Fertility & birth rates in Netherlands and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Netherlands vs South Sudan 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 3.86 in South Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Netherlands vs South Sudan 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	South Sudan
1960	3.12	7.16
1961	3.22	7.18
1962	3.18	7.2
1963	3.19	7.2
1964	3.17	7.22
1965	3.04	7.22
1966	2.9	7.25
1967	2.81	7.26
1968	2.72	7.26
1969	2.75	7.28
1970	2.57	7.29
1971	2.36	7.3
1972	2.15	7.31
1973	1.9	7.31
1974	1.77	7.31
1975	1.66	7.33
1976	1.63	7.33
1977	1.58	7.33
1978	1.58	7.33
1979	1.56	7.32
1980	1.6	7.33
1981	1.56	7.33
1982	1.5	7.34
1983	1.47	7.34
1984	1.49	7.35
1985	1.51	7.36
1986	1.55	7.38
1987	1.56	7.39
1988	1.55	7.38
1989	1.55	7.37
1990	1.62	7.38
1991	1.61	7.38
1992	1.59	7.37
1993	1.57	7.36
1994	1.57	7.35
1995	1.53	7.34
1996	1.53	7.32
1997	1.56	7.2
1998	1.63	7.08
1999	1.65	6.94
2000	1.72	6.8
2001	1.71	6.65
2002	1.73	6.52
2003	1.75	6.35
2004	1.72	6.19
2005	1.71	6.02
2006	1.72	5.85
2007	1.72	5.7
2008	1.77	5.57
2009	1.79	5.45
2010	1.79	5.32
2011	1.76	5.19
2012	1.72	5.06
2013	1.68	4.94
2014	1.71	4.82
2015	1.66	4.7
2016	1.66	4.58
2017	1.62	4.48
2018	1.59	4.37
2019	1.57	4.26
2020	1.54	4.16
2021	1.62	4.05
2022	1.49	3.96
2023	1.43	3.86
2024	1.43	3.79
2025	1.44	3.71
2026	1.44	3.63
2027	1.45	3.56
2028	1.45	3.49
2029	1.45	3.43
2030	1.46	3.37
2031	1.46	3.31
2032	1.47	3.26
2033	1.47	3.2
2034	1.48	3.15
2035	1.48	3.1
2036	1.48	3.06
2037	1.48	3.01
2038	1.48	2.96
2039	1.49	2.92
2040	1.49	2.88
2041	1.49	2.84
2042	1.5	2.8
2043	1.5	2.76
2044	1.5	2.73
2045	1.5	2.69
2046	1.5	2.66
2047	1.51	2.63
2048	1.51	2.6
2049	1.51	2.58
2050	1.51	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Netherlands	South Sudan
1960	30%	42.5%
1961	29.7%	42.6%
1962	29.1%	42.6%
1963	28.7%	42.8%
1964	28.5%	43%
1965	28.3%	43.3%
1966	28.1%	43.5%
1967	27.8%	43.8%
1968	27.6%	44%
1969	27.5%	44.3%
1970	27.3%	44.5%
1971	27.1%	44.7%
1972	26.8%	44.8%
1973	26.4%	45%
1974	25.9%	45.1%
1975	25.3%	45.2%
1976	24.8%	45.3%
1977	24.2%	45.4%
1978	23.5%	45.5%
1979	22.9%	45.7%
1980	22.3%	45.8%
1981	21.8%	46%
1982	21.3%	46.2%
1983	20.7%	46.3%
1984	20.1%	46.5%
1985	19.5%	46.6%
1986	19.1%	46.7%
1987	18.7%	46.9%
1988	18.5%	46.2%
1989	18.4%	45.4%
1990	18.4%	45.4%
1991	18.4%	45.5%
1992	18.5%	45.6%
1993	18.5%	45.7%
1994	18.6%	45.8%
1995	18.6%	45.8%
1996	18.6%	46%
1997	18.6%	46%
1998	18.6%	45.8%
1999	18.7%	45.6%
2000	18.8%	45.5%
2001	18.8%	45.5%
2002	18.8%	45.7%
2003	18.7%	45.9%
2004	18.6%	45.8%
2005	18.5%	45.3%
2006	18.3%	44.8%
2007	18.1%	44.3%
2008	17.9%	43.8%
2009	17.7%	43.4%
2010	17.6%	42.8%
2011	17.4%	42.2%
2012	17.3%	41.9%
2013	17.1%	41.9%
2014	16.9%	42.5%
2015	16.6%	43.1%
2016	16.4%	43.7%
2017	16.2%	45%
2018	16%	44.9%
2019	15.8%	43.6%
2020	15.6%	42.4%
2021	15.5%	41.6%
2022	15.4%	40.9%
2023	15.2%	39.9%
2024	15%	38.9%
2025	14.9%	38%
2026	14.9%	37.1%
2027	14.8%	36.2%
2028	14.8%	35.5%
2029	14.8%	35%
2030	14.8%	34.7%
2031	14.8%	34.5%
2032	14.7%	34.4%
2033	14.7%	34.3%
2034	14.7%	34.3%
2035	14.7%	34.2%
2036	14.7%	34.1%
2037	14.6%	34%
2038	14.6%	33.8%
2039	14.6%	33.7%
2040	14.5%	33.4%
2041	14.5%	33.2%
2042	14.4%	32.9%
2043	14.4%	32.5%
2044	14.3%	32.2%
2045	14.2%	31.8%
2046	14.1%	31.4%
2047	14.1%	31%
2048	14%	30.5%
2049	13.9%	30.1%
