Number of live births in Netherlands
Netherlands: Number of live births was 167,504 births in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Netherlands, 1950–2022
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of live births in Netherlands is 167,504 births, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Netherlands peaked at 250,914 births in 1964 and was at its lowest, 167,504 births, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 14th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 232,013 births | 227,964 births | 242,518 births | 10 |
| 1960s | 244,168 births | 237,112 births | 250,914 births | 10 |
| 1970s | 193,999 births | 173,296 births | 238,912 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 180,156 births | 170,246 births | 188,979 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 195,705 births | 189,521 births | 200,445 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 192,946 births | 181,336 births | 206,619 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 173,801 births | 168,525 births | 184,397 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 171,875 births | 167,504 births | 179,441 births | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More population data for Netherlands
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 263,399 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Netherlands?
- Number of live births in Netherlands was 167,504 births in 2022, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 250,914 births in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,504 births in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for number of live births?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.