Belgium vs Netherlands: Birth rate total
Belgium
27.16
in 2023
Netherlands
26.88
in 2023
Belgium rank
24th
Netherlands rank
25th
Birth rate total over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 27.16 against 26.88 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.28.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 25th of 40 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 81.28 | 93.5 | 12.23 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 58.34 | 81.01 | 22.67 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 59.5 | 74.09 | 14.6 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 49.22 | 61.33 | 12.11 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 46.14 | 72.06 | 25.93 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 49.17 | 62.98 | 13.81 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 47.51 | 58.6 | 11.1 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 38.51 | 42.81 | 4.3 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 34.66 | 35.7 | 1.04 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 33.97 | 36.88 | 2.91 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 32.84 | 34.38 | 1.54 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 31.84 | 30.2 | 1.64 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 28.71 | 28.8 | 0.0967 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate total, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 27.16 against 26.88 in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate total between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.28, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for birth rate total?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 25th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Birth rate total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.