Fertility & birth rates in Netherlands and United States

Fertility rate in Netherlands vs United States by year

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Netherlands

United States

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Year	Fertility rate
	Netherlands	United States
2023	1.43	1.62
2022	1.49	1.66
2021	1.62	1.66
2020	1.54	1.64
2019	1.57	1.71
2018	1.59	1.73
2017	1.62	1.77
2016	1.66	1.82
2015	1.66	1.84
2014	1.71	1.86
2013	1.68	1.86
2012	1.72	1.88
2011	1.76	1.89
2010	1.79	1.93
2009	1.79	2
2008	1.77	2.07
2007	1.72	2.12
2006	1.72	2.11
2005	1.71	2.06
2004	1.72	2.05
2003	1.75	2.05
2002	1.73	2.02
2001	1.71	2.03
2000	1.72	2.06
1999	1.65	2.01
1998	1.63	2
1997	1.56	1.97
1996	1.53	1.98
1995	1.53	1.98
1994	1.57	2
1993	1.57	2.02
1992	1.59	2.05
1991	1.61	2.06
1990	1.62	2.08
1989	1.55	2.01
1988	1.55	1.93
1987	1.56	1.87
1986	1.55	1.84
1985	1.51	1.84
1984	1.49	1.81
1983	1.47	1.8
1982	1.5	1.83
1981	1.56	1.81
1980	1.6	1.84
1979	1.56	1.81
1978	1.58	1.76
1977	1.58	1.79
1976	1.63	1.74
1975	1.66	1.77
1974	1.77	1.84
1973	1.9	1.88
1972	2.15	2.01
1971	2.36	2.27
1970	2.57	2.48
1969	2.75	2.46
1968	2.72	2.46
1967	2.81	2.56
1966	2.9	2.72
1965	3.04	2.91
1964	3.17	3.19
1963	3.19	3.32
1962	3.18	3.46
1961	3.22	3.62
1960	3.12	3.65

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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Netherlands vs the United States population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Netherlands

United States

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Year	Natural population change
	Netherlands	United States
2023	-5,363	502,372
2022	-1,770	399,926
2021	7,014	199,137
2020	0	208,862
2019	17,345	887,476
2018	15,508	955,022
2017	18,844	1,028,037
2016	23,843	1,197,627
2015	23,716	1,270,126
2014	35,417	1,357,281
2013	30,248	1,322,711
2012	35,186	1,411,822
2011	45,072	1,441,697
2010	48,184	1,548,182
2009	51,244	1,717,920
2008	49,337	1,794,154
2007	49,145	1,897,757
2006	49,038	1,849,955
2005	50,592	1,684,445
2004	56,987	1,698,271
2003	58,411	1,653,615
2002	59,751	1,581,938
2001	62,580	1,595,826
2000	66,887	1,664,758
1999	60,086	1,564,050
1998	61,258	1,573,857
1997	56,198	1,501,014
1996	51,251	1,510,137
1995	54,106	1,546,031
1994	61,532	1,633,302
1993	58,103	1,717,685
1992	66,811	1,875,328
1991	69,321	1,926,543
1990	68,777	2,026,068
1989	59,396	1,875,826
1988	61,993	1,735,943
1987	64,526	1,720,252
1986	59,746	1,656,917
1985	55,069	1,689,258
1984	54,812	1,627,192
1983	51,722	1,636,544
1982	54,388	1,714,317
1981	62,688	1,652,153
1980	66,504	1,608,450
1979	63,172	1,597,894
1978	61,344	1,402,283
1977	63,739	1,431,556
1976	63,361	1,264,604
1975	64,232	1,252,644
1974	75,853	1,218,968
1973	84,668	1,165,499
1972	101,297	1,301,355
1971	116,112	1,640,519
1970	129,082	1,824,965
1969	139,082	1,702,487
1968	132,389	1,565,507
1967	138,580	1,669,181
1966	138,265	1,749,387
1965	146,308	1,943,030
1964	157,653	2,245,099
1963	154,361	2,289,826
1962	153,474	2,406,337
1961	159,450	2,571,681
1960	151,623	2,565,530

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.03% in the Netherlands and +0.15% in the United States.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.08% in the Netherlands and +0.25% in the United States.

