Netherlands birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in the Netherlands chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in the Netherlands was 1.43 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1973. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.57 — a -8.92% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Netherlands	World
1960	3.12	4.69
1961	3.22	4.56
1962	3.18	5.02
1963	3.19	5.31
1964	3.17	5.13
1965	3.04	5.08
1966	2.9	4.97
1967	2.81	4.87
1968	2.72	4.98
1969	2.75	4.88
1970	2.57	4.84
1971	2.36	4.69
1972	2.15	4.55
1973	1.9	4.42
1974	1.77	4.26
1975	1.66	4.07
1976	1.63	3.97
1977	1.58	3.84
1978	1.58	3.77
1979	1.56	3.76
1980	1.6	3.73
1981	1.56	3.71
1982	1.5	3.72
1983	1.47	3.59
1984	1.49	3.57
1985	1.51	3.53
1986	1.55	3.51
1987	1.56	3.48
1988	1.55	3.39
1989	1.55	3.35
1990	1.62	3.31
1991	1.61	3.13
1992	1.59	3.04
1993	1.57	2.97
1994	1.57	2.92
1995	1.53	2.87
1996	1.53	2.82
1997	1.56	2.78
1998	1.63	2.75
1999	1.65	2.72
2000	1.72	2.73
2001	1.71	2.69
2002	1.73	2.66
2003	1.75	2.64
2004	1.72	2.63
2005	1.71	2.61
2006	1.72	2.61
2007	1.72	2.6
2008	1.77	2.6
2009	1.79	2.59
2010	1.79	2.57
2011	1.76	2.55
2012	1.72	2.56
2013	1.68	2.53
2014	1.71	2.52
2015	1.66	2.49
2016	1.66	2.49
2017	1.62	2.46
2018	1.59	2.39
2019	1.57	2.35
2020	1.54	2.28
2021	1.62	2.25
2022	1.49	2.22
2023	1.43	2.2
2024	1.43	2.19
2025	1.44	2.18
2026	1.44	2.18
2027	1.45	2.17
2028	1.45	2.16
2029	1.45	2.15
2030	1.46	2.14
2031	1.46	2.13
2032	1.47	2.12
2033	1.47	2.12
2034	1.48	2.11
2035	1.48	2.1
2036	1.48	2.09
2037	1.48	2.09
2038	1.48	2.08
2039	1.49	2.08
2040	1.49	2.08
2041	1.49	2.07
2042	1.5	2.07
2043	1.5	2.07
2044	1.5	2.07
2045	1.5	2.06
2046	1.5	2.06
2047	1.51	2.06
2048	1.51	2.05
2049	1.51	2.05
2050	1.51	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 0.47% were to women under 20 years old, 33.4% to women ages 20-29, and 66.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 2.32%, 55.7%, and 42% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in the Netherlands by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Netherlands	World
1960	30%	37.4%
1961	29.7%	37.5%
1962	29.1%	37.6%
1963	28.7%	37.8%
1964	28.5%	38%
1965	28.3%	38%
1966	28.1%	38%
1967	27.8%	38%
1968	27.6%	37.9%
1969	27.5%	37.8%
1970	27.3%	37.7%
1971	27.1%	37.6%
1972	26.8%	37.5%
1973	26.4%	37.3%
1974	25.9%	37.2%
1975	25.3%	37.1%
1976	24.8%	36.9%
1977	24.2%	36.7%
1978	23.5%	36.3%
1979	22.9%	35.9%
1980	22.3%	35.5%
1981	21.8%	35.2%
1982	21.3%	34.9%
1983	20.7%	34.6%
1984	20.1%	34.3%
1985	19.5%	34%
1986	19.1%	33.8%
1987	18.7%	33.6%
1988	18.5%	33.4%
1989	18.4%	33.2%
1990	18.4%	33%
1991	18.4%	32.9%
1992	18.5%	32.7%
1993	18.5%	32.5%
1994	18.6%	32.3%
1995	18.6%	32.1%
1996	18.6%	31.8%
1997	18.6%	31.5%
1998	18.6%	31.1%
1999	18.7%	30.8%
2000	18.8%	30.4%
2001	18.8%	30%
2002	18.8%	29.6%
2003	18.7%	29.2%
2004	18.6%	28.8%
2005	18.5%	28.5%
2006	18.3%	28.1%
2007	18.1%	27.9%
2008	17.9%	27.6%
2009	17.7%	27.5%
2010	17.6%	27.3%
2011	17.4%	27.1%
2012	17.3%	27%
2013	17.1%	26.9%
2014	16.9%	26.8%
2015	16.6%	26.6%
2016	16.4%	26.5%
2017	16.2%	26.4%
2018	16%	26.2%
2019	15.8%	26%
2020	15.6%	25.8%
2021	15.5%	25.6%
2022	15.4%	25.3%
2023	15.2%	25%
2024	15%	24.7%
2025	14.9%	24.4%
2026	14.9%	24.1%
2027	14.8%	23.8%
2028	14.8%	23.4%
2029	14.8%	23.1%
2030	14.8%	22.8%
2031	14.8%	22.6%
2032	14.7%	22.3%
2033	14.7%	22.1%
2034	14.7%	21.9%
2035	14.7%	21.7%
2036	14.7%	21.6%
2037	14.6%	21.5%
2038	14.6%	21.4%
