Fertility rate, total in Aruba
Aruba: Fertility rate, total was 1.61 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Aruba, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Aruba is 1.61 births per woman, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Aruba peaked at 4.57 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.6 births per woman, in 2023.
That places Aruba 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.86 births per woman | 3.11 births per woman | 4.57 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.57 births per woman | 2.26 births per woman | 2.97 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 births per woman | 2.14 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 births per woman | 1.9 births per woman | 2.36 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 133 United States 1.63 births per woman compare
- 134 Brazil 1.61 births per woman compare
- 135 France 1.61 births per woman compare
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 1.58 births per woman compare
- 138 New Zealand 1.57 births per woman compare
- 139 Iceland 1.56 births per woman compare
- 139 Kuwait 1.56 births per woman compare
- 139 Maldives 1.56 births per woman compare
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- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 604 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Aruba?
- Fertility rate, total in Aruba was 1.61 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 Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Aruba rank for fertility rate, total?
- Aruba ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba 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.