Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Netherlands
Netherlands: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.42 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.42 children per women
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
187th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.85 children per women
in 1946
All-time low
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
174
1850–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Netherlands, 1850–2023
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
Netherlands recorded 1.42 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Netherlands peaked at 3.85 children per women in 1946 and was at its lowest, 1.42 children per women, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 174 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.67 children per women | — |
| 1851 | 2.73 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1852 | 2.7 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1853 | 2.58 children per women | -4.7% |
| 1854 | 2.51 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1855 | 2.45 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1856 | 2.5 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1857 | 2.56 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1858 | 2.44 children per women | -5.0% |
| 1859 | 2.58 children per women | +6.1% |
| 1860 | 2.49 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1861 | 2.73 children per women | +9.4% |
| 1862 | 2.66 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1863 | 2.94 children per women | +10.8% |
| 1864 | 2.93 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1865 | 2.9 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1866 | 2.95 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1867 | 2.94 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 2.87 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1869 | 2.88 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 3 children per women | +4.0% |
| 1871 | 2.95 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1872 | 3.13 children per women | +6.2% |
| 1873 | 3.23 children per women | +3.3% |
| 1874 | 3.31 children per women | +2.5% |
| 1875 | 3.29 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 3.43 children per women | +4.3% |
| 1877 | 3.45 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1878 | 3.4 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1879 | 3.51 children per women | +3.2% |
| 1880 | 3.34 children per women | -4.9% |
| 1881 | 3.38 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1882 | 3.43 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1883 | 3.32 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1884 | 3.39 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1885 | 3.44 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 3.46 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 3.48 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 3.43 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1889 | 3.4 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1890 | 3.36 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1891 | 3.46 children per women | +3.0% |
| 1892 | 3.33 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1893 | 3.54 children per women | +6.3% |
| 1894 | 3.46 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1895 | 3.45 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 3.52 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1897 | 3.51 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1898 | 3.43 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1899 | 3.44 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 3.33 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1901 | 3.43 children per women | +2.9% |
| 1902 | 3.47 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 3.45 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1904 | 3.43 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 3.43 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1906 | 3.39 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1907 | 3.41 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 3.36 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1909 | 3.36 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 3.25 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1911 | 3.1 children per women | -4.7% |
| 1912 | 3.24 children per women | +4.6% |
| 1913 | 3.24 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 3.24 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 3.04 children per women | -6.1% |
| 1916 | 3.08 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1917 | 3.02 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1918 | 2.94 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1919 | 2.92 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 3.41 children per women | +16.9% |
| 1921 | 3.3 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1922 | 3.15 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1923 | 3.2 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1924 | 3.08 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1925 | 2.98 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1926 | 2.92 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1927 | 2.86 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1928 | 2.89 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1929 | 2.82 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1930 | 2.87 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1931 | 2.77 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1932 | 2.77 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 2.64 children per women | -4.8% |
| 1934 | 2.62 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1935 | 2.58 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 2.56 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 2.5 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1938 | 2.58 children per women | +3.4% |
| 1939 | 2.58 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 2.59 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1941 | 2.52 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1942 | 2.61 children per women | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 2.86 children per women | +9.5% |
| 1944 | 2.99 children per women | +4.6% |
| 1945 | 2.78 children per women | -6.9% |
| 1946 | 3.85 children per women | +38.3% |
| 1947 | 3.61 children per women | -6.0% |
| 1948 | 3.34 children per women | -7.5% |
| 1949 | 3.17 children per women | -5.3% |
| 1950 | 2.97 children per women | -6.0% |
| 1951 | 2.94 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 2.97 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 2.92 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 2.91 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 2.92 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 2.95 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 2.97 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 3 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 3.06 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 3.02 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 3.11 children per women | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 3.08 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 3.09 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 3.07 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.95 children per women | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 2.82 children per women | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 2.73 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 2.64 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 2.67 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.51 children per women | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 2.31 children per women | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 2.11 children per women | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 1.87 children per women | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 1.74 children per women | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 1.63 children per women | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 1.6 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 1.55 children per women | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.55 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.54 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.57 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.53 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.47 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.44 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.46 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.49 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.52 children per women | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.53 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.52 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.53 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.59 children per women | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.59 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.57 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.55 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.55 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.52 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.51 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.55 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.61 children per women | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.64 children per women | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.7 children per women | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.69 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.71 children per women | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.73 children per women | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.71 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.69 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7 children per women | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.75 children per women | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.77 children per women | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.77 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.74 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.7 children per women | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.66 children per women | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.69 children per women | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.65 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.65 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.61 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.57 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.56 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.53 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.61 children per women | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5 children per women | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.42 children per women | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.57 children per women | 2.44 children per women | 2.73 children per women | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.83 children per women | 2.49 children per women | 2.95 children per women | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.27 children per women | 2.95 children per women | 3.51 children per women | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.41 children per women | 3.32 children per women | 3.48 children per women | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.45 children per women | 3.33 children per women | 3.54 children per women | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.41 children per women | 3.33 children per women | 3.47 children per women | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.11 children per women | 2.92 children per women | 3.25 children per women | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.06 children per women | 2.82 children per women | 3.41 children per women | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.65 children per women | 2.5 children per women | 2.87 children per women | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.03 children per women | 2.52 children per women | 3.85 children per women | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.96 children per women | 2.91 children per women | 3.06 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.92 children per women | 2.64 children per women | 3.11 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.84 children per women | 1.54 children per women | 2.51 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 children per women | 1.44 children per women | 1.57 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 children per women | 1.51 children per women | 1.64 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 children per women | 1.69 children per women | 1.77 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 children per women | 1.56 children per women | 1.77 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 children per women | 1.42 children per women | 1.61 children per women | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Netherlands?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Netherlands was 1.42 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 children per women in 1946.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 children per women in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Netherlands ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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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).