Fertility & birth rates in Netherlands and Peru

Fertility rate in Netherlands vs Peru 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 1.98 in Peru in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Netherlands vs Peru 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	Peru
1960	3.12	6.94
1961	3.22	6.92
1962	3.18	6.9
1963	3.19	6.86
1964	3.17	6.81
1965	3.04	6.75
1966	2.9	6.68
1967	2.81	6.6
1968	2.72	6.51
1969	2.75	6.42
1970	2.57	6.32
1971	2.36	6.21
1972	2.15	6.09
1973	1.9	5.97
1974	1.77	5.84
1975	1.66	5.71
1976	1.63	5.58
1977	1.58	5.44
1978	1.58	5.31
1979	1.56	5.17
1980	1.6	5.04
1981	1.56	4.92
1982	1.5	4.8
1983	1.47	4.68
1984	1.49	4.57
1985	1.51	4.46
1986	1.55	4.35
1987	1.56	4.25
1988	1.55	4.14
1989	1.55	4.03
1990	1.62	3.91
1991	1.61	3.79
1992	1.59	3.67
1993	1.57	3.55
1994	1.57	3.43
1995	1.53	3.32
1996	1.53	3.2
1997	1.56	3.1
1998	1.63	3
1999	1.65	2.92
2000	1.72	2.85
2001	1.71	2.74
2002	1.73	2.69
2003	1.75	2.66
2004	1.72	2.67
2005	1.71	2.64
2006	1.72	2.62
2007	1.72	2.58
2008	1.77	2.53
2009	1.79	2.48
2010	1.79	2.42
2011	1.76	2.41
2012	1.72	2.36
2013	1.68	2.32
2014	1.71	2.27
2015	1.66	2.23
2016	1.66	2.19
2017	1.62	2.15
2018	1.59	2.12
2019	1.57	2.09
2020	1.54	2.06
2021	1.62	2.03
2022	1.49	2
2023	1.43	1.98
2024	1.43	1.96
2025	1.44	1.94
2026	1.44	1.92
2027	1.45	1.91
2028	1.45	1.9
2029	1.45	1.88
2030	1.46	1.87
2031	1.46	1.86
2032	1.47	1.85
2033	1.47	1.84
2034	1.48	1.83
2035	1.48	1.83
2036	1.48	1.82
2037	1.48	1.81
2038	1.48	1.81
2039	1.49	1.8
2040	1.49	1.79
2041	1.49	1.79
2042	1.5	1.78
2043	1.5	1.78
2044	1.5	1.77
2045	1.5	1.77
2046	1.5	1.76
2047	1.51	1.75
2048	1.51	1.75
2049	1.51	1.75
2050	1.51	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Netherlands	Peru
1960	30%	44%
1961	29.7%	44.2%
1962	29.1%	44.3%
1963	28.7%	44.3%
1964	28.5%	44.3%
1965	28.3%	44.3%
1966	28.1%	44.2%
1967	27.8%	44.2%
1968	27.6%	44.2%
1969	27.5%	44.1%
1970	27.3%	44%
1971	27.1%	43.9%
1972	26.8%	43.8%
1973	26.4%	43.7%
1974	25.9%	43.6%
1975	25.3%	43.5%
1976	24.8%	43.4%
1977	24.2%	43.2%
1978	23.5%	43%
1979	22.9%	42.8%
1980	22.3%	42.6%
1981	21.8%	42.4%
1982	21.3%	42.1%
1983	20.7%	41.8%
1984	20.1%	41.5%
1985	19.5%	41.2%
1986	19.1%	40.8%
1987	18.7%	40.5%
1988	18.5%	40.2%
1989	18.4%	39.8%
1990	18.4%	39.4%
1991	18.4%	39.1%
1992	18.5%	38.7%
1993	18.5%	38.3%
1994	18.6%	37.9%
1995	18.6%	37.4%
1996	18.6%	36.9%
1997	18.6%	36.4%
1998	18.6%	35.8%
1999	18.7%	35.3%
2000	18.8%	34.7%
2001	18.8%	34.1%
2002	18.8%	33.5%
2003	18.7%	32.9%
2004	18.6%	32.3%
2005	18.5%	31.7%
2006	18.3%	31.2%
2007	18.1%	30.7%
2008	17.9%	30.2%
2009	17.7%	29.7%
2010	17.6%	29.3%
2011	17.4%	28.9%
2012	17.3%	28.5%
2013	17.1%	28.2%
2014	16.9%	27.8%
2015	16.6%	27.5%
2016	16.4%	27.2%
2017	16.2%	26.8%
2018	16%	26.4%
2019	15.8%	25.9%
2020	15.6%	25.5%
2021	15.5%	25.1%
2022	15.4%	24.8%
2023	15.2%	24.4%
2024	15%	24%
2025	14.9%	23.6%
2026	14.9%	23.3%
2027	14.8%	22.9%
2028	14.8%	22.6%
2029	14.8%	22.3%
2030	14.8%	22.1%
2031	14.8%	21.8%
2032	14.7%	21.6%
2033	14.7%	21.3%
2034	14.7%	21%
2035	14.7%	20.8%
2036	14.7%	20.5%
2037	14.6%	20.3%
2038	14.6%	20.1%
2039	14.6%	19.8%
2040	14.5%	19.6%
2041	14.5%	19.4%
2042	14.4%	19.1%
2043	14.4%	18.9%
2044	14.3%	18.7%
2045	14.2%	18.5%
2046	14.1%	18.3%
2047	14.1%	18.1%
2048	14%	17.9%
2049	13.9%	17.8%
2050	13.8%	17.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15% of the population in the Netherlands and 24% in Peru in 2024, compared to 18.4% and 39.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Netherlands and Peru compared.

