Fertility rate: births per woman in Aruba
Aruba: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.6 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Aruba, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 1.6 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Aruba peaked at 5.83 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.6 live births per woman, in 2023.
Aruba ranks 151st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.3 live births per woman | 4.65 live births per woman | 5.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.86 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | 4.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.57 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More reference data data for Aruba
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 77.96 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.9577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 73.61 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 88.62 0-100 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 0.8688 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance score 65.44 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Aruba?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Aruba was 1.6 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: births per woman recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Aruba rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Aruba ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The 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.