Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Netherlands

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Netherlands chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.43 in the Netherlands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Brazil vs the Netherlands population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	Netherlands
1960	6.05	3.12
1961	6.02	3.22
1962	5.98	3.18
1963	5.93	3.19
1964	5.82	3.17
1965	5.68	3.04
1966	5.52	2.9
1967	5.34	2.81
1968	5.17	2.72
1969	5.04	2.75
1970	4.93	2.57
1971	4.84	2.36
1972	4.74	2.15
1973	4.64	1.9
1974	4.5	1.77
1975	4.42	1.66
1976	4.34	1.63
1977	4.27	1.58
1978	4.2	1.58
1979	4.12	1.56
1980	4.04	1.6
1981	3.94	1.56
1982	3.84	1.5
1983	3.72	1.47
1984	3.6	1.49
1985	3.48	1.51
1986	3.36	1.55
1987	3.23	1.56
1988	3.11	1.55
1989	3.01	1.55
1990	2.9	1.62
1991	2.81	1.61
1992	2.71	1.59
1993	2.66	1.57
1994	2.6	1.57
1995	2.57	1.53
1996	2.51	1.53
1997	2.47	1.56
1998	2.42	1.63
1999	2.34	1.65
2000	2.25	1.72
2001	2.16	1.71
2002	2.08	1.73
2003	2.01	1.75
2004	1.97	1.72
2005	1.94	1.71
2006	1.9	1.72
2007	1.85	1.72
2008	1.82	1.77
2009	1.8	1.79
2010	1.79	1.79
2011	1.78	1.76
2012	1.77	1.72
2013	1.76	1.68
2014	1.78	1.71
2015	1.78	1.66
2016	1.73	1.66
2017	1.74	1.62
2018	1.74	1.59
2019	1.71	1.57
2020	1.65	1.54
2021	1.64	1.62
2022	1.63	1.49
2023	1.62	1.43
2024	1.61	1.43
2025	1.6	1.44
2026	1.59	1.44
2027	1.58	1.45
2028	1.58	1.45
2029	1.58	1.45
2030	1.58	1.46
2031	1.57	1.46
2032	1.57	1.47
2033	1.57	1.47
2034	1.57	1.48
2035	1.57	1.48
2036	1.57	1.48
2037	1.57	1.48
2038	1.57	1.48
2039	1.57	1.49
2040	1.57	1.49
2041	1.57	1.49
2042	1.57	1.5
2043	1.57	1.5
2044	1.57	1.5
2045	1.57	1.5
2046	1.57	1.5
2047	1.56	1.51
2048	1.56	1.51
2049	1.56	1.51
2050	1.56	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	Netherlands
1960	44.2%	30%
1961	44.3%	29.7%
1962	44.4%	29.1%
1963	44.5%	28.7%
1964	44.4%	28.5%
1965	44.2%	28.3%
1966	44%	28.1%
1967	43.8%	27.8%
1968	43.4%	27.6%
1969	43%	27.5%
1970	42.7%	27.3%
1971	42.2%	27.1%
1972	41.8%	26.8%
1973	41.4%	26.4%
1974	40.9%	25.9%
1975	40.5%	25.3%
1976	40%	24.8%
1977	39.6%	24.2%
1978	39.1%	23.5%
1979	38.8%	22.9%
1980	38.4%	22.3%
1981	38.1%	21.8%
1982	37.9%	21.3%
1983	37.7%	20.7%
1984	37.4%	20.1%
1985	37.2%	19.5%
1986	36.9%	19.1%
1987	36.6%	18.7%
1988	36.3%	18.5%
1989	35.9%	18.4%
1990	35.5%	18.4%
1991	35%	18.4%
1992	34.5%	18.5%
1993	34%	18.5%
1994	33.4%	18.6%
1995	32.8%	18.6%
1996	32.2%	18.6%
1997	31.6%	18.6%
1998	31%	18.6%
1999	30.5%	18.7%
2000	29.9%	18.8%
2001	29.3%	18.8%
2002	28.7%	18.8%
2003	28.2%	18.7%
2004	27.6%	18.6%
2005	27.1%	18.5%
2006	26.6%	18.3%
2007	26.1%	18.1%
2008	25.7%	17.9%
2009	25.2%	17.7%
2010	24.7%	17.6%
2011	24.2%	17.4%
2012	23.7%	17.3%
2013	23.3%	17.1%
2014	22.8%	16.9%
2015	22.4%	16.6%
2016	22%	16.4%
2017	21.7%	16.2%
2018	21.4%	16%
2019	21.1%	15.8%
2020	20.8%	15.6%
2021	20.5%	15.5%
2022	20.2%	15.4%
2023	19.9%	15.2%
2024	19.7%	15%
2025	19.4%	14.9%
2026	19.1%	14.9%
2027	18.8%	14.8%
2028	18.5%	14.8%
2029	18.2%	14.8%
2030	17.9%	14.8%
2031	17.7%	14.8%
2032	17.4%	14.7%
2033	17.1%	14.7%
2034	16.9%	14.7%
2035	16.6%	14.7%
2036	16.4%	14.7%
2037	16.2%	14.6%
2038	16.1%	14.6%
2039	15.9%	14.6%
2040	15.8%	14.5%
2041	15.6%	14.5%
2042	15.5%	14.4%
2043	15.4%	14.4%
2044	15.3%	14.3%
2045	15.2%	14.2%
2046	15.1%	14.1%
2047	15%	14.1%
2048	14.9%	14%
2049	14.8%	13.9%
2050	14.6%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 15% in the Netherlands in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 18.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and the Netherlands compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs Netherlands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil and +0.08% in the Netherlands. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Brazil	Netherlands
1960	2,190,392	151,623
1961	2,240,178	159,450
1962	2,286,666	153,474
1963	2,326,400	154,361
1964	2,338,478	157,653
1965	2,336,415	146,308
1966	2,325,332	138,265
1967	2,307,560	138,580
1968	2,301,561	132,389
1969	2,324,190	139,082
1970	2,362,073	129,082
1971	2,407,319	116,112
1972	2,454,698	101,297
1973	2,501,309	84,668
1974	2,524,254	75,853
1975	2,585,130	64,232
1976	2,648,647	63,361
1977	2,715,328	63,739
1978	2,778,815	61,344
1979	2,836,759	63,172
1980	2,887,768	66,504
1981	2,928,262	62,688
1982	2,948,552	54,388
1983	2,952,335	51,722
1984	2,931,496	54,812
1985	2,912,908	55,069
1986	2,880,440	59,746
1987	2,825,485	64,526
1988	2,768,082	61,993
1989	2,717,923	59,396
1990	2,652,959	68,777
1991	2,606,167	69,321
1992	2,547,698	66,811
1993	2,545,874	58,103
1994	2,532,951	61,532
1995	2,546,195	54,106
1996	2,530,690	51,251
1997	2,531,758	56,198
1998	2,514,728	61,258
1999	2,450,869	60,086
2000	2,372,043	66,887
2001	2,291,210	62,580
2002	2,207,017	59,751
2003	2,128,819	58,411
2004	2,108,072	56,987
2005	2,083,281	50,592
2006	2,026,119	49,038
2007	1,970,372	49,145
2008	1,908,051	49,337
2009	1,878,542	51,244
2010	1,847,336	48,184
2011	1,815,758	45,072
2012	1,782,516	35,186
2013	1,758,716	30,248
2014	1,757,948	35,417
2015	1,742,275	23,716
2016	1,609,488	23,843
2017	1,610,402	18,844
2018	1,583,935	15,508
2019	1,472,104	17,345
2020	1,146,174	0
2021	919,507	7,014
2022	1,054,897	-1,770
2023	1,107,434	-5,363

