What is the difference in number of births between Netherlands and Turkmenistan?

7,742 births, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Turkmenistan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Turkmenistan: Number of births

Netherlands

167,842 births

in 2023

Turkmenistan

160,100 births

in 2023

Netherlands rank

92nd

Turkmenistan rank

95th

Number of births over time

Netherlands
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 167,842 births against 160,100 births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 7,742 births.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 92nd and Turkmenistan ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	232,342 births	61,373 births	170,969 births	Netherlands
1960s	243,603 births	82,320 births	161,282 births	Netherlands
1970s	194,014 births	91,269 births	102,745 births	Netherlands
1980s	181,149 births	120,731 births	60,419 births	Netherlands
1990s	198,714 births	119,597 births	79,117 births	Netherlands
2000s	194,386 births	117,954 births	76,433 births	Netherlands
2010s	175,308 births	162,972 births	12,336 births	Netherlands
2020s	173,372 births	164,243 births	9,129 births	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Netherlands or Turkmenistan?: Netherlands, at 167,842 births against 160,100 births in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Netherlands and Turkmenistan?: 7,742 births, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Turkmenistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of births?: Netherlands ranks 92nd and Turkmenistan ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.