Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Barbados by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	Barbados
2023	1.58	1.71
2022	1.58	1.71
2021	1.58	1.71
2020	1.57	1.71
2019	1.47	1.72
2018	1.37	1.72
2017	1.49	1.72
2016	1.46	1.72
2015	1.57	1.73
2014	1.53	1.73
2013	1.54	1.73
2012	1.66	1.73
2011	1.75	1.76
2010	1.79	1.79
2009	2.01	1.77
2008	2.04	1.76
2007	1.86	1.76
2006	1.83	1.7
2005	1.83	1.74
2004	1.85	1.8
2003	1.89	1.86
2002	1.94	1.86
2001	2.02	1.96
2000	2.2	1.93
1999	1.96	1.78
1998	2.02	1.62
1997	2.19	1.65
1996	2.27	1.67
1995	2.16	1.7
1994	2.07	1.73
1993	2.04	1.77
1992	2.13	1.8
1991	2.04	1.84
1990	2.25	1.84
1989	2.2	1.64
1988	2.13	1.58
1987	2.07	1.61
1986	2.03	1.69
1985	2.15	1.77
1984	2.04	1.75
1983	2.12	1.86
1982	2.09	1.86
1981	2.17	1.85
1980	2.31	1.78
1979	2.63	1.86
1978	2.57	1.84
1977	2.78	2.2
1976	2.78	2.24
1975	2.77	2.45
1974	2.93	2.65
1973	3.13	2.87
1972	3.29	3.15
1971	3.46	3.2
1970	3.63	3.08
1969	3.83	3.34
1968	4.01	3.57
1967	4.18	3.6
1966	4.32	4.14
1965	4.42	4.18
1964	4.48	4.21
1963	4.54	4.3
1962	4.55	4.3
1961	4.56	4.15
1960	4.6	4.71

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.58 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.71 in Barbados in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Antigua	Barbados
2023	462	158
2022	486	43
2021	492	415
2020	512	503
2019	461	542
2018	411	584
2017	504	616
2016	496	655
2015	583	690
2014	564	730
2013	586	772
2012	678	815
2011	743	897
2010	758	981
2009	900	1,000
2008	911	989
2007	770	1,028
2006	742	927
2005	738	1,018
2004	757	1,204
2003	793	1,321
2002	843	1,369
2001	900	1,578
2000	1,009	1,577
1999	828	1,351
1998	845	1,093
1997	932	1,172
1996	947	1,334
1995	844	1,467
1994	757	1,607
1993	706	1,765
1992	728	1,912
1991	673	2,055
1990	833	2,101
1989	845	1,719
1988	848	1,684
1987	845	1,841
1986	855	2,111
1985	955	2,356
1984	899	2,388
1983	941	2,656
1982	913	2,660
1981	940	2,605
1980	1,002	2,393
1979	1,150	2,485
1978	1,064	2,367
1977	1,124	2,988
1976	1,075	2,988
1975	1,028	3,321
1974	1,074	3,644
1973	1,135	3,996
1972	1,179	4,505
1971	1,219	4,530
1970	1,248	4,271
1969	1,308	4,710
1968	1,369	5,035
1967	1,431	4,984
1966	1,489	5,842
1965	1,528	5,762
1964	1,559	5,688
1963	1,543	5,706
1962	1,509	5,589
1961	1,476	5,208
1960	1,434	5,949

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 +0.5% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.06% in Barbados.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.18% in Barbados.