Natural population change in Netherlands vs Peru by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.08% in the Netherlands and +1.05% in Peru. 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	Peru
1960	151,623	302,924
1961	159,450	313,385
1962	153,474	321,716
1963	154,361	332,352
1964	157,653	341,570
1965	146,308	349,245
1966	138,265	356,819
1967	138,580	365,224
1968	132,389	372,379
1969	139,082	379,347
1970	129,082	318,022
1971	116,112	391,506
1972	101,297	396,960
1973	84,668	400,752
1974	75,853	408,299
1975	64,232	414,400
1976	63,361	420,284
1977	63,739	425,428
1978	61,344	432,127
1979	63,172	439,110
1980	66,504	445,100
1981	62,688	453,158
1982	54,388	461,107
1983	51,722	469,781
1984	54,812	477,968
1985	55,069	488,887
1986	59,746	496,712
1987	64,526	502,229
1988	61,993	508,429
1989	59,396	512,152
1990	68,777	515,233
1991	69,321	513,867
1992	66,811	514,618
1993	58,103	513,769
1994	61,532	512,735
1995	54,106	507,894
1996	51,251	501,855
1997	56,198	495,348
1998	61,258	489,436
1999	60,086	487,095
2000	66,887	484,222
2001	62,580	470,154
2002	59,751	463,709
2003	58,411	459,243
2004	56,987	459,617
2005	50,592	454,199
2006	49,038	445,884
2007	49,145	435,122
2008	49,337	413,640
2009	51,244	396,522
2010	48,184	382,510
2011	45,072	383,268
2012	35,186	376,501
2013	30,248	372,694
2014	35,417	368,708
2015	23,716	362,781
2016	23,843	355,859
2017	18,844	349,333
2018	15,508	343,123
2019	17,345	346,981
2020	0	301,950
2021	7,014	235,440
2022	-1,770	327,859
2023	-5,363	353,788

Maternal mortality chart: Netherlands vs Peru

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 51 deaths in Peru.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Netherlands	Peru
1985	12	198
1986	12	193
1987	12	192
1988	12	190
1989	12	190
1990	12	191
1991	12	201
1992	12	195
1993	12	192
1994	12	188
1995	12	179
1996	12	166
1997	13	152
1998	12	139
1999	13	124
2000	13	115
2001	13	109
2002	13	106
2003	12	104
2004	11	107
2005	10	103
2006	9	99
2007	8	94
2008	8	91
2009	7	89
2010	6	86
2011	7	83
2012	6	79
2013	6	75
2014	5	73
2015	5	71
2016	5	69
2017	5	67
2018	5	66
2019	5	60
2020	4	75
2021	5	141
2022	4	81
2023	4	51

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.4% in the Netherlands and 1.58% in Peru. 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	Peru
1960	2.08%	22.9%
1961	2.03%	22.2%
1962	1.97%	21.6%
1963	1.92%	20.9%
1964	1.88%	20.2%
1965	1.83%	19.4%
1966	1.79%	18.7%
1967	1.74%	18.1%
1968	1.69%	17.5%
1969	1.64%	17%
1970	1.58%	19.7%
1971	1.53%	16.1%
1972	1.47%	15.6%
1973	1.41%	15.1%
1974	1.36%	14.7%
1975	1.31%	14.2%
1976	1.26%	13.8%
1977	1.21%	13.5%
1978	1.16%	13.2%
1979	1.12%	12.9%
1980	1.09%	12.7%
1981	1.06%	12.4%
1982	1.04%	12%
1983	1.02%	11.6%
1984	0.99%	11.1%
1985	0.97%	10.5%
1986	0.95%	9.97%
1987	0.92%	9.43%
1988	0.89%	8.92%
1989	0.86%	8.46%
1990	0.83%	8.04%
1991	0.8%	7.63%
1992	0.77%	7.2%
1993	0.74%	6.75%
1994	0.71%	6.29%
1995	0.69%	5.82%
1996	0.67%	5.36%
1997	0.66%	4.92%
1998	0.64%	4.51%
1999	0.63%	4.13%
2000	0.62%	3.79%
2001	0.61%	3.49%
2002	0.59%	3.24%
2003	0.57%	3.01%
2004	0.55%	2.82%
2005	0.53%	2.65%
2006	0.51%	2.5%
2007	0.49%	2.37%
2008	0.47%	2.25%
2009	0.46%	2.14%
2010	0.44%	2.04%
2011	0.43%	1.96%
2012	0.42%	1.89%
2013	0.42%	1.84%
2014	0.41%	1.79%
2015	0.41%	1.76%
2016	0.41%	1.73%
2017	0.4%	1.71%
2018	0.4%	1.69%
2019	0.4%	1.68%
2020	0.4%	1.66%
2021	0.4%	1.64%
2022	0.4%	1.61%
2023	0.4%	1.58%