Fertility & birth rates in Guinea and Netherlands

Fertility rate in Guinea vs Netherlands chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Guinea was 4.22 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 Guinea 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
	Guinea	Netherlands
1960	6.11	3.12
1961	6.13	3.22
1962	6.14	3.18
1963	6.15	3.19
1964	6.17	3.17
1965	6.18	3.04
1966	6.19	2.9
1967	6.2	2.81
1968	6.21	2.72
1969	6.23	2.75
1970	6.24	2.57
1971	6.26	2.36
1972	6.28	2.15
1973	6.31	1.9
1974	6.34	1.77
1975	6.37	1.66
1976	6.4	1.63
1977	6.43	1.58
1978	6.44	1.58
1979	6.45	1.56
1980	6.46	1.6
1981	6.46	1.56
1982	6.49	1.5
1983	6.49	1.47
1984	6.51	1.49
1985	6.53	1.51
1986	6.55	1.55
1987	6.57	1.56
1988	6.56	1.55
1989	6.55	1.55
1990	6.52	1.62
1991	6.48	1.61
1992	6.45	1.59
1993	6.41	1.57
1994	6.36	1.57
1995	6.29	1.53
1996	6.21	1.53
1997	6.12	1.56
1998	6.05	1.63
1999	5.99	1.65
2000	5.92	1.72
2001	5.83	1.71
2002	5.78	1.73
2003	5.74	1.75
2004	5.73	1.72
2005	5.73	1.71
2006	5.7	1.72
2007	5.66	1.72
2008	5.6	1.77
2009	5.53	1.79
2010	5.44	1.79
2011	5.34	1.76
2012	5.23	1.72
2013	5.15	1.68
2014	5.07	1.71
2015	5	1.66
2016	4.92	1.66
2017	4.79	1.62
2018	4.67	1.59
2019	4.58	1.57
2020	4.49	1.54
2021	4.4	1.62
2022	4.3	1.49
2023	4.22	1.43
2024	4.13	1.43
2025	4.04	1.44
2026	3.96	1.44
2027	3.89	1.45
2028	3.81	1.45
2029	3.73	1.45
2030	3.66	1.46
2031	3.59	1.46
2032	3.52	1.47
2033	3.45	1.47
2034	3.38	1.48
2035	3.32	1.48
2036	3.27	1.48
2037	3.21	1.48
2038	3.16	1.48
2039	3.12	1.49
2040	3.07	1.49
2041	3.02	1.49
2042	2.98	1.5
2043	2.94	1.5
2044	2.9	1.5
2045	2.86	1.5
2046	2.82	1.5
2047	2.79	1.51
2048	2.75	1.51
2049	2.73	1.51
2050	2.7	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guinea	Netherlands
1960	39.6%	30%
1961	39.7%	29.7%
1962	39.9%	29.1%
1963	39.9%	28.7%
1964	40%	28.5%
1965	40.1%	28.3%
1966	40.2%	28.1%
1967	40.2%	27.8%
1968	40.3%	27.6%
1969	40.3%	27.5%
1970	40.4%	27.3%
1971	40.5%	27.1%
1972	40.7%	26.8%
1973	40.9%	26.4%
1974	41.1%	25.9%
1975	41.3%	25.3%
1976	41.5%	24.8%
1977	41.8%	24.2%
1978	42%	23.5%
1979	42.2%	22.9%
1980	42.4%	22.3%
1981	42.6%	21.8%
1982	42.7%	21.3%
1983	42.8%	20.7%
1984	42.9%	20.1%
1985	43%	19.5%
1986	43%	19.1%
1987	43.1%	18.7%
1988	43.1%	18.5%
1989	43.2%	18.4%
1990	43.3%	18.4%
1991	43.4%	18.4%
1992	43.5%	18.5%
1993	43.6%	18.5%
1994	43.7%	18.6%
1995	43.8%	18.6%
1996	43.9%	18.6%
1997	44.2%	18.6%
1998	44.5%	18.6%
1999	44.7%	18.7%
2000	44.9%	18.8%
2001	45.3%	18.8%
2002	45.5%	18.8%
2003	45.4%	18.7%
2004	45.3%	18.6%
2005	45.3%	18.5%
2006	45.3%	18.3%
2007	45.1%	18.1%
2008	44.9%	17.9%
2009	44.7%	17.7%
2010	44.5%	17.6%
2011	44.2%	17.4%
2012	44%	17.3%
2013	43.8%	17.1%
2014	43.5%	16.9%
2015	43.3%	16.6%
2016	43.1%	16.4%
2017	42.9%	16.2%
2018	42.6%	16%
2019	42.4%	15.8%
2020	42.1%	15.6%
2021	41.9%	15.5%
2022	41.6%	15.4%
2023	41.2%	15.2%
2024	40.9%	15%
2025	40.5%	14.9%
2026	40.2%	14.9%
2027	39.8%	14.8%
2028	39.5%	14.8%
2029	39.1%	14.8%
2030	38.7%	14.8%
2031	38.3%	14.8%
2032	37.9%	14.7%
2033	37.5%	14.7%
2034	37%	14.7%
2035	36.6%	14.7%
2036	36.2%	14.7%
2037	35.7%	14.6%
2038	35.3%	14.6%
2039	34.9%	14.6%
2040	34.5%	14.5%
2041	34.1%	14.5%
2042	33.7%	14.4%
2043	33.3%	14.4%
2044	32.9%	14.3%
2045	32.5%	14.2%
2046	32.2%	14.1%
2047	31.8%	14.1%
2048	31.5%	14%
2049	31.2%	13.9%
2050	30.8%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.9% of the population in Guinea and 15% in the Netherlands in 2024, compared to 43.3% and 18.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guinea and the Netherlands compared.

