Antigua and Barbuda birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.58 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2001. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.04 — a -22.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	World
1960	4.6	4.69
1961	4.56	4.56
1962	4.55	5.02
1963	4.54	5.31
1964	4.48	5.13
1965	4.42	5.08
1966	4.32	4.97
1967	4.18	4.87
1968	4.01	4.98
1969	3.83	4.88
1970	3.63	4.84
1971	3.46	4.69
1972	3.29	4.55
1973	3.13	4.42
1974	2.93	4.26
1975	2.77	4.07
1976	2.78	3.97
1977	2.78	3.84
1978	2.57	3.77
1979	2.63	3.76
1980	2.31	3.73
1981	2.17	3.71
1982	2.09	3.72
1983	2.12	3.59
1984	2.04	3.57
1985	2.15	3.53
1986	2.03	3.51
1987	2.07	3.48
1988	2.13	3.39
1989	2.2	3.35
1990	2.25	3.31
1991	2.04	3.13
1992	2.13	3.04
1993	2.04	2.97
1994	2.07	2.92
1995	2.16	2.87
1996	2.27	2.82
1997	2.19	2.78
1998	2.02	2.75
1999	1.96	2.72
2000	2.2	2.73
2001	2.02	2.69
2002	1.94	2.66
2003	1.89	2.64
2004	1.85	2.63
2005	1.83	2.61
2006	1.83	2.61
2007	1.86	2.6
2008	2.04	2.6
2009	2.01	2.59
2010	1.79	2.57
2011	1.75	2.55
2012	1.66	2.56
2013	1.54	2.53
2014	1.53	2.52
2015	1.57	2.49
2016	1.46	2.49
2017	1.49	2.46
2018	1.37	2.39
2019	1.47	2.35
2020	1.57	2.28
2021	1.58	2.25
2022	1.58	2.22
2023	1.58	2.2
2024	1.58	2.19
2025	1.58	2.18
2026	1.57	2.18
2027	1.57	2.17
2028	1.57	2.16
2029	1.57	2.15
2030	1.56	2.14
2031	1.56	2.13
2032	1.56	2.12
2033	1.56	2.12
2034	1.56	2.11
2035	1.56	2.1
2036	1.56	2.09
2037	1.57	2.09
2038	1.57	2.08
2039	1.57	2.08
2040	1.57	2.08
2041	1.57	2.07
2042	1.57	2.07
2043	1.57	2.07
2044	1.57	2.07
2045	1.57	2.06
2046	1.57	2.06
2047	1.57	2.06
2048	1.57	2.05
2049	1.57	2.05
2050	1.58	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 9.46% were to women under 20 years old, 48.6% to women ages 20-29, and 42% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 16.8%, 55.3%, and 27.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Antigua	World
1960	40.1%	37.4%
1961	40%	37.5%
1962	39.9%	37.6%
1963	39.9%	37.8%
1964	40.4%	38%
1965	41.3%	38%
1966	42.1%	38%
1967	42.8%	38%
1968	43.4%	37.9%
1969	43.9%	37.8%
1970	43.7%	37.7%
1971	42.7%	37.6%
1972	41.6%	37.5%
1973	40.4%	37.3%
1974	39.1%	37.2%
1975	37.8%	37.1%
1976	36.4%	36.9%
1977	35.2%	36.7%
1978	34%	36.3%
1979	33%	35.9%
1980	32%	35.5%
1981	31%	35.2%
1982	30%	34.9%
1983	29.2%	34.6%
1984	28.6%	34.3%
1985	28.6%	34%
1986	28.7%	33.8%
1987	28.9%	33.6%
1988	29.1%	33.4%
1989	29.4%	33.2%
1990	29.8%	33%
1991	29.7%	32.9%
1992	29.3%	32.7%
1993	29%	32.5%
1994	28.8%	32.3%
1995	28.6%	32.1%
1996	28.6%	31.8%
1997	28.4%	31.5%
1998	28.3%	31.1%
1999	28%	30.8%
2000	27.8%	30.4%
2001	27.5%	30%
2002	27.2%	29.6%
2003	26.8%	29.2%
2004	26.4%	28.8%
2005	25.9%	28.5%
2006	25.4%	28.1%
2007	25%	27.9%
2008	24.6%	27.6%
2009	24.2%	27.5%
2010	23.8%	27.3%
2011	23.2%	27.1%
2012	22.6%	27%
2013	22.1%	26.9%
2014	21.7%	26.8%
2015	21.2%	26.6%
2016	20.6%	26.5%
2017	20.2%	26.4%
2018	19.8%	26.2%
2019	19.4%	26%
2020	19.1%	25.8%
2021	18.8%	25.6%
2022	18.6%	25.3%
2023	18.2%	25%
2024	17.8%	24.7%
2025	17.5%	24.4%
2026	17.2%	24.1%
2027	17%	23.8%
2028	16.9%	23.4%
2029	16.8%	23.1%
2030	16.7%	22.8%
2031	16.6%	22.6%
2032	16.5%	22.3%
2033	16.4%	22.1%
2034	16.4%	21.9%
2035	16.3%	21.7%
2036	16.1%	21.6%
