Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Curacao
Curacao: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.07 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.07 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.2%
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 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Curacao, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Curacao stood at 1.07 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Curacao peaked at 5.19 live births per woman in 1958 and was at its lowest, 1.07 live births per woman, in 2024.
Curacao ranks 225th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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% |
| 2024 | 1.07 live births per woman | -0.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 1.07 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 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 1.62 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 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More education data for Curacao
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Curacao?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Curacao was 1.07 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 live births per woman in 1958.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Curacao rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Curacao ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. 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.