Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Liberia

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Liberia 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 3.95 in Liberia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Liberia 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	Liberia
1960	4.6	6.39
1961	4.56	6.45
1962	4.55	6.5
1963	4.54	6.56
1964	4.48	6.59
1965	4.42	6.62
1966	4.32	6.63
1967	4.18	6.65
1968	4.01	6.66
1969	3.83	6.64
1970	3.63	6.58
1971	3.46	6.54
1972	3.29	6.6
1973	3.13	6.65
1974	2.93	6.69
1975	2.77	6.74
1976	2.78	6.79
1977	2.78	6.84
1978	2.57	6.88
1979	2.63	6.92
1980	2.31	6.87
1981	2.17	6.83
1982	2.09	6.79
1983	2.12	6.76
1984	2.04	6.73
1985	2.15	6.69
1986	2.03	6.64
1987	2.07	6.57
1988	2.13	6.51
1989	2.2	6.43
1990	2.25	6.37
1991	2.04	6.32
1992	2.13	6.28
1993	2.04	6.25
1994	2.07	6.21
1995	2.16	6.17
1996	2.27	6.13
1997	2.19	6.08
1998	2.02	6.02
1999	1.96	5.95
2000	2.2	5.88
2001	2.02	5.77
2002	1.94	5.65
2003	1.89	5.55
2004	1.85	5.51
2005	1.83	5.52
2006	1.83	5.53
2007	1.86	5.46
2008	2.04	5.33
2009	2.01	5.17
2010	1.79	5.06
2011	1.75	4.97
2012	1.66	4.88
2013	1.54	4.75
2014	1.53	4.62
2015	1.57	4.52
2016	1.46	4.46
2017	1.49	4.4
2018	1.37	4.34
2019	1.47	4.26
2020	1.57	4.17
2021	1.58	4.09
2022	1.58	4.02
2023	1.58	3.95
2024	1.58	3.86
2025	1.58	3.79
2026	1.57	3.71
2027	1.57	3.64
2028	1.57	3.57
2029	1.57	3.51
2030	1.56	3.43
2031	1.56	3.38
2032	1.56	3.31
2033	1.56	3.25
2034	1.56	3.2
2035	1.56	3.15
2036	1.56	3.11
2037	1.57	3.06
2038	1.57	3.02
2039	1.57	2.98
2040	1.57	2.94
2041	1.57	2.91
2042	1.57	2.87
2043	1.57	2.83
2044	1.57	2.8
2045	1.57	2.77
2046	1.57	2.73
2047	1.57	2.7
2048	1.57	2.68
2049	1.57	2.65
2050	1.58	2.62

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Liberia
1960	40.1%	41.1%
1961	40%	41.1%
1962	39.9%	41.2%
1963	39.9%	41.4%
1964	40.4%	41.7%
1965	41.3%	42%
1966	42.1%	42.2%
1967	42.8%	42.4%
1968	43.4%	42.6%
1969	43.9%	42.8%
1970	43.7%	42.9%
1971	42.7%	43%
1972	41.6%	43.2%
1973	40.4%	43.3%
1974	39.1%	43.4%
1975	37.8%	43.5%
1976	36.4%	43.6%
1977	35.2%	43.7%
1978	34%	43.8%
1979	33%	43.9%
1980	32%	44%
1981	31%	44.1%
1982	30%	44.2%
1983	29.2%	44.2%
1984	28.6%	44.2%
1985	28.6%	44.2%
1986	28.7%	44.3%
1987	28.9%	44.3%
1988	29.1%	44.2%
1989	29.4%	44.1%
1990	29.8%	44.1%
1991	29.7%	44.2%
1992	29.3%	44.1%
1993	29%	43.9%
1994	28.8%	43.8%
1995	28.6%	43.6%
1996	28.6%	43.4%
1997	28.4%	43.3%
1998	28.3%	43.2%
1999	28%	43.1%
2000	27.8%	43%
2001	27.5%	43%
2002	27.2%	42.9%
2003	26.8%	42.9%
2004	26.4%	42.9%
2005	25.9%	43%
2006	25.4%	43.1%
2007	25%	43.2%
2008	24.6%	43.2%
2009	24.2%	43.1%
2010	23.8%	43.1%
2011	23.2%	42.7%
2012	22.6%	42.4%
2013	22.1%	42.5%
2014	21.7%	42.5%
2015	21.2%	42.4%
2016	20.6%	42.3%
2017	20.2%	42.1%
2018	19.8%	42%
2019	19.4%	41.7%
2020	19.1%	41.4%
2021	18.8%	41%
2022	18.6%	40.5%
2023	18.2%	40%
2024	17.8%	39.5%
2025	17.5%	39.1%
2026	17.2%	38.6%
2027	17%	38.1%
2028	16.9%	37.7%
2029	16.8%	37.2%
2030	16.7%	36.9%
2031	16.6%	36.5%
2032	16.5%	36.2%
2033	16.4%	35.8%
2034	16.4%	35.5%
2035	16.3%	35.2%
2036	16.1%	34.9%
2037	15.9%	34.5%
2038	15.7%	34.2%
2039	15.5%	33.9%
2040	15.4%	33.6%
2041	15.2%	33.2%
2042	15%	32.9%
2043	14.8%	32.6%
2044	14.7%	32.3%
2045	14.5%	32%
2046	14.4%	31.6%
2047	14.2%	31.3%
2048	14.1%	31%
2049	14%	30.7%
2050	13.8%	30.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 39.5% in Liberia in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 44.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Liberia compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Liberia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +2.41% in Liberia. 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	Liberia
1960	1,434	25,713
1961	1,476	26,670
1962	1,509	27,679
1963	1,543	28,708
1964	1,559	29,592
1965	1,528	30,618
1966	1,489	31,454
1967	1,431	32,519
1968	1,369	33,536
1969	1,308	34,677
1970	1,248	35,196
1971	1,219	36,015
1972	1,179	37,860
1973	1,135	39,694
1974	1,074	41,499
1975	1,028	43,478
1976	1,075	45,528
1977	1,124	47,582
1978	1,064	49,813
1979	1,150	52,125
1980	1,002	53,452
1981	940	55,003
1982	913	56,127
1983	941	57,562
1984	899	59,460
1985	955	59,988
1986	855	61,924
1987	845	62,147
1988	848	62,703
1989	845	63,238
1990	833	52,770
1991	673	47,426
1992	728	50,204
1993	706	51,609
1994	757	52,101
1995	844	53,407
1996	947	56,392
1997	932	61,444
1998	845	72,146
1999	828	78,130
2000	1,009	83,143
2001	900	86,217
2002	843	88,643
2003	793	87,534
2004	757	91,755
2005	738	96,478
2006	742	104,099
2007	770	109,165
2008	911	112,032
2009	900	113,429
2010	758	114,249
2011	743	115,496
2012	678	121,973
2013	586	120,138
2014	564	116,667
2015	583	115,479
2016	496	118,852
2017	504	119,376
2018	411	120,231
2019	461	120,635
2020	512	120,632
2021	492	121,038
2022	486	123,747
2023	462	125,730

