Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Iceland

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Iceland by year

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Antigua and Barbuda

Iceland

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Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	Iceland
2023	1.58	1.59
2022	1.58	1.59
2021	1.58	1.82
2020	1.57	1.72
2019	1.47	1.74
2018	1.37	1.71
2017	1.49	1.71
2016	1.46	1.74
2015	1.57	1.8
2014	1.53	1.93
2013	1.54	1.93
2012	1.66	2.04
2011	1.75	2.02
2010	1.79	2.2
2009	2.01	2.23
2008	2.04	2.15
2007	1.86	2.09
2006	1.83	2.08
2005	1.83	2.05
2004	1.85	2.04
2003	1.89	1.99
2002	1.94	1.93
2001	2.02	1.95
2000	2.2	2.08
1999	1.96	1.99
1998	2.02	2.05
1997	2.19	2.04
1996	2.27	2.12
1995	2.16	2.08
1994	2.07	2.14
1993	2.04	2.22
1992	2.13	2.21
1991	2.04	2.18
1990	2.25	2.3
1989	2.2	2.19
1988	2.13	2.26
1987	2.07	2.06
1986	2.03	1.92
1985	2.15	1.93
1984	2.04	2.08
1983	2.12	2.24
1982	2.09	2.27
1981	2.17	2.33
1980	2.31	2.48
1979	2.63	2.49
1978	2.57	2.35
1977	2.78	2.31
1976	2.78	2.52
1975	2.77	2.65
1974	2.93	2.66
1973	3.13	2.94
1972	3.29	3.09
1971	3.46	2.92
1970	3.63	2.81
1969	3.83	2.99
1968	4.01	3.06
1967	4.18	3.28
1966	4.32	3.59
1965	4.42	3.73
1964	4.48	3.88
1963	4.54	3.99
1962	4.55	3.98
1961	4.56	3.88
1960	4.6	4.29

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 1.59 in Iceland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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Natural population change by year

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Iceland

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Year	Natural population change
	Antigua	Iceland
2023	462	1,697
2022	486	1,719
2021	492	2,534
2020	512	2,199
2019	461	2,163
2018	411	1,975
2017	504	1,854
2016	496	1,711
2015	583	1,952
2014	564	2,324
2013	586	2,169
2012	678	2,566
2011	743	2,521
2010	758	2,862
2009	900	3,026
2008	911	2,825
2007	770	2,617
2006	742	2,491
2005	738	2,433
2004	757	2,425
2003	793	2,317
2002	843	2,243
2001	900	2,365
2000	1,009	2,475
1999	828	2,192
1998	845	2,357
1997	932	2,305
1996	947	2,447
1995	844	2,354
1994	757	2,713
1993	706	2,875
1992	728	2,898
1991	673	2,733
1990	833	3,058
1989	845	2,832
1988	848	2,847
1987	845	2,360
1986	855	2,384
1985	955	2,221
1984	899	2,539
1983	941	2,702
1982	913	2,736
1981	940	2,677
1980	1,002	2,966
1979	1,150	2,980
1978	1,064	2,727
1977	1,124	2,551
1976	1,075	2,951
1975	1,028	2,965
1974	1,074	2,776
1973	1,135	3,121
1972	1,179	3,241
1971	1,219	2,782
1970	1,248	2,576
1969	1,308	2,766
1968	1,369	2,841
1967	1,431	3,021
1966	1,489	3,305
1965	1,528	3,442
1964	1,559	3,459
1963	1,543	3,490
1962	1,509	3,465
1961	1,476	3,312
1960	1,434	3,758

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.5% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.44% in Iceland.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.57% in Iceland.