2039	14.6%	21.3%
2040	14.5%	21.2%
2041	14.5%	21.1%
2042	14.4%	21%
2043	14.4%	21%
2044	14.3%	20.9%
2045	14.2%	20.8%
2046	14.1%	20.7%
2047	14.1%	20.7%
2048	14%	20.6%
2049	13.9%	20.5%
2050	13.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in the Netherlands was 30% in 1960, 18.5% in 1993, and 15% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of the Netherlands.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in the Netherlands, excluding migration, has been +0.08% annually. On average, 13,455 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Netherlands
1960	151,623
1961	159,450
1962	153,474
1963	154,361
1964	157,653
1965	146,308
1966	138,265
1967	138,580
1968	132,389
1969	139,082
1970	129,082
1971	116,112
1972	101,297
1973	84,668
1974	75,853
1975	64,232
1976	63,361
1977	63,739
1978	61,344
1979	63,172
1980	66,504
1981	62,688
1982	54,388
1983	51,722
1984	54,812
1985	55,069
1986	59,746
1987	64,526
1988	61,993
1989	59,396
1990	68,777
1991	69,321
1992	66,811
1993	58,103
1994	61,532
1995	54,106
1996	51,251
1997	56,198
1998	61,258
1999	60,086
2000	66,887
2001	62,580
2002	59,751
2003	58,411
2004	56,987
2005	50,592
2006	49,038
2007	49,145
2008	49,337
2009	51,244
2010	48,184
2011	45,072
2012	35,186
2013	30,248
2014	35,417
2015	23,716
2016	23,843
2017	18,844
2018	15,508
2019	17,345
2020	0
2021	7,014
2022	-1,770
2023	-5,363

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in the Netherlands was 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.004% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -69.2% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Netherlands	World
1985	12	460
1986	12	438
1987	12	429
1988	12	414
1989	12	401
1990	12	391
1991	12	395
1992	12	395
1993	12	389
1994	12	382
1995	12	371
1996	12	366
1997	13	358
1998	12	360
1999	13	340
2000	13	328
2001	13	321
2002	13	311
2003	12	301
2004	11	291
2005	10	283
2006	9	276
2007	8	269
2008	8	264
2009	7	258
2010	6	253
2011	7	247
2012	6	239
2013	6	235
2014	5	231
2015	5	228
2016	5	220
2017	5	215
2018	5	211
2019	5	207
2020	4	211
2021	5	242
2022	4	203
2023	4	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in the Netherlands was 4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.4% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 6.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Netherlands	World
1960	2.08%	18.5%
1961	2.03%	18.1%
1962	1.97%	17.8%
1963	1.92%	17.5%
1964	1.88%	17.7%
1965	1.83%	17.5%
1966	1.79%	17.3%
1967	1.74%	17%
1968	1.69%	16.5%
1969	1.64%	15.5%
1970	1.58%	15.2%
1971	1.53%	15.1%
1972	1.47%	14.4%
1973	1.41%	14.1%
1974	1.36%	13.7%
1975	1.31%	13.4%
1976	1.26%	13%
1977	1.21%	12.5%
1978	1.16%	12.1%
1979	1.12%	11.7%
1980	1.09%	11.4%
1981	1.06%	11%
1982	1.04%	10.8%
1983	1.02%	10.6%
1984	0.99%	10.4%
1985	0.97%	10.1%
1986	0.95%	9.81%
1987	0.92%	9.47%
1988	0.89%	9.31%
1989	0.86%	9.02%
1990	0.83%	8.81%
1991	0.8%	8.66%
1992	0.77%	8.46%
1993	0.74%	8.19%
1994	0.71%	7.98%
1995	0.69%	7.76%
1996	0.67%	7.52%
1997	0.66%	7.28%
1998	0.64%	7.05%
1999	0.63%	6.76%
2000	0.62%	6.48%
2001	0.61%	6.21%
2002	0.59%	5.94%
2003	0.57%	5.65%
2004	0.55%	5.43%
2005	0.53%	5.16%
2006	0.51%	4.92%
2007	0.49%	4.7%
2008	0.47%	4.5%
2009	0.46%	4.31%
2010	0.44%	4.11%
2011	0.43%	3.97%
2012	0.42%	3.77%
2013	0.42%	3.61%
2014	0.41%	3.48%
2015	0.41%	3.35%
2016	0.41%	3.23%
2017	0.4%	3.11%
2018	0.4%	2.97%
2019	0.4%	2.86%
2020	0.4%	2.75%
2021	0.4%	2.66%
2022	0.4%	2.59%
2023	0.4%	2.49%