NL · 2017 · demo_find

Fertility indicators

Netherlands, 2017

Fertility indicators
1.62
Netherlands, 2017
▼ 2.4% vs 2016 (1.66)
Analysis

In 2017, Netherlands's fertility indicators decreased by 2.4% compared to 2016, reaching 1.62.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.56.

Netherlands ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.8% (from 1.72 in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_find, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
103.8%
EU-27: 1.56
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
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