Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Cayman Islands

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Cayman Islands by year

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Antigua and Barbuda

Cayman Islands

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Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	Cayman Islands
2023	1.58	1.53
2022	1.58	1.54
2021	1.58	1.55
2020	1.57	1.55
2019	1.47	1.51
2018	1.37	1.28
2017	1.49	1.22
2016	1.46	1.23
2015	1.57	1.27
2014	1.53	1.33
2013	1.54	1.45
2012	1.66	1.53
2011	1.75	1.64
2010	1.79	1.69
2009	2.01	1.72
2008	2.04	1.7
2007	1.86	1.68
2006	1.83	1.67
2005	1.83	1.67
2004	1.85	1.67
2003	1.89	1.67
2002	1.94	1.68
2001	2.02	1.7
2000	2.2	1.71
1999	1.96	1.71
1998	2.02	1.7
1997	2.19	1.7
1996	2.27	1.69
1995	2.16	1.67
1994	2.07	1.66
1993	2.04	1.67
1992	2.13	1.73
1991	2.04	1.85
1990	2.25	1.78
1989	2.2	1.76
1988	2.13	1.63
1987	2.07	1.58
1986	2.03	1.69
1985	2.15	1.75
1984	2.04	1.79
1983	2.12	1.83
1982	2.09	2.01
1981	2.17	2.38
1980	2.31	2.4
1979	2.63	2.37
1978	2.57	2.37
1977	2.78	2.41
1976	2.78	2.53
1975	2.77	2.72
1974	2.93	2.96
1973	3.13	3.56
1972	3.29	4.89
1971	3.46	3.47
1970	3.63	4.66
1969	3.83	3.52
1968	4.01	3.99
1967	4.18	4.05
1966	4.32	4.08
1965	4.42	4.16
1964	4.48	4.41
1963	4.54	4.69
1962	4.55	4.79
1961	4.56	4.78
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 1.53 in the Cayman Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Antigua and Barbuda

Cayman Islands

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Year	Natural population change
	Antigua	Cayman Islands
2023	462	514
2022	486	527
2021	492	533
2020	512	539
2019	461	514
2018	411	383
2017	504	351
2016	496	351
2015	583	364
2014	564	392
2013	586	439
2012	678	468
2011	743	503
2010	758	515
2009	900	513
2008	911	490
2007	770	468
2006	742	451
2005	738	439
2004	757	426
2003	793	416
2002	843	407
2001	900	400
2000	1,009	392
1999	828	394
1998	845	392
1997	932	387
1996	947	377
1995	844	362
1994	757	343
1993	706	325
1992	728	320
1991	673	327
1990	833	284
1989	845	269
1988	848	233
1987	845	214
1986	855	227
1985	955	225
1984	899	216
1983	941	206
1982	913	217
1981	940	255
1980	1,002	232
1979	1,150	210
1978	1,064	195
1977	1,124	184
1976	1,075	180
1975	1,028	181
1974	1,074	184
1973	1,135	216
1972	1,179	292
1971	1,219	158
1970	1,248	219
1969	1,308	139
1968	1,369	167
1967	1,431	168
1966	1,489	167
1965	1,528	168
1964	1,559	179
1963	1,543	191
1962	1,509	192
1961	1,476	188
1960	1,434	180

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 +0.7% in the Cayman Islands.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.67% in the Cayman Islands.

Birth rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Cayman Islands by year

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Antigua and Barbuda

Cayman Islands

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Antigua	Cayman Islands
2023	11.8	11.8
2022	12	12.2
2021	12.1	12.6
2020	12.2	12.7
2019	11.5	12.4
2018	10.8	10.6
2017	11.8	10.2
2016	11.7	10.3
2015	12.6	10.6
2014	12.3	11.2
2013	12.4	12.2
2012	13.5	13.1
2011	14.3	14.1
2010	14.7	14.7
2009	16.6	15
2008	17	14.9
2007	15.6	14.8
2006	15.5	14.7
2005	15.6	14.8
2004	15.9	14.9
2003	16.4	14.9
2002	17.1	15
2001	18	15.2
2000	19.7	15.4
1999	17.7	15.8
1998	18.3	16.2
1997	19.9	16.5
1996	20.6	16.7
1995	19.6	16.7
1994	18.7	16.7
1993	18.3	16.7
1992	18.9	17.2
1991	18.2	18.2
1990	20.8	17.3
1989	20.8	17.2
1988	20.6	16.1
1987	20.4	15.6
1986	20.3	16.6
1985	21.7	17.1
1984	20.7	17.3
1983	21.2	17.4
1982	20.6	18.7
1981	21	21.7
1980	21.9	21.3
1979	24.3	20.7
1978	22.9	20.3
1977	23.9	20.2
1976	23.1	20.7
1975	22.3	21.6
1974	22.9	22.9
1973	23.8	26.6
1972	24.4	34.8
1971	25	24.3
1970	25.5	31.7
1969	26.9	24.5
1968	28.5	27.7
1967	30.1	28.2
1966	31.8	28.7
1965	33.2	29.6
1964	34.4	31.7
1963	34.9	34.1
1962	34.9	35.3
1961	35	35.7
1960	35	35.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.8 in Antigua and Barbuda and 11.8 in the Cayman Islands, compared with 35 and 35.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Antigua and Barbuda

