Fertility rate, total in Curacao
Curacao: Fertility rate, total was 1.4 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Curacao, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 1.4 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Curacao peaked at 5.13 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.3 births per woman, in 2023.
That places Curacao 177th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Curacao, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.13 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 5.04 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 4.93 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 4.8 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 4.64 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 4.47 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 4.26 births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 4.06 births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 3.83 births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 3.61 births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 3.4 births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 3.18 births per woman | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 2.99 births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 2.87 births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 2.77 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 2.66 births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 2.55 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 2.46 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.38 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.31 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.27 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.25 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.24 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.24 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.24 births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.24 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.24 births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.24 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.25 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.27 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.3 births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.37 births per woman | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 2.43 births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.44 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.43 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.42 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.4 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.37 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.31 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.29 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.34 births per woman | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.4 births per woman | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.3 births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.19 births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.04 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1 births per woman | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 2 births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.2 births per woman | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.2 births per woman | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.2 births per woman | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2 births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9 births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7 births per woman | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 1.5 births per woman | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.7 births per woman | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 1.6 births per woman | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.4 births per woman | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3 births per woman | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.4 births per woman | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.48 births per woman | 3.61 births per woman | 5.13 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.76 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman | 3.4 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 births per woman | 2.24 births per woman | 2.27 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.38 births per woman | 2.29 births per woman | 2.44 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 births per woman | 2 births per woman | 2.4 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.3 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Curacao
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,726 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0521 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 1,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1,037 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Curacao?
- Fertility rate, total in Curacao was 1.4 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 Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for fertility rate, total?
- Curacao ranks 177th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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.