Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Iraq

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Iraq 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 3.25 in Iraq in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Iraq 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	Iraq
1960	4.6	5.3
1961	4.56	5.8
1962	4.55	6.99
1963	4.54	7.01
1964	4.48	7.01
1965	4.42	7.02
1966	4.32	7.02
1967	4.18	7.03
1968	4.01	7.06
1969	3.83	7.08
1970	3.63	7.07
1971	3.46	7.06
1972	3.29	7.02
1973	3.13	6.99
1974	2.93	6.95
1975	2.77	6.91
1976	2.78	6.86
1977	2.78	6.8
1978	2.57	6.73
1979	2.63	6.66
1980	2.31	6.59
1981	2.17	6.53
1982	2.09	6.46
1983	2.12	6.39
1984	2.04	6.32
1985	2.15	6.25
1986	2.03	6.18
1987	2.07	6.11
1988	2.13	6.05
1989	2.2	5.99
1990	2.25	5.93
1991	2.04	5.83
1992	2.13	5.72
1993	2.04	5.61
1994	2.07	5.49
1995	2.16	5.36
1996	2.27	5.25
1997	2.19	5.19
1998	2.02	5.11
1999	1.96	5.04
2000	2.2	4.92
2001	2.02	4.8
2002	1.94	4.67
2003	1.89	4.58
2004	1.85	4.53
2005	1.83	4.45
2006	1.83	4.46
2007	1.86	4.4
2008	2.04	4.37
2009	2.01	4.38
2010	1.79	4.46
2011	1.75	4.59
2012	1.66	4.54
2013	1.54	4.44
2014	1.53	4.31
2015	1.57	4.08
2016	1.46	3.84
2017	1.49	3.64
2018	1.37	3.55
2019	1.47	3.48
2020	1.57	3.42
2021	1.58	3.36
2022	1.58	3.29
2023	1.58	3.25
2024	1.58	3.22
2025	1.58	3.17
2026	1.57	3.13
2027	1.57	3.09
2028	1.57	3.05
2029	1.57	3.01
2030	1.56	2.97
2031	1.56	2.94
2032	1.56	2.89
2033	1.56	2.86
2034	1.56	2.83
2035	1.56	2.79
2036	1.56	2.77
2037	1.57	2.74
2038	1.57	2.71
2039	1.57	2.69
2040	1.57	2.66
2041	1.57	2.64
2042	1.57	2.61
2043	1.57	2.59
2044	1.57	2.57
2045	1.57	2.54
2046	1.57	2.52
2047	1.57	2.5
2048	1.57	2.48
2049	1.57	2.47
2050	1.58	2.45

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Iraq
1960	40.1%	39.8%
1961	40%	39.9%
1962	39.9%	40.4%
1963	39.9%	41%
1964	40.4%	41.5%
1965	41.3%	42.1%
1966	42.1%	42.5%
1967	42.8%	42.8%
1968	43.4%	43%
1969	43.9%	43.3%
1970	43.7%	43.6%
1971	42.7%	44.1%
1972	41.6%	44.7%
1973	40.4%	45.5%
1974	39.1%	46.2%
1975	37.8%	46.7%
1976	36.4%	47.2%
1977	35.2%	47.3%
1978	34%	47.1%
1979	33%	47%
1980	32%	46.8%
1981	31%	46.7%
1982	30%	46.6%
1983	29.2%	46.5%
1984	28.6%	46.3%
1985	28.6%	46.2%
1986	28.7%	46%
1987	28.9%	45.8%
1988	29.1%	45.6%
1989	29.4%	45.4%
1990	29.8%	45.2%
1991	29.7%	45%
1992	29.3%	44.9%
1993	29%	44.7%
1994	28.8%	44.6%
1995	28.6%	44.4%
1996	28.6%	44.3%
1997	28.4%	44.1%
1998	28.3%	44%
1999	28%	43.8%
2000	27.8%	43.7%
2001	27.5%	43.5%
2002	27.2%	43.3%
2003	26.8%	43.1%
2004	26.4%	42.9%
2005	25.9%	42.6%
2006	25.4%	42.3%
2007	25%	42.1%
2008	24.6%	41.8%
2009	24.2%	41.5%
2010	23.8%	41.2%
2011	23.2%	41.1%
2012	22.6%	41%
2013	22.1%	40.8%
2014	21.7%	40.6%
2015	21.2%	40.4%
2016	20.6%	40.1%
2017	20.2%	39.7%
2018	19.8%	39.3%
2019	19.4%	38.9%
2020	19.1%	38.5%
2021	18.8%	38.1%
2022	18.6%	37.6%
2023	18.2%	37.1%
2024	17.8%	36.6%
2025	17.5%	36%
2026	17.2%	35.4%
2027	17%	34.7%
2028	16.9%	34.1%
2029	16.8%	33.4%
2030	16.7%	32.9%
2031	16.6%	32.5%
2032	16.5%	32.1%
2033	16.4%	31.8%
2034	16.4%	31.6%
2035	16.3%	31.3%
2036	16.1%	31.1%
2037	15.9%	30.9%
2038	15.7%	30.6%
2039	15.5%	30.4%
2040	15.4%	30.1%
2041	15.2%	29.9%
2042	15%	29.7%
2043	14.8%	29.4%
2044	14.7%	29.1%
2045	14.5%	28.8%
2046	14.4%	28.6%
2047	14.2%	28.3%
2048	14.1%	28%
2049	14%	27.7%
2050	13.8%	27.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 36.6% in Iraq in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Iraq compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Iraq by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +2.37% in Iraq. 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	Iraq
1960	1,434	155,651
1961	1,476	184,792
1962	1,509	247,520
1963	1,543	254,046
1964	1,559	262,825
1965	1,528	274,551
1966	1,489	285,507
1967	1,431	298,192
1968	1,369	310,644
1969	1,308	324,792
1970	1,248	338,030
1971	1,219	351,464
1972	1,179	362,334
1973	1,135	373,191
1974	1,074	376,197
1975	1,028	385,916
1976	1,075	402,260
1977	1,124	410,229
1978	1,064	418,756
1979	1,150	428,458
1980	1,002	419,653
1981	940	416,998
1982	913	428,336
1983	941	439,800
1984	899	455,740
1985	955	467,445
1986	855	474,348
1987	845	488,742
1988	848	476,778
1989	845	496,852
1990	833	518,575
1991	673	550,146
1992	728	591,886
1993	706	606,700
1994	757	634,344
1995	844	642,977
1996	947	652,866
1997	932	667,582
1998	845	684,152
1999	828	702,170
2000	1,009	715,771
2001	900	729,704
2002	843	739,419
2003	793	746,159
2004	757	761,563
2005	738	776,603
2006	742	797,342
2007	770	784,119
2008	911	802,382
2009	900	855,096
2010	758	906,369
2011	743	971,082
2012	678	999,987
2013	586	1,026,036
2014	564	1,040,726
2015	583	1,007,561
2016	496	946,968
2017	504	924,507
2018	411	938,310
2019	461	942,972
2020	512	919,953
2021	492	941,924
2022	486	962,501
2023	462	973,420

