Fertility & birth rates in China and Curacao

Fertility rate in China vs Curacao by year

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China

Curacao

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Year	Fertility rate
	China	Curacao
2023	1	1.2
2022	1.03	1.3
2021	1.12	1.4
2020	1.24	1.4
2019	1.5	1.6
2018	1.54	1.7
2017	1.8	1.5
2016	1.77	1.7
2015	1.67	1.9
2014	1.77	2
2013	1.71	2.1
2012	1.8	2.2
2011	1.67	2.1
2010	1.69	2.2
2009	1.71	2.1
2008	1.7	2.2
2007	1.67	2
2006	1.64	2.1
2005	1.62	2.04
2004	1.61	2.1
2003	1.57	2.19
2002	1.57	2.3
2001	1.56	2.4
2000	1.63	2.34
1999	1.53	2.29
1998	1.52	2.32
1997	1.53	2.37
1996	1.55	2.4
1995	1.59	2.42
1994	1.63	2.43
1993	1.69	2.44
1992	1.78	2.43
1991	1.93	2.37
1990	2.51	2.3
1989	2.52	2.27
1988	2.54	2.25
1987	2.76	2.24
1986	2.72	2.24
1985	2.63	2.24
1984	2.61	2.24
1983	2.56	2.24
1982	2.97	2.24
1981	2.79	2.25
1980	2.74	2.27
1979	2.75	2.31
1978	2.72	2.38
1977	2.84	2.46
1976	3.24	2.55
1975	3.57	2.66
1974	4.17	2.77
1973	4.73	2.87
1972	5.11	2.99
1971	5.52	3.18
1970	6.09	3.4
1969	6.18	3.61
1968	6.51	3.83
1967	5.81	4.06
1966	6.31	4.26
1965	6.61	4.47
1964	6.67	4.64
1963	7.51	4.8
1962	6.09	4.93
1961	3.86	5.04
1960	4.45	5.13

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in China was 1 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.2 in Curacao in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check China vs Curacao population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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China

Curacao

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Year	Natural population change
	China	Curacao
2023	-2,087,851	-341
2022	-847,305	-337
2021	480,203	-385
2020	2,046,095	-93
2019	4,673,713	205
2018	5,302,433	271
2017	7,790,880	128
2016	9,062,269	304
2015	6,788,911	489
2014	9,205,180	593
2013	8,043,116	708
2012	10,075,174	790
2011	8,245,065	693
2010	6,407,607	773
2009	6,483,236	749
2008	6,729,247	759
2007	6,813,465	792
2006	6,922,185	791
2005	7,678,911	693
2004	7,607,960	742
2003	7,743,284	827
2002	8,258,580	919
2001	8,839,358	1,066
2000	9,570,849	1,136
1999	10,247,372	1,207
1998	11,351,286	1,358
1997	12,374,554	1,517
1996	12,686,872	1,628
1995	12,711,220	1,715
1994	13,360,470	1,805
1993	13,493,138	1,894
1992	13,548,601	1,980
1991	14,937,124	1,989
1990	16,335,313	1,985
1989	16,824,495	2,013
1988	17,328,640	2,085
1987	18,005,821	2,143
1986	16,609,920	2,186
1985	14,987,830	2,206
1984	13,561,671	2,193
1983	13,599,789	2,175
1982	15,815,318	2,142
1981	14,461,027	2,102
1980	11,647,260	2,079
1979	11,250,148	2,077
1978	11,473,980	2,112
1977	11,378,068	2,171
1976	11,782,472	2,220
1975	14,378,237	2,279
1974	15,738,118	2,331
1973	18,423,727	2,355
1972	19,102,585	2,421
1971	19,622,980	2,558
1970	21,137,076	2,679
1969	20,760,332	2,792
1968	21,206,083	2,904
1967	19,263,662	3,015
1966	19,282,187	3,109
1965	20,296,950	3,202
1964	19,302,532	3,240
1963	22,742,225	3,271
1962	17,969,132	3,286
1961	2,496,047	3,305
1960	-3,048,510	3,336

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.15% in China and -0.22% in Curacao.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.31% in China and +0.05% in Curacao.

Birth rate in China vs Curacao by year

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China

Curacao

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	China	Curacao
2023	6.39	7.5
2022	6.77	8.2
2021	7.52	8.6
2020	8.52	8.7
2019	10.4	10.1
2018	10.9	10.5
2017	12.6	9.7
2016	13.6	11.2
2015	12	11.9
2014	13.8	12.6
2013	13	12.7
2012	14.6	13.4
2011	13.3	13.1
2010	11.9	13.6
2009	12	13
2008	12.1	13.8
2007	12.1	13.4
2006	12.1	13.6
2005	12.4	13.4
2004	12.3	13.8
2003	12.4	14.5
2002	12.9	15.2
2001	13.4	16.4
2000	14	16.5
1999	14.6	16.5
1998	15.6	17.1
1997	16.6	17.9
1996	17	18.6
1995	17.1	19.2
1994	17.7	19.7
1993	18.1	20.3
1992	18.3	20.8
1991	19.7	20.7
1990	21.1	20.6
1989	21.6	20.6
1988	22.4	20.7
1987	23.3	20.8
1986	22.4	20.9
1985	21	21
1984	19.9	20.9
1983	20.2	20.9
1982	22.3	20.7
1981	20.9	20.5
1980	18.2	20.4
1979	17.8	20.4
1978	18.3	20.6
1977	18.9	20.9
1976	19.9	21.2
1975	23	21.7
1974	24.8	22.1
1973	27.9	22.5
1972	29.8	22.9
1971	30.7	23.9
1970	33.4	25.2
1969	34.1	26.4
1968	35.6	27.6
1967	34	28.8
1966	35.1	29.9
1965	37.9	30.9
1964	39.1	31.7
1963	43.4	32.5
1962	37	33.2
1961	18	34
1960	20.9	34.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 6.39 in China and 7.5 in Curacao, compared with 20.9 and 34.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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China

