Fertility & birth rates in Netherlands and San Marino

Fertility rate in Netherlands vs San Marino 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 1.15 in San Marino in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Netherlands vs San Marino 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	San Marino
1960	3.12	2.43
1961	3.22	2.68
1962	3.18	2.43
1963	3.19	2.4
1964	3.17	2.37
1965	3.04	2.33
1966	2.9	2.33
1967	2.81	2.31
1968	2.72	2.3
1969	2.75	2.31
1970	2.57	2.32
1971	2.36	2.33
1972	2.15	2.29
1973	1.9	2.23
1974	1.77	2.13
1975	1.66	2.05
1976	1.63	1.95
1977	1.58	1.87
1978	1.58	1.77
1979	1.56	1.63
1980	1.6	1.53
1981	1.56	1.41
1982	1.5	1.3
1983	1.47	1.25
1984	1.49	1.2
1985	1.51	1.17
1986	1.55	1.15
1987	1.56	1.14
1988	1.55	1.14
1989	1.55	1.15
1990	1.62	1.16
1991	1.61	1.17
1992	1.59	1.15
1993	1.57	1.12
1994	1.57	1.14
1995	1.53	1.17
1996	1.53	1.21
1997	1.56	1.24
1998	1.63	1.26
1999	1.65	1.29
2000	1.72	1.4
2001	1.71	1.52
2002	1.73	1.43
2003	1.75	1.3
2004	1.72	1.3
2005	1.71	1.2
2006	1.72	1.24
2007	1.72	1.26
2008	1.77	1.52
2009	1.79	1.36
2010	1.79	1.46
2011	1.76	1.46
2012	1.72	1.29
2013	1.68	1.48
2014	1.71	1.26
2015	1.66	1.2
2016	1.66	1.13
2017	1.62	1.05
2018	1.59	1.08
2019	1.57	1.1
2020	1.54	1.11
2021	1.62	1.13
2022	1.49	1.14
2023	1.43	1.15
2024	1.43	1.16
2025	1.44	1.16
2026	1.44	1.17
2027	1.45	1.18
2028	1.45	1.18
2029	1.45	1.19
2030	1.46	1.2
2031	1.46	1.2
2032	1.47	1.21
2033	1.47	1.21
2034	1.48	1.22
2035	1.48	1.23
2036	1.48	1.23
2037	1.48	1.24
2038	1.48	1.24
2039	1.49	1.25
2040	1.49	1.25
2041	1.49	1.25
2042	1.5	1.26
2043	1.5	1.26
2044	1.5	1.27
2045	1.5	1.27
2046	1.5	1.28
2047	1.51	1.28
2048	1.51	1.29
2049	1.51	1.29
2050	1.51	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Netherlands	San Marino
1960	30%	25%
1961	29.7%	25%
1962	29.1%	25%
1963	28.7%	24.8%
1964	28.5%	24.5%
1965	28.3%	24.3%
1966	28.1%	24.5%
1967	27.8%	24.9%
1968	27.6%	25.3%
1969	27.5%	25.6%
1970	27.3%	25.9%
1971	27.1%	26%
1972	26.8%	25.9%
1973	26.4%	25.7%
1974	25.9%	25.4%
1975	25.3%	25.1%
1976	24.8%	24.7%
1977	24.2%	23.9%
1978	23.5%	23%
1979	22.9%	22.4%
1980	22.3%	21.7%
1981	21.8%	21%
1982	21.3%	20.3%
1983	20.7%	19.7%
1984	20.1%	19.1%
1985	19.5%	18.6%
1986	19.1%	18%
1987	18.7%	17.5%
1988	18.5%	17%
1989	18.4%	16.5%
1990	18.4%	16.1%
1991	18.4%	15.8%
1992	18.5%	15.4%
1993	18.5%	15.2%
1994	18.6%	15%
1995	18.6%	14.9%
1996	18.6%	14.9%
1997	18.6%	14.9%
1998	18.6%	14.9%
1999	18.7%	14.9%
2000	18.8%	14.9%
2001	18.8%	15%
2002	18.8%	15.1%
2003	18.7%	15.2%
2004	18.6%	15.2%
2005	18.5%	15.3%
2006	18.3%	15.3%
2007	18.1%	15.3%
2008	17.9%	15.4%
2009	17.7%	15.4%
2010	17.6%	15.4%
2011	17.4%	15.3%
2012	17.3%	15.2%
2013	17.1%	15.1%
2014	16.9%	15.1%
2015	16.6%	14.9%
2016	16.4%	14.7%
2017	16.2%	14.4%
2018	16%	14%
2019	15.8%	13.7%
2020	15.6%	13.4%
2021	15.5%	13.2%
2022	15.4%	13%
2023	15.2%	12.7%
2024	15%	12.3%
2025	14.9%	11.9%
2026	14.9%	11.4%
2027	14.8%	11.1%
2028	14.8%	10.8%
2029	14.8%	10.5%
2030	14.8%	10.3%
2031	14.8%	10.1%
2032	14.7%	10%
2033	14.7%	9.97%
2034	14.7%	9.92%
2035	14.7%	9.9%
2036	14.7%	9.92%
2037	14.6%	9.98%
2038	14.6%	10.1%
2039	14.6%	10.2%
2040	14.5%	10.4%
2041	14.5%	10.6%
2042	14.4%	10.7%
2043	14.4%	10.9%
2044	14.3%	11%
2045	14.2%	11.2%
2046	14.1%	11.3%
2047	14.1%	11.4%
2048	14%	11.5%
2049	13.9%	11.6%
2050	13.8%	11.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15% of the population in the Netherlands and 12.3% in San Marino in 2024, compared to 18.4% and 16.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Netherlands and San Marino compared.

