In 2022, 167,500 babies were born alive in the Netherlands. In the same period, the number of stillborn children in the Netherlands decreased, as can be seen in this statistic. In the past ten years, the number of stillborn children decreased by approximately 500. For a more detailed look at the newborn babies, this statistic divides the number of live born children in the Netherlands in the last ten years by gender. It shows that in the past few years more boys than girls were born in the Netherlands.
Total number of live births in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2022
Characteristic
Number of births
2022
167,504
2021
179,441
2020
168,681
2019
169,680
2018
168,525
2017
169,836
2016
172,520
2015
170,510
2014
175,181
2013
171,341
2012
175,959
2011
180,060
2010
184,397
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (August 9, 2023). Total number of live births in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519994/total-number-of-live-births-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Total number of live births in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2022." Chart. August 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519994/total-number-of-live-births-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2023). Total number of live births in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519994/total-number-of-live-births-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Total Number of Live Births in The Netherlands from 2008 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519994/total-number-of-live-births-in-the-netherlands/
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