Fertility & birth rates in Netherlands and Romania

Fertility rate in Netherlands vs Romania 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 1.71 in Romania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Netherlands vs Romania 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	Romania
1960	3.12	2.34
1961	3.22	2.17
1962	3.18	2.04
1963	3.19	2.01
1964	3.17	1.96
1965	3.04	1.91
1966	2.9	1.9
1967	2.81	3.66
1968	2.72	3.63
1969	2.75	3.19
1970	2.57	2.89
1971	2.36	2.67
1972	2.15	2.55
1973	1.9	2.44
1974	1.77	2.71
1975	1.66	2.59
1976	1.63	2.54
1977	1.58	2.57
1978	1.58	2.52
1979	1.56	2.49
1980	1.6	2.43
1981	1.56	2.36
1982	1.5	2.17
1983	1.47	2.06
1984	1.49	2.26
1985	1.51	2.31
1986	1.55	2.39
1987	1.56	2.38
1988	1.55	2.3
1989	1.55	2.22
1990	1.62	1.83
1991	1.61	1.59
1992	1.59	1.51
1993	1.57	1.43
1994	1.57	1.4
1995	1.53	1.33
1996	1.53	1.3
1997	1.56	1.32
1998	1.63	1.32
1999	1.65	1.3
2000	1.72	1.31
2001	1.71	1.27
2002	1.73	1.27
2003	1.75	1.3
2004	1.72	1.33
2005	1.71	1.4
2006	1.72	1.42
2007	1.72	1.45
2008	1.77	1.6
2009	1.79	1.66
2010	1.79	1.59
2011	1.76	1.47
2012	1.72	1.52
2013	1.68	1.46
2014	1.71	1.56
2015	1.66	1.62
2016	1.66	1.69
2017	1.62	1.78
2018	1.59	1.76
2019	1.57	1.77
2020	1.54	1.8
2021	1.62	1.81
2022	1.49	1.71
2023	1.43	1.71
2024	1.43	1.71
2025	1.44	1.71
2026	1.44	1.7
2027	1.45	1.7
2028	1.45	1.7
2029	1.45	1.7
2030	1.46	1.7
2031	1.46	1.7
2032	1.47	1.7
2033	1.47	1.69
2034	1.48	1.69
2035	1.48	1.69
2036	1.48	1.69
2037	1.48	1.69
2038	1.48	1.69
2039	1.49	1.69
2040	1.49	1.69
2041	1.49	1.68
2042	1.5	1.68
2043	1.5	1.68
2044	1.5	1.68
2045	1.5	1.68
2046	1.5	1.68
2047	1.51	1.68
2048	1.51	1.68
2049	1.51	1.68
2050	1.51	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Netherlands	Romania
1960	30%	28.1%
1961	29.7%	28%
1962	29.1%	27.7%
1963	28.7%	27.3%
1964	28.5%	26.7%
1965	28.3%	26%
1966	28.1%	25.2%
1967	27.8%	25%
1968	27.6%	25.1%
1969	27.5%	25.1%
1970	27.3%	25.1%
1971	27.1%	24.9%
1972	26.8%	24.9%
1973	26.4%	24.9%
1974	25.9%	25.1%
1975	25.3%	25.3%
1976	24.8%	25.7%
1977	24.2%	26%
1978	23.5%	26.3%
1979	22.9%	26.5%
1980	22.3%	26.8%
1981	21.8%	27.1%
1982	21.3%	26.8%
1983	20.7%	25.9%
1984	20.1%	25.1%
1985	19.5%	24.6%
1986	19.1%	24.3%
1987	18.7%	24%
1988	18.5%	23.9%
1989	18.4%	23.7%
1990	18.4%	23.3%
1991	18.4%	22.8%
1992	18.5%	22.2%
1993	18.5%	21.6%
1994	18.6%	21%
1995	18.6%	20.5%
1996	18.6%	20%
1997	18.6%	19.6%
1998	18.6%	19.3%
1999	18.7%	19.1%
2000	18.8%	18.6%
2001	18.8%	18.1%
2002	18.8%	17.5%
2003	18.7%	16.9%
2004	18.6%	16.4%
2005	18.5%	16%
2006	18.3%	15.8%
2007	18.1%	15.7%
2008	17.9%	15.7%
2009	17.7%	15.7%
2010	17.6%	15.7%
2011	17.4%	15.8%
2012	17.3%	15.7%
2013	17.1%	15.7%
2014	16.9%	15.7%
2015	16.6%	15.7%
2016	16.4%	15.7%
2017	16.2%	15.8%
2018	16%	15.9%
2019	15.8%	16%
2020	15.6%	16.1%
2021	15.5%	16.1%
2022	15.4%	16%
2023	15.2%	15.9%
2024	15%	15.7%
2025	14.9%	15.6%
2026	14.9%	15.4%
2027	14.8%	15.3%
2028	14.8%	15.2%
2029	14.8%	15.1%
2030	14.8%	15%
2031	14.8%	14.9%
2032	14.7%	14.7%
2033	14.7%	14.6%
2034	14.7%	14.4%
2035	14.7%	14.4%
2036	14.7%	14.3%
2037	14.6%	14.3%
2038	14.6%	14.3%
2039	14.6%	14.2%
2040	14.5%	14.2%
2041	14.5%	14.3%
2042	14.4%	14.3%
2043	14.4%	14.3%
2044	14.3%	14.3%
2045	14.2%	14.4%
2046	14.1%	14.4%
2047	14.1%	14.4%
2048	14%	14.4%
2049	13.9%	14.4%
2050	13.8%	14.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15% of the population in the Netherlands and 15.7% in Romania in 2024, compared to 18.4% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Netherlands and Romania compared.

