Birth rate in Curacao
Curacao: Birth rate was 7.52 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 7.52 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Curacao peaked at 36.97 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 7.43 births per 1,000 people, in 2021.
Curacao ranks 217th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.37 births per 1,000 people | 35.15 births per 1,000 people | 36.97 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.97 births per 1,000 people | 26.37 births per 1,000 people | 34.73 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.13 births per 1,000 people | 20.4 births per 1,000 people | 25.18 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.75 births per 1,000 people | 20.41 births per 1,000 people | 21.01 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.13 births per 1,000 people | 16.49 births per 1,000 people | 20.8 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.97 births per 1,000 people | 12.21 births per 1,000 people | 16.48 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.74 births per 1,000 people | 8.45 births per 1,000 people | 14.06 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.48 births per 1,000 people | 7.43 births per 1,000 people | 7.52 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 214 Finland 7.78 births per 1,000 people compare
- 215 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.71 births per 1,000 people compare
- 216 Latvia 7.57 births per 1,000 people compare
- 218 Lithuania 7.51 births per 1,000 people compare
- 219 Saint Helena 7.34 births per 1,000 people compare
- 220 Greece 7.19 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Curacao
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3,800 people (2100)
- Population density 271.32 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Curacao?
- Birth rate in Curacao was 7.52 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 36.97 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.43 births per 1,000 people in 2021.
- How does Curacao rank for birth rate?
- Curacao ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.