Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Curacao
Curacao: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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 women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Curacao is 1.07 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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.
Curacao ranks 225th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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 education data for Curacao
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Curacao?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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 women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 live births per woman in 1958.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Curacao ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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 Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. 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.