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Liberia

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 628 deaths in Liberia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Liberia
1985	38	1,749
1986	38	1,678
1987	40	1,655
1988	38	1,647
1989	41	1,633
1990	41	2,146
1991	42	1,627
1992	40	1,643
1993	40	1,709
1994	38	1,811
1995	38	1,530
1996	37	1,438
1997	37	1,043
1998	34	962
1999	34	852
2000	37	786
2001	36	720
2002	36	700
2003	33	759
2004	34	645
2005	33	619
2006	32	647
2007	32	659
2008	31	663
2009	32	674
2010	31	712
2011	31	726
2012	30	728
2013	32	725
2014	32	801
2015	30	784
2016	28	690
2017	31	703
2018	31	707
2019	32	689
2020	35	664
2021	32	667
2022	36	634
2023	35	628

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 7.29% in Liberia. 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	Liberia
1960	8.25%	31.3%
1961	7.74%	31.3%
1962	7.18%	31.3%
1963	6.59%	31.2%
1964	6%	31.1%
1965	5.41%	30.8%
1966	4.86%	30.6%
1967	4.36%	30.2%
1968	3.92%	29.8%
1969	3.54%	29.3%
1970	3.23%	28.8%
1971	2.96%	28.3%
1972	2.74%	27.8%
1973	2.56%	27.4%
1974	2.4%	26.9%
1975	2.25%	26.5%
1976	2.11%	26%
1977	1.97%	25.6%
1978	1.84%	25.3%
1979	1.71%	24.9%
1980	1.6%	24.6%
1981	1.5%	24.3%
1982	1.42%	24.1%
1983	1.36%	24%
1984	1.31%	24.1%
1985	1.29%	24.3%
1986	1.28%	24.7%
1987	1.28%	25.2%
1988	1.3%	25.8%
1989	1.32%	26.4%
1990	1.35%	26.8%
1991	1.39%	27%
1992	1.43%	26.9%
1993	1.47%	26.6%
1994	1.51%	25.9%
1995	1.54%	25.1%
1996	1.55%	24.1%
1997	1.55%	23%
1998	1.54%	21.8%
1999	1.52%	20.5%
2000	1.49%	19.2%
2001	1.46%	17.9%
2002	1.43%	16.7%
2003	1.4%	15.4%
2004	1.36%	14.3%
2005	1.33%	13.3%
2006	1.3%	12.5%
2007	1.27%	11.8%
2008	1.24%	11.3%
2009	1.22%	10.8%
2010	1.19%	10.4%
2011	1.17%	10.1%
2012	1.15%	9.82%
2013	1.13%	9.54%
2014	1.12%	9.5%
2015	1.1%	9.08%
2016	1.08%	8.83%
2017	1.06%	8.6%
2018	1.05%	8.4%
2019	1.03%	8.19%
2020	1.01%	7.97%
2021	0.98%	7.74%
2022	0.96%	7.51%
2023	0.93%	7.29%