Fertility & birth rates in Netherlands and Uganda

Fertility rate in Netherlands vs Uganda 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 4.28 in Uganda in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Netherlands vs Uganda 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	Uganda
1960	3.12	6.91
1961	3.22	6.93
1962	3.18	6.96
1963	3.19	6.98
1964	3.17	7.01
1965	3.04	7.04
1966	2.9	7.07
1967	2.81	7.1
1968	2.72	7.13
1969	2.75	7.12
1970	2.57	7.15
1971	2.36	7.18
1972	2.15	7.19
1973	1.9	7.19
1974	1.77	7.19
1975	1.66	7.2
1976	1.63	7.19
1977	1.58	7.18
1978	1.58	7.16
1979	1.56	7.14
1980	1.6	7.11
1981	1.56	7.12
1982	1.5	7.11
1983	1.47	7.07
1984	1.49	7.02
1985	1.51	7.04
1986	1.55	7.08
1987	1.56	7.12
1988	1.55	7.1
1989	1.55	7.05
1990	1.62	7.01
1991	1.61	6.94
1992	1.59	6.91
1993	1.57	6.89
1994	1.57	6.9
1995	1.53	6.87
1996	1.53	6.84
1997	1.56	6.86
1998	1.63	6.84
1999	1.65	6.83
2000	1.72	6.79
2001	1.71	6.76
2002	1.73	6.74
2003	1.75	6.67
2004	1.72	6.61
2005	1.71	6.53
2006	1.72	6.43
2007	1.72	6.33
2008	1.77	6.2
2009	1.79	6.12
2010	1.79	6.02
2011	1.76	5.89
2012	1.72	5.73
2013	1.68	5.56
2014	1.71	5.41
2015	1.66	5.25
2016	1.66	5.11
2017	1.62	4.99
2018	1.59	4.87
2019	1.57	4.74
2020	1.54	4.62
2021	1.62	4.51
2022	1.49	4.39
2023	1.43	4.28
2024	1.43	4.16
2025	1.44	4.06
2026	1.44	3.97
2027	1.45	3.87
2028	1.45	3.79
2029	1.45	3.69
2030	1.46	3.61
2031	1.46	3.53
2032	1.47	3.45
2033	1.47	3.38
2034	1.48	3.31
2035	1.48	3.25
2036	1.48	3.19
2037	1.48	3.14
2038	1.48	3.09
2039	1.49	3.04
2040	1.49	2.99
2041	1.49	2.94
2042	1.5	2.9
2043	1.5	2.86
2044	1.5	2.82
2045	1.5	2.78
2046	1.5	2.74
2047	1.51	2.71
2048	1.51	2.67
2049	1.51	2.64
2050	1.51	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Netherlands	Uganda
1960	30%	46.3%
1961	29.7%	46.6%
1962	29.1%	46.8%
1963	28.7%	46.9%
1964	28.5%	46.8%
1965	28.3%	46.7%
1966	28.1%	46.6%
1967	27.8%	46.6%
1968	27.6%	46.5%
1969	27.5%	46.5%
1970	27.3%	46.5%
1971	27.1%	46.7%
1972	26.8%	46.9%
1973	26.4%	47.1%
1974	25.9%	47.3%
1975	25.3%	47.4%
1976	24.8%	47.5%
1977	24.2%	47.5%
1978	23.5%	47.6%
1979	22.9%	47.7%
1980	22.3%	47.9%
1981	21.8%	48%
1982	21.3%	48%
1983	20.7%	48.1%
1984	20.1%	48%
1985	19.5%	48%
1986	19.1%	48%
1987	18.7%	48%
1988	18.5%	48.1%
1989	18.4%	48.1%
1990	18.4%	48.2%
1991	18.4%	48.3%
1992	18.5%	48.4%
1993	18.5%	48.5%
1994	18.6%	48.6%
1995	18.6%	49.1%
1996	18.6%	49.4%
1997	18.6%	49.7%
1998	18.6%	49.9%
1999	18.7%	50%
2000	18.8%	50.1%
2001	18.8%	50.1%
2002	18.8%	50.1%
2003	18.7%	50.1%
2004	18.6%	50.1%
2005	18.5%	50.1%
2006	18.3%	50%
2007	18.1%	50%
2008	17.9%	49.8%
2009	17.7%	49.7%
2010	17.6%	49.5%
2011	17.4%	49.3%
2012	17.3%	49.1%
2013	17.1%	48.8%
2014	16.9%	48.5%
2015	16.6%	48.1%
2016	16.4%	47.5%
2017	16.2%	46.9%
2018	16%	46.3%
2019	15.8%	45.8%
2020	15.6%	45.2%
2021	15.5%	44.7%
2022	15.4%	44.3%
2023	15.2%	43.9%
2024	15%	43.5%
2025	14.9%	43.1%
2026	14.9%	42.7%
2027	14.8%	42.2%
2028	14.8%	41.8%
2029	14.8%	41.3%
2030	14.8%	40.9%
2031	14.8%	40.5%
2032	14.7%	40%
2033	14.7%	39.5%
2034	14.7%	39%
2035	14.7%	38.4%
2036	14.7%	37.8%
2037	14.6%	37.3%
2038	14.6%	36.7%
2039	14.6%	36.1%
2040	14.5%	35.6%
2041	14.5%	35.1%
2042	14.4%	34.6%
2043	14.4%	34.1%
2044	14.3%	33.6%
2045	14.2%	33.1%
2046	14.1%	32.7%
2047	14.1%	32.3%
2048	14%	31.8%
2049	13.9%	31.5%
