What is the difference in total number of births by birth order between Republic of Korea and Netherlands?

60,247 births, with Republic of Korea ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total number of births by birth order. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Netherlands: Total number of births by birth order

Republic of Korea

138,403 births

in 2023

Netherlands

78,156 births

in 2022

Republic of Korea rank

10th

Netherlands rank

13th

Total number of births by birth order over time

Republic of Korea
Netherlands

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 138,403 births against 78,156 births in Netherlands, a difference of 60,247 births.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.8 times Netherlands's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 33 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	251,165 births	87,970 births	163,195 births	Republic of Korea
2010s	215,650 births	79,587 births	136,063 births	Republic of Korea
2020s	148,085 births	78,803 births	69,282 births	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of births by birth order, Republic of Korea or Netherlands?: Republic of Korea, at 138,403 births against 78,156 births in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in total number of births by birth order between Republic of Korea and Netherlands?: 60,247 births, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Netherlands?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Republic of Korea and Netherlands rank globally for total number of births by birth order?: Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total number of births by birth order. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total number of births by birth order
Unit: births
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 33 places, 1,628 data points, 1933–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total number of first live births recorded in a given year.