China vs Curacao: Fertility rate: births per woman
China
0.999 live births per woman
in 2023
Curacao
1.07 live births per woman
in 2023
China rank
228th
Curacao rank
225th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- China
- Curacao
How they compare
Curacao currently reports 1.07 live births per woman against 0.999 live births per woman in China, a difference of 0.071 live births per woman.
That makes Curacao's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 228th and Curacao ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Curacao in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Curacao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 live births per woman | 5.11 live births per woman | 0.8174 live births per woman | China |
| 1960s | 6 live births per woman | 4.48 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | China |
| 1970s | 4.07 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 1.31 live births per woman | China |
| 1980s | 2.68 live births per woman | 2.25 live births per woman | 0.4363 live births per woman | China |
| 1990s | 1.73 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 0.6501 live births per woman | Curacao |
| 2000s | 1.63 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.473 live births per woman | Curacao |
| 2010s | 1.69 live births per woman | 1.83 live births per woman | 0.1391 live births per woman | Curacao |
| 2020s | 1.1 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | 0.0157 live births per woman | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, China or Curacao?
- Curacao, at 1.07 live births per woman against 0.999 live births per woman in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between China and Curacao?
- 0.071 live births per woman, with Curacao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Curacao?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Curacao rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- China ranks 228th and Curacao ranks 225th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.