Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and Netherlands

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs Netherlands by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Cyprus	Netherlands
2023	1.39	1.43
2022	1.39	1.49
2021	1.39	1.62
2020	1.36	1.54
2019	1.33	1.57
2018	1.32	1.59
2017	1.32	1.62
2016	1.36	1.66
2015	1.32	1.66
2014	1.31	1.71
2013	1.3	1.68
2012	1.38	1.72
2011	1.36	1.76
2010	1.43	1.79
2009	1.48	1.79
2008	1.48	1.77
2007	1.45	1.72
2006	1.51	1.72
2005	1.48	1.71
2004	1.51	1.72
2003	1.51	1.75
2002	1.5	1.73
2001	1.57	1.71
2000	1.64	1.72
1999	1.67	1.65
1998	1.76	1.63
1997	1.86	1.56
1996	1.95	1.53
1995	2.03	1.53
1994	2.16	1.57
1993	2.25	1.57
1992	2.46	1.59
1991	2.34	1.61
1990	2.4	1.62
1989	2.37	1.55
1988	2.47	1.55
1987	2.39	1.56
1986	2.45	1.55
1985	2.43	1.51
1984	2.51	1.49
1983	2.49	1.47
1982	2.49	1.5
1981	2.15	1.56
1980	2.3	1.6
1979	2.14	1.56
1978	2.08	1.58
1977	2.09	1.58
1976	2.33	1.63
1975	2.11	1.66
1974	2.28	1.77
1973	2.4	1.9
1972	2.99	2.15
1971	3.04	2.36
1970	3.07	2.57
1969	3.19	2.75
1968	3.27	2.72
1967	3.32	2.81
1966	3.4	2.9
1965	3.47	3.04
1964	3.41	3.17
1963	3.49	3.19
1962	3.51	3.18
1961	3.62	3.22
1960	3.39	3.12

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cyprus was 1.39 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 Cyprus vs the Netherlands population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Cyprus

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Year	Natural population change
	Cyprus	Netherlands
2023	5,025	-5,363
2022	4,466	-1,770
2021	5,305	7,014
2020	5,826	0
2019	5,679	17,345
2018	5,905	15,508
2017	6,082	18,844
2016	6,643	23,843
2015	6,340	23,716
2014	6,193	35,417
2013	6,116	30,248
2012	6,726	35,186
2011	6,271	45,072
2010	6,723	48,184
2009	6,820	51,244
2008	6,429	49,337
2007	5,983	49,145
2006	6,166	49,038
2005	5,646	50,592
2004	5,705	56,987
2003	5,484	58,411
2002	5,225	59,751
2001	5,308	62,580
2000	5,570	66,887
1999	5,524	60,086
1998	5,879	61,258
1997	6,444	56,198
1996	6,911	51,251
1995	7,226	54,106
1994	7,973	61,532
1993	8,463	58,103
1992	9,844	66,811
1991	9,102	69,321
1990	9,417	68,777
1989	9,156	59,396
1988	9,595	61,993
1987	9,114	64,526
1986	9,412	59,746
1985	9,242	55,069
1984	9,516	54,812
1983	9,318	51,722
1982	9,282	54,388
1981	7,135	62,688
1980	7,954	66,504
1979	6,620	63,172
1978	5,949	61,344
1977	5,607	63,739
1976	6,546	63,361
1975	5,023	64,232
1974	321	75,853
1973	5,405	84,668
1972	8,244	101,297
1971	8,398	116,112
1970	8,412	129,082
1969	8,857	139,082
1968	9,153	132,389
1967	9,313	138,580
1966	9,478	138,265
1965	9,643	146,308
1964	8,322	157,653
1963	8,568	154,361
1962	9,455	153,474
1961	9,584	159,450
1960	8,385	151,623

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.37% in Cyprus and -0.03% in the Netherlands.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.45% in Cyprus and +0.08% in the Netherlands.

