NL · 2019 · tps00199

Total fertility rate

Netherlands, 2019

Total fertility rate
1.57
Netherlands, 2019
▼ 1.3% vs 2018 (1.59)
Analysis

In 2019, Netherlands's total fertility rate decreased by 1.3% compared to 2018, reaching 1.57.

Netherlands accounts for 102.6% of the EU-27 total of 1.53.

Netherlands ranks 13th 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 8.2% (from 1.71 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00199, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
102.6%
EU-27: 1.53
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024