Fertility & birth rates in Ecuador and Netherlands

Fertility rate in Ecuador vs Netherlands chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ecuador was 1.82 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 Ecuador 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
	Ecuador	Netherlands
1960	6.72	3.12
1961	6.7	3.22
1962	6.68	3.18
1963	6.65	3.19
1964	6.61	3.17
1965	6.56	3.04
1966	6.51	2.9
1967	6.44	2.81
1968	6.35	2.72
1969	6.25	2.75
1970	6.14	2.57
1971	6.01	2.36
1972	5.87	2.15
1973	5.73	1.9
1974	5.58	1.77
1975	5.43	1.66
1976	5.28	1.63
1977	5.13	1.58
1978	4.99	1.58
1979	4.86	1.56
1980	4.73	1.6
1981	4.61	1.56
1982	4.5	1.5
1983	4.39	1.47
1984	4.31	1.49
1985	4.14	1.51
1986	4	1.55
1987	3.87	1.56
1988	3.79	1.55
1989	3.74	1.55
1990	3.68	1.62
1991	3.63	1.61
1992	3.58	1.59
1993	3.49	1.57
1994	3.42	1.57
1995	3.38	1.53
1996	3.35	1.53
1997	3.29	1.56
1998	3.23	1.63
1999	3.17	1.65
2000	3.1	1.72
2001	3.04	1.71
2002	2.97	1.73
2003	2.91	1.75
2004	2.85	1.72
2005	2.8	1.71
2006	2.75	1.72
2007	2.7	1.72
2008	2.69	1.77
2009	2.68	1.79
2010	2.62	1.79
2011	2.61	1.76
2012	2.51	1.72
2013	2.36	1.68
2014	2.27	1.71
2015	2.21	1.66
2016	2.12	1.66
2017	2.13	1.62
2018	2.11	1.59
2019	2.04	1.57
2020	1.97	1.54
2021	1.91	1.62
2022	1.86	1.49
2023	1.82	1.43
2024	1.81	1.43
2025	1.79	1.44
2026	1.78	1.44
2027	1.77	1.45
2028	1.76	1.45
2029	1.75	1.45
2030	1.75	1.46
2031	1.74	1.46
2032	1.73	1.47
2033	1.73	1.47
2034	1.72	1.48
2035	1.72	1.48
2036	1.72	1.48
2037	1.71	1.48
2038	1.71	1.48
2039	1.71	1.49
2040	1.71	1.49
2041	1.7	1.49
2042	1.7	1.5
2043	1.7	1.5
2044	1.69	1.5
2045	1.69	1.5
2046	1.69	1.5
2047	1.69	1.51
2048	1.69	1.51
2049	1.68	1.51
2050	1.68	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ecuador	Netherlands
1960	43.9%	30%
1961	44.1%	29.7%
1962	44.3%	29.1%
1963	44.4%	28.7%
1964	44.4%	28.5%
1965	44.4%	28.3%
1966	44.4%	28.1%
1967	44.4%	27.8%
1968	44.3%	27.6%
1969	44.3%	27.5%
1970	44.2%	27.3%
1971	44.2%	27.1%
1972	44.1%	26.8%
1973	43.9%	26.4%
1974	43.8%	25.9%
1975	43.6%	25.3%
1976	43.4%	24.8%
1977	43.2%	24.2%
1978	43%	23.5%
1979	42.7%	22.9%
1980	42.4%	22.3%
1981	42.1%	21.8%
1982	41.8%	21.3%
1983	41.4%	20.7%
1984	41.1%	20.1%
1985	40.7%	19.5%
1986	40.3%	19.1%
1987	39.9%	18.7%
1988	39.5%	18.5%
1989	39.1%	18.4%
1990	38.7%	18.4%
1991	38.4%	18.4%
1992	38.1%	18.5%
1993	37.7%	18.5%
1994	37.4%	18.6%
1995	37.1%	18.6%
1996	36.8%	18.6%
1997	36.4%	18.6%
1998	36.1%	18.6%
1999	35.7%	18.7%
2000	35.4%	18.8%
2001	35%	18.8%
2002	34.7%	18.8%
2003	34.3%	18.7%
2004	33.9%	18.6%
2005	33.5%	18.5%
2006	33%	18.3%
2007	32.6%	18.1%
2008	32.1%	17.9%
2009	31.7%	17.7%
2010	31.3%	17.6%
2011	30.9%	17.4%
2012	30.5%	17.3%
2013	30.1%	17.1%
2014	29.6%	16.9%
2015	29%	16.6%
2016	28.5%	16.4%
2017	28%	16.2%
2018	27.4%	16%
2019	26.9%	15.8%
2020	26.4%	15.6%
2021	26%	15.5%
2022	25.5%	15.4%
2023	25%	15.2%
2024	24.5%	15%
2025	23.9%	14.9%
2026	23.3%	14.9%
2027	22.8%	14.8%
2028	22.3%	14.8%
2029	21.9%	14.8%
2030	21.6%	14.8%
2031	21.2%	14.8%
2032	20.9%	14.7%
2033	20.6%	14.7%
2034	20.3%	14.7%
2035	20%	14.7%
2036	19.7%	14.7%
2037	19.5%	14.6%
2038	19.3%	14.6%
2039	19.1%	14.6%
2040	18.9%	14.5%
2041	18.8%	14.5%
2042	18.6%	14.4%
2043	18.4%	14.4%
2044	18.2%	14.3%
2045	18%	14.2%
2046	17.8%	14.1%
2047	17.6%	14.1%
2048	17.4%	14%
2049	17.2%	13.9%
2050	17%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Ecuador and 15% in the Netherlands in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 18.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ecuador and the Netherlands compared.

