Fertility & birth rates in Germany and Netherlands

Fertility rate in Germany vs Netherlands chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Germany 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 Germany 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
	Germany	Netherlands
1960	2.37	3.12
1961	2.45	3.22
1962	2.44	3.18
1963	2.51	3.19
1964	2.54	3.17
1965	2.5	3.04
1966	2.53	2.9
1967	2.48	2.81
1968	2.38	2.72
1969	2.21	2.75
1970	2.03	2.57
1971	1.92	2.36
1972	1.71	2.15
1973	1.54	1.9
1974	1.51	1.77
1975	1.45	1.66
1976	1.45	1.63
1977	1.4	1.58
1978	1.38	1.58
1979	1.38	1.56
1980	1.44	1.6
1981	1.43	1.56
1982	1.41	1.5
1983	1.33	1.47
1984	1.29	1.49
1985	1.37	1.51
1986	1.43	1.55
1987	1.43	1.56
1988	1.46	1.55
1989	1.42	1.55
1990	1.45	1.62
1991	1.33	1.61
1992	1.29	1.59
1993	1.28	1.57
1994	1.24	1.57
1995	1.25	1.53
1996	1.3	1.53
1997	1.35	1.56
1998	1.36	1.63
1999	1.36	1.65
2000	1.38	1.72
2001	1.35	1.71
2002	1.34	1.73
2003	1.34	1.75
2004	1.36	1.72
2005	1.34	1.71
2006	1.33	1.72
2007	1.37	1.72
2008	1.38	1.77
2009	1.36	1.79
2010	1.39	1.79
2011	1.39	1.76
2012	1.41	1.72
2013	1.42	1.68
2014	1.47	1.71
2015	1.5	1.66
2016	1.6	1.66
2017	1.57	1.62
2018	1.57	1.59
2019	1.54	1.57
2020	1.53	1.54
2021	1.58	1.62
2022	1.46	1.49
2023	1.39	1.43
2024	1.4	1.43
2025	1.4	1.44
2026	1.41	1.44
2027	1.41	1.45
2028	1.42	1.45
2029	1.42	1.45
2030	1.42	1.46
2031	1.43	1.46
2032	1.43	1.47
2033	1.44	1.47
2034	1.44	1.48
2035	1.44	1.48
2036	1.45	1.48
2037	1.45	1.48
2038	1.45	1.48
2039	1.46	1.49
2040	1.46	1.49
2041	1.46	1.49
2042	1.47	1.5
2043	1.47	1.5
2044	1.47	1.5
2045	1.47	1.5
2046	1.48	1.5
2047	1.48	1.51
2048	1.48	1.51
2049	1.48	1.51
2050	1.48	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Germany	Netherlands
1960	21.3%	30%
1961	21.7%	29.7%
1962	22%	29.1%
1963	22.3%	28.7%
1964	22.6%	28.5%
1965	22.8%	28.3%
1966	23%	28.1%
1967	23.1%	27.8%
1968	23.3%	27.6%
1969	23.3%	27.5%
1970	23.2%	27.3%
1971	23%	27.1%
1972	22.8%	26.8%
1973	22.4%	26.4%
1974	22%	25.9%
1975	21.5%	25.3%
1976	20.9%	24.8%
1977	20.3%	24.2%
1978	19.7%	23.5%
1979	19.1%	22.9%
1980	18.5%	22.3%
1981	17.9%	21.8%
1982	17.4%	21.3%
1983	16.9%	20.7%
1984	16.4%	20.1%
1985	16%	19.5%
1986	15.8%	19.1%
1987	15.6%	18.7%
1988	15.7%	18.5%
1989	15.9%	18.4%
1990	16.1%	18.4%
1991	16.3%	18.4%
1992	16.3%	18.5%
1993	16.3%	18.5%
1994	16.3%	18.6%
1995	16.3%	18.6%
1996	16.2%	18.6%
1997	16.1%	18.6%
1998	15.9%	18.6%
1999	15.8%	18.7%
2000	15.7%	18.8%
2001	15.5%	18.8%
2002	15.3%	18.8%
2003	15%	18.7%
2004	14.8%	18.6%
2005	14.5%	18.5%
2006	14.2%	18.3%
2007	14%	18.1%
2008	13.8%	17.9%
2009	13.8%	17.7%
2010	13.7%	17.6%
2011	13.6%	17.4%
2012	13.4%	17.3%
2013	13.2%	17.1%
2014	13.2%	16.9%
2015	13.2%	16.6%
2016	13.3%	16.4%
2017	13.5%	16.2%
2018	13.6%	16%
2019	13.7%	15.8%
2020	13.8%	15.6%
2021	13.9%	15.5%
2022	13.9%	15.4%
2023	13.9%	15.2%
2024	13.9%	15%
2025	13.9%	14.9%
2026	13.9%	14.9%
2027	13.8%	14.8%
2028	13.8%	14.8%
2029	13.7%	14.8%
2030	13.6%	14.8%
2031	13.5%	14.8%
2032	13.4%	14.7%
2033	13.2%	14.7%
2034	13.1%	14.7%
2035	12.9%	14.7%
2036	12.8%	14.7%
2037	12.7%	14.6%
2038	12.6%	14.6%
2039	12.6%	14.6%
2040	12.6%	14.5%
2041	12.5%	14.5%
2042	12.5%	14.4%
2043	12.6%	14.4%
2044	12.6%	14.3%
2045	12.7%	14.2%
2046	12.7%	14.1%
2047	12.8%	14.1%
2048	12.9%	14%
2049	13%	13.9%
2050	13.1%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.9% of the population in Germany and 15% in the Netherlands in 2024, compared to 16.1% and 18.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Germany and the Netherlands compared.