Birth rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Barbados by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Antigua	Barbados
2023	11.8	11.2
2022	12	11.2
2021	12.1	11.3
2020	12.2	11.3
2019	11.5	11.4
2018	10.8	11.5
2017	11.8	11.6
2016	11.7	11.7
2015	12.6	11.8
2014	12.3	11.9
2013	12.4	12
2012	13.5	12.2
2011	14.3	12.5
2010	14.7	12.8
2009	16.6	12.8
2008	17	12.8
2007	15.6	12.9
2006	15.5	12.6
2005	15.6	12.9
2004	15.9	13.5
2003	16.4	14
2002	17.1	14.2
2001	18	15.1
2000	19.7	15.1
1999	17.7	14.1
1998	18.3	13.1
1997	19.9	13.5
1996	20.6	14
1995	19.6	14.5
1994	18.7	15
1993	18.3	15.5
1992	18.9	16
1991	18.2	16.4
1990	20.8	16.6
1989	20.8	14.9
1988	20.6	14.4
1987	20.4	14.7
1986	20.3	15.5
1985	21.7	16.3
1984	20.7	16.1
1983	21.2	17
1982	20.6	16.9
1981	21	16.6
1980	21.9	15.7
1979	24.3	16.2
1978	22.9	15.8
1977	23.9	18.4
1976	23.1	18.5
1975	22.3	20
1974	22.9	21.4
1973	23.8	22.9
1972	24.4	24.9
1971	25	25.1
1970	25.5	24.1
1969	26.9	25.9
1968	28.5	27.4
1967	30.1	27.4
1966	31.8	31.3
1965	33.2	31.4
1964	34.4	31.6
1963	34.9	32.1
1962	34.9	32.1
1961	35	31
1960	35	35

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.8 in Antigua and Barbuda and 11.2 in Barbados, compared with 35 and 35, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Barbados

Factual

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Year	Young
	Antigua	Barbados
2100	12.2%	12.9%
2099	12.2%	12.9%
2098	12.2%	12.9%
2097	12.2%	13%
2096	12.2%	13%
2095	12.2%	13%
2094	12.2%	13%
2093	12.2%	13%
2092	12.2%	13.1%
2091	12.2%	13.1%
2090	12.2%	13.1%
2089	12.2%	13.1%
2088	12.2%	13.2%
2087	12.2%	13.2%
2086	12.2%	13.2%
2085	12.2%	13.2%
2084	12.3%	13.3%
2083	12.3%	13.3%
2082	12.3%	13.4%
2081	12.4%	13.4%
2080	12.4%	13.4%
2079	12.4%	13.5%
2078	12.5%	13.5%
2077	12.5%	13.6%
2076	12.6%	13.6%
2075	12.6%	13.7%
2074	12.7%	13.7%
2073	12.7%	13.7%
2072	12.8%	13.8%
2071	12.8%	13.8%
2070	12.8%	13.9%
2069	12.9%	13.9%
2068	12.9%	14%
2067	12.9%	14%
2066	12.9%	14.1%
2065	13%	14.1%
2064	13%	14.1%
2063	13%	14.2%
2062	13.1%	14.2%
2061	13.1%	14.3%
2060	13.1%	14.3%
2059	13.2%	14.4%
2058	13.2%	14.4%
2057	13.3%	14.5%
2056	13.4%	14.5%
2055	13.4%	14.6%
2054	13.5%	14.6%
2053	13.6%	14.7%
2052	13.7%	14.8%
2051	13.8%	14.8%
2050	13.9%	14.9%
2049	14%	15%
2048	14.2%	15%
2047	14.3%	15.1%
2046	14.4%	15.2%
2045	14.6%	15.3%
2044	14.8%	15.4%
2043	14.9%	15.5%
2042	15.1%	15.5%
2041	15.3%	15.6%
2040	15.5%	15.7%
2039	15.6%	15.8%
2038	15.8%	15.9%
2037	16%	16%
2036	16.2%	16.1%
2035	16.3%	16.1%
2034	16.4%	16.2%
2033	16.4%	16.3%
2032	16.5%	16.4%
2031	16.6%	16.5%
2030	16.7%	16.6%
2029	16.8%	16.7%
2028	16.9%	16.8%
2027	17.1%	16.9%
2026	17.3%	17%
2025	17.6%	17.1%
2024	17.8%	17.2%
2023	18.2%	17.5%
2022	18.6%	17.7%
2021	18.8%	17.9%
2020	19.1%	18.1%
2019	19.4%	18.2%
2018	19.8%	18.4%
2017	20.2%	18.7%
2016	20.6%	18.9%
2015	21.2%	19.2%
2014	21.7%	19.4%
2013	22.1%	19.7%
2012	22.6%	19.9%
2011	23.2%	20%
2010	23.8%	20.2%
2009	24.2%	20.2%
2008	24.6%	20.3%
2007	25%	20.5%
2006	25.4%	20.7%
2005	25.9%	21%
2004	26.4%	21.3%
2003	26.8%	21.5%
2002	27.2%	21.6%
2001	27.5%	21.7%
2000	27.8%	21.9%
1999	28%	22.1%
1998	28.3%	22.3%
1997	28.4%	22.6%
1996	28.6%	22.8%
1995	28.6%	23%
1994	28.8%	23.2%
1993	29%	23.4%
1992	29.3%	23.6%
1991	29.7%	23.9%
1990	29.8%	24.2%
1989	29.4%	24.5%
1988	29.1%	24.8%
1987	28.9%	25.1%
1986	28.7%	25.5%
1985	28.6%	25.8%
1984	28.6%	26.2%
1983	29.2%	26.7%
1982	30%	27.2%
1981	31%	28%
1980	32%	29%
1979	33%	30%
1978	34%	31.1%
1977	35.2%	32.1%
1976	36.4%	32.8%
1975	37.8%	33.6%
1974	39.1%	34.4%
1973	40.4%	34.9%
1972	41.6%	35.3%
1971	42.7%	35.7%
1970	43.7%	36%
1969	43.9%	36.4%
1968	43.4%	36.7%
1967	42.8%	36.9%
1966	42.1%	37.1%
1965	41.3%	37.1%
1964	40.4%	37.1%
1963	39.9%	37.1%
1962	39.9%	37.1%
1961	40%	37.2%
1960	40.1%	37.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 17.2% in Barbados in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 24.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Barbados

