Caribbean Netherlands; births, fertility, age mother

Caribbean Netherlands; births, fertility, age mother

Caribbean Netherlands Periods Live born children (number) Live born children, rate (per 1 000) Live born boys (number) Live born girls (number) General fertility rate (per 1 000 ) Standardized fertility rate (per 1 000 ) Average number of children per female (number) Live born children: age mother Total live born children (number) Live born children: age mother Younger than 20 years (number) Live born children: age mother 20 to 24 years (number)
Caribbean Netherlands 2023 282 9.4 148 134 41.6 41.6 1.44 282 11 41
Bonaire 2023 237 9.6 125 112 42.8 42.8 1.49 237 10 35
St Eustatius 2023 30 9.2 15 15 41.4 44.5 1.65 30 1 6
Saba 2023 15 7.3 8 7 28.7 26.5 0.85 15 0 0
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table contains information about live births among the population on the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius.
Available selections:
- Key figures fertility;
- Live born children by sex;
- Live born children by age of the mother;
- Live born children by birth order from the mother;
- Live born children by marital status of the mother.

Since 10 October 2010, the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius have the status of 'special municipalities' of the Netherlands.

Data available from: 2011.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of 10 June 2024:
Figures for 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Final figures for 2024 will be published in the second quarter of 2025.

Description topics

Live born children
Live born children:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. Live born children are counted according to the municipality where they last resided, not the municipality of birth.
Live born children, rate
Live born children, rate
The number of live born babies per thousand of the average population.

Average population:
Half of a population at the beginning of a certain period plus half of a population at the end of the period.

Live born children:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. Live born children are counted according to the municipality where they last resided, not the municipality of birth.
Live born boys
Live born children:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. Live born children are counted according to the municipality where they last resided, not the municipality of birth.
Live born girls
Live born children:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. Live born children are counted according to the municipality where they last resided, not the municipality of birth.
General fertility rate
General fertility rate:
The number of live born babies per thousand of the average number of women aged 15 to 50 in a certain period (usually a calendar year).

Live born children:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. Live born children are counted according to the municipality where they last resided, not the municipality of birth.
Standardized fertility rate
Indirect standardized fertility rate:
Fertility rate of a region, calculated in such way that regions become comparable.
Indirect standardization equates the age distribution of women of childbearing age (15 to 50 years) in a region with that of the Caribbean Netherlands as a whole. This eliminates the effects of, for example, a relatively large number of women of the most fertile or least fertile age. The standardized figure makes it easier to compare regions.

Age mother:
The age of the mother on 31 December since the birth of her child.
Calculated as the year of birth of the child minus the year of birth of the mother.
Average number of children per female
Average number of children per female:
This figure can be interpreted as the average number of children a woman would have if the age-specific fertility rates in a given year were to apply throughout her life.

Age specific fertility rate:
The number of live-born children born by women of a particular age group in a given period related to the average number of women in that age group and period.

Age mother:
The age of the mother on 31 December since the birth of her child.
Calculated as the year of birth of the child minus the year of birth of the mother.

Live born children:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. Live born children are counted according to the municipality where they last resided, not the municipality of birth.
Live born children: age mother
Live born children by age of the mother (on 31 December).

Live born children:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. Live born children are counted according to the municipality where they last resided, not the municipality of birth.

Age mother:
The age of the mother on 31 December since the birth of her child.
Calculated as the year of birth of the child minus the year of birth of the mother.
Total live born children
Younger than 20 years
20 to 24 years