Factual

UN forecast

Cayman Islands

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Antigua	Cayman Islands
2100	12.2%	13.3%
2099	12.2%	13.3%
2098	12.2%	13.3%
2097	12.2%	13.4%
2096	12.2%	13.4%
2095	12.2%	13.4%
2094	12.2%	13.5%
2093	12.2%	13.5%
2092	12.2%	13.5%
2091	12.2%	13.5%
2090	12.2%	13.5%
2089	12.2%	13.5%
2088	12.2%	13.5%
2087	12.2%	13.5%
2086	12.2%	13.5%
2085	12.2%	13.5%
2084	12.3%	13.5%
2083	12.3%	13.4%
2082	12.3%	13.4%
2081	12.4%	13.4%
2080	12.4%	13.4%
2079	12.4%	13.4%
2078	12.5%	13.4%
2077	12.5%	13.4%
2076	12.6%	13.4%
2075	12.6%	13.5%
2074	12.7%	13.5%
2073	12.7%	13.5%
2072	12.8%	13.6%
2071	12.8%	13.6%
2070	12.8%	13.7%
2069	12.9%	13.7%
2068	12.9%	13.7%
2067	12.9%	13.8%
2066	12.9%	13.8%
2065	13%	13.8%
2064	13%	13.9%
2063	13%	13.9%
2062	13.1%	13.9%
2061	13.1%	13.9%
2060	13.1%	13.9%
2059	13.2%	13.9%
2058	13.2%	13.9%
2057	13.3%	13.8%
2056	13.4%	13.8%
2055	13.4%	13.8%
2054	13.5%	13.8%
2053	13.6%	13.7%
2052	13.7%	13.7%
2051	13.8%	13.7%
2050	13.9%	13.7%
2049	14%	13.6%
2048	14.2%	13.6%
2047	14.3%	13.6%
2046	14.4%	13.6%
2045	14.6%	13.7%
2044	14.8%	13.7%
2043	14.9%	13.8%
2042	15.1%	13.9%
2041	15.3%	14%
2040	15.5%	14.1%
2039	15.6%	14.3%
2038	15.8%	14.5%
2037	16%	14.7%
2036	16.2%	15%
2035	16.3%	15.1%
2034	16.4%	15.2%
2033	16.4%	15.3%
2032	16.5%	15.4%
2031	16.6%	15.5%
2030	16.7%	15.6%
2029	16.8%	15.7%
2028	16.9%	15.8%
2027	17.1%	15.9%
2026	17.3%	16%
2025	17.6%	16.1%
2024	17.8%	16.2%
2023	18.2%	16.3%
2022	18.6%	16.4%
2021	18.8%	16.3%
2020	19.1%	16.5%
2019	19.4%	16.8%
2018	19.8%	17%
2017	20.2%	17.2%
2016	20.6%	17.4%
2015	21.2%	17.7%
2014	21.7%	17.9%
2013	22.1%	18%
2012	22.6%	18.1%
2011	23.2%	18.2%
2010	23.8%	18.2%
2009	24.2%	18.3%
2008	24.6%	18.5%
2007	25%	18.7%
2006	25.4%	18.9%
2005	25.9%	19.1%
2004	26.4%	19.3%
2003	26.8%	19.5%
2002	27.2%	19.6%
2001	27.5%	19.6%
2000	27.8%	19.6%
1999	28%	19.6%
1998	28.3%	19.8%
1997	28.4%	20.1%
1996	28.6%	20.3%
1995	28.6%	20.5%
1994	28.8%	20.7%
1993	29%	21%
1992	29.3%	21.3%
1991	29.7%	21.8%
1990	29.8%	22.3%
1989	29.4%	22.9%
1988	29.1%	23.4%
1987	28.9%	24.1%
1986	28.7%	24.8%
1985	28.6%	25.5%
1984	28.6%	26.2%
1983	29.2%	26.9%
1982	30%	27.5%
1981	31%	28.2%
1980	32%	28.7%
1979	33%	29.5%
1978	34%	30.7%
1977	35.2%	31.9%
1976	36.4%	33%
1975	37.8%	34.1%
1974	39.1%	35.2%
1973	40.4%	36.2%
1972	41.6%	37.1%
1971	42.7%	37.9%
1970	43.7%	38.7%
1969	43.9%	39.2%
1968	43.4%	39.4%
1967	42.8%	39.5%
1966	42.1%	39.4%
1965	41.3%	39.2%
1964	40.4%	38.8%
1963	39.9%	38.4%
1962	39.9%	37.7%
1961	40%	37%
1960	40.1%	36.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 16.2% in the Cayman Islands in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 22.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and the Cayman Islands compared.