Fertility rate: births per woman in Curacao
Curacao: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.07 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.07 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
225th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.19 live births per woman
in 1958
All-time low
1.07 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
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
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Curacao is 1.07 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is 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.
That places Curacao 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Curacao, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.98 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.01 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 5.04 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 5.07 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 5.11 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 5.16 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 5.17 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 5.18 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 5.19 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 5.18 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 5.13 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 5.04 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 4.93 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 4.8 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 4.64 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 4.47 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 4.26 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 4.06 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 3.83 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 3.61 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 3.4 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 3.18 live births per woman | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 2.99 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 2.87 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 2.77 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 2.66 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 2.55 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 2.46 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.38 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.31 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.27 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.25 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.24 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.24 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.24 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.24 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.24 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.24 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.25 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.27 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.3 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.37 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 2.43 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.44 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.43 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.42 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.4 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.37 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.31 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.29 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.34 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.4 live births per woman | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.3 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.19 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.04 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.98 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.92 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.87 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.88 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.19 live births per woman | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 2.11 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.19 live births per woman | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 2 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7 live births per woman | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 1.46 live births per woman | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 1.49 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.18 live births per woman | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1 live births per woman | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.08 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.07 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.07 live births per woman | -0.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 1.07 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 71% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 1.07 live births per woman is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 live births per woman, 66% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Land area in hectares, per square kilometre 100 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita 0.0029 sq. km per person (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
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.