Netherlands (2025)
9.1
live births per 1,000 inhabitants
-1.1% YoY
YoY Change
-1.1%
live births per 1,000 inhabitants
Trend
down
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Netherlands Crude Birth Rate (Live Births per 1,000) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year live births per 1,000 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 1,000 inhabitants in 2025. The latest change was -0.1. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 9.1 in 2025 to 11.5 in 2005.

This page tracks live births in Netherlands expressed as the crude birth rate — live births per 1,000 inhabitants, not an absolute count.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks live births in Netherlands expressed as the crude birth rate — live births per 1,000 inhabitants, not an absolute count. 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 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 11.5 live births per 1,000 inhabitants in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9.1 in 2025. The latest reading of 9.1 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1.