Birth rate in Aruba
Aruba: Birth rate was 9.45 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Aruba, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate in Aruba stood at 9.45 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Aruba peaked at 41.57 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 9.45 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Aruba ranks 176th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.2 births per 1,000 people | 32.34 births per 1,000 people | 41.57 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.51 births per 1,000 people | 24.8 births per 1,000 people | 32.04 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.95 births per 1,000 people | 20.9 births per 1,000 people | 23.96 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.04 births per 1,000 people | 19.71 births per 1,000 people | 20.5 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.52 births per 1,000 people | 14.32 births per 1,000 people | 19.09 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.85 births per 1,000 people | 12.05 births per 1,000 people | 13.85 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6 births per 1,000 people | 10.36 births per 1,000 people | 12.34 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.68 births per 1,000 people | 9.45 births per 1,000 people | 9.99 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More population data for Aruba
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3,135 people (2100)
- Population density 417.72 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Aruba?
- Birth rate in Aruba was 9.45 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 41.57 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.45 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Aruba rank for birth rate?
- Aruba ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); 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 total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.