Natural population change in Netherlands vs Romania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.08% in the Netherlands and -0.4% in Romania. 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	Romania
1960	151,623	191,431
1961	159,450	163,286
1962	153,474	130,736
1963	154,361	139,104
1964	157,653	134,326
1965	146,308	114,190
1966	138,265	115,293
1967	138,580	347,709
1968	132,389	338,577
1969	139,082	264,120
1970	129,082	234,905
1971	116,112	206,662
1972	101,297	198,316
1973	84,668	175,020
1974	75,853	235,530
1975	64,232	219,324
1976	63,361	213,361
1977	63,739	215,385
1978	61,344	204,148
1979	63,172	194,397
1980	66,504	168,776
1981	62,688	156,472
1982	54,388	119,121
1983	51,722	87,986
1984	54,812	117,731
1985	55,069	111,392
1986	59,746	134,737
1987	64,526	128,517
1988	61,993	126,817
1989	59,396	122,756
1990	68,777	69,605
1991	69,321	25,301
1992	66,811	-4,559
1993	58,103	-13,658
1994	61,532	-18,184
1995	54,106	-36,295
1996	51,251	-56,548
1997	56,198	-42,853
1998	61,258	-33,761
1999	60,086	-31,461
2000	66,887	-22,443
2001	62,580	-37,625
2002	59,751	-58,673
2003	58,411	-56,093
2004	56,987	-42,904
2005	50,592	-40,508
2006	49,038	-38,148
2007	49,145	-37,590
2008	49,337	-30,806
2009	51,244	-34,625
2010	48,184	-46,567
2011	45,072	-56,413
2012	35,186	-54,157
2013	30,248	-59,951
2014	35,417	-55,745
2015	23,716	-59,447
2016	23,843	-53,196
2017	18,844	-50,930
2018	15,508	-62,316
2019	17,345	-60,053
2020	0	-100,179
2021	7,014	-141,504
2022	-1,770	-93,338
2023	-5,363	-89,580

Maternal mortality chart: Netherlands vs Romania

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 12 deaths in Romania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Netherlands	Romania
1985	12	184
1986	12	180
1987	12	173
1988	12	159
1989	12	143
1990	12	118
1991	12	104
1992	12	95
1993	12	87
1994	12	80
1995	12	75
1996	12	72
1997	13	66
1998	12	58
1999	13	51
2000	13	45
2001	13	41
2002	13	38
2003	12	35
2004	11	32
2005	10	30
2006	9	27
2007	8	25
2008	8	25
2009	7	25
2010	6	23
2011	7	20
2012	6	19
2013	6	18
2014	5	18
2015	5	18
2016	5	17
2017	5	17
2018	5	15
2019	5	14
2020	4	16
2021	5	20
2022	4	13
2023	4	12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.4% in the Netherlands and 0.66% in Romania. 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	Romania
1960	2.08%	8.82%
1961	2.03%	7.98%
1962	1.97%	6.98%
1963	1.92%	6.03%
1964	1.88%	5.45%
1965	1.83%	5.44%
1966	1.79%	5.83%
1967	1.74%	6.27%
1968	1.69%	6.44%
1969	1.64%	6.23%
1970	1.58%	5.69%
1971	1.53%	5.06%
1972	1.47%	4.64%
1973	1.41%	4.49%
1974	1.36%	4.43%
1975	1.31%	4.27%
1976	1.26%	4.05%
1977	1.21%	3.86%
1978	1.16%	3.76%
1979	1.12%	3.68%
1980	1.09%	3.57%
1981	1.06%	3.44%
1982	1.04%	3.28%
1983	1.02%	3.14%
1984	0.99%	3.08%
1985	0.97%	3.16%
1986	0.95%	3.33%
1987	0.92%	3.45%
1988	0.89%	3.43%
1989	0.86%	3.31%
1990	0.83%	3.14%
1991	0.8%	2.97%
1992	0.77%	2.84%
1993	0.74%	2.79%
1994	0.71%	2.76%
1995	0.69%	2.73%
1996	0.67%	2.68%
1997	0.66%	2.58%
1998	0.64%	2.44%
1999	0.63%	2.29%
2000	0.62%	2.16%
2001	0.61%	2.06%
2002	0.59%	2.01%
2003	0.57%	1.99%
2004	0.55%	1.94%
2005	0.53%	1.82%
2006	0.51%	1.66%
2007	0.49%	1.51%
2008	0.47%	1.4%
2009	0.46%	1.31%
2010	0.44%	1.24%
2011	0.43%	1.18%
2012	0.42%	1.12%
2013	0.42%	1.05%
2014	0.41%	0.99%
2015	0.41%	0.92%
2016	0.41%	0.85%
2017	0.4%	0.79%
2018	0.4%	0.73%
2019	0.4%	0.68%
2020	0.4%	0.66%
2021	0.4%	0.65%
2022	0.4%	0.66%
2023	0.4%	0.66%