NL · 2021 · tps00199

Total fertility rate

Netherlands, 2021

Total fertility rate
1.62
Netherlands, 2021
▲ 5.2% vs 2020 (1.54)
Analysis

In 2021, Netherlands's total fertility rate increased by 5.2% compared to 2020, reaching 1.62.

Netherlands accounts for 105.9% of the EU-27 total of 1.53.

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 2.4% (from 1.66 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
105.9%
EU-27: 1.53
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024