Netherlands vs United Kingdom

Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 1.43 births per woman in Netherlands and 1.56 births per woman in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.13 births per woman, or 1.09 times that in Netherlands.

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Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Fertility rateFertility rate in 2023: 1.43 births per woman in Netherlands and 1.56 births per woman in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.13 births per woman, or 1.09 times that in Netherlands.
NetherlandsUnited KingdomUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

Latest figures

births per woman · UN

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2023Projected
Netherlands1.43 20231.68181 of 2291.57 2100
United Kingdom1.56 20231.83149 of 2291.6 2100
World2.25 20232.571.84 2100

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Netherlands.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Netherlands at 1.57 births per woman and United Kingdom at 1.6 births per woman in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

YearNetherlandsUnited KingdomWorld
20231.431.562.25
20221.511.562.27
20211.621.582.29
20201.551.572.32
20191.571.632.4
20181.591.682.44
20171.621.742.5
20161.661.782.54
20151.661.82.54
20141.71.812.56
20131.681.832.57
20121.721.912.61
20111.751.912.59
20101.791.922.6
20091.781.892.62
20081.761.912.63
20071.711.862.62
20061.721.812.63
20051.711.762.63
20041.721.752.65
20031.741.72.66
20021.731.632.68
20011.711.622.71
20001.721.642.75
19991.661.682.75
19981.631.712.78
19971.561.722.81
19961.531.722.85
19951.531.712.89
19941.571.742.93
19931.571.762.98
19921.591.793.04
19911.611.823.13
19901.611.833.31
19891.561.793.35
19881.551.823.39
19871.561.813.48
19861.551.783.5
19851.511.793.51
19841.491.773.55
19831.471.773.58
19821.491.783.71
19811.561.823.71
19801.61.893.74
19791.571.863.77
19781.581.753.79
19771.581.693.85
19761.631.743.97
19751.671.814.08
19741.771.924.26
19731.912.044.42
19722.152.184.55
19712.372.344.68
19702.572.424.83
19692.742.54.87
19682.712.594.96
19672.82.684.85
19662.92.784.96
19653.032.875.07
19643.152.935.12
19633.182.915.31
19623.172.875.02
19613.212.794.57
19603.122.74.7
19593.162.64.74
19583.12.554.93
19573.072.475.07
19563.052.384.93
19553.032.285
19543.032.255
19533.042.234.92
19523.092.195
19513.062.194.82
19503.12.224.85
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNetherlandsUnited KingdomWorld
20241.431.29–1.581.551.28–1.832.25
20251.441.27–1.611.541.21–1.862.24
20261.441.24–1.641.531.16–1.882.23
20271.451.21–1.671.531.13–1.892.22
20281.451.19–1.691.531.11–1.922.21
20291.461.19–1.731.521.08–1.942.2
20301.461.17–1.731.531.07–1.952.2
20311.461.16–1.751.521.04–1.952.19
20321.471.15–1.771.531.02–1.962.18
20331.471.13–1.781.531.03–1.982.17
20341.481.13–1.791.531.02–22.16
20351.481.11–1.81.531.02–22.15
20361.481.11–1.821.531.01–22.15
20371.481.1–1.831.530.99–1.992.14
20381.491.1–1.851.530.98–2.022.13
20391.491.09–1.871.530.98–2.022.13
20401.491.09–1.871.530.98–2.022.13
20411.491.08–1.881.541–2.042.12
20421.51.07–1.891.540.98–2.042.12
20431.51.07–1.911.540.99–2.042.12
20441.51.06–1.911.540.98–2.062.12
20451.51.05–1.921.540.98–2.042.12
20461.51.03–1.921.540.96–2.052.11
20471.511.03–1.921.540.96–2.062.11
20481.511.02–1.941.540.98–2.062.11
20491.511.01–1.951.550.96–2.072.1
20501.521.02–1.951.550.98–2.12.1
20511.521.01–1.951.550.99–2.092.09
20521.521–1.961.550.99–2.112.09
20531.520.99–1.971.560.98–2.122.08
20541.531.01–1.981.560.99–2.132.07
20551.531.02–1.991.560.99–2.122.07
20561.531.01–21.560.97–2.132.06
20571.531.02–21.560.98–2.142.05
20581.531.01–2.011.560.96–2.152.04
20591.531.01–21.560.97–2.152.04
20601.540.99–2.021.560.98–2.152.03
20611.541–2.031.560.97–2.172.02
20621.540.99–2.041.560.95–2.172.02
20631.540.99–2.041.560.96–2.192.01
20641.540.98–2.031.570.95–2.192
20651.540.96–2.031.570.96–2.182
20661.540.97–2.041.570.95–2.171.99
20671.540.98–2.051.570.97–2.171.98
20681.540.97–2.051.570.97–2.161.98
20691.540.96–2.051.570.96–2.171.97
20701.540.97–2.051.570.94–2.181.97
20711.550.96–2.071.570.94–2.181.96
20721.550.95–2.061.570.94–2.191.96
20731.550.97–2.051.580.94–2.21.95
20741.550.96–2.061.570.93–2.221.95
20751.550.96–2.071.580.91–2.221.94
20761.550.95–2.081.580.91–2.231.94
20771.550.96–2.071.580.91–2.241.94
20781.550.95–2.081.580.92–2.231.93
20791.550.95–2.081.580.92–2.251.93
20801.550.95–2.081.580.92–2.231.92
20811.550.95–2.081.580.91–2.241.92
20821.550.95–2.11.580.92–2.231.91
20831.560.95–2.111.580.93–2.251.91
20841.560.95–2.091.580.9–2.241.91
20851.560.93–2.111.580.9–2.261.9
20861.560.94–2.111.580.89–2.251.9
20871.560.93–2.091.590.9–2.241.89
20881.560.94–2.111.590.9–2.271.89
20891.560.94–2.111.590.91–2.281.88
20901.560.94–2.131.590.91–2.261.88
20911.560.93–2.121.590.92–2.261.88
20921.560.92–2.131.590.92–2.271.87
20931.560.92–2.131.590.93–2.271.87
20941.560.94–2.151.590.92–2.261.86
20951.570.93–2.151.590.91–2.271.86
20961.570.93–2.131.590.91–2.271.85
20971.570.94–2.131.590.9–2.271.85
20981.570.93–2.131.590.9–2.311.85
20991.570.9–2.131.590.91–2.271.84
21001.570.93–2.131.60.91–2.281.84

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