlandsUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Germany.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Germany at -0.05% a year and Netherlands at -0.2% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearGermanyNetherlandsWorld
20230.350.810.87
20220.751.290.88
20210.180.660.8
2020-0.020.40.9
20190.180.731.03
20180.280.61.07
20170.360.621.13
20160.470.661.17
20151.190.471.18
20140.520.431.22
20130.30.311.23
20120.010.31.27
20110.140.461.26
2010-0.070.491.27
2009-0.190.551.28
2008-0.240.51.28
2007-0.220.31.28
2006-0.770.161.28
2005-0.070.191.27
2004-0.040.31.28
2003-0.010.411.29
20020.110.551.3
20010.210.751.33
20000.120.791.35
19990.170.691.35
1998-0.990.741.37
19970.060.581.39
19960.240.491.42
19950.350.471.45
19940.250.551.47
19930.450.691.52
19920.910.791.57
19910.660.811.63
19900.830.831.76
19890.930.631.78
19880.640.651.79
19870.180.721.84
19860.170.621.83
1985-0.020.581.8
1984-0.330.471.8
1983-0.250.441.78
1982-0.180.441.86
19810.040.561.82
19800.290.851.8
19790.130.751.79
1978-0.050.631.74
1977-0.130.61.75
1976-0.330.591.78
1975-0.530.971.8
1974-0.220.81.88
19730.290.771.94
19720.330.891.97
19710.621.141.97
1970-0.261.242.06
19690.931.252.06
19680.671.092.09
19670.241.012
19660.71.282.04
19650.991.352.09
19640.741.422.16
19630.91.282.28
19620.981.442.11
19610.71.431.67
19600.851.21.58
19590.731.231.73
19580.791.632
19570.911.262.07
19560.431.241.98
19550.361.322.01
19540.291.221.99
19530.191.11.9
19520.121.031.94
19510.011.251.75
1950-0.21.721.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGermanyNetherlandsWorld
2024-0.34-1.01–0.30.690.35–1.140.86
2025-0.79-1.59–0.730.60.12–1.160.84
2026-0.23-1.05–0.570.510.02–1.140.83
2027-0.25-1.11–0.590.46-0.08–1.140.81
2028-0.26-1.09–0.570.42-0.18–1.150.8
2029-0.28-1.13–0.560.37-0.27–1.120.78
2030-0.27-1.12–0.60.32-0.35–1.150.76
2031-0.29-1.15–0.530.28-0.42–1.120.75
2032-0.27-1.16–0.630.25-0.49–1.090.73
2033-0.28-1.15–0.610.22-0.53–1.090.72
2034-0.25-1.21–0.630.18-0.58–1.080.7
2035-0.27-1.18–0.590.15-0.61–1.060.69
2036-0.29-1.17–0.610.13-0.65–1.080.67
2037-0.27-1.16–0.650.1-0.72–1.020.65
2038-0.28-1.19–0.670.08-0.75–10.64
2039-0.27-1.18–0.640.05-0.83–1.020.62
2040-0.27-1.18–0.660.03-0.83–1.090.61
2041-0.25-1.2–0.670-0.87–1.060.59
2042-0.25-1.22–0.71-0.02-0.93–1.040.57
2043-0.27-1.24–0.69-0.03-0.9–0.980.56
2044-0.29-1.26–0.68-0.05-0.97–0.940.54
2045-0.29-1.27–0.67-0.06-0.95–0.990.52
2046-0.29-1.27–0.69-0.06-0.99–1.030.5
2047-0.3-1.33–0.68-0.09-1.02–0.950.48
2048-0.32-1.35–0.68-0.09-1.08–0.980.46
2049-0.32-1.36–0.66-0.11-1.08–0.920.44
2050-0.31-1.33–0.67-0.11-1.09–0.90.42
2051-0.32-1.29–0.67-0.14-1.18–0.840.4
2052-0.32-1.26–0.7-0.13-1.22–0.850.38
2053-0.35-1.32–0.7-0.14-1.16–0.870.36
2054-0.37-1.37–0.63-0.14-1.16–0.860.34
2055-0.38-1.38–0.62-0.15-1.16–0.890.33
2056-0.36-1.53–0.61-0.16-1.23–0.790.31
2057-0.37-1.44–0.62-0.17-1.29–0.90.3
2058-0.37-1.43–0.67-0.16-1.3–0.90.28
2059-0.34-1.39–0.66-0.15-1.32–0.950.27
2060-0.34-1.4–0.63-0.15-1.27–0.860.25
2061-0.31-1.38–0.73-0.15-1.33–0.890.24
2062-0.31-1.4–0.75-0.13-1.32–0.880.23
2063-0.28-1.36–0.7-0.13-1.38–0.940.22
2064-0.27-1.29–0.73-0.12-1.26–0.930.21
2065-0.26-1.31–0.77-0.12-1.24–0.960.2
2066-0.26-1.38–0.77-0.1-1.25–0.980.19
2067-0.25-1.36–0.79-0.08-1.28–1.050.18
2068-0.23-1.4–0.75-0.08-1.29–1.040.17
2069-0.23-1.36–0.83-0.08-1.29–1.020.16
2070-0.2-1.39–0.92-0.08-1.35–1.070.15
2071-0.22-1.39–0.84-0.08-1.28–1.10.14
2072-0.21-1.39–0.81-0.09-1.33–1.090.13
2073-0.22-1.4–0.79-0.1-1.37–1.020.12
2074-0.22-1.36–0.79-0.1-1.41–1.020.1
2075-0.19-1.43–0.85-0.12-1.45–1.030.09
2076-0.22-1.5–0.86-0.14-1.47–1.020.08
2077-0.22-1.5–0.88-0.16-1.5–0.980.07
2078-0.2-1.4–0.83-0.16-1.52–10.06
2079-0.19-1.35–0.87-0.17-1.54–0.980.05
2080-0.18-1.33–0.93-0.17-1.57–1.030.04
2081-0.16-1.4–0.91-0.19-1.6–0.990.03
2082-0.15-1.34–0.91-0.2-1.56–0.970.02
2083-0.15-1.35–0.91-0.2-1.69–0.950.01
2084-0.14-1.37–0.95-0.2-1.71–0.96-0
2085-0.14-1.34–0.94-0.2-1.7–1.05-0.01
2086-0.14-1.37–0.96-0.22-1.85–1-0.02
2087-0.12-1.43–0.95-0.2-1.84–0.95-0.03
2088-0.08-1.4–0.97-0.22-1.87–0.99-0.04
2089-0.08-1.34–1.04-0.22-1.87–0.93-0.05
2090-0.09-1.4–0.95-0.24-1.91–0.95-0.05
2091-0.07-1.37–0.93-0.22-1.93–0.98-0.06
2092-0.04-1.34–1.02-0.22-1.95–0.97-0.07
2093-0.03-1.3–1.1-0.23-1.93–1.01-0.07
2094-0.03-1.32–1.03-0.22-2.04–1-0.08
2095-0.03-1.35–1.04-0.21-1.95–1.03-0.09
2096-0.04-1.34–1.07-0.2-1.97–1.08-0.1
2097-0.06-1.41–1.07-0.2-2.02–1.07-0.11
2098-0.02-1.28–1.09-0.19-2.03–1.04-0.11
2099-0.04-1.35–1.04-0.19-2.14–1.03-0.12
2100-0.05-1.38–1.11-0.2-2.09–1.11-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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