Fertility & birth rates in Netherlands and Nigeria

Fertility rate in Netherlands vs Nigeria chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Netherlands was 1.43 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.48 in Nigeria in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Netherlands vs Nigeria population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Netherlands	Nigeria
1960	3.12	6.36
1961	3.22	6.35
1962	3.18	6.36
1963	3.19	6.35
1964	3.17	6.36
1965	3.04	6.37
1966	2.9	6.39
1967	2.81	6.4
1968	2.72	6.42
1969	2.75	6.44
1970	2.57	6.47
1971	2.36	6.53
1972	2.15	6.58
1973	1.9	6.63
1974	1.77	6.7
1975	1.66	6.77
1976	1.63	6.81
1977	1.58	6.86
1978	1.58	6.92
1979	1.56	6.89
1980	1.6	6.85
1981	1.56	6.82
1982	1.5	6.8
1983	1.47	6.78
1984	1.49	6.7
1985	1.51	6.62
1986	1.55	6.56
1987	1.56	6.5
1988	1.55	6.5
1989	1.55	6.49
1990	1.62	6.46
1991	1.61	6.43
1992	1.59	6.39
1993	1.57	6.35
1994	1.57	6.32
1995	1.53	6.27
1996	1.53	6.22
1997	1.56	6.14
1998	1.63	6.07
1999	1.65	6.08
2000	1.72	6.12
2001	1.71	6.13
2002	1.73	6.12
2003	1.75	6.1
2004	1.72	6.09
2005	1.71	6.06
2006	1.72	6.05
2007	1.72	6.03
2008	1.77	6.02
2009	1.79	5.99
2010	1.79	5.95
2011	1.76	5.89
2012	1.72	5.8
2013	1.68	5.69
2014	1.71	5.62
2015	1.66	5.5
2016	1.66	5.34
2017	1.62	5.18
2018	1.59	5.02
2019	1.57	4.86
2020	1.54	4.7
2021	1.62	4.64
2022	1.49	4.55
2023	1.43	4.48
2024	1.43	4.38
2025	1.44	4.3
2026	1.44	4.2
2027	1.45	4.1
2028	1.45	4.01
2029	1.45	3.92
2030	1.46	3.82
2031	1.46	3.73
2032	1.47	3.65
2033	1.47	3.56
2034	1.48	3.48
2035	1.48	3.41
2036	1.48	3.34
2037	1.48	3.27
2038	1.48	3.21
2039	1.49	3.16
2040	1.49	3.1
2041	1.49	3.04
2042	1.5	2.99
2043	1.5	2.94
2044	1.5	2.89
2045	1.5	2.85
2046	1.5	2.8
2047	1.51	2.76
2048	1.51	2.73
2049	1.51	2.69
2050	1.51	2.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Netherlands	Nigeria
1960	30%	41.1%
1961	29.7%	41.1%
1962	29.1%	41.1%
1963	28.7%	41.2%
1964	28.5%	41.4%
1965	28.3%	41.5%
1966	28.1%	41.7%
1967	27.8%	41.8%
1968	27.6%	42%
1969	27.5%	42.2%
1970	27.3%	42.4%
1971	27.1%	42.5%
1972	26.8%	42.8%
1973	26.4%	43%
1974	25.9%	43.2%
1975	25.3%	43.4%
1976	24.8%	43.7%
1977	24.2%	43.9%
1978	23.5%	44.2%
1979	22.9%	44.4%
1980	22.3%	44.6%
1981	21.8%	44.8%
1982	21.3%	45%
1983	20.7%	45.2%
1984	20.1%	45.4%
1985	19.5%	45.5%
1986	19.1%	45.6%
1987	18.7%	45.6%
1988	18.5%	45.5%
1989	18.4%	45.5%
1990	18.4%	45.3%
1991	18.4%	45.2%
1992	18.5%	45%
1993	18.5%	44.8%
1994	18.6%	44.6%
1995	18.6%	44.4%
1996	18.6%	44.2%
1997	18.6%	44.1%
1998	18.6%	43.9%
1999	18.7%	43.8%
2000	18.8%	43.7%
2001	18.8%	43.7%
2002	18.8%	43.8%
2003	18.7%	43.8%
2004	18.6%	43.9%
2005	18.5%	44%
2006	18.3%	44.1%
2007	18.1%	44.2%
2008	17.9%	44.3%
2009	17.7%	44.4%
2010	17.6%	44.4%
2011	17.4%	44.5%
2012	17.3%	44.5%
2013	17.1%	44.5%
2014	16.9%	44.4%
2015	16.6%	44.3%
2016	16.4%	44.1%
2017	16.2%	43.9%
2018	16%	43.6%
2019	15.8%	43.2%
2020	15.6%	42.8%
2021	15.5%	42.4%
2022	15.4%	42%
2023	15.2%	41.5%
2024	15%	41%
2025	14.9%	40.5%
2026	14.9%	40%
2027	14.8%	39.5%
2028	14.8%	39%
2029	14.8%	38.5%
2030	14.8%	38%
2031	14.8%	37.6%
2032	14.7%	37.2%
2033	14.7%	36.8%
2034	14.7%	36.5%
2035	14.7%	36.2%
2036	14.7%	35.9%
2037	14.6%	35.5%
2038	14.6%	35.2%
2039	14.6%	34.9%
2040	14.5%	34.5%
2041	14.5%	34.2%
2042	14.4%	33.8%
2043	14.4%	33.5%
2044	14.3%	33.1%
2045	14.2%	32.8%
2046	14.1%	32.4%
2047	14.1%	32%
2048	14%	31.6%
2049	13.9%	31.3%
2050	13.8%	30.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15% of the population in the Netherlands and 41% in Nigeria in 2024, compared to 18.4% and 45.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Netherlands and Nigeria compared.