Birth rate in Netherlands vs United States by year

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Netherlands

United States

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Netherlands	United States
2023	9.2	10.7
2022	9.5	11
2021	10.2	11
2020	9.7	10.9
2019	9.8	11.4
2018	9.8	11.6
2017	9.9	11.8
2016	10.1	12.2
2015	10.1	12.4
2014	10.4	12.5
2013	10.2	12.4
2012	10.5	12.6
2011	10.8	12.7
2010	11.1	13
2009	11.2	13.5
2008	11.2	14
2007	11.1	14.3
2006	11.3	14.3
2005	11.5	14
2004	11.9	14
2003	12.3	14.1
2002	12.5	14
2001	12.6	14.1
2000	13	14.4
1999	12.7	14.2
1998	12.7	14.3
1997	12.3	14.2
1996	12.2	14.4
1995	12.3	14.6
1994	12.7	15
1993	12.8	15.4
1992	13	15.8
1991	13.2	16.2
1990	13.2	16.7
1989	12.7	16.4
1988	12.6	16
1987	12.7	15.7
1986	12.7	15.6
1985	12.3	15.8
1984	12.1	15.6
1983	11.8	15.6
1982	12	15.9
1981	12.5	15.8
1980	12.8	15.9
1979	12.5	15.6
1978	12.6	15
1977	12.5	15.1
1976	12.9	14.6
1975	13	14.6
1974	13.7	14.8
1973	14.5	14.8
1972	16.1	15.6
1971	17.2	17.2
1970	18.3	18.4
1969	19.2	17.9
1968	18.6	17.6
1967	18.9	17.8
1966	19.2	18.4
1965	19.9	19.4
1964	20.7	21.1
1963	20.9	21.7
1962	20.9	22.4
1961	21.3	23.3
1960	20.8	23.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 9.2 in the Netherlands and 10.7 in the United States, compared with 20.8 and 23.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Netherlands

Factual

UN forecast

United States

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Netherlands	United States
2100	13.2%	14.4%
2099	13.2%	14.4%
2098	13.2%	14.4%
2097	13.2%	14.4%
2096	13.2%	14.4%
2095	13.2%	14.5%
2094	13.2%	14.5%
2093	13.1%	14.5%
2092	13.1%	14.5%
2091	13.1%	14.6%
2090	13.1%	14.6%
2089	13.1%	14.7%
2088	13.1%	14.7%
2087	13.1%	14.7%
2086	13.1%	14.8%
2085	13.2%	14.8%
2084	13.2%	14.8%
2083	13.2%	14.9%
2082	13.2%	14.9%
2081	13.3%	14.9%
2080	13.3%	14.9%
2079	13.3%	14.9%
2078	13.4%	14.9%
2077	13.4%	14.9%
2076	13.4%	14.9%
2075	13.5%	14.9%
2074	13.5%	14.9%
2073	13.5%	14.9%
2072	13.5%	14.9%
2071	13.6%	14.9%
2070	13.6%	14.9%
2069	13.6%	14.9%
2068	13.6%	14.9%
2067	13.6%	14.9%
2066	13.6%	14.9%
2065	13.6%	15%
2064	13.6%	15%
2063	13.6%	15%
2062	13.6%	15.1%
2061	13.6%	15.1%
2060	13.5%	15.2%
2059	13.5%	15.3%
2058	13.5%	15.4%
2057	13.6%	15.5%
2056	13.6%	15.5%
2055	13.6%	15.6%
2054	13.6%	15.7%
2053	13.7%	15.8%
2052	13.7%	15.8%
2051	13.8%	15.9%
2050	13.9%	15.9%
2049	13.9%	16%
2048	14%	16%
2047	14.1%	16%
2046	14.2%	16%
2045	14.3%	16%
2044	14.3%	16%
2043	14.4%	16%
2042	14.5%	16%
2041	14.5%	15.9%
2040	14.6%	15.9%
2039	14.6%	15.9%
2038	14.6%	15.9%
2037	14.6%	15.9%
2036	14.7%	15.9%
2035	14.7%	15.9%
2034	14.7%	15.9%
2033	14.7%	16%
2032	14.7%	16.1%
2031	14.8%	16.2%
2030	14.8%	16.3%
2029	14.8%	16.5%
2028	14.8%	16.6%
2027	14.8%	16.8%
2026	14.9%	17%
2025	15%	17.2%
2024	15%	17.3%
2023	15.2%	17.6%
2022	15.4%	17.9%
2021	15.5%	18.1%
2020	15.6%	18.4%
2019	15.8%	18.6%
2018	16%	18.8%
2017	16.2%	18.9%
2016	16.4%	19.1%
2015	16.6%	19.2%
2014	16.9%	19.3%
2013	17.1%	19.4%
2012	17.3%	19.5%
2011	17.4%	19.6%
2010	17.6%	19.7%
2009	17.7%	19.8%
2008	17.9%	19.9%
2007	18.1%	20%
2006	18.3%	20.2%
2005	18.5%	20.3%
2004	18.6%	20.5%
2003	18.7%	20.7%
2002	18.8%	20.9%
2001	18.8%	21%
2000	18.8%	21.2%
1999	18.7%	21.3%
1998	18.6%	21.4%
1997	18.6%	21.5%
1996	18.6%	21.7%
1995	18.6%	21.8%
1994	18.6%	21.9%
1993	18.5%	21.9%
1992	18.5%	21.8%
1991	18.4%	21.7%
1990	18.4%	21.6%
1989	18.4%	21.5%
1988	18.5%	21.3%
1987	18.7%	21.3%
1986	19.1%	21.3%
1985	19.5%	21.5%
1984	20.1%	21.7%
1983	20.7%	21.8%
1982	21.3%	22%
1981	21.8%	22.1%
1980	22.3%	22.4%
1979	22.9%	22.8%
1978	23.5%	23.2%
1977	24.2%	23.8%
1976	24.8%	24.4%
1975	25.3%	25.2%
1974	25.9%	25.9%
1973	26.4%	26.6%
1972	26.8%	27.4%
1971	27.1%	28%
1970	27.3%	28.6%
1969	27.5%	29%
1968	27.6%	29.5%
1967	27.8%	30%
1966	28.1%	30.4%
1965	28.3%	30.7%
1964	28.5%	30.9%
1963	28.7%	31.1%
1962	29.1%	31.3%
1961	29.7%	31.4%
1960	30%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15% of the population in the Netherlands and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 18.4% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Netherlands and the United States compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Netherlands vs United States

