Netherlands: births by marital status of mother 2022

This statistic shows the the number of live born children in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022, by marital status of the mother. In 2022, 70,600 children were born outside of wedlock, whereas 97,000 children were born inside of wedlock.

Number of live born children in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022, by marital status of the mother

Characteristic	Mother married	Mother not married
2022	96,952	70,552
2021	103,800	75,641
2020	97,745	70,936
2019	97,958	71,722
2018	96,257	72,268
2017	96,213	73,623
2016	96,688	75,832
2015	95,219	75,291
2014	97,933	77,248
2013	97,342	73,999
2012	100,929	75,030
2011	104,864	75,196
2010	108,645	75,752
2009	104,879	80,036
2008	108,497	76,137
2007	109,777	71,559
2006	116,482	68,575
2005	122,347	65,563
2004	130,978	63,029
2003	138,858	61,439
2002	143,558	58,525
2001	147,495	55,108
2000	155,080	51,539
1999	154,853	45,592
1998	157,969	41,439
1997	155,580	36,863
1996	157,329	32,192
1995	160,952	29,561
1994	167,712	27,899
1993	170,100	25,648
1992	172,251	24,483
1991	174,839	23,826
1990	175,440	22,525
1989	168,802	20,177
1988	167,696	18,951
1987	169,282	17,385
1986	168,293	16,220
1985	163,370	14,766
1984	161,082	13,354
1983	158,389	11,857
1982	161,924	10,147
1981	169,910	8,659
1980	173,840	7,454
1979	168,976	6,003
1978	170,191	5,359
1977	168,549	4,747
1976	172,735	4,355
1975	174,056	3,820
1974	182,296	3,686
1973	191,304	3,689
1972	210,056	4,077
1971	222,708	4,472
1970	233,944	4,968
1969	242,210	5,378
1968	232,293	4,819
1967	233,725	4,953
1966	234,915	4,696
1965	240,705	4,511
1964	246,553	4,361
1963	245,888	3,991
1962	242,440	3,710
1961	243,874	3,533
1960	235,899	3,229
1959	239,185	3,333
1958	233,926	2,933
1957	230,975	2,917
1956	228,621	2,871
1955	226,451	2,771
1954	225,232	2,941
1953	224,998	2,966
1952	228,709	3,179
1951	225,174	3,233
1950	226,289	3,429