2037	15.9%	21.5%
2038	15.7%	21.4%
2039	15.5%	21.3%
2040	15.4%	21.2%
2041	15.2%	21.1%
2042	15%	21%
2043	14.8%	21%
2044	14.7%	20.9%
2045	14.5%	20.8%
2046	14.4%	20.7%
2047	14.2%	20.7%
2048	14.1%	20.6%
2049	14%	20.5%
2050	13.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Antigua and Barbuda was 40.1% in 1960, 29% in 1993, and 17.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Antigua and Barbuda.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda, excluding migration, has been +0.55% annually. On average, 497 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Antigua
1960	1,434
1961	1,476
1962	1,509
1963	1,543
1964	1,559
1965	1,528
1966	1,489
1967	1,431
1968	1,369
1969	1,308
1970	1,248
1971	1,219
1972	1,179
1973	1,135
1974	1,074
1975	1,028
1976	1,075
1977	1,124
1978	1,064
1979	1,150
1980	1,002
1981	940
1982	913
1983	941
1984	899
1985	955
1986	855
1987	845
1988	848
1989	845
1990	833
1991	673
1992	728
1993	706
1994	757
1995	844
1996	947
1997	932
1998	845
1999	828
2000	1,009
2001	900
2002	843
2003	793
2004	757
2005	738
2006	742
2007	770
2008	911
2009	900
2010	758
2011	743
2012	678
2013	586
2014	564
2015	583
2016	496
2017	504
2018	411
2019	461
2020	512
2021	492
2022	486
2023	462

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.04% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -5.41% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	World
1985	38	460
1986	38	438
1987	40	429
1988	38	414
1989	41	401
1990	41	391
1991	42	395
1992	40	395
1993	40	389
1994	38	382
1995	38	371
1996	37	366
1997	37	358
1998	34	360
1999	34	340
2000	37	328
2001	36	321
2002	36	311
2003	33	301
2004	34	291
2005	33	283
2006	32	276
2007	32	269
2008	31	264
2009	32	258
2010	31	253
2011	31	247
2012	30	239
2013	32	235
2014	32	231
2015	30	228
2016	28	220
2017	31	215
2018	31	211
2019	32	207
2020	35	211
2021	32	242
2022	36	203
2023	35	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 9.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.93% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 14.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Antigua	World
1960	8.25%	18.5%
1961	7.74%	18.1%
1962	7.18%	17.8%
1963	6.59%	17.5%
1964	6%	17.7%
1965	5.41%	17.5%
1966	4.86%	17.3%
1967	4.36%	17%
1968	3.92%	16.5%
1969	3.54%	15.5%
1970	3.23%	15.2%
1971	2.96%	15.1%
1972	2.74%	14.4%
1973	2.56%	14.1%
1974	2.4%	13.7%
1975	2.25%	13.4%
1976	2.11%	13%
1977	1.97%	12.5%
1978	1.84%	12.1%
1979	1.71%	11.7%
1980	1.6%	11.4%
1981	1.5%	11%
1982	1.42%	10.8%
1983	1.36%	10.6%
1984	1.31%	10.4%
1985	1.29%	10.1%
1986	1.28%	9.81%
1987	1.28%	9.47%
1988	1.3%	9.31%
1989	1.32%	9.02%
1990	1.35%	8.81%
1991	1.39%	8.66%
1992	1.43%	8.46%
1993	1.47%	8.19%
1994	1.51%	7.98%
1995	1.54%	7.76%
1996	1.55%	7.52%
1997	1.55%	7.28%
1998	1.54%	7.05%
1999	1.52%	6.76%
2000	1.49%	6.48%
2001	1.46%	6.21%
2002	1.43%	5.94%
2003	1.4%	5.65%
2004	1.36%	5.43%
2005	1.33%	5.16%
2006	1.3%	4.92%
2007	1.27%	4.7%
2008	1.24%	4.5%
2009	1.22%	4.31%
2010	1.19%	4.11%
2011	1.17%	3.97%
2012	1.15%	3.77%
2013	1.13%	3.61%
2014	1.12%	3.48%
2015	1.1%	3.35%
2016	1.08%	3.23%
2017	1.06%	3.11%
2018	1.05%	2.97%
2019	1.03%	2.86%
2020	1.01%	2.75%
2021	0.98%	2.66%
2022	0.96%	2.59%
2023	0.93%	2.49%