Natural population change in Germany vs Netherlands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.25% in Germany 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
	Germany	Netherlands
1960	385,919	151,623
1961	462,279	159,450
1962	436,752	153,474
1963	455,757	154,361
1964	482,038	157,653
1965	410,204	146,308
1966	405,982	138,265
1967	353,977	138,580
1968	239,612	132,389
1969	155,820	139,082
1970	70,352	129,082
1971	46,988	116,112
1972	-62,950	101,297
1973	-149,980	84,668
1974	-150,038	75,853
1975	-212,418	64,232
1976	-164,508	63,361
1977	-125,055	63,739
1978	-140,566	61,344
1979	-125,002	63,172
1980	-86,117	66,504
1981	-94,090	62,688
1982	-78,333	54,388
1983	-109,380	51,722
1984	-109,002	54,812
1985	-116,527	55,069
1986	-77,721	59,746
1987	-31,136	64,526
1988	-7,815	61,993
1989	-23,625	59,396
1990	-15,887	68,777
1991	-80,014	69,321
1992	-80,625	66,811
1993	-105,503	58,103
1994	-114,013	61,532
1995	-114,349	54,106
1996	-90,107	51,251
1997	-49,221	56,198
1998	-65,637	61,258
1999	-73,890	60,086
2000	-73,990	66,887
2001	-98,820	62,580
2002	-123,733	59,751
2003	-140,309	58,411
2004	-107,271	56,987
2005	-148,445	50,592
2006	-148,278	49,038
2007	-148,080	49,145
2008	-164,220	49,337
2009	-188,375	51,244
2010	-179,909	48,184
2011	-184,632	45,072
2012	-193,022	35,186
2013	-209,679	30,248
2014	-153,866	35,417
2015	-187,879	23,716
2016	-123,523	23,843
2017	-148,783	18,844
2018	-165,812	15,508
2019	-157,877	17,345
2020	-216,218	0
2021	-224,629	7,014
2022	-326,812	-1,770
2023	-335,608	-5,363

Maternal mortality chart: Germany vs Netherlands

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

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Germany 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
	Germany	Netherlands
1960	-	2.08%
1961	-	2.03%
1962	-	1.97%
1963	-	1.92%
1964	-	1.88%
1965	-	1.83%
1966	-	1.79%
1967	-	1.74%
1968	2.71%	1.69%
1969	2.64%	1.64%
1970	2.57%	1.58%
1971	2.49%	1.53%
1972	2.4%	1.47%
1973	2.31%	1.41%
1974	2.2%	1.36%
1975	2.08%	1.31%
1976	1.95%	1.26%
1977	1.83%	1.21%
1978	1.71%	1.16%
1979	1.6%	1.12%
1980	1.5%	1.09%
1981	1.41%	1.06%
1982	1.32%	1.04%
1983	1.25%	1.02%
1984	1.18%	0.99%
1985	1.11%	0.97%
1986	1.06%	0.95%
1987	1.01%	0.92%
1988	0.95%	0.89%
1989	0.9%	0.86%
1990	0.85%	0.83%
1991	0.8%	0.8%
1992	0.76%	0.77%
1993	0.72%	0.74%
1994	0.68%	0.71%
1995	0.65%	0.69%
1996	0.62%	0.67%
1997	0.59%	0.66%
1998	0.57%	0.64%
1999	0.55%	0.63%
2000	0.54%	0.62%
2001	0.52%	0.61%
2002	0.51%	0.59%
2003	0.5%	0.57%
2004	0.48%	0.55%
2005	0.47%	0.53%
2006	0.46%	0.51%
2007	0.45%	0.49%
2008	0.44%	0.47%
2009	0.43%	0.46%
2010	0.42%	0.44%
2011	0.41%	0.43%
2012	0.4%	0.42%
2013	0.4%	0.42%
2014	0.4%	0.41%
2015	0.39%	0.41%
2016	0.39%	0.41%
2017	0.38%	0.4%
2018	0.38%	0.4%
2019	0.37%	0.4%
2020	0.37%	0.4%
2021	0.37%	0.4%
2022	0.37%	0.4%
2023	0.37%	0.4%