Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Greece

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Greece 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 1.32 in Greece in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Greece 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	Greece
1960	4.6	2.23
1961	4.56	2.13
1962	4.55	2.16
1963	4.54	2.14
1964	4.48	2.24
1965	4.42	2.25
1966	4.32	2.32
1967	4.18	2.45
1968	4.01	2.42
1969	3.83	2.36
1970	3.63	2.4
1971	3.46	2.32
1972	3.29	2.32
1973	3.13	2.27
1974	2.93	2.38
1975	2.77	2.33
1976	2.78	2.35
1977	2.78	2.27
1978	2.57	2.28
1979	2.63	2.26
1980	2.31	2.23
1981	2.17	2.09
1982	2.09	2.03
1983	2.12	1.94
1984	2.04	1.83
1985	2.15	1.67
1986	2.03	1.6
1987	2.07	1.5
1988	2.13	1.5
1989	2.2	1.4
1990	2.25	1.39
1991	2.04	1.37
1992	2.13	1.36
1993	2.04	1.32
1994	2.07	1.33
1995	2.16	1.28
1996	2.27	1.26
1997	2.19	1.27
1998	2.02	1.24
1999	1.96	1.23
2000	2.2	1.25
2001	2.02	1.25
2002	1.94	1.28
2003	1.89	1.29
2004	1.85	1.31
2005	1.83	1.34
2006	1.83	1.4
2007	1.86	1.41
2008	2.04	1.5
2009	2.01	1.5
2010	1.79	1.48
2011	1.75	1.4
2012	1.66	1.34
2013	1.54	1.29
2014	1.53	1.3
2015	1.57	1.33
2016	1.46	1.38
2017	1.49	1.35
2018	1.37	1.35
2019	1.47	1.34
2020	1.57	1.39
2021	1.58	1.43
2022	1.58	1.32
2023	1.58	1.32
2024	1.58	1.32
2025	1.58	1.33
2026	1.57	1.33
2027	1.57	1.33
2028	1.57	1.34
2029	1.57	1.34
2030	1.56	1.34
2031	1.56	1.35
2032	1.56	1.35
2033	1.56	1.35
2034	1.56	1.35
2035	1.56	1.36
2036	1.56	1.36
2037	1.57	1.36
2038	1.57	1.37
2039	1.57	1.37
2040	1.57	1.37
2041	1.57	1.38
2042	1.57	1.38
2043	1.57	1.39
2044	1.57	1.39
2045	1.57	1.39
2046	1.57	1.39
2047	1.57	1.39
2048	1.57	1.39
2049	1.57	1.4
2050	1.58	1.4

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Greece
1960	40.1%	26.7%
1961	40%	26.4%
1962	39.9%	26.1%
1963	39.9%	26%
1964	40.4%	25.9%
1965	41.3%	25.3%
1966	42.1%	25.5%
1967	42.8%	25.3%
1968	43.4%	25.2%
1969	43.9%	25.2%
1970	43.7%	24.8%
1971	42.7%	25.1%
1972	41.6%	24.8%
1973	40.4%	24.5%
1974	39.1%	24.3%
1975	37.8%	24%
1976	36.4%	23.8%
1977	35.2%	23.6%
1978	34%	23.5%
1979	33%	23.2%
1980	32%	23.4%
1981	31%	23.6%
1982	30%	23.2%
1983	29.2%	22.8%
1984	28.6%	22.4%
1985	28.6%	21.9%
1986	28.7%	21.4%
1987	28.9%	20.9%
1988	29.1%	20.5%
1989	29.4%	19.9%
1990	29.8%	19.4%
1991	29.7%	18.9%
1992	29.3%	18.6%
1993	29%	18.2%
1994	28.8%	17.8%
1995	28.6%	17.3%
1996	28.6%	16.9%
1997	28.4%	16.5%
1998	28.3%	16.2%
1999	28%	16%
2000	27.8%	15.8%
2001	27.5%	15.7%
2002	27.2%	15.6%
2003	26.8%	15.4%
2004	26.4%	15.2%
2005	25.9%	15%
2006	25.4%	14.8%
2007	25%	14.7%
2008	24.6%	14.6%
2009	24.2%	14.6%
2010	23.8%	14.6%
2011	23.2%	14.6%
2012	22.6%	14.7%
2013	22.1%	14.7%
2014	21.7%	14.6%
2015	21.2%	14.5%
2016	20.6%	14.4%
2017	20.2%	14.4%
2018	19.8%	14.4%
2019	19.4%	14.3%
2020	19.1%	14.2%
2021	18.8%	14%
2022	18.6%	13.8%
2023	18.2%	13.6%
2024	17.8%	13.2%
2025	17.5%	12.9%
2026	17.2%	12.6%
2027	17%	12.3%
2028	16.9%	12.1%
2029	16.8%	11.9%
2030	16.7%	11.7%
2031	16.6%	11.5%
2032	16.5%	11.3%
2033	16.4%	11.2%
2034	16.4%	11.1%
2035	16.3%	11%
2036	16.1%	10.9%
2037	15.9%	10.9%
2038	15.7%	11%
2039	15.5%	11%
2040	15.4%	11.1%
2041	15.2%	11.2%
2042	15%	11.3%
2043	14.8%	11.4%
2044	14.7%	11.5%
2045	14.5%	11.7%
2046	14.4%	11.8%
2047	14.2%	11.9%
2048	14.1%	12%
2049	14%	12.1%
2050	13.8%	12.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 13.2% in Greece in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 19.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Greece compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Greece by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and -0.39% in Greece. 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	Greece
1960	1,434	96,648
1961	1,476	86,500
1962	1,509	85,327
1963	1,543	81,404
1964	1,559	83,402
1965	1,528	83,793
1966	1,489	86,998
1967	1,431	91,183
1968	1,369	87,408
1969	1,308	82,464
1970	1,248	71,222
1971	1,219	67,116
1972	1,179	64,887
1973	1,135	59,824
1974	1,074	68,111
1975	1,028	61,516
1976	1,075	65,236
1977	1,124	59,574
1978	1,064	64,124
1979	1,150	65,882
1980	1,002	60,748
1981	940	54,484
1982	913	50,906
1983	941	42,341
1984	899	37,604
1985	955	22,849
1986	855	20,931
1987	845	10,001
1988	848	15,055
1989	845	9,080
1990	833	8,157
1991	673	6,192
1992	728	6,239
1993	706	4,185
1994	757	6,307
1995	844	1,056
1996	947	0
1997	932	2,133
1998	845	-2,144
1999	828	-2,153
2000	1,009	-1,081
2001	900	0
2002	843	0
2003	793	-1,093
2004	757	0
2005	738	2,197
2006	742	6,612
2007	770	2,210
2008	911	11,077
2009	900	8,886
2010	758	5,560
2011	743	-4,441
2012	678	-16,568
2013	586	-17,545
2014	564	-20,696
2015	583	-29,216
2016	496	-25,862
2017	504	-36,566
2018	411	-33,272
2019	461	-41,814
2020	512	-46,004
2021	492	-58,131
2022	486	-63,665
2023	462	-56,191

