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
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.
Birth seasonality in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | births per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1840 | 92.52 births per million people | — |
| 1841 | 95.75 births per million people | +3.5% |
| 1842 | 88.67 births per million people | -7.4% |
| 1843 | 92.01 births per million people | +3.8% |
| 1844 | 95.03 births per million people | +3.3% |
| 1845 | 88.62 births per million people | -6.8% |
| 1846 | 81.13 births per million people | -8.4% |
| 1847 | 78.7 births per million people | -3.0% |
| 1848 | 95.09 births per million people | +20.8% |
| 1849 | 93.8 births per million people | -1.4% |
| 1850 | 95.26 births per million people | +1.6% |
| 1851 | 90.63 births per million people | -4.9% |
| 1852 | 91.84 births per million people | +1.3% |
| 1853 | 88.27 births per million people | -3.9% |
| 1854 | 84.53 births per million people | -4.2% |
| 1855 | 82.84 births per million people | -2.0% |
| 1856 | 87.41 births per million people | +5.5% |
| 1857 | 95.98 births per million people | +9.8% |
| 1858 | 90.7 births per million people | -5.5% |
| 1859 | 96.34 births per million people | +6.2% |
| 1860 | 88.84 births per million people | -7.8% |
| 1861 | 94.43 births per million people | +6.3% |
| 1862 | 93.15 births per million people | -1.4% |
| 1863 | 99.91 births per million people | +7.3% |
| 1864 | 98.95 births per million people | -1.0% |
| 1865 | 94.69 births per million people | -4.3% |
| 1866 | 96.47 births per million people | +1.9% |
| 1867 | 92.34 births per million people | -4.3% |
| 1868 | 94.29 births per million people | +2.1% |
| 1869 | 97.56 births per million people | +3.5% |
| 1870 | 93.81 births per million people | -3.8% |
| 1871 | 94.18 births per million people | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 105.07 births per million people | +11.6% |
| 1873 | 99.63 births per million people | -5.2% |
| 1874 | 100.03 births per million people | +0.4% |
| 1875 | 95.89 births per million people | -4.1% |
| 1876 | 98.49 births per million people | +2.7% |
| 1877 | 100.99 births per million people | +2.5% |
| 1893 | 93.36 births per million people | -7.6% |
| 1894 | 89.79 births per million people | -3.8% |
| 1895 | 84.32 births per million people | -6.1% |
| 1896 | 88.18 births per million people | +4.6% |
| 1897 | 85.32 births per million people | -3.2% |
| 1898 | 82.03 births per million people | -3.8% |
| 1899 | 87.85 births per million people | +7.1% |
| 1900 | 85.55 births per million people | -2.6% |
| 1901 | 86.85 births per million people | +1.5% |
| 1902 | 86.05 births per million people | -0.9% |
| 1903 | 83.87 births per million people | -2.5% |
| 1904 | 83.64 births per million people | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 83.09 births per million people | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 78.84 births per million people | -5.1% |
| 1907 | 77.8 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1908 | 75.89 births per million people | -2.5% |
| 1909 | 75.52 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 75.39 births per million people | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 73.23 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 1912 | 74.78 births per million people | +2.1% |
| 1913 | 74.87 births per million people | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 72.65 births per million people | -3.0% |
| 1915 | 68.89 births per million people | -5.2% |
| 1916 | 68 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1917 | 66.77 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 1918 | 62.71 births per million people | -6.1% |
| 1919 | 82.28 births per million people | +31.2% |
| 1920 | 71.03 births per million people | -13.7% |
| 1921 | 72.52 births per million people | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 68.85 births per million people | -5.1% |
| 1923 | 64.83 births per million people | -5.9% |
| 1924 | 64.32 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1925 | 62.79 births per million people | -2.4% |
| 1926 | 62.65 births per million people | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 61.88 births per million people | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 59.17 births per million people | -4.4% |
| 1929 | 56.4 births per million people | -4.7% |
| 1930 | 61.14 births per million people | +8.4% |
| 1931 | 55.6 births per million people | -9.1% |
| 1932 | 56.53 births per million people | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 54.26 births per million people | -4.0% |
| 1934 | 54.85 births per million people | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 51.18 births per million people | -6.7% |
| 1936 | 53.5 births per million people | +4.5% |
| 1937 | 54.79 births per million people | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 53.38 births per million people | -2.6% |
| 1939 | 53.45 births per million people | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 56.67 births per million people | +6.0% |
| 1941 | 48.63 births per million people | -14.2% |
| 1942 | 53.88 births per million people | +10.8% |
| 1943 | 62.76 births per million people | +16.5% |
| 1944 | 62.41 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 52.14 births per million people | -16.5% |
| 1946 | 73.87 births per million people | +41.7% |
| 1947 | 70.36 births per million people | -4.7% |
| 1948 | 65.48 births per million people | -6.9% |
| 1949 | 61.32 births per million people | -6.3% |
| 1950 | 58.91 births per million people | -3.9% |
| 1951 | 58.68 births per million people | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 56.98 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 55.06 births per million people | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 55.4 births per million people | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 55.19 births per million people | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 53.88 births per million people | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 55.23 births per million people | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 56.63 births per million people | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 53.46 births per million people | -5.6% |
| 1960 | 51.83 births per million people | -3.1% |
| 1961 | 54.93 births per million people | +6.0% |
| 1962 | 52.88 births per million people | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 52.78 births per million people | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 52.57 births per million people | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 50.67 births per million people | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 48.22 births per million people | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 47.52 births per million people | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 48.15 births per million people | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 49.29 births per million people | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 47.22 births per million people | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 41.98 births per million people | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 39.57 births per million people | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 35.34 births per million people | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 34.07 births per million people | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 32.48 births per million people | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 31.51 births per million people | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 31.05 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 31.62 births per million people | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 31.5 births per million people | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 33.52 births per million people | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 31.78 births per million people | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 31.11 births per million people | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 31.31 births per million people | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 29.81 births per million people | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 31.43 births per million people | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 32.5 births per million people | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 32.17 births per million people | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 32.95 births per million people | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 33.43 births per million people | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 34.37 births per million people | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 33.44 births per million people | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 32.89 births per million people | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 32.94 births per million people | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 32.6 births per million people | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 30.69 births per million people | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 32.34 births per million people | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 32.12 births per million people | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 32.76 births per million people | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 33.43 births per million people | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 33.71 births per million people | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 32.29 births per million people | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 32.92 births per million people | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 30.87 births per million people | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 31.31 births per million people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 29.19 births per million people | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 29.2 births per million people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 28.6 births per million people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 29.07 births per million people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 29.22 births per million people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 29.84 births per million people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 27.74 births per million people | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 26.26 births per million people | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 26.24 births per million people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 26.9 births per million people | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 26.42 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 25.86 births per million people | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 25.76 births per million people | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 24.49 births per million people | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 24.19 births per million people | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 24.52 births per million people | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 26.18 births per million people | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 23.58 births per million people | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 23.39 births per million people | -0.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 23.39 births per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.36 births per million people, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 23.39 births per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.39 births per million people, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth seasonality in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +41.7% | 52.14 births per million people | 73.87 births per million people |
| 1919 | +31.2% | 62.71 births per million people | 82.28 births per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 18 Hungary 23.75 births per million people compare
- 19 Luxembourg 23.74 births per million people compare
- 20 Germany 23.55 births per million people compare
- 22 Croatia 23.33 births per million people compare
- 23 Canada 22.84 births per million people compare
- 24 Slovenia 22.82 births per million people compare
More population data for Netherlands
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
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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Average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.