Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Mauritius 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 1.39 in Mauritius in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	Mauritius
1960	4.6	5.9
1961	4.56	5.98
1962	4.55	5.88
1963	4.54	6.18
1964	4.48	5.96
1965	4.42	5.51
1966	4.32	5.46
1967	4.18	4.63
1968	4.01	4.6
1969	3.83	3.97
1970	3.63	3.82
1971	3.46	3.51
1972	3.29	3.41
1973	3.13	3.07
1974	2.93	3.45
1975	2.77	3.2
1976	2.78	3.13
1977	2.78	3.07
1978	2.57	3.01
1979	2.63	2.91
1980	2.31	2.8
1981	2.17	2.67
1982	2.09	2.53
1983	2.12	2.4
1984	2.04	2.16
1985	2.15	2.02
1986	2.03	1.99
1987	2.07	2.05
1988	2.13	2.14
1989	2.2	2.23
1990	2.25	2.32
1991	2.04	2.3
1992	2.13	2.37
1993	2.04	2.21
1994	2.07	2.25
1995	2.16	2.14
1996	2.27	2.12
1997	2.19	2.04
1998	2.02	1.97
1999	1.96	2.05
2000	2.2	1.99
2001	2.02	1.91
2002	1.94	1.94
2003	1.89	1.87
2004	1.85	1.92
2005	1.83	1.88
2006	1.83	1.77
2007	1.86	1.74
2008	2.04	1.67
2009	2.01	1.59
2010	1.79	1.57
2011	1.75	1.55
2012	1.66	1.54
2013	1.54	1.44
2014	1.53	1.43
2015	1.57	1.36
2016	1.46	1.4
2017	1.49	1.44
2018	1.37	1.41
2019	1.47	1.4
2020	1.57	1.44
2021	1.58	1.41
2022	1.58	1.32
2023	1.58	1.39
2024	1.58	1.37
2025	1.58	1.36
2026	1.57	1.35
2027	1.57	1.35
2028	1.57	1.35
2029	1.57	1.35
2030	1.56	1.36
2031	1.56	1.36
2032	1.56	1.37
2033	1.56	1.37
2034	1.56	1.38
2035	1.56	1.39
2036	1.56	1.39
2037	1.57	1.4
2038	1.57	1.41
2039	1.57	1.41
2040	1.57	1.42
2041	1.57	1.42
2042	1.57	1.43
2043	1.57	1.43
2044	1.57	1.44
2045	1.57	1.45
2046	1.57	1.45
2047	1.57	1.46
2048	1.57	1.46
2049	1.57	1.47
2050	1.58	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Mauritius
1960	40.1%	45%
1961	40%	45%
1962	39.9%	45.1%
1963	39.9%	45.1%
1964	40.4%	44.8%
1965	41.3%	44.4%
1966	42.1%	44%
1967	42.8%	43.4%
1968	43.4%	42.9%
1969	43.9%	42.3%
1970	43.7%	41.6%
1971	42.7%	40.9%
1972	41.6%	40.1%
1973	40.4%	39.1%
1974	39.1%	38.2%
1975	37.8%	37.3%
1976	36.4%	36.5%
1977	35.2%	35.7%
1978	34%	34.9%
1979	33%	34.2%
1980	32%	33.6%
1981	31%	33.1%
1982	30%	32.6%
1983	29.2%	32.2%
1984	28.6%	31.8%
1985	28.6%	31.4%
1986	28.7%	31.1%
1987	28.9%	30.8%
1988	29.1%	30.5%
1989	29.4%	30.1%
1990	29.8%	29.8%
1991	29.7%	29.4%
1992	29.3%	29%
1993	29%	28.5%
1994	28.8%	28%
1995	28.6%	27.5%
1996	28.6%	27%
1997	28.4%	26.6%
1998	28.3%	26.2%
1999	28%	25.8%
2000	27.8%	25.6%
2001	27.5%	25.3%
2002	27.2%	25%
2003	26.8%	24.7%
2004	26.4%	24.3%
2005	25.9%	23.9%
2006	25.4%	23.4%
2007	25%	22.9%
2008	24.6%	22.3%
2009	24.2%	21.7%
2010	23.8%	21.1%
2011	23.2%	20.6%
2012	22.6%	20.1%
2013	22.1%	19.7%
2014	21.7%	19.3%
2015	21.2%	18.9%
2016	20.6%	18.4%
2017	20.2%	17.9%
2018	19.8%	17.4%
2019	19.4%	16.9%
2020	19.1%	16.4%
2021	18.8%	15.9%
2022	18.6%	15.5%
2023	18.2%	15.1%
2024	17.8%	14.8%
2025	17.5%	14.5%
2026	17.2%	14.3%
2027	17%	14.1%
2028	16.9%	14%
2029	16.8%	13.8%
2030	16.7%	13.7%
2031	16.6%	13.6%
2032	16.5%	13.5%
2033	16.4%	13.4%
2034	16.4%	13.3%
2035	16.3%	13.2%
2036	16.1%	13%
2037	15.9%	12.9%
2038	15.7%	12.8%
2039	15.5%	12.7%
2040	15.4%	12.6%
2041	15.2%	12.5%
2042	15%	12.4%
2043	14.8%	12.3%
2044	14.7%	12.2%
2045	14.5%	12.1%
2046	14.4%	12%
