Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Central African Republic

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Central African Republic 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 6.01 in the Central African Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs the Central African Republic 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	CAR
1960	4.6	5.95
1961	4.56	5.96
1962	4.55	5.97
1963	4.54	5.99
1964	4.48	6.01
1965	4.42	6.03
1966	4.32	6.06
1967	4.18	6.08
1968	4.01	6.1
1969	3.83	6.06
1970	3.63	6.03
1971	3.46	5.99
1972	3.29	5.96
1973	3.13	5.93
1974	2.93	5.9
1975	2.77	5.88
1976	2.78	5.94
1977	2.78	5.99
1978	2.57	6.04
1979	2.63	6.09
1980	2.31	6.13
1981	2.17	6.17
1982	2.09	6.16
1983	2.12	6.15
1984	2.04	6.14
1985	2.15	6.12
1986	2.03	6.11
1987	2.07	6.12
1988	2.13	6.1
1989	2.2	6.07
1990	2.25	6.05
1991	2.04	6.03
1992	2.13	5.96
1993	2.04	5.93
1994	2.07	5.92
1995	2.16	5.94
1996	2.27	5.96
1997	2.19	5.92
1998	2.02	5.89
1999	1.96	5.88
2000	2.2	5.85
2001	2.02	5.81
2002	1.94	5.79
2003	1.89	5.8
2004	1.85	5.78
2005	1.83	5.81
2006	1.83	5.84
2007	1.86	5.87
2008	2.04	5.9
2009	2.01	5.94
2010	1.79	5.96
2011	1.75	6.01
2012	1.66	6.05
2013	1.54	6.08
2014	1.53	6.1
2015	1.57	6.13
2016	1.46	6.13
2017	1.49	6.13
2018	1.37	6.11
2019	1.47	6.09
2020	1.57	6.06
2021	1.58	6.05
2022	1.58	6.02
2023	1.58	6.01
2024	1.58	5.95
2025	1.58	5.81
2026	1.57	5.69
2027	1.57	5.58
2028	1.57	5.47
2029	1.57	5.36
2030	1.56	5.25
2031	1.56	5.14
2032	1.56	5.04
2033	1.56	4.91
2034	1.56	4.78
2035	1.56	4.67
2036	1.56	4.56
2037	1.57	4.46
2038	1.57	4.35
2039	1.57	4.26
2040	1.57	4.15
2041	1.57	4.03
2042	1.57	3.94
2043	1.57	3.86
2044	1.57	3.78
2045	1.57	3.7
2046	1.57	3.63
2047	1.57	3.56
2048	1.57	3.49
2049	1.57	3.43
2050	1.58	3.36

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	CAR
1960	40.1%	40.5%
1961	40%	40.8%
1962	39.9%	41.1%
1963	39.9%	41.4%
1964	40.4%	41.6%
1965	41.3%	41.7%
1966	42.1%	41.7%
1967	42.8%	41.8%
1968	43.4%	41.9%
1969	43.9%	41.9%
1970	43.7%	42.1%
1971	42.7%	42.2%
1972	41.6%	42.4%
1973	40.4%	42.6%
1974	39.1%	42.7%
1975	37.8%	42.9%
1976	36.4%	42.9%
1977	35.2%	42.8%
1978	34%	42.8%
1979	33%	42.8%
1980	32%	42.8%
1981	31%	42.8%
1982	30%	42.9%
1983	29.2%	43%
1984	28.6%	43%
1985	28.6%	43.2%
1986	28.7%	43.3%
1987	28.9%	43.5%
1988	29.1%	43.8%
1989	29.4%	44.1%
1990	29.8%	44.5%
1991	29.7%	44.9%
1992	29.3%	45.2%
1993	29%	45.4%
1994	28.8%	45.5%
1995	28.6%	45.6%
1996	28.6%	45.7%
1997	28.4%	45.7%
1998	28.3%	45.7%
1999	28%	45.6%
2000	27.8%	45.5%
2001	27.5%	45.4%
2002	27.2%	45.3%
2003	26.8%	45.2%
2004	26.4%	45.1%
2005	25.9%	45.1%
2006	25.4%	45.1%
2007	25%	45.3%
2008	24.6%	45.4%
2009	24.2%	45.6%
2010	23.8%	45.9%
2011	23.2%	46.3%
2012	22.6%	46.9%
2013	22.1%	47.6%
2014	21.7%	48.5%
2015	21.2%	49%
2016	20.6%	49%
2017	20.2%	49%
2018	19.8%	49%
2019	19.4%	49%
2020	19.1%	48.9%
2021	18.8%	49%
2022	18.6%	49.2%
2023	18.2%	49.2%
2024	17.8%	49%
2025	17.5%	48.7%
2026	17.2%	48.2%
2027	17%	47.8%
2028	16.9%	47.5%
2029	16.8%	47.2%
2030	16.7%	47.1%
2031	16.6%	46.9%
2032	16.5%	46.8%
2033	16.4%	46.7%
2034	16.4%	46.5%
2035	16.3%	46.3%
2036	16.1%	46.1%
2037	15.9%	45.8%
2038	15.7%	45.3%
2039	15.5%	44.7%
2040	15.4%	44.1%
2041	15.2%	43.5%
2042	15%	42.8%
2043	14.8%	42.2%
2044	14.7%	41.5%
2045	14.5%	40.9%
2046	14.4%	40.2%
2047	14.2%	39.6%
2048	14.1%	39%
2049	14%	38.4%
2050	13.8%	37.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 49% in the Central African Republic in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 44.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and the Central African Republic compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Central African Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +2.39% in the Central African Republic. 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	CAR
1960	1,434	31,131
1961	1,476	32,383
1962	1,509	33,731
1963	1,543	35,218
1964	1,559	36,878
1965	1,528	38,710
1966	1,489	40,804
1967	1,431	42,979
1968	1,369	45,377
1969	1,308	47,066
1970	1,248	48,690
1971	1,219	50,142
1972	1,179	51,390
1973	1,135	52,525
1974	1,074	53,777
1975	1,028	55,106
1976	1,075	57,725
1977	1,124	60,436
1978	1,064	63,285
1979	1,150	66,104
1980	1,002	68,759
1981	940	71,391
1982	913	73,330
1983	941	75,399
1984	899	77,395
1985	955	79,266
1986	855	81,149
1987	845	83,408
1988	848	84,654
1989	845	85,969
1990	833	87,507
1991	673	88,688
1992	728	88,939
1993	706	89,873
1994	757	90,943
1995	844	92,748
1996	947	93,369
1997	932	93,378
1998	845	94,361
1999	828	96,108
2000	1,009	97,468
2001	900	99,598
2002	843	100,588
2003	793	105,540
2004	757	108,548
2005	738	113,534
2006	742	118,882
2007	770	123,137
2008	911	128,627
2009	900	-130,613
2010	758	130,539
2011	743	142,913
2012	678	146,791
2013	586	140,489
2014	564	107,448
2015	583	141,912
2016	496	142,419
2017	504	128,461
2018	411	153,361
2019	461	68,523
2020	512	156,911
2021	492	124,408
2022	486	-49,456
2023	462	190,325