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Barbados
2023	35	35
2022	36	38
2021	32	38
2020	35	39
2019	32	36
2018	31	37
2017	31	37
2016	28	36
2015	30	37
2014	32	39
2013	32	40
2012	30	40
2011	31	41
2010	31	42
2009	32	42
2008	31	42
2007	32	42
2006	32	45
2005	33	44
2004	34	43
2003	33	45
2002	36	43
2001	36	46
2000	37	46
1999	34	44
1998	34	45
1997	37	51
1996	37	51
1995	38	52
1994	38	53
1993	40	55
1992	40	61
1991	42	60
1990	41	59
1989	41	57
1988	38	55
1987	40	57
1986	38	56
1985	38	55

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Antigua and Barbuda, compared to 35 deaths in Barbados.

Under-five mortality rates

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Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Antigua	Barbados
2023	0.93%	1%
2022	0.96%	1.04%
2021	0.98%	1.07%
2020	1.01%	1.11%
2019	1.03%	1.14%
2018	1.05%	1.18%
2017	1.06%	1.21%
2016	1.08%	1.25%
2015	1.1%	1.28%
2014	1.12%	1.31%
2013	1.13%	1.33%
2012	1.15%	1.35%
2011	1.17%	1.37%
2010	1.19%	1.39%
2009	1.22%	1.41%
2008	1.24%	1.43%
2007	1.27%	1.45%
2006	1.3%	1.47%
2005	1.33%	1.48%
2004	1.36%	1.49%
2003	1.4%	1.48%
2002	1.43%	1.47%
2001	1.46%	1.45%
2000	1.49%	1.44%
1999	1.52%	1.42%
1998	1.54%	1.42%
1997	1.55%	1.43%
1996	1.55%	1.45%
1995	1.54%	1.49%
1994	1.51%	1.53%
1993	1.47%	1.59%
1992	1.43%	1.66%
1991	1.39%	1.73%
1990	1.35%	1.81%
1989	1.32%	1.89%
1988	1.3%	1.97%
1987	1.28%	2.05%
1986	1.28%	2.12%
1985	1.29%	2.19%
1984	1.31%	2.26%
1983	1.36%	2.34%
1982	1.42%	2.44%
1981	1.5%	2.55%
1980	1.6%	2.69%
1979	1.71%	2.86%
1978	1.84%	3.04%
1977	1.97%	3.23%
1976	2.11%	3.43%
1975	2.25%	3.64%
1974	2.4%	3.86%
1973	2.56%	4.08%
1972	2.74%	4.32%
1971	2.96%	4.55%
1970	3.23%	4.79%
1969	3.54%	5.03%
1968	3.92%	5.28%
1967	4.36%	5.52%
1966	4.86%	5.79%
1965	5.41%	6.1%
1964	6%	6.45%
1963	6.59%	6.86%
1962	7.18%	7.33%
1961	7.74%	7.86%
1960	8.25%	8.47%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 1% in Barbados. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.