NL · 2018 · tps00199
Total fertility rate
Netherlands, 2018
Total fertility rate
1.59
Netherlands, 2018
▼ 1.9% vs 2017 (1.62)
Analysis
In 2018, Netherlands's total fertility rate decreased by 1.9% compared to 2017, reaching 1.59.
Netherlands accounts for 103.2% of the EU-27 total of 1.54.
Netherlands ranks 12th 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 5.4% (from 1.68 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
103.2%
EU-27: 1.54
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00199