Birth rate in Cyprus vs Netherlands by year

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Cyprus

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Cyprus	Netherlands
2023	10.8	9.2
2022	11	9.5
2021	11.2	10.2
2020	11.1	9.7
2019	11	9.8
2018	11	9.8
2017	11.2	9.9
2016	11.5	10.1
2015	11.2	10.1
2014	11.1	10.4
2013	11	10.2
2012	11.6	10.5
2011	11.3	10.8
2010	11.8	11.1
2009	12.1	11.2
2008	12	11.2
2007	11.6	11.1
2006	12	11.3
2005	11.7	11.5
2004	11.9	11.9
2003	11.8	12.3
2002	11.6	12.5
2001	12	12.6
2000	12.5	13
1999	12.7	12.7
1998	13.3	12.7
1997	14.1	12.3
1996	14.9	12.2
1995	15.5	12.3
1994	16.7	12.7
1993	17.6	12.8
1992	19.4	13
1991	18.6	13.2
1990	19.1	13.2
1989	19	12.7
1988	19.9	12.6
1987	19.4	12.7
1986	20.1	12.7
1985	20.2	12.3
1984	21.2	12.1
1983	21.3	11.8
1982	21.5	12
1981	18.6	12.5
1980	19.8	12.8
1979	18.2	12.5
1978	17.4	12.6
1977	17.1	12.5
1976	18.8	12.9
1975	16.8	13
1974	17.9	13.7
1973	18.3	14.5
1972	22.5	16.1
1971	22.7	17.2
1970	22.6	18.3
1969	23.4	19.2
1968	23.9	18.6
1967	24.2	18.9
1966	24.6	19.2
1965	25	19.9
1964	24.7	20.7
1963	25.3	20.9
1962	25.5	20.9
1961	26.3	21.3
1960	24.7	20.8

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.8 in Cyprus and 9.2 in the Netherlands, compared with 24.7 and 20.8, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

Netherlands

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Cyprus	Netherlands
2100	12.5%	13.2%
2099	12.5%	13.2%
2098	12.5%	13.2%
2097	12.5%	13.2%
2096	12.5%	13.2%
2095	12.5%	13.2%
2094	12.5%	13.2%
2093	12.5%	13.1%
2092	12.4%	13.1%
2091	12.4%	13.1%
2090	12.3%	13.1%
2089	12.3%	13.1%
2088	12.2%	13.1%
2087	12.2%	13.1%
2086	12.1%	13.1%
2085	12.1%	13.2%
2084	12.1%	13.2%
2083	12%	13.2%
2082	12%	13.2%
2081	12%	13.3%
2080	12%	13.3%
2079	12%	13.3%
2078	12%	13.4%
2077	12.1%	13.4%
2076	12.1%	13.4%
2075	12.1%	13.5%
2074	12.2%	13.5%
2073	12.3%	13.5%
2072	12.3%	13.5%
2071	12.4%	13.6%
2070	12.5%	13.6%
2069	12.5%	13.6%
2068	12.6%	13.6%
2067	12.6%	13.6%
2066	12.7%	13.6%
2065	12.7%	13.6%
2064	12.7%	13.6%
2063	12.7%	13.6%
2062	12.7%	13.6%
2061	12.7%	13.6%
2060	12.7%	13.5%
2059	12.6%	13.5%
2058	12.6%	13.5%
2057	12.6%	13.6%
2056	12.5%	13.6%
2055	12.5%	13.6%
2054	12.4%	13.6%
2053	12.4%	13.7%
2052	12.4%	13.7%
2051	12.3%	13.8%
2050	12.3%	13.9%
2049	12.3%	13.9%
2048	12.4%	14%
2047	12.4%	14.1%
2046	12.5%	14.2%
2045	12.6%	14.3%
2044	12.7%	14.3%
2043	12.8%	14.4%
2042	13%	14.5%
2041	13.2%	14.5%
2040	13.4%	14.6%
2039	13.6%	14.6%
2038	13.9%	14.6%
2037	14.2%	14.6%
2036	14.4%	14.7%
2035	14.7%	14.7%
2034	14.9%	14.7%
2033	15.1%	14.7%
2032	15.3%	14.7%
2031	15.5%	14.8%
2030	15.7%	14.8%
2029	15.8%	14.8%
2028	15.9%	14.8%
2027	16%	14.8%
2026	16.1%	14.9%
2025	16.1%	15%
2024	16.1%	15%
2023	16.1%	15.2%
2022	16%	15.4%
2021	16%	15.5%
2020	15.9%	15.6%
2019	15.9%	15.8%
2018	15.9%	16%
2017	15.9%	16.2%
2016	15.9%	16.4%
2015	16%	16.6%
2014	16.1%	16.9%
2013	16.2%	17.1%
2012	16.4%	17.3%
2011	16.6%	17.4%
2010	17%	17.6%
2009	17.5%	17.7%
2008	18%	17.9%
2007	18.7%	18.1%
2006	19.3%	18.3%
2005	19.9%	18.5%
2004	20.5%	18.6%
2003	21%	18.7%
2002	21.3%	18.8%
2001	21.7%	18.8%
2000	22.3%	18.8%
1999	22.9%	18.7%
1998	23.4%	18.6%
1997	23.9%	18.6%
1996	24.3%	18.6%
1995	24.6%	18.6%
1994	24.7%	18.6%
1993	24.6%	18.5%
1992	24.6%	18.5%
1991	24.7%	18.4%
1990	24.8%	18.4%
1989	25%	18.4%
1988	25.1%	18.5%
1987	25.2%	18.7%
1986	25.2%	19.1%
1985	25.2%	19.5%
1984	25.1%	20.1%
1983	24.9%	20.7%
1982	24.8%	21.3%
1981	25%	21.8%
1980	25.5%	22.3%
1979	26.2%	22.9%
1978	27%	23.5%
1977	27.9%	24.2%
1976	28.8%	24.8%
1975	29.6%	25.3%
1974	30%	25.9%
1973	30.3%	26.4%
1972	30.8%	26.8%
1971	31.2%	27.1%
1970	31.7%	27.3%
1969	32.1%	27.5%
1968	32.6%	27.6%
1967	33%	27.8%
1966	33.5%	28.1%
1965	34%	28.3%
1964	34.5%	28.5%
1963	35.1%	28.7%
1962	35.8%	29.1%
1961	36.4%	29.7%
1960	36.5%	30%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 15% in the Netherlands in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 18.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and the Netherlands compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs Netherlands

