Netherlands vs Norway: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Netherlands
1.43 live births per woman
in 2024
Norway
1.41 live births per woman
in 2024
Netherlands rank
188th
Norway rank
190th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.43 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Norway, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 188th and Norway ranks 190th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.07 live births per woman | 2.7 live births per woman | 0.3709 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 3 live births per woman | 2.86 live births per woman | 0.1427 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.88 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | 0.2099 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.1979 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 0.2902 live births per woman | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 0.1273 live births per woman | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 0.0628 live births per woman | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.51 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 0.055 live births per woman | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 1.43 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Netherlands ranks 188th and Norway ranks 190th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.