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How many babies are born in Curaçao?

1.4 thousand babies born in Curaçao in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 195th 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 Curaçao: history and projections

1K 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 Curaçao’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 3.76K 102K 37.0 UN estimate
2000 2.4K 146K 16.5 UN estimate
2023 1.39K 185K 7.5 UN estimate
2026 1.4K 185K 7.6 UN projection
2050 1.17K 173K 6.7 UN projection
2075 928 150K 6.2 UN projection
2100 740 120K 6.1 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Curaçao among estimates through 2023 were in 1960, at about 4.59K.

At 1.07 children per woman, fertility in Curaçao 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 Curaçao each year?

An estimated 1.4 thousand babies are born in Curaçao in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 4 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Curaçao?

Curaçao has an estimated 7.6 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.07 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.