Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Honduras

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Honduras 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 2.5 in Honduras in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Honduras 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	Honduras
1960	4.6	7.46
1961	4.56	7.45
1962	4.55	7.44
1963	4.54	7.44
1964	4.48	7.44
1965	4.42	7.44
1966	4.32	7.41
1967	4.18	7.36
1968	4.01	7.3
1969	3.83	7.23
1970	3.63	7.17
1971	3.46	7.11
1972	3.29	7.06
1973	3.13	6.99
1974	2.93	6.91
1975	2.77	6.87
1976	2.78	6.81
1977	2.78	6.73
1978	2.57	6.63
1979	2.63	6.53
1980	2.31	6.42
1981	2.17	6.3
1982	2.09	6.18
1983	2.12	6.06
1984	2.04	5.94
1985	2.15	5.82
1986	2.03	5.7
1987	2.07	5.58
1988	2.13	5.47
1989	2.2	5.35
1990	2.25	5.27
1991	2.04	5.19
1992	2.13	5.11
1993	2.04	5.03
1994	2.07	4.93
1995	2.16	4.84
1996	2.27	4.71
1997	2.19	4.59
1998	2.02	4.47
1999	1.96	4.37
2000	2.2	4.29
2001	2.02	4.15
2002	1.94	4
2003	1.89	3.84
2004	1.85	3.71
2005	1.83	3.58
2006	1.83	3.45
2007	1.86	3.35
2008	2.04	3.26
2009	2.01	3.17
2010	1.79	3.08
2011	1.75	3
2012	1.66	2.93
2013	1.54	2.86
2014	1.53	2.79
2015	1.57	2.75
2016	1.46	2.7
2017	1.49	2.66
2018	1.37	2.65
2019	1.47	2.61
2020	1.57	2.58
2021	1.58	2.55
2022	1.58	2.52
2023	1.58	2.5
2024	1.58	2.48
2025	1.58	2.45
2026	1.57	2.42
2027	1.57	2.4
2028	1.57	2.38
2029	1.57	2.35
2030	1.56	2.32
2031	1.56	2.3
2032	1.56	2.28
2033	1.56	2.26
2034	1.56	2.24
2035	1.56	2.22
2036	1.56	2.2
2037	1.57	2.18
2038	1.57	2.16
2039	1.57	2.15
2040	1.57	2.13
2041	1.57	2.12
2042	1.57	2.1
2043	1.57	2.09
2044	1.57	2.07
2045	1.57	2.06
2046	1.57	2.05
2047	1.57	2.03
2048	1.57	2.02
2049	1.57	2.01
2050	1.58	2

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Honduras
1960	40.1%	47%
1961	40%	47.3%
1962	39.9%	47.6%
1963	39.9%	47.8%
1964	40.4%	47.9%
1965	41.3%	48%
1966	42.1%	48%
1967	42.8%	48%
1968	43.4%	48%
1969	43.9%	48%
1970	43.7%	47.9%
1971	42.7%	47.9%
1972	41.6%	47.9%
1973	40.4%	47.9%
1974	39.1%	47.8%
1975	37.8%	47.6%
1976	36.4%	47.5%
1977	35.2%	47.4%
1978	34%	47.4%
1979	33%	47.3%
1980	32%	47.3%
1981	31%	47.2%
1982	30%	47.1%
1983	29.2%	47.1%
1984	28.6%	47%
1985	28.6%	46.8%
1986	28.7%	46.7%
1987	28.9%	46.5%
1988	29.1%	46.4%
1989	29.4%	46.3%
1990	29.8%	46.1%
1991	29.7%	45.9%
1992	29.3%	45.7%
1993	29%	45.4%
1994	28.8%	45.1%
1995	28.6%	44.8%
1996	28.6%	44.5%
1997	28.4%	44.2%
1998	28.3%	43.8%
1999	28%	43.4%
2000	27.8%	43.1%
2001	27.5%	42.7%
2002	27.2%	42.3%
2003	26.8%	41.9%
2004	26.4%	41.5%
2005	25.9%	41%
2006	25.4%	40.4%
2007	25%	39.9%
2008	24.6%	39.3%
2009	24.2%	38.7%
2010	23.8%	38.1%
2011	23.2%	37.4%
2012	22.6%	36.8%
2013	22.1%	36.2%
2014	21.7%	35.6%
2015	21.2%	34.9%
2016	20.6%	34.3%
2017	20.2%	33.7%
2018	19.8%	33.1%
2019	19.4%	32.6%
2020	19.1%	32.2%
2021	18.8%	31.8%
2022	18.6%	31.4%
2023	18.2%	31%
2024	17.8%	30.6%
2025	17.5%	30.3%
2026	17.2%	29.9%
2027	17%	29.6%
2028	16.9%	29.3%
2029	16.8%	28.9%
2030	16.7%	28.6%
2031	16.6%	28.3%
2032	16.5%	28%
2033	16.4%	27.6%
2034	16.4%	27.3%
2035	16.3%	26.9%
2036	16.1%	26.6%
2037	15.9%	26.2%
2038	15.7%	25.9%
2039	15.5%	25.5%
2040	15.4%	25.2%
2041	15.2%	24.8%
2042	15%	24.5%
2043	14.8%	24.2%
2044	14.7%	23.9%
2045	14.5%	23.6%
2046	14.4%	23.3%
2047	14.2%	23%
2048	14.1%	22.7%
2049	14%	22.5%
2050	13.8%	22.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 30.6% in Honduras in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Honduras compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Honduras by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +1.85% in Honduras. 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	Honduras
1960	1,434	62,602
1961	1,476	64,672
1962	1,509	67,332
1963	1,543	69,883
1964	1,559	72,756
1965	1,528	75,622
1966	1,489	78,369
1967	1,431	81,131
1968	1,369	84,070
1969	1,308	87,273
1970	1,248	90,875
1971	1,219	94,597
1972	1,179	98,634
1973	1,135	99,553
1974	1,074	98,141
1975	1,028	111,469
1976	1,075	115,754
1977	1,124	119,333
1978	1,064	122,593
1979	1,150	125,957
1980	1,002	128,856
1981	940	131,789
1982	913	134,629
1983	941	137,597
1984	899	139,851
1985	955	142,190
1986	855	144,500
1987	845	146,750
1988	848	149,130
1989	845	152,266
1990	833	156,537
1991	673	160,933
1992	728	165,434
1993	706	169,358
1994	757	173,437
1995	844	177,309
1996	947	180,083
1997	932	182,308
1998	845	169,632
1999	828	186,816
2000	1,009	190,308
2001	900	190,636
2002	843	189,653
2003	793	187,854
2004	757	186,774
2005	738	185,216
2006	742	183,381
2007	770	183,052
2008	911	182,607
2009	900	182,250
2010	758	180,318
2011	743	180,164
2012	678	180,384
2013	586	179,999
2014	564	180,075
2015	583	181,098
2016	496	182,243
2017	504	182,731
2018	411	184,953
2019	461	185,200
2020	512	179,553
2021	492	172,890
2022	486	186,257
2023	462	186,125

