Czechia vs Netherlands: Number of live births

Czechia
111,793 births
in 2021
Netherlands
167,504 births
in 2022
Czechia rank
17th
Netherlands rank
14th

Number of live births over time

  • Czechia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 167,504 births against 111,793 births in Czechia, a difference of 55,711 births.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

Czechia ranks 17th 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 Czechia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s 164,956 births 232,013 births 67,057 births Netherlands
1960s 140,436 births 244,168 births 103,732 births Netherlands
1970s 175,360 births 193,999 births 18,639 births Netherlands
1980s 137,553 births 180,156 births 42,603 births Netherlands
1990s 106,643 births 195,705 births 89,062 births Netherlands
2000s 102,635 births 192,946 births 90,311 births Netherlands
2010s 111,511 births 173,801 births 62,290 births Netherlands
2020s 110,996 births 174,061 births 63,064 births Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of live births, Czechia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 167,504 births against 111,793 births in Czechia as of 2022.
What is the difference in number of live births between Czechia and Netherlands?
55,711 births, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Netherlands?
72 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2021.
How do Czechia and Netherlands rank globally for number of live births?
Czechia ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Number of live births
Unit
births
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 total number of live births recorded in a given year.