About time that the Dutch started to have fewer kids, every family I know has at least 3 kids and many have 4 or 5, it must be all that cheese they eat or because they are catholic maybe? The dutch have the least space per head of population, smallest houses and live on top of each other and breed like rabits, no wonder the country is below sea level it is to heavy because of all the people! No 2.4 children here :)

By Sammy | August 20, 2010 4:06 PM

You must be in a high-fertility area! The average fertility rate in the Netherlands isn't 2.4 children, it's 1.73. If it wasn't for immigration, the population of the Netherlands would be decreasing.

By Eirinn | August 21, 2010 10:15 AM

Why be so anti child?!

We have 2 and are done, yet I can't help but think of a 3rd ONE DAY. It probably won't happen but it's our right to decide that, not yours!

By LJK | August 23, 2010 9:54 PM