Chile vs Netherlands: Population growth
Chile
0.5%
in 2025
Netherlands
0.5%
in 2025
Chile rank
136th
Netherlands rank
135th
Population growth over time
- Chile
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 136th and Netherlands ranks 135th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Chile |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Chile or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Chile and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Netherlands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Netherlands rank globally for population growth?
- Chile ranks 136th and Netherlands ranks 135th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.