Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) in Aruba
Aruba: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) was 1.6 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.6 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
151st
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.83 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.6 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Aruba, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 1.6 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Aruba peaked at 5.83 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.6 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Aruba 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.83 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.76 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 5.68 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 5.56 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 5.42 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 5.27 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1956 | 5.11 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1957 | 4.93 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 4.76 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 4.65 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 4.57 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 4.42 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 4.26 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 4.11 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 3.94 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 3.8 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 3.62 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 3.45 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 3.28 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 3.11 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 2.97 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 2.86 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 2.75 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.65 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.57 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.5 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.43 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.37 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.31 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.26 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 2.2 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.16 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.14 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.15 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.17 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.19 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.21 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.24 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.27 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.31 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.35 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.36 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.35 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.33 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.3 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.29 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.23 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.14 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 2 live births per woman | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.9 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.84 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.81 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.8 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.81 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.82 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.84 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.86 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.88 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.89 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.88 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.85 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.86 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.91 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.94 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.94 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.85 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.78 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.73 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.66 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.63 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.61 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6 live births per woman | -0.8% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 1.6 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 1.6 live births per woman is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 live births per woman, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.3 live births per woman | 4.65 live births per woman | 5.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.86 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | 4.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.57 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More reference data data for Aruba
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate -0.0686 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Aruba?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Aruba was 1.6 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Aruba rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Aruba ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.