Fertility rate: births per woman in Curacao
Curacao: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.07 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Curacao stood at 1.07 live births per woman. 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: births per woman in Curacao peaked at 5.19 live births per woman in 1958 and was at its lowest, 1.07 live births per woman, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.11 live births per woman | 4.98 live births per woman | 5.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.48 live births per woman | 3.61 live births per woman | 5.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.38 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 live births per woman | 1.87 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | 2.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 live births per woman | 1.07 live births per woman | 1.1 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 222 San Marino 1.15 live births per woman compare
- 224 Andorra 1.08 live births per woman compare
- 226 British Virgin Islands 1.04 live births per woman compare
- 227 Vatican 1 live births per woman compare
- 228 China 0.999 live births per woman 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 vs. GDP per capita 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Curacao?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Curacao was 1.07 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 live births per woman in 1958.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Curacao ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.