Netherlands: Net reproduction rate 2022

This statistic shows the net reproduction rate in the Netherlands from 1996 to 2022. It shows that the net reproduction rate in the Netherlands has declined significantly since the 1960s. Since 1972, the net reproduction rate was not high enough to replace the previous generation and dropped to 0.72 in the most recent time period.

Net reproduction rate in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022

Characteristic	Net reproduction rate
2022	0.72
2021	0.79
2020	0.75
2019	0.76
2018	0.77
2017	0.78
2016	0.8
2015	0.8
2014	0.83
2013	0.81
2012	0.83
2011	0.85
2010	0.87
2009	0.87
2008	0.86
2007	0.83
2006	0.83
2005	0.82
2004	0.84
2003	0.83
2002	0.83
2001	0.83
2000	0.83
1999	0.79
1998	0.79
1997	0.76
1996	0.73
1995	0.74
1994	0.76
1993	0.76
1992	0.76
1991	0.78
1990	0.78
1989	0.75
1988	0.75
1987	0.75
1986	0.75
1985	0.73
1984	0.71
1983	0.7
1982	0.72
1981	0.75
1980	0.76
1979	0.75
1978	0.76
1977	0.75
1976	0.78
1975	0.79
1974	0.84
1973	0.91
1972	1.03
1971	1.12
1970	1.22
1969	1.3
1968	1.29
1967	1.33
1966	1.38
1965	1.43
1964	1.49
1963	1.5
1962	1.5
1961	1.51
1960	1.46
1959	1.49
1958	1.45
1957	1.44
1956	1.42
1955	1.41
1954	1.4
1953	1.4
1952	1.41
1951	1.4
1950	1.42

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

1950 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The net reproduction rate is the average number of daughters women would give birth to during their lifetime, taking into account the fertility rate and mortality figures. A net reproduction rate of 1 or higher is necessary to replace one generation of mothers with another.

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