Germany vs Netherlands: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Germany
1.44 live births per woman
in 2023
Netherlands
1.43 live births per woman
in 2023
Germany rank
185th
Netherlands rank
188th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Germany ranks 185th and Netherlands ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | 0.8729 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2.43 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 0.5674 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 0.2574 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 0.0779 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 0.2512 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.3705 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 0.1882 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 0.026 live births per woman | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Germany or Netherlands?
- Germany, at 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Germany and Netherlands?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Germany ranks 185th and Netherlands ranks 188th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.