Fertility & birth rates in Netherlands and Vanuatu

Fertility rate in Netherlands vs Vanuatu 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 3.6 in Vanuatu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Netherlands vs Vanuatu 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	Vanuatu
1960	3.12	6.78
1961	3.22	6.73
1962	3.18	6.67
1963	3.19	6.62
1964	3.17	6.57
1965	3.04	6.52
1966	2.9	6.51
1967	2.81	6.51
1968	2.72	6.46
1969	2.75	6.41
1970	2.57	6.35
1971	2.36	6.29
1972	2.15	6.23
1973	1.9	6.15
1974	1.77	6.06
1975	1.66	5.98
1976	1.63	5.89
1977	1.58	5.81
1978	1.58	5.77
1979	1.56	5.73
1980	1.6	5.69
1981	1.56	5.65
1982	1.5	5.6
1983	1.47	5.55
1984	1.49	5.49
1985	1.51	5.43
1986	1.55	5.38
1987	1.56	5.33
1988	1.55	5.27
1989	1.55	5.21
1990	1.62	5.17
1991	1.61	5.13
1992	1.59	5.09
1993	1.57	5.02
1994	1.57	4.94
1995	1.53	4.85
1996	1.53	4.75
1997	1.56	4.66
1998	1.63	4.6
1999	1.65	4.56
2000	1.72	4.54
2001	1.71	4.5
2002	1.73	4.38
2003	1.75	4.29
2004	1.72	4.21
2005	1.71	4.13
2006	1.72	4.1
2007	1.72	4.12
2008	1.77	4.16
2009	1.79	4.16
2010	1.79	4.13
2011	1.76	4.09
2012	1.72	4.06
2013	1.68	4.04
2014	1.71	4
2015	1.66	3.95
2016	1.66	3.92
2017	1.62	3.88
2018	1.59	3.83
2019	1.57	3.79
2020	1.54	3.74
2021	1.62	3.7
2022	1.49	3.65
2023	1.43	3.6
2024	1.43	3.57
2025	1.44	3.53
2026	1.44	3.5
2027	1.45	3.46
2028	1.45	3.42
2029	1.45	3.39
2030	1.46	3.35
2031	1.46	3.32
2032	1.47	3.28
2033	1.47	3.25
2034	1.48	3.21
2035	1.48	3.18
2036	1.48	3.15
2037	1.48	3.13
2038	1.48	3.1
2039	1.49	3.08
2040	1.49	3.05
2041	1.49	3.03
2042	1.5	3
2043	1.5	2.97
2044	1.5	2.94
2045	1.5	2.92
2046	1.5	2.9
2047	1.51	2.88
2048	1.51	2.85
2049	1.51	2.83
2050	1.51	2.8

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Netherlands	Vanuatu
1960	30%	44.6%
1961	29.7%	44.8%
1962	29.1%	45.1%
1963	28.7%	45.2%
1964	28.5%	45.4%
1965	28.3%	45.5%
1966	28.1%	45.7%
1967	27.8%	45.8%
1968	27.6%	45.8%
1969	27.5%	45.8%
1970	27.3%	45.7%
1971	27.1%	45.7%
1972	26.8%	45.6%
1973	26.4%	45.5%
1974	25.9%	45.5%
1975	25.3%	45.4%
1976	24.8%	45.2%
1977	24.2%	45.1%
1978	23.5%	45%
1979	22.9%	44.5%
1980	22.3%	44%
1981	21.8%	43.9%
1982	21.3%	44%
1983	20.7%	44%
1984	20.1%	44.1%
1985	19.5%	44.2%
1986	19.1%	44.2%
1987	18.7%	44.1%
1988	18.5%	44.1%
1989	18.4%	44%
1990	18.4%	43.9%
1991	18.4%	43.9%
1992	18.5%	44.1%
1993	18.5%	44.8%
1994	18.6%	45.2%
1995	18.6%	45%
1996	18.6%	44.8%
1997	18.6%	44.4%
1998	18.6%	44%
1999	18.7%	43.5%
2000	18.8%	42.9%
2001	18.8%	42.4%
2002	18.8%	41.8%
2003	18.7%	41.3%
2004	18.6%	40.7%
2005	18.5%	40.2%
2006	18.3%	39.6%
2007	18.1%	39.2%
2008	17.9%	38.8%
2009	17.7%	38.5%
2010	17.6%	38.2%
2011	17.4%	38.1%
2012	17.3%	38.2%
2013	17.1%	38.2%
2014	16.9%	38.4%
2015	16.6%	38.5%
2016	16.4%	38.7%
2017	16.2%	38.8%
2018	16%	38.9%
2019	15.8%	39%
2020	15.6%	39%
2021	15.5%	39%
2022	15.4%	38.8%
2023	15.2%	38.6%
2024	15%	38.3%
2025	14.9%	38%
2026	14.9%	37.6%
2027	14.8%	37.1%
2028	14.8%	36.7%
2029	14.8%	36.2%
2030	14.8%	35.8%
2031	14.8%	35.3%
2032	14.7%	34.9%
2033	14.7%	34.5%
2034	14.7%	34.1%
2035	14.7%	33.7%
2036	14.7%	33.4%
2037	14.6%	33.2%
2038	14.6%	32.9%
2039	14.6%	32.7%
2040	14.5%	32.5%
2041	14.5%	32.3%
2042	14.4%	32.2%
2043	14.4%	32%
2044	14.3%	31.8%
2045	14.2%	31.6%
2046	14.1%	31.5%
2047	14.1%	31.3%
2048	14%	31.1%
2049	13.9%	30.9%
2050	13.8%	30.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15% of the population in the Netherlands and 38.3% in Vanuatu in 2024, compared to 18.4% and 43.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Netherlands and Vanuatu compared.

