Netherlands vs Sweden: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Netherlands
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Sweden
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Netherlands rank
187th
Sweden rank
186th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.42 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Netherlands, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Netherlands ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 11 and Sweden in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.57 children per women | 2.83 children per women | 0.2612 children per women | Sweden |
| 1860s | 2.83 children per women | 2.92 children per women | 0.0891 children per women | Sweden |
| 1870s | 3.27 children per women | 2.86 children per women | 0.4069 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 3.41 children per women | 2.95 children per women | 0.4564 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 3.45 children per women | 2.98 children per women | 0.4667 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 3.41 children per women | 3.03 children per women | 0.3779 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 3.11 children per women | 2.71 children per women | 0.3977 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 3.06 children per women | 2.24 children per women | 0.8154 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2.65 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 0.9052 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 3.03 children per women | 2.32 children per women | 0.7136 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2.96 children per women | 2.18 children per women | 0.7867 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2.92 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 0.7324 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.84 children per women | 1.76 children per women | 0.0856 children per women | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.51 children per women | 1.73 children per women | 0.2216 children per women | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.57 children per women | 1.79 children per women | 0.217 children per women | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.71 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 0.027 children per women | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.66 children per women | 1.84 children per women | 0.1758 children per women | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.52 children per women | 1.57 children per women | 0.0502 children per women | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.42 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0 children per women, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Netherlands ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 186th 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).