Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Gambia

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Gambia 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 4.01 in the Gambia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs the Gambia 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	Gambia
1960	4.6	6.25
1961	4.56	6.23
1962	4.55	6.21
1963	4.54	6.2
1964	4.48	6.2
1965	4.42	6.19
1966	4.32	6.18
1967	4.18	6.21
1968	4.01	6.22
1969	3.83	6.25
1970	3.63	6.26
1971	3.46	6.33
1972	3.29	6.37
1973	3.13	6.41
1974	2.93	6.42
1975	2.77	6.43
1976	2.78	6.43
1977	2.78	6.43
1978	2.57	6.42
1979	2.63	6.41
1980	2.31	6.41
1981	2.17	6.4
1982	2.09	6.4
1983	2.12	6.39
1984	2.04	6.39
1985	2.15	6.36
1986	2.03	6.34
1987	2.07	6.3
1988	2.13	6.26
1989	2.2	6.25
1990	2.25	6.25
1991	2.04	6.19
1992	2.13	6.11
1993	2.04	6.03
1994	2.07	6.04
1995	2.16	5.99
1996	2.27	5.93
1997	2.19	5.85
1998	2.02	5.82
1999	1.96	5.77
2000	2.2	5.72
2001	2.02	5.67
2002	1.94	5.66
2003	1.89	5.66
2004	1.85	5.68
2005	1.83	5.71
2006	1.83	5.74
2007	1.86	5.69
2008	2.04	5.63
2009	2.01	5.57
2010	1.79	5.56
2011	1.75	5.54
2012	1.66	5.52
2013	1.54	5.39
2014	1.53	5.2
2015	1.57	5
2016	1.46	4.81
2017	1.49	4.61
2018	1.37	4.42
2019	1.47	4.33
2020	1.57	4.25
2021	1.58	4.17
2022	1.58	4.08
2023	1.58	4.01
2024	1.58	3.91
2025	1.58	3.8
2026	1.57	3.7
2027	1.57	3.6
2028	1.57	3.51
2029	1.57	3.41
2030	1.56	3.33
2031	1.56	3.24
2032	1.56	3.17
2033	1.56	3.1
2034	1.56	3.03
2035	1.56	2.97
2036	1.56	2.91
2037	1.57	2.86
2038	1.57	2.81
2039	1.57	2.76
2040	1.57	2.71
2041	1.57	2.67
2042	1.57	2.63
2043	1.57	2.59
2044	1.57	2.56
2045	1.57	2.52
2046	1.57	2.49
2047	1.57	2.46
2048	1.57	2.43
2049	1.57	2.4
2050	1.58	2.38

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Gambia
1960	40.1%	41%
1961	40%	40.8%
1962	39.9%	40.7%
1963	39.9%	40.8%
1964	40.4%	41%
1965	41.3%	41.3%
1966	42.1%	41.5%
1967	42.8%	41.6%
1968	43.4%	41.8%
1969	43.9%	41.9%
1970	43.7%	42%
1971	42.7%	42.1%
1972	41.6%	42.2%
1973	40.4%	42.3%
1974	39.1%	42.4%
1975	37.8%	42.6%
1976	36.4%	42.8%
1977	35.2%	43%
1978	34%	43.3%
1979	33%	43.5%
1980	32%	43.7%
1981	31%	44%
1982	30%	44.3%
1983	29.2%	44.6%
1984	28.6%	44.9%
1985	28.6%	45%
1986	28.7%	45.2%
1987	28.9%	45.4%
1988	29.1%	45.5%
1989	29.4%	45.6%
1990	29.8%	45.7%
1991	29.7%	45.8%
1992	29.3%	45.9%
1993	29%	46%
1994	28.8%	46.3%
1995	28.6%	46.5%
1996	28.6%	46.7%
1997	28.4%	46.9%
1998	28.3%	46.9%
1999	28%	46.9%
2000	27.8%	46.8%
2001	27.5%	46.7%
2002	27.2%	46.6%
2003	26.8%	46.4%
2004	26.4%	46.1%
2005	25.9%	45.9%
2006	25.4%	45.6%
2007	25%	45.3%
2008	24.6%	45.1%
2009	24.2%	44.8%
2010	23.8%	44.5%
2011	23.2%	44.3%
2012	22.6%	44.1%
2013	22.1%	43.9%
2014	21.7%	43.7%
2015	21.2%	43.6%
2016	20.6%	43.3%
2017	20.2%	43.1%
2018	19.8%	42.8%
2019	19.4%	42.4%
2020	19.1%	42%
2021	18.8%	41.6%
2022	18.6%	41.2%
2023	18.2%	40.7%
2024	17.8%	40.2%
2025	17.5%	39.7%
2026	17.2%	39.2%
2027	17%	38.5%
2028	16.9%	37.9%
2029	16.8%	37.3%
2030	16.7%	36.7%
2031	16.6%	36.2%
2032	16.5%	35.7%
2033	16.4%	35.2%
2034	16.4%	34.8%
2035	16.3%	34.3%
2036	16.1%	33.9%
2037	15.9%	33.4%
2038	15.7%	33%
2039	15.5%	32.5%
2040	15.4%	32.1%
2041	15.2%	31.7%
2042	15%	31.3%
2043	14.8%	30.9%
2044	14.7%	30.5%
2045	14.5%	30.2%
2046	14.4%	29.8%
2047	14.2%	29.5%
2048	14.1%	29.1%
2049	14%	28.8%
2050	13.8%	28.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 40.2% in the Gambia in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and the Gambia compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Gambia 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 Gambia. 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	Gambia
1960	1,434	8,420
1961	1,476	8,778
1962	1,509	9,150
1963	1,543	9,493
1964	1,559	9,825
1965	1,528	10,162
1966	1,489	10,422
1967	1,431	10,823
1968	1,369	11,215
1969	1,308	11,670
1970	1,248	12,128
1971	1,219	12,842
1972	1,179	13,432
1973	1,135	14,046
1974	1,074	14,628
1975	1,028	15,256
1976	1,075	16,032
1977	1,124	16,773
1978	1,064	17,424
1979	1,150	18,543
1980	1,002	19,566
1981	940	20,156
1982	913	21,894
1983	941	23,175
1984	899	24,586
1985	955	25,795
1986	855	27,195
1987	845	28,452
1988	848	29,938
1989	845	31,504
1990	833	33,163
1991	673	34,584
1992	728	35,951
1993	706	37,302
1994	757	38,880
1995	844	39,681
1996	947	40,253
1997	932	40,742
1998	845	41,842
1999	828	42,533
2000	1,009	43,249
2001	900	44,154
2002	843	45,156
2003	793	46,473
2004	757	48,276
2005	738	50,010
2006	742	52,335
2007	770	53,653
2008	911	55,032
2009	900	56,575
2010	758	58,554
2011	743	60,571
2012	678	62,745
2013	586	63,510
2014	564	63,185
2015	583	62,832
2016	496	62,358
2017	504	61,665
2018	411	60,854
2019	461	61,701
2020	512	62,209
2021	492	62,239
2022	486	63,634
2023	462	65,118

