Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Aruba
Aruba: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 1.6 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.6 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
151st
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.83 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.6 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 vs. share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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.
That places Aruba 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Aruba, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.83 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.76 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 5.68 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 5.56 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 5.42 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 5.27 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1956 | 5.11 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1957 | 4.93 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 4.76 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 4.65 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 4.57 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 4.42 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 4.26 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 4.11 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 3.94 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 3.8 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 3.62 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 3.45 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 3.28 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 3.11 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 2.97 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 2.86 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 2.75 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.65 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.57 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.5 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.43 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.37 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.31 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.26 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 2.2 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.16 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.14 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.15 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.17 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.19 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.21 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.24 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.27 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.31 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.35 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.36 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.35 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.33 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.3 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.29 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.23 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.14 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 2 live births per woman | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.9 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.84 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.81 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.8 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.81 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.82 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.84 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.86 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.88 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.89 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.88 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.85 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.86 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.91 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.94 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.94 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.85 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.78 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.73 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.66 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.63 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.61 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6 live births per woman | -0.8% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 1.6 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 1.6 live births per woman is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 live births per woman, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 poverty & inequality data for Aruba
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.53 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0873 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0873 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1063 (2023)
- Population living in slums 0.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Aruba?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Aruba rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Aruba ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 vs. share living in extreme poverty. 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.