Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Curaçao, 1973

Curaçao
1973
Total fertility rate: 2.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Curaçao was 2.87 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (159 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 3,461 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.87
Births
3,461
Births per 1,000 people
22.5
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
154,080
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.90.2%9
15-1954.79.5%480
20-24150.526.3%1,026
25-29159.327.8%965
30-34122.721.4%612
35-3960.710.6%276
40-4420.83.6%81
45-493.40.6%11
50-540.20.0%0