Natural population change in Netherlands vs Nigeria by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.08% in the Netherlands and +2.29% in Nigeria. 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
	Netherlands	Nigeria
1960	151,623	901,301
1961	159,450	932,111
1962	153,474	966,452
1963	154,361	995,116
1964	157,653	1,028,272
1965	146,308	1,061,840
1966	138,265	1,095,582
1967	138,580	1,082,884
1968	132,389	1,168,254
1969	139,082	1,213,484
1970	129,082	1,295,507
1971	116,112	1,373,896
1972	101,297	1,448,928
1973	84,668	1,525,485
1974	75,853	1,624,813
1975	64,232	1,718,623
1976	63,361	1,827,289
1977	63,739	1,923,917
1978	61,344	2,019,621
1979	63,172	2,074,807
1980	66,504	2,121,618
1981	62,688	2,179,884
1982	54,388	2,233,401
1983	51,722	2,292,089
1984	54,812	2,278,060
1985	55,069	2,289,784
1986	59,746	2,295,003
1987	64,526	2,322,397
1988	61,993	2,376,419
1989	59,396	2,452,324
1990	68,777	2,491,928
1991	69,321	2,527,807
1992	66,811	2,596,173
1993	58,103	2,673,675
1994	61,532	2,735,198
1995	54,106	2,830,771
1996	51,251	2,882,205
1997	56,198	2,936,500
1998	61,258	3,003,946
1999	60,086	3,155,425
2000	66,887	3,343,196
2001	62,580	3,478,370
2002	59,751	3,606,814
2003	58,411	3,751,120
2004	56,987	3,877,376
2005	50,592	4,013,788
2006	49,038	4,135,703
2007	49,145	4,265,428
2008	49,337	4,412,976
2009	51,244	4,528,149
2010	48,184	4,629,173
2011	45,072	4,728,363
2012	35,186	4,774,508
2013	30,248	4,811,751
2014	35,417	4,862,319
2015	23,716	4,823,045
2016	23,843	4,761,594
2017	18,844	4,706,183
2018	15,508	4,659,898
2019	17,345	4,609,941
2020	0	4,525,164
2021	7,014	4,641,562
2022	-1,770	4,739,502
2023	-5,363	4,834,309

Maternal mortality chart: Netherlands vs Nigeria

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 the Netherlands, compared to 993 deaths in Nigeria.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Netherlands	Nigeria
1985	12	1,344
1986	12	1,363
1987	12	1,351
1988	12	1,332
1989	12	1,304
1990	12	1,285
1991	12	1,282
1992	12	1,246
1993	12	1,200
1994	12	1,193
1995	12	1,186
1996	12	1,185
1997	13	1,184
1998	12	1,189
1999	13	1,165
2000	13	1,136
2001	13	1,130
2002	13	1,117
2003	12	1,090
2004	11	1,075
2005	10	1,060
2006	9	1,067
2007	8	1,063
2008	8	1,081
2009	7	1,088
2010	6	1,094
2011	7	1,108
2012	6	1,124
2013	6	1,146
2014	5	1,155
2015	5	1,168
2016	5	1,155
2017	5	1,142
2018	5	1,118
2019	5	1,091
2020	4	1,065
2021	5	1,046
2022	4	1,016
2023	4	993

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.4% in the Netherlands and 10.5% in Nigeria. 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
	Netherlands	Nigeria
1960	2.08%	-
1961	2.03%	-
1962	1.97%	-
1963	1.92%	-
1964	1.88%	32.7%
1965	1.83%	32%
1966	1.79%	31.3%
1967	1.74%	30.7%
1968	1.69%	30%
1969	1.64%	29.3%
1970	1.58%	28.5%
1971	1.53%	27.7%
1972	1.47%	26.9%
1973	1.41%	26.1%
1974	1.36%	25.2%
1975	1.31%	24.4%
1976	1.26%	23.6%
1977	1.21%	22.9%
1978	1.16%	22.3%
1979	1.12%	21.8%
1980	1.09%	21.3%
1981	1.06%	21%
1982	1.04%	20.8%
1983	1.02%	20.7%
1984	0.99%	20.7%
1985	0.97%	20.8%
1986	0.95%	20.9%
1987	0.92%	20.9%
1988	0.89%	21%
1989	0.86%	21%
1990	0.83%	21%
1991	0.8%	20.9%
1992	0.77%	20.8%
1993	0.74%	20.7%
1994	0.71%	20.6%
1995	0.69%	20.4%
1996	0.67%	20.1%
1997	0.66%	19.7%
1998	0.64%	19.3%
1999	0.63%	18.8%
2000	0.62%	18.2%
2001	0.61%	17.7%
2002	0.59%	17.1%
2003	0.57%	16.5%
2004	0.55%	16%
2005	0.53%	15.5%
2006	0.51%	15%
2007	0.49%	14.5%
2008	0.47%	14.1%
2009	0.46%	13.8%
2010	0.44%	13.5%
2011	0.43%	13.3%
2012	0.42%	13.1%
2013	0.42%	12.9%
2014	0.41%	12.8%
2015	0.41%	12.6%
2016	0.41%	12.5%
2017	0.4%	12.3%
2018	0.4%	12%
2019	0.4%	11.8%
2020	0.4%	11.4%
2021	0.4%	11.1%
2022	0.4%	10.8%
2023	0.4%	10.5%