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Netherlands

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, compared to 4 deaths in the Netherlands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	Netherlands
1985	186	12
1986	176	12
1987	167	12
1988	161	12
1989	150	12
1990	140	12
1991	128	12
1992	118	12
1993	113	12
1994	108	12
1995	103	12
1996	98	12
1997	92	13
1998	84	12
1999	75	13
2000	69	13
2001	66	13
2002	66	13
2003	67	12
2004	70	11
2005	71	10
2006	72	9
2007	73	8
2008	71	8
2009	69	7
2010	66	6
2011	62	7
2012	60	6
2013	61	6
2014	63	5
2015	63	5
2016	64	5
2017	61	5
2018	62	5
2019	65	5
2020	85	4
2021	128	5
2022	104	4
2023	67	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil and 0.4% in the Netherlands. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Brazil	Netherlands
1960	16.9%	2.08%
1961	16.5%	2.03%
1962	16%	1.97%
1963	15.6%	1.92%
1964	15.2%	1.88%
1965	14.9%	1.83%
1966	14.5%	1.79%
1967	14.2%	1.74%
1968	13.9%	1.69%
1969	13.6%	1.64%
1970	13.2%	1.58%
1971	12.9%	1.53%
1972	12.6%	1.47%
1973	12.2%	1.41%
1974	11.9%	1.36%
1975	11.6%	1.31%
1976	11.2%	1.26%
1977	10.8%	1.21%
1978	10.4%	1.16%
1979	10%	1.12%
1980	9.57%	1.09%
1981	9.14%	1.06%
1982	8.73%	1.04%
1983	8.34%	1.02%
1984	7.98%	0.99%
1985	7.67%	0.97%
1986	7.38%	0.95%
1987	7.11%	0.92%
1988	6.84%	0.89%
1989	6.58%	0.86%
1990	6.31%	0.83%
1991	6.02%	0.8%
1992	5.72%	0.77%
1993	5.41%	0.74%
1994	5.09%	0.71%
1995	4.77%	0.69%
1996	4.47%	0.67%
1997	4.19%	0.66%
1998	3.93%	0.64%
1999	3.68%	0.63%
2000	3.45%	0.62%
2001	3.22%	0.61%
2002	3.01%	0.59%
2003	2.81%	0.57%
2004	2.63%	0.55%
2005	2.46%	0.53%
2006	2.31%	0.51%
2007	2.17%	0.49%
2008	2.05%	0.47%
2009	1.95%	0.46%
2010	1.86%	0.44%
2011	1.79%	0.43%
2012	1.72%	0.42%
2013	1.67%	0.42%
2014	1.63%	0.41%
2015	1.6%	0.41%
2016	1.68%	0.41%
2017	1.54%	0.4%
2018	1.52%	0.4%
2019	1.5%	0.4%
2020	1.49%	0.4%
2021	1.47%	0.4%
2022	1.46%	0.4%
2023	1.44%	0.4%