Fertility rate with projections in Curacao
Curacao: Fertility rate with projections was 1.07 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
225th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.19
in 1958
All-time low
1.07
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate with projections in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate with projections in Curacao stood at 1.07. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate with projections in Curacao peaked at 5.19 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 2023.
Curacao ranks 225th 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.
Fertility rate with projections in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.98 | — |
| 1951 | 5.01 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 5.04 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 5.07 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 5.11 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 5.16 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 5.17 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 5.18 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 5.19 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 5.18 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 5.13 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 5.04 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 4.93 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 4.8 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 4.64 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 4.47 | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 4.26 | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 4.06 | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 3.83 | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 3.61 | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 3.4 | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 3.18 | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 2.99 | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 2.87 | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 2.77 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 2.66 | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 2.55 | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 2.46 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.38 | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.31 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.27 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.25 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.24 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.24 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.24 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.24 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.24 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.24 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.25 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.27 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.3 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.37 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 2.43 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.44 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.43 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.42 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.4 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.37 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.31 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.29 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.34 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.4 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.3 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.19 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.04 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.98 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.92 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.87 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.88 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.19 | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 2.11 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.19 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7 | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 1.46 | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 1.49 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.18 | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 1.07 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5, 71% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 1.07 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63, 66% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.11 | 4.98 | 5.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.48 | 3.61 | 5.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.76 | 2.31 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.38 | 2.29 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 | 1.87 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 | 1.18 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More population data for Curacao
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5236 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.895 (2100)
- Population density 271.32 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3,800 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.895 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0444 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate with projections in Curacao?
- Fertility rate with projections in Curacao was 1.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate with projections recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 in 1958.
- What is the lowest fertility rate with projections recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for fertility rate with projections?
- Curacao ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate with projections rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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