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Honduras

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 47 deaths in Honduras.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Honduras
1985	38	199
1986	38	191
1987	40	183
1988	38	177
1989	41	169
1990	41	159
1991	42	148
1992	40	138
1993	40	128
1994	38	119
1995	38	109
1996	37	101
1997	37	96
1998	34	91
1999	34	86
2000	37	82
2001	36	78
2002	36	75
2003	33	75
2004	34	74
2005	33	73
2006	32	72
2007	32	72
2008	31	72
2009	32	71
2010	31	72
2011	31	68
2012	30	64
2013	32	62
2014	32	60
2015	30	57
2016	28	55
2017	31	53
2018	31	52
2019	32	51
2020	35	57
2021	32	88
2022	36	48
2023	35	47

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 1.55% in Honduras. 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	Honduras
1960	8.25%	20.7%
1961	7.74%	20%
1962	7.18%	19.4%
1963	6.59%	18.7%
1964	6%	18.1%
1965	5.41%	17.5%
1966	4.86%	16.9%
1967	4.36%	16.3%
1968	3.92%	15.7%
1969	3.54%	15.2%
1970	3.23%	14.6%
1971	2.96%	14%
1972	2.74%	13.5%
1973	2.56%	12.9%
1974	2.4%	14.9%
1975	2.25%	11.9%
1976	2.11%	11.4%
1977	1.97%	10.9%
1978	1.84%	10.4%
1979	1.71%	9.94%
1980	1.6%	9.48%
1981	1.5%	9.05%
1982	1.42%	8.62%
1983	1.36%	8.2%
1984	1.31%	7.81%
1985	1.29%	7.43%
1986	1.28%	7.07%
1987	1.28%	6.73%
1988	1.3%	6.4%
1989	1.32%	6.1%
1990	1.35%	5.81%
1991	1.39%	5.54%
1992	1.43%	5.29%
1993	1.47%	5.06%
1994	1.51%	4.84%
1995	1.54%	4.64%
1996	1.55%	4.44%
1997	1.55%	4.25%
1998	1.54%	6.49%
1999	1.52%	3.9%
2000	1.49%	3.73%
2001	1.46%	3.57%
2002	1.43%	3.41%
2003	1.4%	3.26%
2004	1.36%	3.11%
2005	1.33%	2.98%
2006	1.3%	2.86%
2007	1.27%	2.75%
2008	1.24%	2.65%
2009	1.22%	2.55%
2010	1.19%	2.46%
2011	1.17%	2.37%
2012	1.15%	2.28%
2013	1.13%	2.2%
2014	1.12%	2.12%
2015	1.1%	2.05%
2016	1.08%	1.98%
2017	1.06%	1.91%
2018	1.05%	1.84%
2019	1.03%	1.78%
2020	1.01%	1.72%
2021	0.98%	1.66%
2022	0.96%	1.6%
2023	0.93%	1.55%