Natural population change in Ecuador vs Netherlands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.15% in Ecuador 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
	Ecuador	Netherlands
1960	130,368	151,623
1961	135,573	159,450
1962	140,943	153,474
1963	146,531	154,361
1964	152,263	157,653
1965	157,915	146,308
1966	163,317	138,265
1967	168,629	138,580
1968	173,828	132,389
1969	178,403	139,082
1970	183,517	129,082
1971	187,995	116,112
1972	192,136	101,297
1973	196,028	84,668
1974	199,276	75,853
1975	202,407	64,232
1976	205,366	63,361
1977	209,095	63,739
1978	212,497	61,344
1979	216,162	63,172
1980	220,120	66,504
1981	224,073	62,688
1982	227,606	54,388
1983	231,336	51,722
1984	236,543	54,812
1985	236,438	55,069
1986	237,084	59,746
1987	237,724	64,526
1988	241,191	61,993
1989	248,129	59,396
1990	252,919	68,777
1991	257,713	69,321
1992	259,787	66,811
1993	260,330	58,103
1994	261,788	61,532
1995	264,449	54,106
1996	267,695	51,251
1997	266,020	56,198
1998	263,927	61,258
1999	261,650	60,086
2000	259,837	66,887
2001	259,376	62,580
2002	259,446	59,751
2003	258,928	58,411
2004	257,436	56,987
2005	255,295	50,592
2006	254,184	49,038
2007	253,419	49,145
2008	257,894	49,337
2009	260,892	51,244
2010	257,404	48,184
2011	258,171	45,072
2012	249,825	35,186
2013	234,103	30,248
2014	225,790	35,417
2015	219,399	23,716
2016	208,245	23,843
2017	211,355	18,844
2018	219,513	15,508
2019	211,045	17,345
2020	156,458	0
2021	155,146	7,014
2022	179,308	-1,770
2023	178,093	-5,363

Maternal mortality chart: Ecuador vs Netherlands

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ecuador, compared to 4 deaths in the Netherlands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ecuador	Netherlands
1985	188	12
1986	181	12
1987	131	12
1988	166	12
1989	166	12
1990	168	12
1991	177	12
1992	172	12
1993	168	12
1994	155	12
1995	146	12
1996	138	12
1997	135	13
1998	131	12
1999	128	13
2000	123	13
2001	116	13
2002	109	13
2003	102	12
2004	97	11
2005	94	10
2006	90	9
2007	86	8
2008	83	8
2009	82	7
2010	80	6
2011	77	7
2012	72	6
2013	68	6
2014	65	5
2015	64	5
2016	65	5
2017	62	5
2018	61	5
2019	62	5
2020	91	4
2021	93	5
2022	69	4
2023	55	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.31% in Ecuador 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
	Ecuador	Netherlands
1960	17.6%	2.08%
1961	17.1%	2.03%
1962	16.6%	1.97%
1963	16.1%	1.92%
1964	15.7%	1.88%
1965	15.3%	1.83%
1966	14.9%	1.79%
1967	14.6%	1.74%
1968	14.3%	1.69%
1969	14%	1.64%
1970	13.7%	1.58%
1971	13.4%	1.53%
1972	13%	1.47%
1973	12.5%	1.41%
1974	12%	1.36%
1975	11.5%	1.31%
1976	11%	1.26%
1977	10.5%	1.21%
1978	10%	1.16%
1979	9.57%	1.12%
1980	9.12%	1.09%
1981	8.68%	1.06%
1982	8.23%	1.04%
1983	7.78%	1.02%
1984	7.35%	0.99%
1985	6.95%	0.97%
1986	6.58%	0.95%
1987	6.25%	0.92%
1988	5.94%	0.89%
1989	5.66%	0.86%
1990	5.39%	0.83%
1991	5.12%	0.8%
1992	4.86%	0.77%
1993	4.6%	0.74%
1994	4.34%	0.71%
1995	4.08%	0.69%
1996	3.82%	0.67%
1997	3.57%	0.66%
1998	3.34%	0.64%
1999	3.14%	0.63%
2000	2.96%	0.62%
2001	2.81%	0.61%
2002	2.68%	0.59%
2003	2.57%	0.57%
2004	2.46%	0.55%
2005	2.37%	0.53%
2006	2.28%	0.51%
2007	2.19%	0.49%
2008	2.1%	0.47%
2009	2%	0.46%
2010	1.92%	0.44%
2011	1.83%	0.43%
2012	1.74%	0.42%
2013	1.66%	0.42%
2014	1.59%	0.41%
2015	1.53%	0.41%
2016	1.48%	0.41%
2017	1.44%	0.4%
2018	1.41%	0.4%
2019	1.38%	0.4%
2020	1.36%	0.4%
2021	1.34%	0.4%
2022	1.32%	0.4%
2023	1.31%	0.4%