Netherlands vs United States: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.43 births per woman in Netherlands and 1.62 births per woman in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 0.19 births per woman, or 1.14 times that in Netherlands.
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Latest figures
births per woman · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1.43 2023 | 1.68 | 181 of 229 | 1.57 2100 |
| United States | 1.62 2023 | 1.84 | 142 of 229 | 1.65 2100 |
| World | 2.25 2023 | 2.57 | 1.84 2100 |
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher since 1973, when it overtook Netherlands.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Netherlands at 1.57 births per woman and United States at 1.65 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Netherlands | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.43 | 1.62 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.51 | 1.67 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.55 | 1.62 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.57 | 1.68 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.59 | 1.72 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.62 | 1.75 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.66 | 1.8 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.66 | 1.83 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.7 | 1.85 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.68 | 1.84 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.72 | 1.86 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.75 | 1.88 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.79 | 1.92 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.78 | 1.99 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.76 | 2.05 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.71 | 2.1 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.72 | 2.09 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.71 | 2.04 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.72 | 2.03 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.74 | 2.03 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.73 | 2 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.71 | 2.01 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.72 | 2.03 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.66 | 1.99 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.63 | 1.98 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.56 | 1.96 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.53 | 1.96 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.53 | 1.97 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.57 | 1.99 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.57 | 2.01 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.59 | 2.04 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.61 | 2.06 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.61 | 2.07 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.56 | 2.01 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.55 | 1.94 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.56 | 1.89 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.55 | 1.85 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.51 | 1.86 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.49 | 1.83 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.47 | 1.83 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.49 | 1.86 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.56 | 1.85 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.6 | 1.86 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.57 | 1.84 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.58 | 1.8 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.58 | 1.83 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 1.63 | 1.79 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.67 | 1.82 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 1.91 | 1.92 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.15 | 2.06 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.37 | 2.32 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.57 | 2.52 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.74 | 2.5 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.71 | 2.51 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.8 | 2.61 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.9 | 2.77 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 3.03 | 2.98 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 3.15 | 3.26 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 3.18 | 3.39 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 3.17 | 3.53 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 3.21 | 3.69 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 3.12 | 3.73 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 3.16 | 3.75 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 3.1 | 3.75 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 3.07 | 3.7 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 3.05 | 3.62 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 3.03 | 3.52 | 5 |
| 1954 | 3.03 | 3.48 | 5 |
| 1953 | 3.04 | 3.36 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 3.09 | 3.29 | 5 |
| 1951 | 3.06 | 3.2 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 3.1 | 3.09 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Netherlands | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.431.29–1.58 | 1.621.48–1.77 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.441.27–1.61 | 1.621.44–1.79 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.441.24–1.64 | 1.631.42–1.83 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.451.21–1.67 | 1.621.39–1.85 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.451.19–1.69 | 1.631.37–1.87 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.461.19–1.73 | 1.631.36–1.88 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.461.17–1.73 | 1.631.35–1.91 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.461.16–1.75 | 1.631.33–1.93 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.471.15–1.77 | 1.631.32–1.95 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.471.13–1.78 | 1.631.31–1.95 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.481.13–1.79 | 1.631.3–1.97 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.481.11–1.8 | 1.631.28–1.98 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.481.11–1.82 | 1.641.27–2 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.481.1–1.83 | 1.641.26–2 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.491.1–1.85 | 1.641.25–2.02 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.491.09–1.87 | 1.641.24–2.02 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.491.09–1.87 | 1.641.24–2.02 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.491.08–1.88 | 1.641.22–2.05 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.51.07–1.89 | 1.641.21–2.05 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.51.07–1.91 | 1.641.2–2.04 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.51.06–1.91 | 1.641.19–2.06 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.51.05–1.92 | 1.651.19–2.07 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.51.03–1.92 | 1.641.18–2.08 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.511.03–1.92 | 1.641.18–2.08 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.511.02–1.94 | 1.641.17–2.1 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.511.01–1.95 | 1.641.17–2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.521.02–1.95 | 1.641.16–2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.521.01–1.95 | 1.641.16–2.1 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.521–1.96 | 1.641.16–2.09 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.520.99–1.97 | 1.641.16–2.11 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.531.01–1.98 | 1.641.16–2.12 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.531.02–1.99 | 1.641.15–2.14 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.531.01–2 | 1.641.13–2.16 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.531.02–2 | 1.641.14–2.15 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.531.01–2.01 | 1.641.13–2.15 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.531.01–2 | 1.641.13–2.15 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.540.99–2.02 | 1.641.12–2.17 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.541–2.03 | 1.641.11–2.15 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.540.99–2.04 | 1.641.13–2.17 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.540.99–2.04 | 1.641.11–2.17 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.540.98–2.03 | 1.641.12–2.19 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.540.96–2.03 | 1.641.12–2.2 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.540.97–2.04 | 1.641.11–2.21 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.540.98–2.05 | 1.641.1–2.21 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.540.97–2.05 | 1.641.1–2.19 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.540.96–2.05 | 1.641.09–2.2 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.540.97–2.05 | 1.641.1–2.2 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.550.96–2.07 | 1.641.08–2.2 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.550.95–2.06 | 1.641.09–2.2 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.550.97–2.05 | 1.641.1–2.21 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.550.96–2.06 | 1.641.1–2.21 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.550.96–2.07 | 1.641.09–2.22 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.641.09–2.21 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.550.96–2.07 | 1.641.08–2.23 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.651.09–2.22 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.651.09–2.22 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.651.07–2.21 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.550.95–2.08 | 1.651.08–2.22 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.550.95–2.1 | 1.651.08–2.23 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.560.95–2.11 | 1.651.06–2.24 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.560.95–2.09 | 1.651.05–2.26 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.560.93–2.11 | 1.651.04–2.25 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.560.94–2.11 | 1.651.06–2.26 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.560.93–2.09 | 1.651.04–2.28 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.560.94–2.11 | 1.651.03–2.25 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.560.94–2.11 | 1.651.04–2.27 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.560.94–2.13 | 1.651.04–2.27 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.560.93–2.12 | 1.651.04–2.25 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.560.92–2.13 | 1.651.03–2.27 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.560.92–2.13 | 1.651.03–2.3 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.560.94–2.15 | 1.651.03–2.31 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.570.93–2.15 | 1.651.02–2.31 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.570.93–2.13 | 1.651.03–2.3 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.570.94–2.13 | 1.651.04–2.29 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.570.93–2.13 | 1.651.05–2.28 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.570.9–2.13 | 1.651.05–2.29 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.570.93–2.13 | 1.651.03–2.29 | 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.
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