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Iraq

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 66 deaths in Iraq.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Iraq
1985	38	152
1986	38	147
1987	40	145
1988	38	174
1989	41	190
1990	41	195
1991	42	157
1992	40	126
1993	40	132
1994	38	142
1995	38	152
1996	37	158
1997	37	165
1998	34	163
1999	34	156
2000	37	146
2001	36	137
2002	36	128
2003	33	125
2004	34	122
2005	33	118
2006	32	120
2007	32	117
2008	31	109
2009	32	107
2010	31	107
2011	31	105
2012	30	100
2013	32	96
2014	32	90
2015	30	86
2016	28	87
2017	31	81
2018	31	76
2019	32	74
2020	35	63
2021	32	77
2022	36	59
2023	35	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 2.26% in Iraq. 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	Iraq
1960	8.25%	19%
1961	7.74%	17.9%
1962	7.18%	16.9%
1963	6.59%	16%
1964	6%	15.1%
1965	5.41%	14.4%
1966	4.86%	13.6%
1967	4.36%	13%
1968	3.92%	12.4%
1969	3.54%	11.8%
1970	3.23%	11.2%
1971	2.96%	10.7%
1972	2.74%	10.3%
1973	2.56%	9.79%
1974	2.4%	9.35%
1975	2.25%	8.93%
1976	2.11%	8.54%
1977	1.97%	8.17%
1978	1.84%	7.83%
1979	1.71%	7.52%
1980	1.6%	7.23%
1981	1.5%	6.96%
1982	1.42%	6.71%
1983	1.36%	6.49%
1984	1.31%	6.28%
1985	1.29%	6.09%
1986	1.28%	5.91%
1987	1.28%	5.75%
1988	1.3%	6.92%
1989	1.32%	8.12%
1990	1.35%	7.97%
1991	1.39%	6.49%
1992	1.43%	5.17%
1993	1.47%	5.07%
1994	1.51%	4.98%
1995	1.54%	4.89%
1996	1.55%	4.8%
1997	1.55%	4.71%
1998	1.54%	4.61%
1999	1.52%	4.52%
2000	1.49%	4.43%
2001	1.46%	4.33%
2002	1.43%	4.24%
2003	1.4%	4.16%
2004	1.36%	4.07%
2005	1.33%	3.97%
2006	1.3%	3.88%
2007	1.27%	3.78%
2008	1.24%	3.67%
2009	1.22%	3.56%
2010	1.19%	3.46%
2011	1.17%	3.35%
2012	1.15%	3.24%
2013	1.13%	3.14%
2014	1.12%	3.04%
2015	1.1%	2.94%
2016	1.08%	2.84%
2017	1.06%	2.75%
2018	1.05%	2.66%
2019	1.03%	2.57%
2020	1.01%	2.49%
2021	0.98%	2.41%
2022	0.96%	2.33%
2023	0.93%	2.26%