Caribbean Netherlands; births, fertility, age mother

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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 26 April 2023:
Figures for 2022 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Final figures for 2023 will be published in the second quarter of 2024.

Description topics

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
25 to 29 years
30 to 34 years
35 to 39 years
40 to 44 years
45 years or older