Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Congo

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Congo 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 4.16 in the Congo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs the Congo 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	Congo
1960	4.6	6.09
1961	4.56	6.09
1962	4.55	6.1
1963	4.54	6.15
1964	4.48	6.18
1965	4.42	6.23
1966	4.32	6.27
1967	4.18	6.29
1968	4.01	6.33
1969	3.83	6.35
1970	3.63	6.38
1971	3.46	6.42
1972	3.29	6.44
1973	3.13	6.42
1974	2.93	6.39
1975	2.77	6.36
1976	2.78	6.32
1977	2.78	6.27
1978	2.57	6.21
1979	2.63	6.14
1980	2.31	6.07
1981	2.17	5.98
1982	2.09	5.85
1983	2.12	5.76
1984	2.04	5.66
1985	2.15	5.59
1986	2.03	5.51
1987	2.07	5.46
1988	2.13	5.39
1989	2.2	5.33
1990	2.25	5.27
1991	2.04	5.22
1992	2.13	5.18
1993	2.04	5.13
1994	2.07	5.1
1995	2.16	5.07
1996	2.27	5.03
1997	2.19	5
1998	2.02	4.91
1999	1.96	4.81
2000	2.2	4.72
2001	2.02	4.67
2002	1.94	4.7
2003	1.89	4.7
2004	1.85	4.69
2005	1.83	4.67
2006	1.83	4.65
2007	1.86	4.65
2008	2.04	4.73
2009	2.01	4.81
2010	1.79	4.85
2011	1.75	4.83
2012	1.66	4.79
2013	1.54	4.73
2014	1.53	4.67
2015	1.57	4.61
2016	1.46	4.55
2017	1.49	4.5
2018	1.37	4.44
2019	1.47	4.38
2020	1.57	4.33
2021	1.58	4.28
2022	1.58	4.22
2023	1.58	4.16
2024	1.58	4.11
2025	1.58	4.05
2026	1.57	3.99
2027	1.57	3.93
2028	1.57	3.88
2029	1.57	3.83
2030	1.56	3.78
2031	1.56	3.73
2032	1.56	3.68
2033	1.56	3.64
2034	1.56	3.59
2035	1.56	3.54
2036	1.56	3.5
2037	1.57	3.46
2038	1.57	3.42
2039	1.57	3.38
2040	1.57	3.35
2041	1.57	3.31
2042	1.57	3.27
2043	1.57	3.24
2044	1.57	3.2
2045	1.57	3.16
2046	1.57	3.13
2047	1.57	3.09
2048	1.57	3.06
2049	1.57	3.03
2050	1.58	3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Congo
1960	40.1%	42.7%
1961	40%	43%
1962	39.9%	43.3%
1963	39.9%	43.5%
1964	40.4%	43.7%
1965	41.3%	43.9%
1966	42.1%	44%
1967	42.8%	44.2%
1968	43.4%	44.3%
1969	43.9%	44.5%
1970	43.7%	44.7%
1971	42.7%	44.8%
1972	41.6%	45%
1973	40.4%	45.2%
1974	39.1%	45.4%
1975	37.8%	45.5%
1976	36.4%	45.7%
1977	35.2%	45.8%
1978	34%	45.8%
1979	33%	45.8%
1980	32%	45.7%
1981	31%	45.6%
1982	30%	45.4%
1983	29.2%	45.2%
1984	28.6%	45%
1985	28.6%	44.9%
1986	28.7%	44.7%
1987	28.9%	44.6%
1988	29.1%	44.5%
1989	29.4%	44.3%
1990	29.8%	44.2%
1991	29.7%	44%
1992	29.3%	43.8%
1993	29%	43.6%
1994	28.8%	43.4%
1995	28.6%	43.3%
1996	28.6%	43.2%
1997	28.4%	43.3%
1998	28.3%	43.3%
1999	28%	43.1%
2000	27.8%	42.5%
2001	27.5%	41.9%
2002	27.2%	41.9%
2003	26.8%	41.7%
2004	26.4%	41.4%
2005	25.9%	41.1%
2006	25.4%	40.9%
2007	25%	40.7%
2008	24.6%	40.7%
2009	24.2%	40.5%
2010	23.8%	40.4%
2011	23.2%	40.6%
2012	22.6%	41%
2013	22.1%	41.3%
2014	21.7%	41.7%
2015	21.2%	41.9%
2016	20.6%	42.1%
2017	20.2%	42.1%
2018	19.8%	42.1%
2019	19.4%	41.9%
2020	19.1%	41.8%
2021	18.8%	41.5%
2022	18.6%	41.3%
2023	18.2%	40.9%
2024	17.8%	40.4%
2025	17.5%	39.9%
2026	17.2%	39.4%
2027	17%	38.9%
2028	16.9%	38.4%
2029	16.8%	38%
2030	16.7%	37.6%
2031	16.6%	37.3%
2032	16.5%	37%
2033	16.4%	36.8%
2034	16.4%	36.6%
2035	16.3%	36.4%
2036	16.1%	36.2%
2037	15.9%	36%
2038	15.7%	35.8%
2039	15.5%	35.6%
2040	15.4%	35.5%
2041	15.2%	35.3%
2042	15%	35.1%
2043	14.8%	34.9%
2044	14.7%	34.7%
2045	14.5%	34.4%
2046	14.4%	34.2%
2047	14.2%	33.9%
2048	14.1%	33.6%
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 40.4% in the Congo in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 44.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and the Congo compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +2.59% in the Congo. 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	Congo
1960	1,434	27,094
1961	1,476	28,220
1962	1,509	29,342
1963	1,543	30,832
1964	1,559	32,270
1965	1,528	33,865
1966	1,489	35,452
1967	1,431	36,866
1968	1,369	38,786
1969	1,308	40,532
1970	1,248	42,374
1971	1,219	44,431
1972	1,179	46,427
1973	1,135	48,017
1974	1,074	49,563
1975	1,028	51,155
1976	1,075	52,148
1977	1,124	53,179
1978	1,064	53,885
1979	1,150	54,723
1980	1,002	55,550
1981	940	56,603
1982	913	57,036
1983	941	58,120
1984	899	59,028
1985	955	60,359
1986	855	61,669
1987	845	63,183
1988	848	64,629
1989	845	65,944
1990	833	67,241
1991	673	68,534
1992	728	69,973
1993	706	71,119
1994	757	72,857
1995	844	74,189
1996	947	75,628
1997	932	66,149
1998	845	72,450
1999	828	76,204
2000	1,009	78,491
2001	900	84,876
2002	843	88,497
2003	793	91,326
2004	757	96,577
2005	738	101,344
2006	742	106,876
2007	770	112,459
2008	911	120,711
2009	900	126,904
2010	758	136,908
2011	743	140,371
2012	678	142,464
2013	586	142,080
2014	564	141,674
2015	583	141,539
2016	496	141,358
2017	504	141,973
2018	411	142,704
2019	461	139,513
2020	512	143,492
2021	492	144,241
2022	486	147,076
2023	462	150,486

