The data displays the total number of live births in the Netherlands from 2006 to 2016. In 2016, approx. 173,000 babies were born alive in the Netherlands. This was a increase of approx. 2,000 in comparison to the previous year. 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 approx. 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.
