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Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Belgium

Belgium: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.37 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.37 children per women
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.46 children per women
in 1876
All-time low
1.37 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
179
1841–2023

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Belgium, 1841–2023

0123184119322023

Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Belgium is 1.37 children per women, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 179 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Belgium peaked at 3.46 children per women in 1876 and was at its lowest, 1.37 children per women, in 2023.

Belgium ranks 196th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 179 years of available data.

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Belgium, year by year

Year children per women Change
1841 2.6 children per women —
1842 2.53 children per women -2.4%
1843 2.53 children per women -0.2%
1844 2.52 children per women -0.3%
1845 2.51 children per women -0.5%
1846 2.11 children per women -16.0%
1847 2.16 children per women +2.6%
1848 2.29 children per women +6.1%
1849 2.54 children per women +10.7%
1850 2.52 children per women -0.7%
1851 2.54 children per women +0.8%
1852 2.51 children per women -1.1%
1853 2.4 children per women -4.6%
1854 2.4 children per women +0.1%
1855 2.26 children per women -5.8%
1856 2.49 children per women +10.2%
1857 2.63 children per women +5.7%
1858 2.6 children per women -1.1%
1859 2.68 children per women +3.0%
1860 2.67 children per women -0.4%
1861 2.65 children per women -0.7%
1862 2.67 children per women +0.5%
1863 2.82 children per women +5.6%
1864 2.77 children per women -1.7%
1865 2.69 children per women -2.8%
1866 2.79 children per women +3.8%
1867 2.9 children per women +3.7%
1868 2.87 children per women -0.8%
1869 2.94 children per women +2.4%
1870 3.02 children per women +2.8%
1871 2.92 children per women -3.3%
1872 3.18 children per women +8.9%
1873 3.27 children per women +2.8%
1874 3.3 children per women +1.0%
1875 3.17 children per women -4.2%
1876 3.46 children per women +9.3%
1877 3.4 children per women -1.8%
1878 3.2 children per women -5.8%
1879 3.2 children per women +0.1%
1880 3.05 children per women -4.8%
1881 3.18 children per women +4.2%
1882 3.2 children per women +0.7%
1883 3.13 children per women -2.3%
1884 3.1 children per women -0.7%
1885 3.08 children per women -0.8%
1886 2.97 children per women -3.4%
1887 3.05 children per women +2.5%
1888 2.93 children per women -3.8%
1889 2.94 children per women +0.4%
1890 2.88 children per women -2.1%
1891 2.94 children per women +2.1%
1892 2.88 children per women -2.2%
1893 2.95 children per women +2.7%
1894 2.95 children per women -0.1%
1895 2.91 children per women -1.3%
1896 3.06 children per women +5.4%
1897 3.04 children per women -0.8%
1898 2.97 children per women -2.4%
1899 2.96 children per women -0.3%
1900 2.93 children per women -0.8%
1901 3.05 children per women +3.8%
1902 2.98 children per women -2.2%
1903 2.87 children per women -3.6%
1904 2.84 children per women -1.2%
1905 2.78 children per women -2.1%
1906 2.7 children per women -2.8%
1907 2.71 children per women +0.5%
1908 2.64 children per women -2.7%
1909 2.54 children per women -3.6%
1910 2.53 children per women -0.6%
1911 2.39 children per women -5.3%
1912 2.48 children per women +3.7%
1913 2.49 children per women +0.5%
1914 2.54 children per women +2.0%
1919 1.72 children per women -32.4%
1920 2.32 children per women +34.9%
1921 2.28 children per women -1.9%
1922 2.16 children per women -5.2%
1923 2.19 children per women +1.6%
1924 2.15 children per women -2.0%
1925 2.13 children per women -0.7%
1926 2.07 children per women -3.1%
1927 2.01 children per women -2.8%
1928 2.03 children per women +1.2%
1929 1.99 children per women -2.1%
1930 2.09 children per women +4.8%
1931 2.07 children per women -0.6%
1932 2.03 children per women -1.8%
1933 1.94 children per women -4.8%
1934 1.93 children per women -0.5%
1935 1.86 children per women -3.4%
1936 1.84 children per women -1.2%
1937 1.85 children per women +0.6%
1938 1.92 children per women +3.7%
1939 1.87 children per women -2.7%
1940 1.61 children per women -13.5%
1941 1.44 children per women -11.0%
1942 1.55 children per women +8.3%
1943 1.78 children per women +14.5%
1944 1.82 children per women +2.3%
1945 1.84 children per women +1.2%
1946 2.22 children per women +20.2%
1947 2.2 children per women -0.5%
1948 2.23 children per women +1.3%
1949 2.21 children per women -1.1%
1950 2.19 children per women -0.8%
1951 2.14 children per women -2.1%
1952 2.19 children per women +2.1%
1953 2.19 children per women +0.2%
