Fertility & birth rates in Netherlands and Zambia

Fertility rate in Netherlands vs Zambia 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 4.1 in Zambia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Netherlands vs Zambia 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	Zambia
1960	3.12	6.95
1961	3.22	6.98
1962	3.18	7.01
1963	3.19	7.06
1964	3.17	7.09
1965	3.04	7.12
1966	2.9	7.14
1967	2.81	7.15
1968	2.72	7.18
1969	2.75	7.18
1970	2.57	7.22
1971	2.36	7.26
1972	2.15	7.3
1973	1.9	7.34
1974	1.77	7.36
1975	1.66	7.42
1976	1.63	7.39
1977	1.58	7.35
1978	1.58	7.29
1979	1.56	7.22
1980	1.6	7.14
1981	1.56	7.07
1982	1.5	7.04
1983	1.47	7.01
1984	1.49	6.97
1985	1.51	6.93
1986	1.55	6.87
1987	1.56	6.8
1988	1.55	6.7
1989	1.55	6.64
1990	1.62	6.57
1991	1.61	6.46
1992	1.59	6.35
1993	1.57	6.3
1994	1.57	6.26
1995	1.53	6.23
1996	1.53	6.18
1997	1.56	6.12
1998	1.63	6.07
1999	1.65	6
2000	1.72	5.92
2001	1.71	5.85
2002	1.73	5.77
2003	1.75	5.71
2004	1.72	5.7
2005	1.71	5.7
2006	1.72	5.68
2007	1.72	5.61
2008	1.77	5.53
2009	1.79	5.45
2010	1.79	5.36
2011	1.76	5.26
2012	1.72	5.14
2013	1.68	5.01
2014	1.71	4.89
2015	1.66	4.78
2016	1.66	4.67
2017	1.62	4.57
2018	1.59	4.49
2019	1.57	4.42
2020	1.54	4.32
2021	1.62	4.25
2022	1.49	4.18
2023	1.43	4.1
2024	1.43	4.04
2025	1.44	3.97
2026	1.44	3.91
2027	1.45	3.85
2028	1.45	3.77
2029	1.45	3.72
2030	1.46	3.67
2031	1.46	3.61
2032	1.47	3.56
2033	1.47	3.5
2034	1.48	3.45
2035	1.48	3.4
2036	1.48	3.35
2037	1.48	3.3
2038	1.48	3.25
2039	1.49	3.19
2040	1.49	3.15
2041	1.49	3.11
2042	1.5	3.07
2043	1.5	3.03
2044	1.5	3
2045	1.5	2.96
2046	1.5	2.93
2047	1.51	2.9
2048	1.51	2.87
2049	1.51	2.84
2050	1.51	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Netherlands	Zambia
1960	30%	46%
1961	29.7%	46.2%
1962	29.1%	46.3%
1963	28.7%	46.5%
1964	28.5%	46.7%
1965	28.3%	46.9%
1966	28.1%	46.9%
1967	27.8%	47%
1968	27.6%	47.1%
1969	27.5%	47.2%
1970	27.3%	47.4%
1971	27.1%	47.7%
1972	26.8%	48%
1973	26.4%	48.3%
1974	25.9%	48.6%
1975	25.3%	48.8%
1976	24.8%	49.1%
1977	24.2%	49.2%
1978	23.5%	49.4%
1979	22.9%	49.5%
1980	22.3%	49.5%
1981	21.8%	49.4%
1982	21.3%	49.3%
1983	20.7%	49.1%
1984	20.1%	49%
1985	19.5%	48.9%
1986	19.1%	48.8%
1987	18.7%	48.7%
1988	18.5%	48.6%
1989	18.4%	48.5%
1990	18.4%	48.4%
1991	18.4%	48.3%
1992	18.5%	48.2%
1993	18.5%	48.2%
1994	18.6%	48.2%
1995	18.6%	48.2%
1996	18.6%	48.2%
1997	18.6%	48.2%
1998	18.6%	48.2%
1999	18.7%	48.1%
2000	18.8%	48%
2001	18.8%	47.8%
2002	18.8%	47.6%
2003	18.7%	47.4%
2004	18.6%	47.3%
2005	18.5%	47.1%
2006	18.3%	47%
2007	18.1%	46.8%
2008	17.9%	46.6%
2009	17.7%	46.4%
2010	17.6%	46.3%
2011	17.4%	46.1%
2012	17.3%	45.9%
2013	17.1%	45.7%
2014	16.9%	45.5%
2015	16.6%	45.2%
2016	16.4%	44.9%
2017	16.2%	44.5%
2018	16%	44.1%
2019	15.8%	43.8%
2020	15.6%	43.3%
2021	15.5%	42.9%
2022	15.4%	42.4%
2023	15.2%	42%
2024	15%	41.5%
2025	14.9%	41%
2026	14.9%	40.5%
2027	14.8%	40%
2028	14.8%	39.6%
2029	14.8%	39.2%
2030	14.8%	38.8%
2031	14.8%	38.5%
2032	14.7%	38.1%
2033	14.7%	37.8%
2034	14.7%	37.5%
2035	14.7%	37.1%
2036	14.7%	36.8%
2037	14.6%	36.5%
2038	14.6%	36.1%
2039	14.6%	35.8%
2040	14.5%	35.4%
2041	14.5%	35.1%
2042	14.4%	34.7%
2043	14.4%	34.4%
2044	14.3%	34%
2045	14.2%	33.7%
2046	14.1%	33.3%
2047	14.1%	33%
2048	14%	32.6%
2049	13.9%	32.3%
2050	13.8%	32%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15% of the population in the Netherlands and 41.5% in Zambia in 2024, compared to 18.4% and 48.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Netherlands and Zambia compared.

