Netherlands vs Norway: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Netherlands
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Norway
1.4 children per women
in 2023
Netherlands rank
187th
Norway rank
190th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.42 children per women against 1.4 children per women in Norway, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 187th and Norway ranks 190th of 236 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 11 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.57 children per women | 3.22 children per women | 0.6471 children per women | Norway |
| 1860s | 2.83 children per women | 3.07 children per women | 0.2443 children per women | Norway |
| 1870s | 3.27 children per women | 3.04 children per women | 0.2255 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 3.41 children per women | 3.13 children per women | 0.2745 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 3.45 children per women | 3.28 children per women | 0.1721 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 3.41 children per women | 3.25 children per women | 0.1599 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 3.11 children per women | 3.02 children per women | 0.0839 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 3.06 children per women | 2.62 children per women | 0.4414 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2.65 children per women | 1.86 children per women | 0.789 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 3.03 children per women | 2.34 children per women | 0.6896 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2.96 children per women | 2.61 children per women | 0.351 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2.92 children per women | 2.78 children per women | 0.1395 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.84 children per women | 2.05 children per women | 0.2073 children per women | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.51 children per women | 1.7 children per women | 0.1936 children per women | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.57 children per women | 1.86 children per women | 0.2879 children per women | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.71 children per women | 1.84 children per women | 0.1282 children per women | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.66 children per women | 1.72 children per women | 0.0644 children per women | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.52 children per women | 1.46 children per women | 0.0596 children per women | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 1.42 children per women against 1.4 children per women in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.02 children per women, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Netherlands ranks 187th and Norway ranks 190th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).