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Greece

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 5 deaths in Greece.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Greece
1985	38	9
1986	38	8
1987	40	9
1988	38	7
1989	41	7
1990	41	7
1991	42	6
1992	40	6
1993	40	5
1994	38	5
1995	38	5
1996	37	4
1997	37	4
1998	34	4
1999	34	4
2000	37	4
2001	36	3
2002	36	3
2003	33	3
2004	34	3
2005	33	3
2006	32	3
2007	32	3
2008	31	3
2009	32	3
2010	31	4
2011	31	4
2012	30	4
2013	32	4
2014	32	4
2015	30	5
2016	28	5
2017	31	5
2018	31	5
2019	32	5
2020	35	7
2021	32	9
2022	36	10
2023	35	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 0.37% in Greece. 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	Greece
1960	8.25%	4.62%
1961	7.74%	4.51%
1962	7.18%	4.39%
1963	6.59%	4.25%
1964	6%	4.1%
1965	5.41%	3.97%
1966	4.86%	3.86%
1967	4.36%	3.73%
1968	3.92%	3.54%
1969	3.54%	3.33%
1970	3.23%	3.13%
1971	2.96%	2.96%
1972	2.74%	2.84%
1973	2.56%	2.76%
1974	2.4%	2.7%
1975	2.25%	2.62%
1976	2.11%	2.51%
1977	1.97%	2.38%
1978	1.84%	2.24%
1979	1.71%	2.09%
1980	1.6%	1.96%
1981	1.5%	1.83%
1982	1.42%	1.71%
1983	1.36%	1.62%
1984	1.31%	1.54%
1985	1.29%	1.46%
1986	1.28%	1.37%
1987	1.28%	1.27%
1988	1.3%	1.19%
1989	1.32%	1.11%
1990	1.35%	1.05%
1991	1.39%	0.99%
1992	1.43%	0.95%
1993	1.47%	0.91%
1994	1.51%	0.88%
1995	1.54%	0.85%
1996	1.55%	0.81%
1997	1.55%	0.77%
1998	1.54%	0.73%
1999	1.52%	0.69%
2000	1.49%	0.64%
2001	1.46%	0.6%
2002	1.43%	0.56%
2003	1.4%	0.52%
2004	1.36%	0.49%
2005	1.33%	0.46%
2006	1.3%	0.43%
2007	1.27%	0.41%
2008	1.24%	0.4%
2009	1.22%	0.4%
2010	1.19%	0.39%
2011	1.17%	0.4%
2012	1.15%	0.4%
2013	1.13%	0.41%
2014	1.12%	0.42%
2015	1.1%	0.43%
2016	1.08%	0.43%
2017	1.06%	0.43%
2018	1.05%	0.42%
2019	1.03%	0.41%
2020	1.01%	0.4%
2021	0.98%	0.39%
2022	0.96%	0.38%
2023	0.93%	0.37%