Birth seasonality in Netherlands

Netherlands: Birth seasonality was 23.39 births per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
23.39 births per million people
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
21st
of 40 countries
All-time high
105.07 births per million people
in 1872
All-time low
23.39 births per million people
in 2023
Years of data
169
1840–2023

Birth seasonality in Netherlands, 1840–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth seasonality in Netherlands is 23.39 births per million people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 169 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Netherlands peaked at 105.07 births per million people in 1872 and was at its lowest, 23.39 births per million people, in 2023.

Netherlands ranks 21st of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 169 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 90.13 births per million people 78.7 births per million people 95.75 births per million people 10
1850s 90.38 births per million people 82.84 births per million people 96.34 births per million people 10
1860s 95.06 births per million people 88.84 births per million people 99.91 births per million people 10
1870s 98.51 births per million people 93.81 births per million people 105.07 births per million people 8
1890s 87.27 births per million people 82.03 births per million people 93.36 births per million people 7
1900s 81.71 births per million people 75.52 births per million people 86.85 births per million people 10
1910s 71.96 births per million people 62.71 births per million people 82.28 births per million people 10
1920s 64.44 births per million people 56.4 births per million people 72.52 births per million people 10
1930s 54.87 births per million people 51.18 births per million people 61.14 births per million people 10
1940s 60.75 births per million people 48.63 births per million people 73.87 births per million people 10
1950s 55.94 births per million people 53.46 births per million people 58.91 births per million people 10
1960s 50.88 births per million people 47.52 births per million people 54.93 births per million people 10
1970s 35.63 births per million people 31.05 births per million people 47.22 births per million people 10
1980s 32 births per million people 29.81 births per million people 33.52 births per million people 10
1990s 32.76 births per million people 30.69 births per million people 34.37 births per million people 10
2000s 30.64 births per million people 28.6 births per million people 33.71 births per million people 10
2010s 26.37 births per million people 24.19 births per million people 29.84 births per million people 10
2020s 24.42 births per million people 23.39 births per million people 26.18 births per million people 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 18 Hungary 23.75 births per million people compare
  2. 20 Germany 23.55 births per million people compare
  3. 22 Croatia 23.33 births per million people compare
  4. 23 Canada 22.84 births per million people compare
  5. 24 Slovenia 22.82 births per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth seasonality in Netherlands?
Birth seasonality in Netherlands was 23.39 births per million people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 105.07 births per million people in 1872.
What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 23.39 births per million people in 2023.
How does Netherlands rank for birth seasonality?
Netherlands ranks 21st out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth seasonality
Unit
births per million people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
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The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.