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Central African Republic

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 692 deaths in the Central African Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	CAR
1985	38	796
1986	38	795
1987	40	803
1988	38	815
1989	41	835
1990	41	866
1991	42	910
1992	40	956
1993	40	997
1994	38	1,053
1995	38	1,123
1996	37	1,191
1997	37	1,270
1998	34	1,346
1999	34	1,411
2000	37	1,490
2001	36	1,504
2002	36	1,496
2003	33	1,487
2004	34	1,450
2005	33	1,389
2006	32	1,337
2007	32	1,271
2008	31	1,234
2009	32	1,272
2010	31	1,230
2011	31	1,131
2012	30	1,092
2013	32	1,092
2014	32	1,034
2015	30	981
2016	28	962
2017	31	1,093
2018	31	881
2019	32	1,650
2020	35	1,296
2021	32	1,127
2022	36	841
2023	35	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 9.22% in the Central African Republic. 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	CAR
1960	8.25%	28.3%
1961	7.74%	27.8%
1962	7.18%	27.2%
1963	6.59%	26.7%
1964	6%	26.1%
1965	5.41%	25.5%
1966	4.86%	24.9%
1967	4.36%	24.3%
1968	3.92%	23.7%
1969	3.54%	23.2%
1970	3.23%	22.6%
1971	2.96%	22.1%
1972	2.74%	21.7%
1973	2.56%	21.2%
1974	2.4%	20.8%
1975	2.25%	20.4%
1976	2.11%	20%
1977	1.97%	19.7%
1978	1.84%	19.4%
1979	1.71%	19.1%
1980	1.6%	18.8%
1981	1.5%	18.6%
1982	1.42%	18.4%
1983	1.36%	18.2%
1984	1.31%	18.1%
1985	1.29%	18%
1986	1.28%	17.9%
1987	1.28%	17.9%
1988	1.3%	17.8%
1989	1.32%	17.8%
1990	1.35%	17.8%
1991	1.39%	17.7%
1992	1.43%	17.7%
1993	1.47%	17.6%
1994	1.51%	17.5%
1995	1.54%	17.5%
1996	1.55%	17.3%
1997	1.55%	17.2%
1998	1.54%	17%
1999	1.52%	16.8%
2000	1.49%	16.6%
2001	1.46%	16.3%
2002	1.43%	15.9%
2003	1.4%	15.6%
2004	1.36%	15.2%
2005	1.33%	14.8%
2006	1.3%	14.4%
2007	1.27%	14%
2008	1.24%	13.6%
2009	1.22%	47.9%
2010	1.19%	14.9%
2011	1.17%	12.5%
2012	1.15%	12.2%
2013	1.13%	13.4%
2014	1.12%	18.3%
2015	1.1%	11.4%
2016	1.08%	12.6%
2017	1.06%	15.2%
2018	1.05%	12%
2019	1.03%	24.3%
2020	1.01%	12.3%
2021	0.98%	17.1%
2022	0.96%	38.7%
2023	0.93%	9.22%