Netherlands vs United States: Population growth
Netherlands
0.5%
in 2025
United States
0.5%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
135th
United States rank
134th
Population growth over time
- Netherlands
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Netherlands ranks 135th and United States ranks 134th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | United States |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.2% | United States |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.4% | United States |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | United States |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Netherlands or United States?
- United States, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Netherlands and United States?
- 0.0%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for population growth?
- Netherlands ranks 135th and United States ranks 134th of 218 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.