2050	13.8%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15% of the population in the Netherlands and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 18.4% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Netherlands and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in Netherlands vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.08% in the Netherlands and +3.17% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	151,623	225,080
1961	159,450	232,894
1962	153,474	241,513
1963	154,361	250,885
1964	157,653	260,733
1965	146,308	271,830
1966	138,265	282,225
1967	138,580	296,692
1968	132,389	309,725
1969	139,082	320,486
1970	129,082	333,202
1971	116,112	328,294
1972	101,297	335,935
1973	84,668	340,780
1974	75,853	345,773
1975	64,232	354,278
1976	63,361	359,458
1977	63,739	365,216
1978	61,344	371,930
1979	63,172	381,626
1980	66,504	370,287
1981	62,688	380,028
1982	54,388	390,820
1983	51,722	404,940
1984	54,812	421,241
1985	55,069	462,534
1986	59,746	487,693
1987	64,526	527,397
1988	61,993	547,759
1989	59,396	565,367
1990	68,777	587,291
1991	69,321	602,740
1992	66,811	627,139
1993	58,103	650,032
1994	61,532	675,092
1995	54,106	697,218
1996	51,251	699,707
1997	56,198	727,523
1998	61,258	741,175
1999	60,086	775,166
2000	66,887	803,069
2001	62,580	836,751
2002	59,751	868,756
2003	58,411	901,374
2004	56,987	938,623
2005	50,592	969,096
2006	49,038	999,958
2007	49,145	1,029,893
2008	49,337	1,055,935
2009	51,244	1,090,600
2010	48,184	1,121,564
2011	45,072	1,147,263
2012	35,186	1,167,473
2013	30,248	1,184,250
2014	35,417	1,201,599
2015	23,716	1,224,839
2016	23,843	1,249,565
2017	18,844	1,290,658
2018	15,508	1,332,600
2019	17,345	1,367,044
2020	0	1,397,288
2021	7,014	1,423,377
2022	-1,770	1,455,576
2023	-5,363	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: Netherlands vs Uganda

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 170 deaths in Uganda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Netherlands	Uganda
1985	12	842
1986	12	781
1987	12	709
1988	12	655
1989	12	609
1990	12	575
1991	12	549
1992	12	530
1993	12	515
1994	12	507
1995	12	514
1996	12	513
1997	13	522
1998	12	523
1999	13	504
2000	13	475
2001	13	440
2002	13	416
2003	12	395
2004	11	384
2005	10	417
2006	9	409
2007	8	345
2008	8	324
2009	7	322
2010	6	304
2011	7	295
2012	6	285
2013	6	308
2014	5	311
2015	5	299
2016	5	272
2017	5	246
2018	5	232
2019	5	219
2020	4	209
2021	5	216
2022	4	184
2023	4	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.4% in the Netherlands and 3.88% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	2.08%	22.3%
1961	2.03%	21.9%
1962	1.97%	21.6%
1963	1.92%	21.3%
1964	1.88%	20.9%
1965	1.83%	20.6%
1966	1.79%	20.3%
1967	1.74%	19.9%
1968	1.69%	19.7%
1969	1.64%	19.4%
1970	1.58%	19.3%
1971	1.53%	19.3%
1972	1.47%	19.4%
1973	1.41%	19.6%
1974	1.36%	19.9%
1975	1.31%	20.3%
1976	1.26%	20.7%
1977	1.21%	21.2%
1978	1.16%	21.6%
1979	1.12%	21.8%
1980	1.09%	22%
1981	1.06%	21.9%
1982	1.04%	21.4%
1983	1.02%	20.9%
1984	0.99%	20.3%
1985	0.97%	19.9%
1986	0.95%	19.5%
1987	0.92%	19.2%
1988	0.89%	18.9%
1989	0.86%	18.7%
1990	0.83%	18.3%
1991	0.8%	17.9%
1992	0.77%	17.4%
1993	0.74%	17%
1994	0.71%	16.7%
1995	0.69%	16.5%
1996	0.67%	16.2%
1997	0.66%	16%
1998	0.64%	15.6%
1999	0.63%	15.2%
2000	0.62%	14.6%
2001	0.61%	13.9%
2002	0.59%	13.1%
2003	0.57%	12.3%
2004	0.55%	11.5%
2005	0.53%	10.7%
2006	0.51%	9.97%
2007	0.49%	9.3%
2008	0.47%	8.69%
2009	0.46%	8.14%
2010	0.44%	7.61%
2011	0.43%	7.1%
2012	0.42%	6.67%
2013	0.42%	6.24%
2014	0.41%	5.91%
2015	0.41%	5.58%
2016	0.41%	5.25%
2017	0.4%	4.98%
2018	0.4%	4.74%
2019	0.4%	4.53%
2020	0.4%	4.35%
2021	0.4%	4.18%
2022	0.4%	4.05%
2023	0.4%	3.88%