Belgium vs Netherlands: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Belgium
1.53 births per woman
in 2022
Netherlands
1.49 births per woman
in 2022
Belgium rank
12th
Netherlands rank
15th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.53 births per woman against 1.49 births per woman in Netherlands, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 34 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.41 births per woman | 3.07 births per woman | 0.6595 births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2.54 births per woman | 3.01 births per woman | 0.4678 births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.91 births per woman | 1.88 births per woman | 0.0287 births per woman | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman | 0.0444 births per woman | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.61 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | 0.0204 births per woman | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.0012 births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.71 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | 0.0348 births per woman | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.55 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman | 0.003 births per woman | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 1.53 births per woman against 1.49 births per woman in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Belgium ranks 12th 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 vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.