Fertility rate, total in Netherlands
Netherlands: Fertility rate, total was 1.43 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.43 births per woman
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 217 countries
All-time high
3.22 births per woman
in 1961
All-time low
1.43 births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Netherlands is 1.43 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Netherlands peaked at 3.22 births per woman in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.43 births per woman, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 170th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.12 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 3.22 births per woman | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 3.18 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 3.19 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 3.17 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 3.04 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 2.9 births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 2.81 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 2.72 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 2.75 births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 2.57 births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 2.36 births per woman | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 2.15 births per woman | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 1.9 births per woman | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 1.77 births per woman | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.66 births per woman | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 1.63 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.58 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.58 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.56 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.6 births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.56 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.5 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.47 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.49 births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.51 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.55 births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.56 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.55 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.55 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.62 births per woman | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.61 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.59 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.57 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.57 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.53 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.53 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.56 births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.63 births per woman | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.65 births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.72 births per woman | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.71 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.73 births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.75 births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.72 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.71 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.72 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.72 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.77 births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.79 births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.79 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.76 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.72 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.68 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.71 births per woman | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.66 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.66 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.62 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.59 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.57 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.54 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.62 births per woman | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.49 births per woman | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 1.43 births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 1.43 births per woman | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.01 births per woman | 2.72 births per woman | 3.22 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.88 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Netherlands?
- Fertility rate, total in Netherlands was 1.43 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 births per woman in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for fertility rate, total?
- Netherlands ranks 170th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.