Natural population change in Netherlands vs Vanuatu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.08% in the Netherlands and +2.53% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	151,623	1,796
1961	159,450	1,872
1962	153,474	1,947
1963	154,361	2,025
1964	157,653	2,098
1965	146,308	2,180
1966	138,265	2,278
1967	138,580	2,384
1968	132,389	2,470
1969	139,082	2,529
1970	129,082	2,597
1971	116,112	2,685
1972	101,297	2,775
1973	84,668	2,876
1974	75,853	2,968
1975	64,232	3,074
1976	63,361	3,174
1977	63,739	3,285
1978	61,344	3,428
1979	63,172	3,590
1980	66,504	3,383
1981	62,688	3,592
1982	54,388	3,778
1983	51,722	3,944
1984	54,812	4,088
1985	55,069	4,219
1986	59,746	4,360
1987	64,526	4,427
1988	61,993	4,577
1989	59,396	4,656
1990	68,777	4,762
1991	69,321	4,859
1992	66,811	4,941
1993	58,103	4,973
1994	61,532	4,973
1995	54,106	4,945
1996	51,251	4,897
1997	56,198	4,854
1998	61,258	4,866
1999	60,086	4,871
2000	66,887	5,026
2001	62,580	5,144
2002	59,751	5,181
2003	58,411	5,258
2004	56,987	5,353
2005	50,592	5,454
2006	49,038	5,606
2007	49,145	5,842
2008	49,337	6,138
2009	51,244	6,362
2010	48,184	6,548
2011	45,072	6,715
2012	35,186	6,877
2013	30,248	7,036
2014	35,417	7,143
2015	23,716	7,220
2016	23,843	7,315
2017	18,844	7,371
2018	15,508	7,379
2019	17,345	7,364
2020	0	7,233
2021	7,014	7,199
2022	-1,770	7,358
2023	-5,363	7,359

Maternal mortality chart: Netherlands vs Vanuatu

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 100 deaths in Vanuatu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Netherlands	Vanuatu
1985	12	211
1986	12	194
1987	12	200
1988	12	172
1989	12	162
1990	12	151
1991	12	140
1992	12	140
1993	12	133
1994	12	131
1995	12	131
1996	12	129
1997	13	131
1998	12	134
1999	13	146
2000	13	133
2001	13	132
2002	13	128
2003	12	131
2004	11	131
2005	10	127
2006	9	123
2007	8	120
2008	8	117
2009	7	114
2010	6	114
2011	7	112
2012	6	109
2013	6	110
2014	5	110
2015	5	109
2016	5	107
2017	5	107
2018	5	108
2019	5	105
2020	4	107
2021	5	124
2022	4	105
2023	4	100

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.4% in the Netherlands and 1.68% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	2.08%	15.2%
1961	2.03%	14.7%
1962	1.97%	14.3%
1963	1.92%	13.8%
1964	1.88%	13.4%
1965	1.83%	12.9%
1966	1.79%	12.4%
1967	1.74%	12%
1968	1.69%	11.5%
1969	1.64%	11%
1970	1.58%	10.6%
1971	1.53%	10.2%
1972	1.47%	9.73%
1973	1.41%	9.34%
1974	1.36%	8.95%
1975	1.31%	8.58%
1976	1.26%	8.21%
1977	1.21%	7.84%
1978	1.16%	7.45%
1979	1.12%	7.07%
1980	1.09%	6.67%
1981	1.06%	6.27%
1982	1.04%	5.87%
1983	1.02%	5.48%
1984	0.99%	5.12%
1985	0.97%	4.78%
1986	0.95%	4.47%
1987	0.92%	4.2%
1988	0.89%	3.96%
1989	0.86%	3.76%
1990	0.83%	3.58%
1991	0.8%	3.43%
1992	0.77%	3.29%
1993	0.74%	3.18%
1994	0.71%	3.08%
1995	0.69%	3%
1996	0.67%	2.92%
1997	0.66%	2.86%
1998	0.64%	2.79%
1999	0.63%	2.74%
2000	0.62%	2.68%
2001	0.61%	2.63%
2002	0.59%	2.58%
2003	0.57%	2.54%
2004	0.55%	2.5%
2005	0.53%	2.45%
2006	0.51%	2.4%
2007	0.49%	2.34%
2008	0.47%	2.27%
2009	0.46%	2.2%
2010	0.44%	2.12%
2011	0.43%	2.05%
2012	0.42%	1.99%
2013	0.42%	1.94%
2014	0.41%	1.9%
2015	0.41%	1.87%
2016	0.41%	1.84%
2017	0.4%	1.82%
2018	0.4%	1.8%
2019	0.4%	1.78%
2020	0.4%	1.77%
2021	0.4%	1.74%
2022	0.4%	1.71%
2023	0.4%	1.68%