Belgium vs Netherlands: Number of live births
Belgium
113,593 births
in 2022
Netherlands
167,504 births
in 2022
Belgium rank
16th
Netherlands rank
14th
Number of live births over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 167,504 births against 113,593 births in Belgium, a difference of 53,911 births.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.
Across all 73 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 34 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 149,427 births | 232,013 births | 82,586 births | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 152,487 births | 244,168 births | 91,681 births | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 128,209 births | 193,999 births | 65,790 births | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 119,045 births | 180,156 births | 61,111 births | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 118,789 births | 195,705 births | 76,916 births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 118,992 births | 192,946 births | 73,954 births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 122,998 births | 173,801 births | 50,803 births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 115,082 births | 171,875 births | 56,793 births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of live births, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 167,504 births against 113,593 births in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of live births between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 53,911 births, with Netherlands 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 number of live births?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of live births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of live births recorded in a given year.