Lithuania vs Netherlands: Total fertility rate: births per woman

Lithuania
1.48 births per woman
in 2020
Netherlands
1.49 births per woman
in 2022
Lithuania rank
18th
Netherlands rank
15th

Total fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.49 births per woman against 1.48 births per woman in Lithuania, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Netherlands ahead.

Lithuania ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 34 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s 2.62 births per woman 3.17 births per woman 0.548 births per woman Netherlands
1960s 2.38 births per woman 3.01 births per woman 0.6329 births per woman Netherlands
1970s 2.22 births per woman 1.88 births per woman 0.3468 births per woman Lithuania
1980s 2.05 births per woman 1.53 births per woman 0.511 births per woman Lithuania
1990s 1.68 births per woman 1.59 births per woman 0.0896 births per woman Lithuania
2000s 1.34 births per woman 1.73 births per woman 0.3965 births per woman Netherlands
2010s 1.61 births per woman 1.68 births per woman 0.0657 births per woman Netherlands
2020s 1.48 births per woman 1.54 births per woman 0.066 births per woman Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate: births per woman, Lithuania or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.49 births per woman against 1.48 births per woman in Lithuania as of 2022.
What is the difference in total fertility rate: births per woman between Lithuania and Netherlands?
0.01 births per woman, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Netherlands?
62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2020.
How do Lithuania and Netherlands rank globally for total fertility rate: births per woman?
Lithuania ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,331 data points, 1891–2024
Last refreshed

The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.