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Gambia

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 354 deaths in the Gambia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Gambia
1985	38	1,454
1986	38	1,401
1987	40	1,360
1988	38	1,302
1989	41	1,258
1990	41	1,207
1991	42	1,167
1992	40	1,115
1993	40	1,072
1994	38	1,039
1995	38	999
1996	37	956
1997	37	928
1998	34	867
1999	34	830
2000	37	810
2001	36	794
2002	36	772
2003	33	749
2004	34	719
2005	33	707
2006	32	682
2007	32	675
2008	31	653
2009	32	634
2010	31	632
2011	31	634
2012	30	628
2013	32	606
2014	32	561
2015	30	527
2016	28	490
2017	31	469
2018	31	450
2019	32	422
2020	35	400
2021	32	420
2022	36	365
2023	35	354

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 4.41% in the Gambia. 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	Gambia
1960	8.25%	36.2%
1961	7.74%	35.5%
1962	7.18%	34.8%
1963	6.59%	34.1%
1964	6%	33.5%
1965	5.41%	32.8%
1966	4.86%	32.1%
1967	4.36%	31.5%
1968	3.92%	30.9%
1969	3.54%	30.2%
1970	3.23%	29.5%
1971	2.96%	28.9%
1972	2.74%	28.2%
1973	2.56%	27.5%
1974	2.4%	26.9%
1975	2.25%	26.2%
1976	2.11%	25.5%
1977	1.97%	24.9%
1978	1.84%	24.2%
1979	1.71%	23.6%
1980	1.6%	23%
1981	1.5%	22.3%
1982	1.42%	21.7%
1983	1.36%	21%
1984	1.31%	20.4%
1985	1.29%	19.7%
1986	1.28%	19.1%
1987	1.28%	18.4%
1988	1.3%	17.8%
1989	1.32%	17.2%
1990	1.35%	16.6%
1991	1.39%	16%
1992	1.43%	15.5%
1993	1.47%	14.9%
1994	1.51%	14.4%
1995	1.54%	13.9%
1996	1.55%	13.3%
1997	1.55%	12.8%
1998	1.54%	12.3%
1999	1.52%	11.8%
2000	1.49%	11.3%
2001	1.46%	10.9%
2002	1.43%	10.4%
2003	1.4%	9.95%
2004	1.36%	9.52%
2005	1.33%	9.11%
2006	1.3%	8.71%
2007	1.27%	8.33%
2008	1.24%	7.98%
2009	1.22%	7.64%
2010	1.19%	7.31%
2011	1.17%	7.01%
2012	1.15%	6.73%
2013	1.13%	6.45%
2014	1.12%	6.18%
2015	1.1%	5.93%
2016	1.08%	5.7%
2017	1.06%	5.47%
2018	1.05%	5.27%
2019	1.03%	5.07%
2020	1.01%	4.89%
2021	0.98%	4.72%
2022	0.96%	4.56%
2023	0.93%	4.41%