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Congo

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 241 deaths in the Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Congo
1985	38	546
1986	38	535
1987	40	519
1988	38	510
1989	41	506
1990	41	505
1991	42	514
1992	40	531
1993	40	541
1994	38	551
1995	38	551
1996	37	545
1997	37	650
1998	34	597
1999	34	554
2000	37	509
2001	36	489
2002	36	464
2003	33	436
2004	34	400
2005	33	385
2006	32	394
2007	32	370
2008	31	395
2009	32	414
2010	31	382
2011	31	378
2012	30	374
2013	32	320
2014	32	302
2015	30	284
2016	28	263
2017	31	262
2018	31	259
2019	32	245
2020	35	247
2021	32	301
2022	36	241
2023	35	241

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 4.05% in the Congo. 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	Congo
1960	8.25%	19.4%
1961	7.74%	18.6%
1962	7.18%	18%
1963	6.59%	17.3%
1964	6%	16.7%
1965	5.41%	16.1%
1966	4.86%	15.6%
1967	4.36%	15.1%
1968	3.92%	14.6%
1969	3.54%	14.2%
1970	3.23%	13.7%
1971	2.96%	13.4%
1972	2.74%	13%
1973	2.56%	12.6%
1974	2.4%	12.4%
1975	2.25%	12.1%
1976	2.11%	11.8%
1977	1.97%	11.5%
1978	1.84%	11.2%
1979	1.71%	11%
1980	1.6%	10.7%
1981	1.5%	10.5%
1982	1.42%	10.2%
1983	1.36%	9.95%
1984	1.31%	9.68%
1985	1.29%	9.44%
1986	1.28%	9.25%
1987	1.28%	9.11%
1988	1.3%	9.04%
1989	1.32%	9.05%
1990	1.35%	9.15%
1991	1.39%	9.31%
1992	1.43%	9.54%
1993	1.47%	9.84%
1994	1.51%	10.2%
1995	1.54%	10.5%
1996	1.55%	10.9%
1997	1.55%	11.2%
1998	1.54%	11.4%
1999	1.52%	11.5%
2000	1.49%	11.4%
2001	1.46%	11.1%
2002	1.43%	10.6%
2003	1.4%	10%
2004	1.36%	9.35%
2005	1.33%	8.66%
2006	1.3%	8.02%
2007	1.27%	7.43%
2008	1.24%	6.95%
2009	1.22%	6.55%
2010	1.19%	6.25%
2011	1.17%	6.02%
2012	1.15%	5.82%
2013	1.13%	5.64%
2014	1.12%	5.45%
2015	1.1%	5.27%
2016	1.08%	5.09%
2017	1.06%	4.93%
2018	1.05%	4.77%
2019	1.03%	5.24%
2020	1.01%	4.47%
2021	0.98%	4.33%
2022	0.96%	4.19%
2023	0.93%	4.05%