Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Benin

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Benin chart

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 4.56 in Benin in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Benin population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	Benin
1960	4.6	6.28
1961	4.56	6.4
1962	4.55	6.46
1963	4.54	6.51
1964	4.48	6.57
1965	4.42	6.61
1966	4.32	6.63
1967	4.18	6.64
1968	4.01	6.67
1969	3.83	6.71
1970	3.63	6.74
1971	3.46	6.77
1972	3.29	6.8
1973	3.13	6.81
1974	2.93	6.82
1975	2.77	6.83
1976	2.78	6.83
1977	2.78	6.83
1978	2.57	6.82
1979	2.63	6.91
1980	2.31	6.99
1981	2.17	7.06
1982	2.09	7.06
1983	2.12	7.05
1984	2.04	7.03
1985	2.15	7
1986	2.03	6.96
1987	2.07	6.92
1988	2.13	6.87
1989	2.2	6.82
1990	2.25	6.74
1991	2.04	6.67
1992	2.13	6.59
1993	2.04	6.51
1994	2.07	6.42
1995	2.16	6.33
1996	2.27	6.28
1997	2.19	6.23
1998	2.02	6.14
1999	1.96	6.03
2000	2.2	5.94
2001	2.02	5.85
2002	1.94	5.79
2003	1.89	5.76
2004	1.85	5.72
2005	1.83	5.69
2006	1.83	5.67
2007	1.86	5.63
2008	2.04	5.55
2009	2.01	5.49
2010	1.79	5.45
2011	1.75	5.44
2012	1.66	5.43
2013	1.54	5.41
2014	1.53	5.37
2015	1.57	5.32
2016	1.46	5.25
2017	1.49	5.16
2018	1.37	5.03
2019	1.47	4.9
2020	1.57	4.8
2021	1.58	4.71
2022	1.58	4.63
2023	1.58	4.56
2024	1.58	4.48
2025	1.58	4.42
2026	1.57	4.34
2027	1.57	4.27
2028	1.57	4.19
2029	1.57	4.12
2030	1.56	4.05
2031	1.56	3.98
2032	1.56	3.9
2033	1.56	3.85
2034	1.56	3.79
2035	1.56	3.74
2036	1.56	3.68
2037	1.57	3.62
2038	1.57	3.57
2039	1.57	3.52
2040	1.57	3.48
2041	1.57	3.43
2042	1.57	3.39
2043	1.57	3.35
2044	1.57	3.3
2045	1.57	3.26
2046	1.57	3.23
2047	1.57	3.18
2048	1.57	3.14
2049	1.57	3.1
2050	1.58	3.06

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Benin
1960	40.1%	39.1%
1961	40%	39.5%
1962	39.9%	39.9%
1963	39.9%	40.3%
1964	40.4%	40.8%
1965	41.3%	41.2%
1966	42.1%	41.6%
1967	42.8%	42.1%
1968	43.4%	42.5%
1969	43.9%	42.8%
1970	43.7%	43.2%
1971	42.7%	43.5%
1972	41.6%	43.8%
1973	40.4%	44.1%
1974	39.1%	44.3%
1975	37.8%	44.5%
1976	36.4%	44.7%
1977	35.2%	44.8%
1978	34%	45%
1979	33%	45.1%
1980	32%	45.2%
1981	31%	45.3%
1982	30%	45.5%
1983	29.2%	45.6%
1984	28.6%	45.7%
1985	28.6%	45.8%
1986	28.7%	45.9%
1987	28.9%	46%
1988	29.1%	46.1%
1989	29.4%	46.1%
1990	29.8%	46.1%
1991	29.7%	46.2%
1992	29.3%	46.2%
1993	29%	45.7%
1994	28.8%	45.5%
1995	28.6%	45.9%
1996	28.6%	46%
1997	28.4%	45.9%
1998	28.3%	45.8%
1999	28%	45.6%
2000	27.8%	45.4%
2001	27.5%	45.3%
2002	27.2%	45.1%
2003	26.8%	44.9%
2004	26.4%	44.8%
2005	25.9%	44.6%
2006	25.4%	44.4%
2007	25%	44.4%
2008	24.6%	44.3%
2009	24.2%	44.1%
2010	23.8%	43.9%
2011	23.2%	43.8%
2012	22.6%	43.7%
2013	22.1%	43.6%
2014	21.7%	43.5%
2015	21.2%	43.4%
2016	20.6%	43.3%
2017	20.2%	43.2%
2018	19.8%	43.1%
2019	19.4%	42.9%
2020	19.1%	42.7%
2021	18.8%	42.4%
2022	18.6%	42.1%
2023	18.2%	41.8%
2024	17.8%	41.6%
2025	17.5%	41.3%
2026	17.2%	40.9%
2027	17%	40.6%
2028	16.9%	40.2%
2029	16.8%	39.8%
2030	16.7%	39.4%
2031	16.6%	39%
2032	16.5%	38.6%
2033	16.4%	38.2%
2034	16.4%	37.8%
2035	16.3%	37.5%
2036	16.1%	37.1%
2037	15.9%	36.8%
2038	15.7%	36.5%
2039	15.5%	36.2%
2040	15.4%	35.9%
2041	15.2%	35.6%
2042	15%	35.3%
2043	14.8%	35%
2044	14.7%	34.8%
2045	14.5%	34.5%
2046	14.4%	34.2%
2047	14.2%	33.9%
2048	14.1%	33.7%
2049	14%	33.4%
2050	13.8%	33.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 41.6% in Benin in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Benin compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Benin by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +2.72% in Benin. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Antigua	Benin
1960	1,434	44,564
1961	1,476	48,838
1962	1,509	51,664
1963	1,543	54,514
1964	1,559	57,352
1965	1,528	60,154
1966	1,489	62,169
1967	1,431	64,709
1968	1,369	67,327
1969	1,308	70,155
1970	1,248	73,156
1971	1,219	76,034
1972	1,179	79,415
1973	1,135	82,422
1974	1,074	85,623
1975	1,028	89,350
1976	1,075	93,141
1977	1,124	97,200
1978	1,064	100,762
1979	1,150	106,782
1980	1,002	112,969
1981	940	118,634
1982	913	122,748
1983	941	126,349
1984	899	131,590
1985	955	136,621
1986	855	142,039
1987	845	147,783
1988	848	153,580
1989	845	157,235
1990	833	163,055
1991	673	168,174
1992	728	173,794
1993	706	179,858
1994	757	196,637
1995	844	194,481
1996	947	197,643
1997	932	203,182
1998	845	208,342
1999	828	213,074
2000	1,009	218,013
2001	900	222,877
2002	843	229,472
2003	793	237,962
2004	757	245,630
2005	738	253,795
2006	742	265,040
2007	770	271,305
2008	911	274,242
2009	900	280,204
2010	758	287,703
2011	743	296,348
2012	678	306,180
2013	586	315,804
2014	564	323,753
2015	583	330,573
2016	496	336,559
2017	504	339,763
2018	411	340,270
2019	461	339,817
2020	512	341,929
2021	492	341,103
2022	486	349,518
2023	462	353,933

