Czechia vs Netherlands
Czechia vs Netherlands: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.45 births per woman in Czechia and 1.43 births per woman in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Czechia, by 0.02 births per woman, or 1.01 times that in Netherlands.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Czechia has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Netherlands.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Czechia at 1.62 births per woman and Netherlands at 1.57 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Czechia | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.62 | 1.51 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.82 | 1.62 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.76 | 1.55 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.75 | 1.57 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.74 | 1.59 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.72 | 1.62 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.65 | 1.66 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.53 | 1.7 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.46 | 1.68 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.45 | 1.72 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.43 | 1.75 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.51 | 1.79 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.51 | 1.78 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.51 | 1.76 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.44 | 1.71 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.33 | 1.72 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.28 | 1.71 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.23 | 1.72 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.18 | 1.74 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.17 | 1.73 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.15 | 1.71 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.15 | 1.72 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.14 | 1.66 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.16 | 1.63 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.17 | 1.56 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.19 | 1.53 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.28 | 1.53 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.44 | 1.57 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.65 | 1.57 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.71 | 1.59 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.84 | 1.61 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.89 | 1.61 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.87 | 1.56 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.93 | 1.55 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.9 | 1.56 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.92 | 1.55 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.95 | 1.51 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.97 | 1.49 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.97 | 1.47 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 2 | 1.49 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.99 | 1.56 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 2.08 | 1.6 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 2.27 | 1.57 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 2.33 | 1.58 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 2.34 | 1.58 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 2.39 | 1.63 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 2.43 | 1.67 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 2.46 | 1.77 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.31 | 1.91 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.09 | 2.15 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 1.99 | 2.37 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 1.92 | 2.57 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 1.88 | 2.74 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 1.85 | 2.71 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 1.92 | 2.8 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.03 | 2.9 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.19 | 3.03 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.34 | 3.15 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.31 | 3.18 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.12 | 3.17 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.11 | 3.21 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.09 | 3.12 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.1 | 3.16 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.28 | 3.1 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.48 | 3.07 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.57 | 3.05 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.58 | 3.03 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.58 | 3.03 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.62 | 3.04 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.72 | 3.09 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.79 | 3.06 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.82 | 3.1 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Czechia | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.461.31–1.6 | 1.431.29–1.58 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.471.28–1.64 | 1.441.27–1.61 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.471.27–1.68 | 1.441.24–1.64 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.481.26–1.7 | 1.451.21–1.67 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.491.24–1.73 | 1.451.19–1.69 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.491.22–1.75 | 1.461.19–1.73 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.51.2–1.77 | 1.461.17–1.73 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.511.2–1.79 | 1.461.16–1.75 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.511.19–1.8 | 1.471.15–1.77 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.521.19–1.81 | 1.471.13–1.78 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.521.18–1.82 | 1.481.13–1.79 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.521.18–1.84 | 1.481.11–1.8 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.531.18–1.86 | 1.481.11–1.82 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.541.16–1.87 | 1.481.1–1.83 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.541.16–1.88 | 1.491.1–1.85 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.541.13–1.89 | 1.491.09–1.87 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.541.15–1.91 | 1.491.09–1.87 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.551.13–1.92 | 1.491.08–1.88 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.551.13–1.91 | 1.51.07–1.89 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.551.13–1.92 | 1.51.07–1.91 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.551.12–1.95 | 1.51.06–1.91 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.561.11–1.95 | 1.51.05–1.92 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.561.11–1.95 | 1.51.03–1.92 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.561.11–1.95 | 1.511.03–1.92 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.561.1–1.95 | 1.511.02–1.94 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.561.09–1.95 | 1.511.01–1.95 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.571.1–1.96 | 1.521.02–1.95 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.571.09–1.95 | 1.521.01–1.95 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.571.09–1.95 | 1.521–1.96 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.571.08–1.97 | 1.520.99–1.97 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.571.09–1.97 | 1.531.01–1.98 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.581.1–1.97 | 1.531.02–1.99 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.581.08–1.98 | 1.531.01–2 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.581.08–2.01 | 1.531.02–2 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.581.08–2.01 | 1.531.01–2.01 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.581.08–2.01 | 1.531.01–2 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.591.08–1.99 | 1.540.99–2.02 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.591.08–2 | 1.541–2.03 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.591.08–2.01 | 1.540.99–2.04 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.591.06–2.02 | 1.540.99–2.04 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.591.06–2.02 | 1.540.98–2.03 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.591.07–2.03 | 1.540.96–2.03 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.591.06–2.04 | 1.540.97–2.04 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.591.07–2.04 | 1.540.98–2.05 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.591.05–2.04 | 1.540.97–2.05 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.591.06–2.05 | 1.540.96–2.05 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.591.05–2.06 | 1.540.97–2.05 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.591.05–2.06 | 1.550.96–2.07 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.591.05–2.07 | 1.550.95–2.06 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.591.04–2.07 | 1.550.97–2.05 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.591.04–2.08 | 1.550.96–2.06 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.591.05–2.07 | 1.550.96–2.07 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.61.05–2.09 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.591.03–2.08 | 1.550.96–2.07 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.591.04–2.07 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.61.05–2.08 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.61.03–2.08 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.61.04–2.09 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.61.02–2.08 | 1.550.95–2.1 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.61.02–2.08 | 1.560.95–2.11 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.61.01–2.09 | 1.560.95–2.09 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.611.02–2.09 | 1.560.93–2.11 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.611.02–2.1 | 1.560.94–2.11 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.611.02–2.1 | 1.560.93–2.09 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.611.02–2.11 | 1.560.94–2.11 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.611.01–2.11 | 1.560.94–2.11 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.611–2.11 | 1.560.94–2.13 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.611.02–2.12 | 1.560.93–2.12 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.611.04–2.11 | 1.560.92–2.13 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.611.01–2.13 | 1.560.92–2.13 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.611–2.12 | 1.560.94–2.15 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.611–2.13 | 1.570.93–2.15 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.610.98–2.12 | 1.570.93–2.13 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.611.02–2.13 | 1.570.94–2.13 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.611.01–2.12 | 1.570.93–2.13 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.621.02–2.12 | 1.570.9–2.13 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.621.03–2.11 | 1.570.93–2.13 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Czechia vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCzechia: 97.9% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Urban populationCzechia: 72.9% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCzechia: 20.6% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personCzechia: $660 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCzechia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCzechia: 0.51% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025