1954 2.23 children per women +1.6%
1955 2.25 children per women +1.2%
1956 2.28 children per women +1.3%
1957 2.33 children per women +2.0%
1958 2.38 children per women +2.3%
1959 2.45 children per women +2.9%
1960 2.42 children per women -1.2%
1961 2.51 children per women +3.8%
1962 2.49 children per women -1.0%
1963 2.57 children per women +3.2%
1964 2.6 children per women +1.2%
1965 2.52 children per women -3.1%
1966 2.43 children per women -3.6%
1967 2.32 children per women -4.2%
1968 2.23 children per women -3.9%
1969 2.21 children per women -1.3%
1970 2.18 children per women -1.1%
1971 2.14 children per women -1.9%
1972 2.03 children per women -5.2%
1973 1.9 children per women -6.5%
1974 1.79 children per women -5.8%
1975 1.7 children per women -4.8%
1976 1.69 children per women -0.5%
1977 1.68 children per women -0.6%
1978 1.67 children per women -0.8%
1979 1.67 children per women -0.2%
1980 1.66 children per women -0.6%
1981 1.63 children per women -1.3%
1982 1.58 children per women -3.4%
1983 1.53 children per women -3.0%
1984 1.5 children per women -1.8%
1985 1.48 children per women -1.9%
1986 1.51 children per women +2.3%
1987 1.51 children per women +0.0%
1988 1.54 children per women +2.1%
1989 1.56 children per women +1.2%
1990 1.6 children per women +2.5%
1991 1.63 children per women +1.9%
1992 1.62 children per women -0.4%
1993 1.58 children per women -2.5%
1994 1.54 children per women -2.6%
1995 1.55 children per women +0.3%
1996 1.57 children per women +1.8%
1997 1.58 children per women +0.7%
1998 1.58 children per women -0.5%
1999 1.6 children per women +1.3%
2000 1.64 children per women +3.0%
2001 1.65 children per women +0.2%
2002 1.63 children per women -1.2%
2003 1.65 children per women +1.2%
2004 1.7 children per women +3.3%
2005 1.74 children per women +2.1%
2006 1.78 children per women +2.2%
2007 1.8 children per women +1.1%
2008 1.83 children per women +1.8%
2009 1.82 children per women -0.5%
2010 1.83 children per women +0.8%
2011 1.79 children per women -2.4%
2012 1.77 children per women -1.2%
2013 1.73 children per women -2.0%
2014 1.72 children per women -0.8%
2015 1.68 children per women -2.5%
2016 1.66 children per women -0.8%
2017 1.63 children per women -2.1%
2018 1.6 children per women -1.5%
2019 1.6 children per women -0.4%
2020 1.56 children per women -2.1%
2021 1.59 children per women +1.6%
2022 1.54 children per women -3.3%
2023 1.37 children per women -10.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 2.42 children per women 2.11 children per women 2.6 children per women 9
1850s 2.51 children per women 2.26 children per women 2.68 children per women 10
1860s 2.78 children per women 2.65 children per women 2.94 children per women 10
1870s 3.21 children per women 2.92 children per women 3.46 children per women 10
1880s 3.06 children per women 2.93 children per women 3.2 children per women 10
1890s 2.95 children per women 2.88 children per women 3.06 children per women 10
1900s 2.8 children per women 2.54 children per women 3.05 children per women 10
1910s 2.36 children per women 1.72 children per women 2.54 children per women 6
1920s 2.13 children per women 1.99 children per women 2.32 children per women 10
1930s 1.94 children per women 1.84 children per women 2.09 children per women 10
1940s 1.89 children per women 1.44 children per women 2.23 children per women 10
1950s 2.26 children per women 2.14 children per women 2.45 children per women 10
1960s 2.43 children per women 2.21 children per women 2.6 children per women 10
1970s 1.85 children per women 1.67 children per women 2.18 children per women 10
1980s 1.55 children per women 1.48 children per women 1.66 children per women 10
1990s 1.59 children per women 1.54 children per women 1.63 children per women 10
2000s 1.72 children per women 1.63 children per women 1.83 children per women 10
2010s 1.7 children per women 1.6 children per women 1.83 children per women 10
2020s 1.51 children per women 1.37 children per women 1.59 children per women 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 193 Cyprus 1.38 children per women compare
  2. 194 Luxembourg 1.38 children per women compare
  3. 195 Wallis and Futuna 1.38 children per women compare
  4. 197 Anguilla 1.35 children per women compare
  5. 198 Jersey 1.35 children per women compare
  6. 199 Guernsey 1.35 children per women compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Belgium?
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Belgium was 1.37 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 3.46 children per women in 1876.
What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 1.37 children per women in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
Belgium ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Unit
children per women
Source
Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).