Fertility rate, total in Aruba
Aruba: Fertility rate, total was 1.61 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.61 births per woman
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
136th
of 217 countries
All-time high
4.57 births per woman
in 1960
All-time low
1.6 births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Aruba, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Aruba is 1.61 births per woman, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Aruba peaked at 4.57 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.6 births per woman, in 2023.
That places Aruba 136th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Aruba, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.57 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 4.42 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 4.26 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 4.11 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 3.94 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 3.8 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 3.62 births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 3.45 births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 3.28 births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 3.11 births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 2.97 births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 2.86 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 2.75 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.65 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.57 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.5 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.43 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.37 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.31 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.26 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 2.2 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.16 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.14 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.15 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.17 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.19 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.21 births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.24 births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.27 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.31 births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.35 births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.36 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.35 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.33 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.3 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.29 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.23 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.14 births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 2 births per woman | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.9 births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.84 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.81 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.8 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.81 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.82 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.84 births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.86 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.88 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.89 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.88 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.85 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.86 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.91 births per woman | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.94 births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.94 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.85 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.78 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.73 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.66 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.63 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.61 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.61 births per woman | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.86 births per woman | 3.11 births per woman | 4.57 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.57 births per woman | 2.26 births per woman | 2.97 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 births per woman | 2.14 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 births per woman | 1.9 births per woman | 2.36 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 5 |
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- 133 United States 1.63 births per woman compare
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- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 1.58 births per woman compare
- 138 New Zealand 1.57 births per woman compare
- 139 Iceland 1.56 births per woman compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,424 (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7288 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 693 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 739 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 712 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 683 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 704 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 674 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Aruba?
- Fertility rate, total in Aruba was 1.61 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Aruba rank for fertility rate, total?
- Aruba ranks 136th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.