Birth rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Iceland by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Antigua	Iceland
2023	11.8	11
2022	12	11.5
2021	12.1	13.1
2020	12.2	12.3
2019	11.5	12.3
2018	10.8	12
2017	11.8	11.9
2016	11.7	12
2015	12.6	12.5
2014	12.3	13.4
2013	12.4	13.4
2012	13.5	14.1
2011	14.3	14.1
2010	14.7	15.4
2009	16.6	15.8
2008	17	15.2
2007	15.6	14.6
2006	15.5	14.5
2005	15.6	14.4
2004	15.9	14.5
2003	16.4	14.3
2002	17.1	14.1
2001	18	14.4
2000	19.7	15.3
1999	17.7	14.8
1998	18.3	15.2
1997	19.9	15.3
1996	20.6	16.1
1995	19.6	16
1994	18.7	16.7
1993	18.3	17.5
1992	18.9	17.7
1991	18.2	17.6
1990	20.8	18.7
1989	20.8	18
1988	20.6	18.7
1987	20.4	16.6
1986	20.3	16.4
1985	21.7	16
1984	20.7	17.2
1983	21.2	18.4
1982	20.6	18.5
1981	21	18.8
1980	21.9	19.8
1979	24.3	19.8
1978	22.9	18.6
1977	23.9	18
1976	23.1	19.5
1975	22.3	20.1
1974	22.9	19.9
1973	23.8	21.7
1972	24.4	22.4
1971	25	20.8
1970	25.5	19.7
1969	26.9	20.7
1968	28.5	21
1967	30.1	22.2
1966	31.8	24
1965	33.2	24.6
1964	34.4	25.3
1963	34.9	26
1962	34.9	25.8
1961	35	25.5
1960	35	28

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.8 in Antigua and Barbuda and 11 in Iceland, compared with 35 and 28, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Antigua and Barbuda

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UN forecast

Iceland

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Antigua	Iceland
2100	12.2%	11.8%
2099	12.2%	11.8%
2098	12.2%	11.8%
2097	12.2%	11.8%
2096	12.2%	11.9%
2095	12.2%	11.9%
2094	12.2%	11.9%
2093	12.2%	11.9%
2092	12.2%	11.9%
2091	12.2%	11.9%
2090	12.2%	11.9%
2089	12.2%	11.9%
2088	12.2%	11.9%
2087	12.2%	11.9%
2086	12.2%	11.9%
2085	12.2%	11.9%
2084	12.3%	11.9%
2083	12.3%	11.9%
2082	12.3%	11.9%
2081	12.4%	11.9%
2080	12.4%	11.9%
2079	12.4%	12%
2078	12.5%	12%
2077	12.5%	12%
2076	12.6%	12%
2075	12.6%	12.1%
2074	12.7%	12.1%
2073	12.7%	12.1%
2072	12.8%	12.2%
2071	12.8%	12.2%
2070	12.8%	12.3%
2069	12.9%	12.4%
2068	12.9%	12.4%
2067	12.9%	12.5%
2066	12.9%	12.6%
2065	13%	12.6%
2064	13%	12.7%
2063	13%	12.8%
2062	13.1%	12.8%
2061	13.1%	12.9%
2060	13.1%	13%
2059	13.2%	13%
2058	13.2%	13.1%
2057	13.3%	13.2%
2056	13.4%	13.2%
2055	13.4%	13.3%
2054	13.5%	13.4%
2053	13.6%	13.4%
2052	13.7%	13.5%
2051	13.8%	13.6%
2050	13.9%	13.7%
2049	14%	13.8%
2048	14.2%	13.8%
2047	14.3%	14%
2046	14.4%	14.1%
2045	14.6%	14.2%
2044	14.8%	14.3%
2043	14.9%	14.4%
2042	15.1%	14.6%
2041	15.3%	14.8%
2040	15.5%	14.9%
2039	15.6%	15.1%
2038	15.8%	15.3%
2037	16%	15.5%
2036	16.2%	15.8%
2035	16.3%	16%
2034	16.4%	16.2%
2033	16.4%	16.4%
2032	16.5%	16.5%
2031	16.6%	16.6%
2030	16.7%	16.7%
2029	16.8%	16.9%
2028	16.9%	17%
2027	17.1%	17.2%
2026	17.3%	17.4%
2025	17.6%	17.6%
2024	17.8%	17.8%
2023	18.2%	18.1%
2022	18.6%	18.4%
2021	18.8%	18.6%
2020	19.1%	18.7%
2019	19.4%	18.9%
2018	19.8%	19.2%
2017	20.2%	19.6%
2016	20.6%	19.9%
2015	21.2%	20.2%
2014	21.7%	20.4%
2013	22.1%	20.6%
2012	22.6%	20.7%
2011	23.2%	20.8%
2010	23.8%	20.9%
2009	24.2%	20.9%
2008	24.6%	20.9%
2007	25%	21.1%
2006	25.4%	21.5%
2005	25.9%	22.1%
2004	26.4%	22.5%
2003	26.8%	22.8%
2002	27.2%	23%
2001	27.5%	23.2%
2000	27.8%	23.3%
1999	28%	23.4%
1998	28.3%	23.6%
1997	28.4%	23.9%
1996	28.6%	24.1%
1995	28.6%	24.4%
1994	28.8%	24.7%
1993	29%	24.8%
1992	29.3%	24.8%
1991	29.7%	24.8%
1990	29.8%	25%
1989	29.4%	25%
1988	29.1%	25.2%
1987	28.9%	25.6%
1986	28.7%	25.9%
1985	28.6%	26.2%
1984	28.6%	26.5%
1983	29.2%	26.7%
1982	30%	26.9%
1981	31%	27.2%
1980	32%	27.5%
1979	33%	27.9%
1978	34%	28.4%
1977	35.2%	29%
1976	36.4%	29.5%
1975	37.8%	30.1%
1974	39.1%	30.7%
1973	40.4%	31.2%
1972	41.6%	31.6%
1971	42.7%	32.1%
1970	43.7%	32.6%
1969	43.9%	33.2%
1968	43.4%	33.6%
1967	42.8%	34%
1966	42.1%	34.3%
1965	41.3%	34.5%
1964	40.4%	34.7%
1963	39.9%	34.9%
1962	39.9%	34.9%
1961	40%	35%
1960	40.1%	34.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 17.8% in Iceland in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 25% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Iceland compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Iceland

