Curacao vs Latvia: Birth rate

Curacao
7.52 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Latvia
7.57 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Curacao rank
217th
Latvia rank
216th

Birth rate over time

  • Curacao
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 7.57 births per 1,000 people against 7.52 births per 1,000 people in Curacao, a difference of 0.05 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Curacao ahead.

Curacao ranks 217th and Latvia ranks 216th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 7 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Curacao Latvia Difference Ahead
1950s 36.37 births per 1,000 people 16.31 births per 1,000 people 20.06 births per 1,000 people Curacao
1960s 30.97 births per 1,000 people 14.84 births per 1,000 people 16.12 births per 1,000 people Curacao
1970s 22.13 births per 1,000 people 14 births per 1,000 people 8.13 births per 1,000 people Curacao
1980s 20.75 births per 1,000 people 15.05 births per 1,000 people 5.7 births per 1,000 people Curacao
1990s 19.13 births per 1,000 people 9.9 births per 1,000 people 9.23 births per 1,000 people Curacao
2000s 13.97 births per 1,000 people 9.73 births per 1,000 people 4.25 births per 1,000 people Curacao
2010s 11.74 births per 1,000 people 10.35 births per 1,000 people 1.39 births per 1,000 people Curacao
2020s 7.48 births per 1,000 people 8.64 births per 1,000 people 1.16 births per 1,000 people Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Curacao or Latvia?
Latvia, at 7.57 births per 1,000 people against 7.52 births per 1,000 people in Curacao as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Curacao and Latvia?
0.05 births per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Latvia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Curacao and Latvia rank globally for birth rate?
Curacao ranks 217th and Latvia ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.