Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Curaçao
Curaçao: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 vs. share of women with no education in Curaçao, 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 vs. share of women with no education in Curaçao 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 vs. share of women with no education in Curaçao 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 Curaçao 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 vs. share of women with no education in Curaçao, 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% |
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 Curaçao
More education data for Curaçao
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Curaçao?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Curaçao 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 vs. share of women with no education recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 live births per woman in 1958.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Curaçao rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Curaçao ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. 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.