Netherlands vs Russian Federation: Fertility rate, total

Netherlands
1.43 births per woman
in 2024
Russian Federation
1.42 births per woman
in 2024
Netherlands rank
170th
Russian Federation rank
173rd

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Netherlands
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.43 births per woman against 1.42 births per woman in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 170th and Russian Federation ranks 173rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Russian Federation in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1960s 3.01 births per woman 2.2 births per woman 0.809 births per woman Netherlands
1970s 1.88 births per woman 1.98 births per woman 0.103 births per woman Russian Federation
1980s 1.53 births per woman 2.06 births per woman 0.522 births per woman Russian Federation
1990s 1.59 births per woman 1.42 births per woman 0.1685 births per woman Netherlands
2000s 1.73 births per woman 1.34 births per woman 0.3914 births per woman Netherlands
2010s 1.68 births per woman 1.65 births per woman 0.022 births per woman Netherlands
2020s 1.5 births per woman 1.45 births per woman 0.0512 births per woman Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Netherlands or Russian Federation?
Netherlands, at 1.43 births per woman against 1.42 births per woman in Russian Federation as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Netherlands and Russian Federation?
0.01 births per woman, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Russian Federation?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Russian Federation rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Netherlands ranks 170th and Russian Federation ranks 173rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.