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Netherlands

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	Netherlands
2023	14	4
2022	53	4
2021	98	5
2020	87	4
2019	13	5
2018	13	5
2017	12	5
2016	12	5
2015	11	5
2014	11	5
2013	10	6
2012	10	6
2011	10	7
2010	10	6
2009	10	7
2008	10	8
2007	10	8
2006	10	9
2005	10	10
2004	10	11
2003	10	12
2002	11	13
2001	11	13
2000	12	13
1999	12	13
1998	13	12
1997	13	13
1996	14	12
1995	14	12
1994	15	12
1993	15	12
1992	15	12
1991	15	12
1990	15	12
1989	16	12
1988	17	12
1987	17	12
1986	18	12
1985	19	12

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cyprus, compared to 4 deaths in the Netherlands.

Under-five mortality rates

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Cyprus

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Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Cyprus	Netherlands
2023	0.35%	0.4%
2022	0.35%	0.4%
2021	0.34%	0.4%
2020	0.32%	0.4%
2019	0.31%	0.4%
2018	0.3%	0.4%
2017	0.3%	0.4%
2016	0.29%	0.41%
2015	0.29%	0.41%
2014	0.29%	0.41%
2013	0.3%	0.42%
2012	0.3%	0.42%
2011	0.32%	0.43%
2010	0.33%	0.44%
2009	0.35%	0.46%
2008	0.37%	0.47%
2007	0.39%	0.49%
2006	0.42%	0.51%
2005	0.46%	0.53%
2004	0.5%	0.55%
2003	0.54%	0.57%
2002	0.58%	0.59%
2001	0.62%	0.61%
2000	0.66%	0.62%
1999	0.71%	0.63%
1998	0.76%	0.64%
1997	0.81%	0.66%
1996	0.86%	0.67%
1995	0.91%	0.69%
1994	0.97%	0.71%
1993	1.02%	0.74%
1992	1.06%	0.77%
1991	1.09%	0.8%
1990	1.11%	0.83%
1989	1.12%	0.86%
1988	1.13%	0.89%
1987	1.16%	0.92%
1986	1.23%	0.95%
1985	1.33%	0.97%
1984	1.45%	0.99%
1983	1.61%	1.02%
1982	1.78%	1.04%
1981	1.96%	1.06%
1980	2.16%	1.09%
1979	2.39%	1.12%
1978	2.65%	1.16%
1977	2.91%	1.21%
1976	3.16%	1.26%
1975	3.37%	1.31%
1974	3.53%	1.36%
1973	3.63%	1.41%
1972	3.72%	1.47%
1971	3.81%	1.53%
1970	-	1.58%
1969	-	1.64%
1968	-	1.69%
1967	-	1.74%
1966	-	1.79%
1965	-	1.83%
1964	-	1.88%
1963	-	1.92%
1962	-	1.97%
1961	-	2.03%
1960	-	2.08%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus and 0.4% in the Netherlands. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.