Netherlands vs Norway: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Netherlands
1.42
in 2023
Norway
1.4
in 2023
Netherlands rank
187th
Norway rank
190th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Netherlands
  • Norway
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.42 against 1.4 in Norway, a difference of 0.02.

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 3.22 0.6471 Norway
1860s 2.83 3.07 0.2443 Norway
1870s 3.27 3.04 0.2255 Netherlands
1880s 3.41 3.13 0.2745 Netherlands
1890s 3.45 3.28 0.1721 Netherlands
1900s 3.41 3.25 0.1599 Netherlands
1910s 3.11 3.02 0.0839 Netherlands
1920s 3.06 2.62 0.4414 Netherlands
1930s 2.65 1.86 0.789 Netherlands
1940s 3.03 2.34 0.6896 Netherlands
1950s 2.96 2.61 0.351 Netherlands
1960s 2.92 2.78 0.1395 Netherlands
1970s 1.84 2.05 0.2073 Norway
1980s 1.51 1.7 0.1936 Norway
1990s 1.57 1.86 0.2879 Norway
2000s 1.71 1.84 0.1282 Norway
2010s 1.66 1.72 0.0644 Norway
2020s 1.52 1.46 0.0596 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Netherlands or Norway?
Netherlands, at 1.42 against 1.4 in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Netherlands and Norway?
0.02, 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 effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Netherlands ranks 187th and Norway ranks 190th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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