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Antigua and Barbuda

Iceland

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Iceland
2023	35	3
2022	36	5
2021	32	5
2020	35	12
2019	32	4
2018	31	4
2017	31	3
2016	28	3
2015	30	4
2014	32	4
2013	32	4
2012	30	4
2011	31	4
2010	31	5
2009	32	5
2008	31	4
2007	32	5
2006	32	5
2005	33	5
2004	34	6
2003	33	6
2002	36	7
2001	36	6
2000	37	7
1999	34	7
1998	34	8
1997	37	8
1996	37	7
1995	38	13
1994	38	9
1993	40	10
1992	40	12
1991	42	11
1990	41	13
1989	41	14
1988	38	11
1987	40	13
1986	38	15
1985	38	11

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 3 deaths in Iceland.

Under-five mortality rates

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Antigua and Barbuda

Iceland

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Antigua	Iceland
2023	0.93%	0.26%
2022	0.96%	0.26%
2021	0.98%	0.27%
2020	1.01%	0.27%
2019	1.03%	0.27%
2018	1.05%	0.27%
2017	1.06%	0.26%
2016	1.08%	0.26%
2015	1.1%	0.26%
2014	1.12%	0.26%
2013	1.13%	0.26%
2012	1.15%	0.26%
2011	1.17%	0.27%
2010	1.19%	0.27%
2009	1.22%	0.27%
2008	1.24%	0.28%
2007	1.27%	0.29%
2006	1.3%	0.3%
2005	1.33%	0.31%
2004	1.36%	0.33%
2003	1.4%	0.34%
2002	1.43%	0.36%
2001	1.46%	0.38%
2000	1.49%	0.4%
1999	1.52%	0.42%
1998	1.54%	0.45%
1997	1.55%	0.47%
1996	1.55%	0.49%
1995	1.54%	0.52%
1994	1.51%	0.54%
1993	1.47%	0.56%
1992	1.43%	0.58%
1991	1.39%	0.61%
1990	1.35%	0.63%
1989	1.32%	0.65%
1988	1.3%	0.67%
1987	1.28%	0.7%
1986	1.28%	0.73%
1985	1.29%	0.75%
1984	1.31%	0.79%
1983	1.36%	0.83%
1982	1.42%	0.87%
1981	1.5%	0.92%
1980	1.6%	0.97%
1979	1.71%	1.03%
1978	1.84%	1.09%
1977	1.97%	1.15%
1976	2.11%	1.22%
1975	2.25%	1.29%
1974	2.4%	1.35%
1973	2.56%	1.41%
1972	2.74%	1.48%
1971	2.96%	1.54%
1970	3.23%	1.6%
1969	3.54%	1.66%
1968	3.92%	1.72%
1967	4.36%	1.79%
1966	4.86%	1.85%
1965	5.41%	1.92%
1964	6%	1.97%
1963	6.59%	2.02%
1962	7.18%	2.07%
1961	7.74%	2.11%
1960	8.25%	2.14%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 0.26% in Iceland. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.