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How many babies are born in Caribbean Netherlands?

299 babies born in Caribbean Netherlands in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 220th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Caribbean Netherlands: history and projections

19502100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Caribbean Netherlands’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1950 230 7K 32.9 UN estimate
2000 193 14.2K 13.5 UN estimate
2023 280 29.9K 9.4 UN estimate
2026 299 31.9K 9.4 UN projection
2050 290 34.7K 8.4 UN projection
2075 252 32.2K 7.8 UN projection
2100 213 27.9K 7.6 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Caribbean Netherlands among estimates through 2023 were in 2020, at about 280.

At 1.44 children per woman, fertility in Caribbean Netherlands is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Caribbean Netherlands each year?

An estimated 299 babies are born in Caribbean Netherlands in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 1 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Caribbean Netherlands?

Caribbean Netherlands has an estimated 9.4 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.44 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.