Netherlands (2025)
9.1
live births per 1000 inhabitants
-1.1% YoY
YoY Change
-1.1%
Trend
down
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Netherlands Crude Birth Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year live births per 1000 inhabitants YoY Change
2025 9.1 -1.1%
2024 9.2 unchanged
2023 9.2 -3.2%
2022 9.5 -6.9%
2021 10.2 +5.2%
2020 9.7 -1.0%
2019 9.8 unchanged
2018 9.8 -1.0%
2017 9.9 -2.0%
2016 10.1 unchanged
2015 10.1 -2.9%
2014 10.4 +2.0%
2013 10.2 -2.9%
2012 10.5 -2.8%
2011 10.8 -2.7%
2010 11.1 -0.9%
2009 11.2 unchanged
2008 11.2 +0.9%
2007 11.1 -1.8%
2006 11.3 -1.7%

About this Dataset

Netherlands recorded 9.1 live births per 1000 inhabitants in 2025. The latest change was -1.1%. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 9.1 live births per 1000 inhabitants in 2025 to 13 live births per 1000 inhabitants in 2000.

This page tracks the crude birth rate (live births per 1000 inhabitants) in Netherlands.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the crude birth rate (live births per 1000 inhabitants) in Netherlands. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series is at its lowest recorded level, 9.1 live births per 1000 inhabitants in 2025, down from a peak of 13 live births per 1000 inhabitants in 2000. The latest change was -1.1%.