Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Netherlands
Netherlands: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.43 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.43
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
182nd
of 229 countries
All-time high
3.21
in 1961
All-time low
1.43
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Netherlands stood at 1.43. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Netherlands peaked at 3.21 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.43, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 182nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.1 | — |
| 1951 | 3.06 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 3.09 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 3.04 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 3.03 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.03 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 3.05 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 3.07 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 3.1 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 3.16 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 3.12 | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 3.21 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 3.17 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 3.18 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 3.15 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.03 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 2.9 | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 2.8 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 2.71 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 2.74 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 2.57 | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 2.37 | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 2.15 | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 1.91 | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 1.77 | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 1.67 | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 1.63 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.58 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.58 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.56 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.6 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.56 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.49 | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.47 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.49 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.51 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.55 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.56 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.54 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.56 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.61 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.61 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.59 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.57 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.57 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.53 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.53 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.56 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.63 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.66 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.72 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.71 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.73 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.74 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.72 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.71 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.72 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.71 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.76 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.78 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.79 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.75 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.72 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.68 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.66 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.66 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.62 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.58 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.57 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.54 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.62 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 1.51 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.43 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.07 | 3.03 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3 | 2.71 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.88 | 1.56 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 | 1.47 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.53 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.71 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1.57 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 | 1.43 | 1.62 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,806 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.53 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 38.53 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.013 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.54 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Netherlands?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Netherlands was 1.43 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Netherlands ranks 182nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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