Natural population change in Netherlands vs Zambia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.08% in the Netherlands and +2.87% in Zambia. 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	Zambia
1960	151,623	102,335
1961	159,450	106,318
1962	153,474	110,173
1963	154,361	114,555
1964	157,653	117,197
1965	146,308	122,814
1966	138,265	127,164
1967	138,580	131,938
1968	132,389	137,315
1969	139,082	142,660
1970	129,082	149,380
1971	116,112	155,249
1972	101,297	161,648
1973	84,668	168,258
1974	75,853	174,484
1975	64,232	182,258
1976	63,361	186,762
1977	63,739	191,557
1978	61,344	194,933
1979	63,172	197,578
1980	66,504	198,817
1981	62,688	202,822
1982	54,388	207,621
1983	51,722	212,712
1984	54,812	216,695
1985	55,069	221,351
1986	59,746	224,768
1987	64,526	227,813
1988	61,993	230,118
1989	59,396	233,429
1990	68,777	235,835
1991	69,321	237,957
1992	66,811	239,953
1993	58,103	245,917
1994	61,532	252,023
1995	54,106	257,897
1996	51,251	262,468
1997	56,198	268,198
1998	61,258	275,568
1999	60,086	283,297
2000	66,887	293,186
2001	62,580	302,682
2002	59,751	316,041
2003	58,411	331,189
2004	56,987	349,352
2005	50,592	368,756
2006	49,038	387,891
2007	49,145	403,729
2008	49,337	419,560
2009	51,244	434,458
2010	48,184	448,337
2011	45,072	459,743
2012	35,186	469,406
2013	30,248	476,846
2014	35,417	483,663
2015	23,716	491,021
2016	23,843	497,521
2017	18,844	504,630
2018	15,508	515,644
2019	17,345	528,089
2020	0	536,484
2021	7,014	535,629
2022	-1,770	563,456
2023	-5,363	577,660

Maternal mortality chart: Netherlands vs Zambia

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 85 deaths in Zambia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Netherlands	Zambia
1985	12	596
1986	12	619
1987	12	630
1988	12	635
1989	12	635
1990	12	625
1991	12	611
1992	12	581
1993	12	532
1994	12	507
1995	12	466
1996	12	433
1997	13	403
1998	12	392
1999	13	378
2000	13	340
2001	13	306
2002	13	274
2003	12	250
2004	11	260
2005	10	264
2006	9	262
2007	8	324
2008	8	394
2009	7	406
2010	6	332
2011	7	291
2012	6	256
2013	6	213
2014	5	174
2015	5	154
2016	5	158
2017	5	141
2018	5	117
2019	5	103
2020	4	99
2021	5	140
2022	4	89
2023	4	85

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.4% in the Netherlands and 4.47% in Zambia. 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	Zambia
1960	2.08%	20.5%
1961	2.03%	20.1%
1962	1.97%	19.8%
1963	1.92%	19.5%
1964	1.88%	19.2%
1965	1.83%	19%
1966	1.79%	18.9%
1967	1.74%	18.7%
1968	1.69%	18.5%
1969	1.64%	18.3%
1970	1.58%	17.9%
1971	1.53%	17.4%
1972	1.47%	16.9%
1973	1.41%	16.3%
1974	1.36%	15.9%
1975	1.31%	15.5%
1976	1.26%	15.4%
1977	1.21%	15.3%
1978	1.16%	15.3%
1979	1.12%	15.4%
1980	1.09%	15.5%
1981	1.06%	15.6%
1982	1.04%	15.7%
1983	1.02%	15.9%
1984	0.99%	16.2%
1985	0.97%	16.6%
1986	0.95%	17%
1987	0.92%	17.3%
1988	0.89%	17.7%
1989	0.86%	17.9%
1990	0.83%	18.1%
1991	0.8%	18.1%
1992	0.77%	18.1%
1993	0.74%	17.9%
1994	0.71%	17.7%
1995	0.69%	17.3%
1996	0.67%	17%
1997	0.66%	16.7%
1998	0.64%	16.3%
1999	0.63%	15.9%
2000	0.62%	15.3%
2001	0.61%	14.4%
2002	0.59%	13.4%
2003	0.57%	12.4%
2004	0.55%	11.4%
2005	0.53%	10.5%
2006	0.51%	9.71%
2007	0.49%	9.14%
2008	0.47%	8.62%
2009	0.46%	8%
2010	0.44%	7.57%
2011	0.43%	7.31%
2012	0.42%	7.04%
2013	0.42%	6.72%
2014	0.41%	6.38%
2015	0.41%	6.15%
2016	0.41%	5.9%
2017	0.4%	5.61%
2018	0.4%	5.52%
2019	0.4%	5.41%
2020	0.4%	5.24%
2021	0.4%	4.92%
2022	0.4%	4.67%
2023	0.4%	4.47%