2050	13.8%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15% of the population in the Netherlands and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 18.4% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Netherlands and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Netherlands vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.08% in the Netherlands and +1.65% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	151,623	42,945
1961	159,450	45,186
1962	153,474	47,406
1963	154,361	46,333
1964	157,653	64,786
1965	146,308	51,682
1966	138,265	38,523
1967	138,580	41,357
1968	132,389	44,213
1969	139,082	42,015
1970	129,082	44,776
1971	116,112	72,308
1972	101,297	74,803
1973	84,668	94,765
1974	75,853	97,181
1975	64,232	99,882
1976	63,361	102,346
1977	63,739	104,886
1978	61,344	107,352
1979	63,172	109,540
1980	66,504	112,307
1981	62,688	115,163
1982	54,388	118,641
1983	51,722	104,107
1984	54,812	90,970
1985	55,069	95,342
1986	59,746	99,502
1987	64,526	5,756
1988	61,993	-125,447
1989	59,396	83,735
1990	68,777	82,900
1991	69,321	87,873
1992	66,811	28,874
1993	58,103	32,779
1994	61,532	165,407
1995	54,106	110,417
1996	51,251	116,728
1997	56,198	121,454
1998	61,258	-12,157
1999	60,086	180,721
2000	66,887	196,055
2001	62,580	204,108
2002	59,751	212,014
2003	58,411	225,822
2004	56,987	231,877
2005	50,592	239,272
2006	49,038	246,706
2007	49,145	256,546
2008	49,337	268,268
2009	51,244	278,859
2010	48,184	287,409
2011	45,072	303,181
2012	35,186	312,974
2013	30,248	315,983
2014	35,417	227,611
2015	23,716	148,542
2016	23,843	110,553
2017	18,844	72,193
2018	15,508	168,497
2019	17,345	209,708
2020	0	212,332
2021	7,014	213,567
2022	-1,770	211,166
2023	-5,363	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Netherlands vs South Sudan

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 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Netherlands	South Sudan
1985	12	3,845
1986	12	3,720
1987	12	8,045
1988	12	5,535
1989	12	5,103
1990	12	4,877
1991	12	4,764
1992	12	7,597
1993	12	7,537
1994	12	1,666
1995	12	4,430
1996	12	4,357
1997	13	4,172
1998	12	7,514
1999	13	2,048
2000	13	1,658
2001	13	1,580
2002	13	1,521
2003	12	1,199
2004	11	1,150
2005	10	1,074
2006	9	1,005
2007	8	933
2008	8	858
2009	7	823
2010	6	776
2011	7	770
2012	6	755
2013	6	771
2014	5	1,216
2015	5	1,436
2016	5	1,629
2017	5	1,662
2018	5	913
2019	5	745
2020	4	729
2021	5	749
2022	4	704
2023	4	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.4% in the Netherlands and 9.87% in South Sudan. 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	South Sudan
1960	2.08%	35.5%
1961	2.03%	35.2%
1962	1.97%	34.9%
1963	1.92%	34.6%
1964	1.88%	34.3%
1965	1.83%	34%
1966	1.79%	33.6%
1967	1.74%	33.3%
1968	1.69%	32.9%
1969	1.64%	32.6%
1970	1.58%	32.3%
1971	1.53%	31.9%
1972	1.47%	31.6%
1973	1.41%	31.3%
1974	1.36%	30.9%
1975	1.31%	30.6%
1976	1.26%	30.2%
1977	1.21%	29.9%
1978	1.16%	29.5%
1979	1.12%	29.2%
1980	1.09%	28.9%
1981	1.06%	28.5%
1982	1.04%	28.2%
1983	1.02%	27.8%
1984	0.99%	27.5%
1985	0.97%	27.1%
1986	0.95%	26.7%
1987	0.92%	36%
1988	0.89%	76.7%
1989	0.86%	30.7%
1990	0.83%	30.3%
1991	0.8%	29.7%
1992	0.77%	33.8%
1993	0.74%	33.1%
1994	0.71%	23%
1995	0.69%	27%
1996	0.67%	26.1%
1997	0.66%	25.2%
1998	0.64%	42.6%
1999	0.63%	19.2%
2000	0.62%	18.3%
2001	0.61%	17.4%
2002	0.59%	16.5%
2003	0.57%	15.7%
2004	0.55%	14.8%
2005	0.53%	14.1%
2006	0.51%	13.4%
2007	0.49%	12.7%
2008	0.47%	12.1%
2009	0.46%	11.5%
2010	0.44%	10.9%
2011	0.43%	10.5%
2012	0.42%	10.1%
2013	0.42%	9.92%
2014	0.41%	18.2%
2015	0.41%	23.7%
2016	0.41%	26.4%
2017	0.4%	27.8%
2018	0.4%	13.2%
2019	0.4%	9.87%
2020	0.4%	9.87%
2021	0.4%	9.87%
2022	0.4%	9.87%
2023	0.4%	9.87%