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Benin

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 518 deaths in Benin.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Benin
1985	38	910
1986	38	858
1987	40	817
1988	38	765
1989	41	732
1990	41	692
1991	42	666
1992	40	625
1993	40	591
1994	38	605
1995	38	586
1996	37	576
1997	37	556
1998	34	547
1999	34	536
2000	37	529
2001	36	532
2002	36	534
2003	33	532
2004	34	531
2005	33	514
2006	32	509
2007	32	501
2008	31	563
2009	32	598
2010	31	607
2011	31	613
2012	30	618
2013	32	607
2014	32	605
2015	30	606
2016	28	604
2017	31	592
2018	31	585
2019	32	572
2020	35	578
2021	32	584
2022	36	547
2023	35	518

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 7.79% in Benin. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Antigua	Benin
1960	8.25%	31.2%
1961	7.74%	30.7%
1962	7.18%	30.2%
1963	6.59%	29.6%
1964	6%	29.1%
1965	5.41%	28.5%
1966	4.86%	28%
1967	4.36%	27.5%
1968	3.92%	27%
1969	3.54%	26.6%
1970	3.23%	26.1%
1971	2.96%	25.7%
1972	2.74%	25.2%
1973	2.56%	24.7%
1974	2.4%	24.2%
1975	2.25%	23.7%
1976	2.11%	23.1%
1977	1.97%	22.6%
1978	1.84%	22.1%
1979	1.71%	21.6%
1980	1.6%	21.2%
1981	1.5%	20.8%
1982	1.42%	20.4%
1983	1.36%	20%
1984	1.31%	19.6%
1985	1.29%	19.2%
1986	1.28%	18.8%
1987	1.28%	18.4%
1988	1.3%	18%
1989	1.32%	17.6%
1990	1.35%	17.2%
1991	1.39%	16.8%
1992	1.43%	16.4%
1993	1.47%	16%
1994	1.51%	15.6%
1995	1.54%	15.2%
1996	1.55%	14.9%
1997	1.55%	14.6%
1998	1.54%	14.3%
1999	1.52%	13.9%
2000	1.49%	13.6%
2001	1.46%	13.3%
2002	1.43%	13%
2003	1.4%	12.7%
2004	1.36%	12.4%
2005	1.33%	12.1%
2006	1.3%	11.8%
2007	1.27%	11.5%
2008	1.24%	11.3%
2009	1.22%	11.1%
2010	1.19%	10.8%
2011	1.17%	10.6%
2012	1.15%	10.4%
2013	1.13%	10.2%
2014	1.12%	9.93%
2015	1.1%	9.71%
2016	1.08%	9.5%
2017	1.06%	9.27%
2018	1.05%	9.05%
2019	1.03%	8.8%
2020	1.01%	8.55%
2021	0.98%	8.31%
2022	0.96%	8.04%
2023	0.93%	7.79%