Factual

UN forecast

Curacao

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	China	Curacao
2100	7.83%	10%
2099	7.84%	10%
2098	7.87%	10%
2097	7.91%	10.1%
2096	7.96%	10.1%
2095	8.03%	10.1%
2094	8.1%	10.1%
2093	8.18%	10.2%
2092	8.26%	10.2%
2091	8.34%	10.2%
2090	8.41%	10.2%
2089	8.47%	10.2%
2088	8.52%	10.2%
2087	8.55%	10.3%
2086	8.57%	10.3%
2085	8.57%	10.2%
2084	8.56%	10.2%
2083	8.53%	10.2%
2082	8.48%	10.2%
2081	8.41%	10.2%
2080	8.34%	10.2%
2079	8.25%	10.1%
2078	8.15%	10.1%
2077	8.06%	10.1%
2076	7.96%	10%
2075	7.86%	9.99%
2074	7.77%	9.97%
2073	7.7%	9.94%
2072	7.64%	9.92%
2071	7.6%	9.9%
2070	7.58%	9.9%
2069	7.59%	9.91%
2068	7.63%	9.93%
2067	7.7%	9.97%
2066	7.8%	10%
2065	7.93%	10.1%
2064	8.08%	10.2%
2063	8.25%	10.3%
2062	8.44%	10.4%
2061	8.64%	10.5%
2060	8.84%	10.6%
2059	9.03%	10.7%
2058	9.22%	10.8%
2057	9.39%	10.9%
2056	9.54%	11%
2055	9.67%	11.1%
2054	9.78%	11.2%
2053	9.86%	11.3%
2052	9.92%	11.3%
2051	9.94%	11.4%
2050	9.94%	11.4%
2049	9.92%	11.5%
2048	9.88%	11.5%
2047	9.82%	11.5%
2046	9.75%	11.6%
2045	9.67%	11.6%
2044	9.59%	11.6%
2043	9.52%	11.6%
2042	9.46%	11.6%
2041	9.4%	11.7%
2040	9.35%	11.7%
2039	9.32%	11.7%
2038	9.3%	11.7%
2037	9.32%	11.7%
2036	9.42%	11.7%
2035	9.63%	11.7%
2034	10%	11.7%
2033	10.5%	11.9%
2032	11.2%	12.1%
2031	11.8%	12.4%
2030	12.4%	12.7%
2029	13.1%	13.1%
2028	13.8%	13.6%
2027	14.5%	14%
2026	15.1%	14.4%
2025	15.7%	14.8%
2024	16%	14.9%
2023	16.6%	15.2%
2022	17.1%	15.6%
2021	17.6%	15.9%
2020	18%	16.3%
2019	18.2%	16.5%
2018	18.3%	17.2%
2017	18.4%	18.2%
2016	18.3%	18.5%
2015	18.3%	18.8%
2014	18.3%	19%
2013	18.3%	19.2%
2012	18.3%	19.4%
2011	18.3%	19.9%
2010	18.5%	20.5%
2009	18.6%	21.1%
2008	18.9%	21.7%
2007	19.2%	22.3%
2006	19.6%	23%
2005	20.3%	23.6%
2004	21.2%	24.3%
2003	22%	25%
2002	22.9%	25.7%
2001	23.8%	26.2%
2000	24.5%	26.5%
1999	25.2%	26.9%
1998	25.7%	27.2%
1997	26.3%	27.4%
1996	27%	27.6%
1995	27.4%	27.7%
1994	27.8%	27.8%
1993	28.2%	27.8%
1992	28.4%	27.8%
1991	28.6%	27.8%
1990	28.8%	27.8%
1989	28.9%	27.8%
1988	29.3%	27.9%
1987	29.8%	28.1%
1986	30.4%	28.2%
1985	31.2%	28.5%
1984	32.2%	28.8%
1983	33.3%	29.3%
1982	34.3%	29.9%
1981	35.1%	30.5%
1980	36.1%	31.3%
1979	37.2%	32.1%
1978	38.6%	33%
1977	39.8%	33.9%
1976	40.3%	34.9%
1975	40.2%	35.9%
1974	40.2%	36.9%
1973	40.1%	37.8%
1972	40.4%	38.7%
1971	40.7%	39.4%
1970	40.8%	39.9%
1969	41%	40.3%
1968	41%	40.5%
1967	41.3%	40.8%
1966	41.5%	40.9%
1965	41.5%	41.1%
1964	41.2%	41.2%
1963	40.6%	41.4%
1962	40%	41.6%
1961	40%	41.6%
1960	40.3%	41.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16% of the population in China and 14.9% in Curacao in 2024, compared to 28.8% and 27.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of China and Curacao compared.