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Netherlands

United States

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Netherlands	United States
2023	4	17
2022	4	20
2021	5	31
2020	4	22
2019	5	18
2018	5	18
2017	5	18
2016	5	18
2015	5	17
2014	5	17
2013	6	16
2012	6	16
2011	7	15
2010	6	15
2009	7	15
2008	8	14
2007	8	13
2006	9	13
2005	10	13
2004	11	13
2003	12	13
2002	13	13
2001	13	13
2000	13	12
1999	13	12
1998	12	11
1997	13	11
1996	12	11
1995	12	12
1994	12	11
1993	12	12
1992	12	11
1991	12	12
1990	12	12
1989	12	12
1988	12	12
1987	12	11
1986	12	11
1985	12	11

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 17 deaths in the United States.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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Netherlands

United States

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Netherlands	United States
2023	0.4%	0.65%
2022	0.4%	0.65%
2021	0.4%	0.65%
2020	0.4%	0.65%
2019	0.4%	0.65%
2018	0.4%	0.65%
2017	0.4%	0.66%
2016	0.41%	0.67%
2015	0.41%	0.68%
2014	0.41%	0.68%
2013	0.42%	0.69%
2012	0.42%	0.7%
2011	0.43%	0.72%
2010	0.44%	0.73%
2009	0.46%	0.75%
2008	0.47%	0.76%
2007	0.49%	0.77%
2006	0.51%	0.79%
2005	0.53%	0.8%
2004	0.55%	0.81%
2003	0.57%	0.81%
2002	0.59%	0.82%
2001	0.61%	0.83%
2000	0.62%	0.84%
1999	0.63%	0.86%
1998	0.64%	0.87%
1997	0.66%	0.89%
1996	0.67%	0.92%
1995	0.69%	0.95%
1994	0.71%	0.98%
1993	0.74%	1.01%
1992	0.77%	1.05%
1991	0.8%	1.09%
1990	0.83%	1.12%
1989	0.86%	1.16%
1988	0.89%	1.19%
1987	0.92%	1.21%
1986	0.95%	1.24%
1985	0.97%	1.27%
1984	0.99%	1.3%
1983	1.02%	1.34%
1982	1.04%	1.39%
1981	1.06%	1.44%
1980	1.09%	1.5%
1979	1.12%	1.56%
1978	1.16%	1.63%
1977	1.21%	1.71%
1976	1.26%	1.79%
1975	1.31%	1.88%
1974	1.36%	1.97%
1973	1.41%	2.06%
1972	1.47%	2.15%
1971	1.53%	2.24%
1970	1.58%	2.32%
1969	1.64%	2.41%
1968	1.69%	2.49%
1967	1.74%	2.57%
1966	1.79%	2.64%
1965	1.83%	2.71%
1964	1.88%	2.77%
1963	1.92%	2.83%
1962	1.97%	2.89%
1961	2.03%	2.95%
1960	2.08%	3.01%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.4% in the Netherlands and 0.65% in the United States. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.