Italy vs Netherlands: Birth rate by women's age group
Italy
2.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Netherlands
1.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Italy rank
221st
Netherlands rank
223rd
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 1.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 221st and Netherlands ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 13.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 3.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Italy |
| 1960s | 22.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 19.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 3.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Italy |
| 1970s | 27.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 14.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 13.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Italy |
| 1980s | 13.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 7.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 5.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Italy |
| 1990s | 7.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 7.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Italy |
| 2000s | 6.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 6.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.7421 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Italy |
| 2010s | 5.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 3.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 1.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 2.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 1.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Italy ranks 221st and Netherlands ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.