Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Netherlands

Netherlands: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 88,705 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
88,705 people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
89th
of 236 countries
All-time high
120,006 people
in 1965
All-time low
84,481 people
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Netherlands, 1950–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 88,705 people for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in 2023.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Netherlands peaked at 120,006 people in 1965 and was at its lowest, 84,481 people, in 2019.

That places Netherlands 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Netherlands, 1950 to 2023.
Year people Change
1950 114,154 people
1951 110,389 people -3.3%
1952 107,957 people -2.2%
1953 108,243 people +0.3%
1954 108,511 people +0.2%
1955 107,985 people -0.5%
1956 108,680 people +0.6%
1957 109,619 people +0.9%
1958 111,175 people +1.4%
1959 112,811 people +1.5%
1960 114,678 people +1.7%
1961 115,249 people +0.5%
1962 116,737 people +1.3%
1963 118,653 people +1.6%
1964 118,890 people +0.2%
1965 120,006 people +0.9%
1966 119,076 people -0.8%
1967 116,515 people -2.2%
1968 115,129 people -1.2%
1969 114,865 people -0.2%
1970 117,142 people +2.0%
1971 117,611 people +0.4%
1972 112,811 people -4.1%
1973 106,950 people -5.2%
1974 99,396 people -7.1%
1975 92,776 people -6.7%
1976 88,802 people -4.3%
1977 86,243 people -2.9%
1978 85,084 people -1.3%
1979 85,189 people +0.1%
1980 85,927 people +0.9%
1981 87,317 people +1.6%
1982 88,329 people +1.2%
1983 86,338 people -2.3%
1984 84,819 people -1.8%
1985 85,716 people +1.1%
1986 87,481 people +2.1%
1987 90,124 people +3.0%
1988 91,977 people +2.1%
1989 92,376 people +0.4%
1990 93,292 people +1.0%
1991 96,105 people +3.0%
1992 98,498 people +2.5%
1993 98,273 people -0.2%
1994 97,590 people -0.7%
1995 97,555 people -0.0%
1996 96,489 people -1.1%
1997 94,895 people -1.7%
1998 95,547 people +0.7%
1999 98,226 people +2.8%
2000 100,201 people +2.0%
2001 102,014 people +1.8%
2002 102,484 people +0.5%
2003 100,836 people -1.6%
2004 99,701 people -1.1%
2005 97,569 people -2.1%
2006 94,108 people -3.5%
2007 91,586 people -2.7%
2008 90,383 people -1.3%
2009 90,508 people +0.1%
2010 91,305 people +0.9%
2011 91,492 people +0.2%
2012 90,133 people -1.5%
2013 87,838 people -2.5%
2014 85,785 people -2.3%
2015 85,940 people +0.2%
2016 86,049 people +0.1%
2017 85,347 people -0.8%
2018 85,189 people -0.2%
2019 84,481 people -0.8%
2020 84,481 people +0.0%
2021 84,493 people +0.0%
2022 87,633 people +3.7%
2023 88,705 people +1.2%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 88,705 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,586 people, 7.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 88,705 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29,966 people, 3.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 109,952 people 107,957 people 114,154 people 10
1960s 116,980 people 114,678 people 120,006 people 10
1970s 99,200 people 85,084 people 117,611 people 10
1980s 88,040 people 84,819 people 92,376 people 10
1990s 96,647 people 93,292 people 98,498 people 10
2000s 96,939 people 90,383 people 102,484 people 10
2010s 87,356 people 84,481 people 91,492 people 10
2020s 86,328 people 84,481 people 88,705 people 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 86 Romania 90,314 people compare
  2. 87 Chile 90,032 people compare
  3. 88 Congo 89,006 people compare
  4. 90 Israel 86,090 people compare
  5. 91 Tunisia 81,882 people compare
  6. 92 Mauritania 80,498 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Netherlands?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Netherlands was 88,705 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 120,006 people in 1965.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 84,481 people in 2019.
How does Netherlands rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Netherlands ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.