2047	14.2%	11.8%
2048	14.1%	11.7%
2049	14%	11.6%
2050	13.8%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.15% in Mauritius. 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	Mauritius
1960	1,434	19,931
1961	1,476	20,355
1962	1,509	20,660
1963	1,543	22,069
1964	1,559	22,239
1965	1,528	20,482
1966	1,489	20,758
1967	1,431	17,560
1968	1,369	17,884
1969	1,308	15,761
1970	1,248	16,190
1971	1,219	15,441
1972	1,179	14,825
1973	1,135	13,145
1974	1,074	17,561
1975	1,028	15,342
1976	1,075	16,407
1977	1,124	16,769
1978	1,064	18,670
1979	1,150	19,282
1980	1,002	19,321
1981	940	18,334
1982	913	15,880
1983	941	14,525
1984	899	13,665
1985	955	12,451
1986	855	12,340
1987	845	13,262
1988	848	14,084
1989	845	14,718
1990	833	15,564
1991	673	15,091
1992	728	15,833
1993	706	14,814
1994	757	14,355
1995	844	13,020
1996	947	13,041
1997	932	11,943
1998	845	11,489
1999	828	12,341
2000	1,009	12,224
2001	900	11,723
2002	843	11,685
2003	793	10,799
2004	757	10,745
2005	738	10,195
2006	742	8,515
2007	770	8,429
2008	911	7,465
2009	900	6,113
2010	758	5,877
2011	743	5,511
2012	678	5,149
2013	586	4,281
2014	564	3,657
2015	583	3,031
2016	496	2,906
2017	504	3,415
2018	411	2,151
2019	461	1,773
2020	512	2,405
2021	492	-253
2022	486	-757
2023	462	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Mauritius

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 Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Mauritius
1985	38	111
1986	38	106
1987	40	103
1988	38	93
1989	41	85
1990	41	77
1991	42	75
1992	40	73
1993	40	70
1994	38	63
1995	38	55
1996	37	52
1997	37	49
1998	34	48
1999	34	46
2000	37	43
2001	36	42
2002	36	42
2003	33	42
2004	34	43
2005	33	43
2006	32	45
2007	32	46
2008	31	48
2009	32	51
2010	31	53
2011	31	55
2012	30	55
2013	32	58
2014	32	60
2015	30	61
2016	28	62
2017	31	66
2018	31	67
2019	32	67
2020	35	58
2021	32	80
2022	36	61
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 1.52% in Mauritius. 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	Mauritius
1960	8.25%	10.2%
1961	7.74%	9.82%
1962	7.18%	9.31%
1963	6.59%	8.72%
1964	6%	8.4%
1965	5.41%	8.66%
1966	4.86%	9.25%
1967	4.36%	9.55%
1968	3.92%	9.25%
1969	3.54%	8.72%
1970	3.23%	8.35%
1971	2.96%	8.15%
1972	2.74%	7.98%
1973	2.56%	7.71%
1974	2.4%	7.24%
1975	2.25%	6.53%
1976	2.11%	5.74%
1977	1.97%	5.08%
1978	1.84%	4.62%
1979	1.71%	4.28%
1980	1.6%	4.02%
1981	1.5%	3.77%
1982	1.42%	3.47%
1983	1.36%	3.15%
1984	1.31%	2.92%
1985	1.29%	2.85%
1986	1.28%	2.88%
1987	1.28%	2.85%
1988	1.3%	2.7%
1989	1.32%	2.5%
1990	1.35%	2.32%
1991	1.39%	2.19%
1992	1.43%	2.13%
1993	1.47%	2.12%
1994	1.51%	2.16%
1995	1.54%	2.22%
1996	1.55%	2.26%
1997	1.55%	2.25%
1998	1.54%	2.16%
1999	1.52%	2.03%
2000	1.49%	1.89%
2001	1.46%	1.76%
2002	1.43%	1.66%
2003	1.4%	1.6%
2004	1.36%	1.57%
2005	1.33%	1.55%
2006	1.3%	1.54%
2007	1.27%	1.52%
2008	1.24%	1.5%
2009	1.22%	1.48%
2010	1.19%	1.48%
2011	1.17%	1.49%
2012	1.15%	1.5%
2013	1.13%	1.49%
2014	1.12%	1.47%
2015	1.1%	1.47%
2016	1.08%	1.47%
2017	1.06%	1.5%
2018	1.05%	1.53%
2019	1.03%	1.57%
2020	1.01%	1.58%
2021	0.98%	1.57%
2022	0.96%	1.55%
2023	0.93%	1.52%