Natural population change in Netherlands vs San Marino by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.08% in the Netherlands and -0.1% in San Marino. 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	San Marino
1960	151,623	139
1961	159,450	174
1962	153,474	155
1963	154,361	158
1964	157,653	163
1965	146,308	169
1966	138,265	173
1967	138,580	171
1968	132,389	171
1969	139,082	173
1970	129,082	173
1971	116,112	174
1972	101,297	173
1973	84,668	167
1974	75,853	153
1975	64,232	141
1976	63,361	126
1977	63,739	117
1978	61,344	121
1979	63,172	104
1980	66,504	90
1981	62,688	76
1982	54,388	61
1983	51,722	54
1984	54,812	46
1985	55,069	44
1986	59,746	40
1987	64,526	31
1988	61,993	34
1989	59,396	36
1990	68,777	41
1991	69,321	45
1992	66,811	42
1993	58,103	38
1994	61,532	43
1995	54,106	51
1996	51,251	63
1997	56,198	71
1998	61,258	74
1999	60,086	80
2000	66,887	107
2001	62,580	132
2002	59,751	112
2003	58,411	79
2004	56,987	121
2005	50,592	66
2006	49,038	75
2007	49,145	69
2008	49,337	159
2009	51,244	145
2010	48,184	126
2011	45,072	105
2012	35,186	54
2013	30,248	73
2014	35,417	46
2015	23,716	36
2016	23,843	10
2017	18,844	-51
2018	15,508	-11
2019	17,345	-17
2020	0	-122
2021	7,014	-99
2022	-1,770	-58
2023	-5,363	-92

Maternal mortality chart: Netherlands vs San Marino

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 8 deaths in San Marino.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Netherlands	San Marino
1985	12	12
1986	12	12
1987	12	12
1988	12	12
1989	12	12
1990	12	11
1991	12	11
1992	12	11
1993	12	11
1994	12	10
1995	12	10
1996	12	10
1997	13	10
1998	12	9
1999	13	9
2000	13	14
2001	13	14
2002	13	14
2003	12	13
2004	11	13
2005	10	12
2006	9	12
2007	8	8
2008	8	8
2009	7	8
2010	6	8
2011	7	8
2012	6	8
2013	6	8
2014	5	8
2015	5	8
2016	5	7
2017	5	7
2018	5	7
2019	5	7
2020	4	46
2021	5	35
2022	4	22
2023	4	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.4% in the Netherlands and 0.14% in San Marino. 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	San Marino
1960	2.08%	-
1961	2.03%	-
1962	1.97%	-
1963	1.92%	-
1964	1.88%	-
1965	1.83%	-
1966	1.79%	-
1967	1.74%	-
1968	1.69%	-
1969	1.64%	-
1970	1.58%	-
1971	1.53%	-
1972	1.47%	-
1973	1.41%	-
1974	1.36%	-
1975	1.31%	-
1976	1.26%	-
1977	1.21%	-
1978	1.16%	-
1979	1.12%	-
1980	1.09%	-
1981	1.06%	-
1982	1.04%	-
1983	1.02%	-
1984	0.99%	-
1985	0.97%	1.99%
1986	0.95%	1.82%
1987	0.92%	1.66%
1988	0.89%	1.52%
1989	0.86%	1.39%
1990	0.83%	1.27%
1991	0.8%	1.16%
1992	0.77%	1.06%
1993	0.74%	0.97%
1994	0.71%	0.89%
1995	0.69%	0.81%
1996	0.67%	0.75%
1997	0.66%	0.69%
1998	0.64%	0.63%
1999	0.63%	0.58%
2000	0.62%	0.54%
2001	0.61%	0.5%
2002	0.59%	0.46%
2003	0.57%	0.42%
2004	0.55%	0.39%
2005	0.53%	0.37%
2006	0.51%	0.34%
2007	0.49%	0.32%
2008	0.47%	0.3%
2009	0.46%	0.28%
2010	0.44%	0.27%
2011	0.43%	0.25%
2012	0.42%	0.24%
2013	0.42%	0.23%
2014	0.41%	0.21%
2015	0.41%	0.2%
2016	0.41%	0.19%
2017	0.4%	0.18%
2018	0.4%	0.17%
2019	0.4%	0.17%
2020	0.4%	0.16%
2021	0.4%	0.15%
2022	0.4%	0.15%
2023	0.4%	0.14%