Natural population change in Guinea vs Netherlands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.6% in Guinea 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
	Guinea	Netherlands
1960	61,848	151,623
1961	63,766	159,450
1962	65,672	153,474
1963	67,690	154,361
1964	69,848	157,653
1965	72,134	146,308
1966	74,748	138,265
1967	77,251	138,580
1968	79,892	132,389
1969	82,799	139,082
1970	85,418	129,082
1971	88,358	116,112
1972	91,147	101,297
1973	93,764	84,668
1974	96,315	75,853
1975	99,267	64,232
1976	102,449	63,361
1977	105,990	63,739
1978	109,415	61,344
1979	113,141	63,172
1980	117,186	66,504
1981	121,223	62,688
1982	126,831	54,388
1983	130,629	51,722
1984	136,640	54,812
1985	142,313	55,069
1986	148,137	59,746
1987	154,178	64,526
1988	159,566	61,993
1989	164,707	59,396
1990	169,926	68,777
1991	181,299	69,321
1992	189,682	66,811
1993	195,612	58,103
1994	201,439	61,532
1995	205,644	54,106
1996	214,896	51,251
1997	220,373	56,198
1998	219,385	61,258
1999	223,968	60,086
2000	227,081	66,887
2001	227,642	62,580
2002	229,022	59,751
2003	234,774	58,411
2004	242,075	56,987
2005	251,209	50,592
2006	258,518	49,038
2007	266,070	49,145
2008	274,327	49,337
2009	281,920	51,244
2010	288,512	48,184
2011	293,318	45,072
2012	298,094	35,186
2013	304,430	30,248
2014	309,539	35,417
2015	316,604	23,716
2016	324,608	23,843
2017	328,542	18,844
2018	332,585	15,508
2019	338,984	17,345
2020	342,289	0
2021	345,121	7,014
2022	352,517	-1,770
2023	356,147	-5,363

Maternal mortality chart: Guinea vs Netherlands

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 494 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guinea, compared to 4 deaths in the Netherlands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guinea	Netherlands
1985	1,248	12
1986	1,234	12
1987	1,218	12
1988	1,202	12
1989	1,188	12
1990	1,162	12
1991	1,143	12
1992	1,124	12
1993	1,094	12
1994	1,081	12
1995	1,042	12
1996	1,010	12
1997	994	13
1998	971	12
1999	960	13
2000	951	13
2001	946	13
2002	916	13
2003	892	12
2004	869	11
2005	843	10
2006	825	9
2007	802	8
2008	772	8
2009	766	7
2010	750	6
2011	728	7
2012	703	6
2013	682	6
2014	664	5
2015	642	5
2016	606	5
2017	582	5
2018	560	5
2019	548	5
2020	528	4
2021	533	5
2022	500	4
2023	494	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.5% in Guinea 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
	Guinea	Netherlands
1960	35%	2.08%
1961	34.7%	2.03%
1962	34.4%	1.97%
1963	34.2%	1.92%
1964	33.9%	1.88%
1965	33.6%	1.83%
1966	33.4%	1.79%
1967	33.1%	1.74%
1968	32.8%	1.69%
1969	32.5%	1.64%
1970	32.2%	1.58%
1971	31.9%	1.53%
1972	31.6%	1.47%
1973	31.3%	1.41%
1974	30.9%	1.36%
1975	30.6%	1.31%
1976	30.1%	1.26%
1977	29.7%	1.21%
1978	29.2%	1.16%
1979	28.7%	1.12%
1980	28.2%	1.09%
1981	27.7%	1.06%
1982	27.2%	1.04%
1983	26.7%	1.02%
1984	26.2%	0.99%
1985	25.8%	0.97%
1986	25.3%	0.95%
1987	24.8%	0.92%
1988	24.4%	0.89%
1989	23.9%	0.86%
1990	23.3%	0.83%
1991	22.7%	0.8%
1992	22.1%	0.77%
1993	21.4%	0.74%
1994	20.7%	0.71%
1995	20%	0.69%
1996	19.3%	0.67%
1997	18.6%	0.66%
1998	17.9%	0.64%
1999	17.2%	0.63%
2000	16.5%	0.62%
2001	15.9%	0.61%
2002	15.2%	0.59%
2003	14.6%	0.57%
2004	14.1%	0.55%
2005	13.7%	0.53%
2006	13.3%	0.51%
2007	12.9%	0.49%
2008	12.7%	0.47%
2009	12.4%	0.46%
2010	12.2%	0.44%
2011	12%	0.43%
2012	11.8%	0.42%
2013	11.7%	0.42%
2014	11.6%	0.41%
2015	11.4%	0.41%
2016	11.2%	0.41%
2017	11%	0.4%
2018	10.8%	0.4%
2019	10.6%	0.4%
2020	10.3%	0.4%
2021	10.1%	0.4%
2022	9.78%	0.4%
2023	9.5%	0.4%