Netherlands vs Zimbabwe
Netherlands has 7% more people than Zimbabwe: 18,087,633 vs 16,950,795, a gap of 1.1 million. Zimbabwe is growing faster (+1.88% vs +0.52% a year), adding about 319,413 people a year against +94,394. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Zimbabwe would overtake Netherlands in about 5 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2030) — a projection, not a forecast. Netherlands is the older society: 20.9% aged 65+ against 3.6% in Zimbabwe, while Zimbabwe has more children (40.3% under 15 vs 14.9%). Netherlands is 12.6× as densely populated (531.0 vs 42.2 people per km²). People in Netherlands live 18.9 years longer on average (82.0 vs 63.1). GDP per capita is 24.4× higher in Netherlands ($73,684 vs $3,021).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Netherlands) and 2025 (Zimbabwe); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Netherlands vs Zimbabwe — side by side
 Netherlands |  Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 18,087,6332025 | 16,950,7952025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +0.52%2025 | +1.88%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 9.22024 | 29.92024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 9.62024 | 7.52024 |
| Children per woman | 1.432024 | 3.672024 |
| Life expectancy | 82.0 yrs2024 | 63.1 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.9%2025 | 40.3%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 20.9%2025 | 3.6%2025 |
| Density | 531.0 /km²2023 | 42.2 /km²2023 |
| Area | 41,540 km²2023 | 390,760 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 95.9%2025 | 40.5%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +104,6812025 | -54,5552025 |
| GDP per capita | $73,6842025 | $3,0212025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #71 | #73 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.22% | 0.21% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Netherlands: 1.6× from 1960 to 2025; Zimbabwe: 4.4× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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