Fertility Rate: Netherlands
Netherlands's fertility rate is currently 1.43 births per woman as of 2024. # Netherlands Fertility Rate The Netherlands recorded a fertility rate of 1.
Current (2024)
1.43 births per woman
+0.0% y/y
Peak (1961)
3.22 births per woman
Low (2023)
1.43 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Netherlands
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Netherlands
Analysis# Netherlands Fertility Rate
The Netherlands recorded a fertility rate of 1.43 births per woman in 2024, matching its all-time low from 2023. This represents a dramatic 54.2% decline since 1960, when the country peaked at 3.22 births per woman during the post-war baby boom of 1961. The downward trajectory has been consistent and substantial over six decades, reflecting fundamental shifts in family planning, women's participation in the workforce, and changing social values around parenthood.
The fertility rate remained relatively stable between 2015 and 2019, hovering around 1.57–1.66 births per woman. Beginning in 2020, however, a sharper decline accelerated, dropping from 1.54 to the current historic low of 1.43 within four years. With fertility rates plateauing at record lows and no indication of reversal, the Netherlands continues its long-term demographic transition characteristic of developed European nations.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.43 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 1.43 births per woman | -4.03% |
| 2022 | 1.49 births per woman | -8.02% |
| 2021 | 1.62 births per woman | +5.19% |
| 2020 | 1.54 births per woman | -1.91% |
| 2019 | 1.57 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 2018 | 1.59 births per woman | -1.85% |
| 2017 | 1.62 births per woman | -2.41% |
| 2016 | 1.66 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 1.66 births per woman | -2.92% |
| 2014 | 1.71 births per woman | +1.79% |
| 2013 | 1.68 births per woman | -2.33% |
| 2012 | 1.72 births per woman | -2.27% |
| 2011 | 1.76 births per woman | -1.68% |
| 2010 | 1.79 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2009 | 1.79 births per woman | +1.13% |
| 2008 | 1.77 births per woman | +2.91% |
| 2007 | 1.72 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2006 | 1.72 births per woman | +0.58% |
| 2005 | 1.71 births per woman | -0.58% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.72 births per woman | -1.71% |
| 2003 | 1.75 births per woman | +1.16% |
| 2002 | 1.73 births per woman | +1.17% |
| 2001 | 1.71 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 2000 | 1.72 births per woman | +4.24% |
| 1999 | 1.65 births per woman | +1.23% |
| 1998 | 1.63 births per woman | +4.49% |
| 1997 | 1.56 births per woman | +1.96% |
| 1996 | 1.53 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1995 | 1.53 births per woman | -2.55% |
| 1994 | 1.57 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1993 | 1.57 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 1992 | 1.59 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 1991 | 1.61 births per woman | -0.62% |
| 1990 | 1.62 births per woman | +4.52% |
| 1989 | 1.55 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1988 | 1.55 births per woman | -0.64% |
| 1987 | 1.56 births per woman | +0.65% |
| 1986 | 1.55 births per woman | +2.65% |
| 1985 | 1.51 births per woman | +1.34% |
| 1984 | 1.49 births per woman | +1.36% |
| 1983 | 1.47 births per woman | -2.00% |
| 1982 | 1.5 births per woman | -3.85% |
| 1981 | 1.56 births per woman | -2.50% |
| 1980 | 1.6 births per woman | +2.56% |
| 1979 | 1.56 births per woman | -1.27% |
| 1978 | 1.58 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1977 | 1.58 births per woman | -3.07% |
| 1976 | 1.63 births per woman | -1.81% |
| 1975 | 1.66 births per woman | -6.21% |
| 1974 | 1.77 births per woman | -6.84% |
| 1973 | 1.9 births per woman | -11.63% |
| 1972 | 2.15 births per woman | -8.90% |
| 1971 | 2.36 births per woman | -8.17% |
| 1970 | 2.57 births per woman | -6.55% |
| 1969 | 2.75 births per woman | +1.10% |
| 1968 | 2.72 births per woman | -3.20% |
| 1967 | 2.81 births per woman | -3.10% |
| 1966 | 2.9 births per woman | -4.61% |
| 1965 | 3.04 births per woman | -4.10% |
| 1964 | 3.17 births per woman | -0.63% |
| 1963 | 3.19 births per woman | +0.31% |
| 1962 | 3.18 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 1961 | 3.22 births per woman | +3.21% |
| 1960 | 3.12 births per woman | — |
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