France vs Netherlands
France vs Netherlands: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.64 births per woman in France and 1.43 births per woman in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 0.21 births per woman, or 1.15 times that in Netherlands.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- France has been higher since 1971, when it overtook Netherlands.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 1.65 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 | France | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.64 | 1.43 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.76 | 1.51 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 1.62 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.79 | 1.55 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.83 | 1.57 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.84 | 1.59 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.86 | 1.62 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.89 | 1.66 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.93 | 1.66 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.97 | 1.7 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.97 | 1.68 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.99 | 1.72 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1.75 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.02 | 1.79 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.99 | 1.78 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.99 | 1.76 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.95 | 1.71 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.97 | 1.72 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.92 | 1.71 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.9 | 1.72 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.87 | 1.74 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.87 | 1.73 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.88 | 1.71 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.88 | 1.72 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.79 | 1.66 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.76 | 1.63 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.73 | 1.56 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.74 | 1.53 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.72 | 1.53 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.67 | 1.57 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.66 | 1.57 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.74 | 1.59 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.77 | 1.61 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.78 | 1.61 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.79 | 1.56 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.81 | 1.55 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.8 | 1.56 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.83 | 1.55 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.82 | 1.51 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.81 | 1.49 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.79 | 1.47 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.92 | 1.49 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.95 | 1.56 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.95 | 1.6 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.86 | 1.57 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.83 | 1.58 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.87 | 1.58 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 1.83 | 1.63 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.94 | 1.67 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 2.13 | 1.77 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.32 | 1.91 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.43 | 2.15 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.5 | 2.37 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.48 | 2.57 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.53 | 2.74 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.57 | 2.71 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.65 | 2.8 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.78 | 2.9 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.83 | 3.03 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.88 | 3.15 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.87 | 3.18 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.79 | 3.17 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.83 | 3.21 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.74 | 3.12 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.75 | 3.16 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.69 | 3.1 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.71 | 3.07 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.69 | 3.05 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.7 | 3.03 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.71 | 3.03 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.7 | 3.04 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.78 | 3.09 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.82 | 3.06 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.97 | 3.1 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | France | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.641.49–1.79 | 1.431.29–1.58 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.641.46–1.82 | 1.441.27–1.61 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.641.43–1.84 | 1.441.24–1.64 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.641.41–1.87 | 1.451.21–1.67 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.641.39–1.89 | 1.451.19–1.69 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.641.38–1.9 | 1.461.19–1.73 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.641.35–1.91 | 1.461.17–1.73 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.641.34–1.93 | 1.461.16–1.75 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.641.32–1.93 | 1.471.15–1.77 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.641.31–1.96 | 1.471.13–1.78 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.641.32–1.97 | 1.481.13–1.79 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.641.3–1.98 | 1.481.11–1.8 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.641.28–1.98 | 1.481.11–1.82 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.641.29–2.01 | 1.481.1–1.83 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.641.26–2.01 | 1.491.1–1.85 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.641.25–2.02 | 1.491.09–1.87 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.641.24–2.03 | 1.491.09–1.87 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.641.22–2.04 | 1.491.08–1.88 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.651.23–2.06 | 1.51.07–1.89 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.651.22–2.06 | 1.51.07–1.91 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.651.21–2.06 | 1.51.06–1.91 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.651.23–2.06 | 1.51.05–1.92 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.651.22–2.06 | 1.51.03–1.92 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.651.21–2.07 | 1.511.03–1.92 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.651.19–2.09 | 1.511.02–1.94 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.651.19–2.09 | 1.511.01–1.95 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.651.2–2.11 | 1.521.02–1.95 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.651.18–2.12 | 1.521.01–1.95 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.651.18–2.13 | 1.521–1.96 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.651.17–2.12 | 1.520.99–1.97 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.651.17–2.14 | 1.531.01–1.98 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.651.14–2.15 | 1.531.02–1.99 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.651.13–2.15 | 1.531.01–2 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.651.15–2.17 | 1.531.02–2 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.651.15–2.16 | 1.531.01–2.01 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.651.14–2.16 | 1.531.01–2 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.651.14–2.18 | 1.540.99–2.02 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.651.12–2.18 | 1.541–2.03 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.651.12–2.18 | 1.540.99–2.04 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.651.14–2.2 | 1.540.99–2.04 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.651.13–2.19 | 1.540.98–2.03 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.651.12–2.19 | 1.540.96–2.03 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.651.11–2.19 | 1.540.97–2.04 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.651.1–2.21 | 1.540.98–2.05 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.651.09–2.2 | 1.540.97–2.05 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.651.09–2.21 | 1.540.96–2.05 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.651.09–2.21 | 1.540.97–2.05 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.651.09–2.22 | 1.550.96–2.07 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.651.09–2.22 | 1.550.95–2.06 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.651.08–2.23 | 1.550.97–2.05 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.651.08–2.24 | 1.550.96–2.06 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.651.09–2.24 | 1.550.96–2.07 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.651.08–2.22 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.651.09–2.23 | 1.550.96–2.07 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.651.08–2.24 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.651.08–2.24 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.651.08–2.24 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.651.07–2.26 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.651.06–2.25 | 1.550.95–2.1 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.651.07–2.26 | 1.560.95–2.11 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.651.06–2.26 | 1.560.95–2.09 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.651.06–2.25 | 1.560.93–2.11 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.651.05–2.24 | 1.560.94–2.11 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.651.05–2.25 | 1.560.93–2.09 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.651.05–2.26 | 1.560.94–2.11 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.651.05–2.26 | 1.560.94–2.11 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.651.04–2.26 | 1.560.94–2.13 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.651.05–2.29 | 1.560.93–2.12 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.651.04–2.29 | 1.560.92–2.13 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.651.03–2.28 | 1.560.92–2.13 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.651.05–2.3 | 1.560.94–2.15 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.651.03–2.3 | 1.570.93–2.15 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.651.02–2.3 | 1.570.93–2.13 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.651.01–2.29 | 1.570.94–2.13 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.651.02–2.28 | 1.570.93–2.13 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.650.98–2.29 | 1.570.9–2.13 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.650.98–2.28 | 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
France vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025