Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs New Zealand by year

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Antigua and Barbuda

New Zealand

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Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	New Zealand
2023	1.58	1.56
2022	1.58	1.66
2021	1.58	1.64
2020	1.57	1.61
2019	1.47	1.72
2018	1.37	1.71
2017	1.49	1.81
2016	1.46	1.87
2015	1.57	1.99
2014	1.53	1.92
2013	1.54	2.01
2012	1.66	2.1
2011	1.75	2.09
2010	1.79	2.17
2009	2.01	2.13
2008	2.04	2.19
2007	1.86	2.18
2006	1.83	2.01
2005	1.83	1.97
2004	1.85	1.98
2003	1.89	1.93
2002	1.94	1.89
2001	2.02	1.97
2000	2.2	1.98
1999	1.96	1.97
1998	2.02	1.89
1997	2.19	1.96
1996	2.27	1.96
1995	2.16	1.98
1994	2.07	1.98
1993	2.04	2.04
1992	2.13	2.06
1991	2.04	2.09
1990	2.25	2.18
1989	2.2	2.12
1988	2.13	2.1
1987	2.07	2.03
1986	2.03	1.96
1985	2.15	1.93
1984	2.04	1.93
1983	2.12	1.92
1982	2.09	1.95
1981	2.17	2.01
1980	2.31	2.03
1979	2.63	2.12
1978	2.57	2.07
1977	2.78	2.21
1976	2.78	2.27
1975	2.77	2.37
1974	2.93	2.58
1973	3.13	2.76
1972	3.29	3
1971	3.46	3.18
1970	3.63	3.17
1969	3.83	3.28
1968	4.01	3.34
1967	4.18	3.35
1966	4.32	3.41
1965	4.42	3.54
1964	4.48	3.8
1963	4.54	4.05
1962	4.55	4.19
1961	4.56	4.31
1960	4.6	4.24

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 1.56 in New Zealand 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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New Zealand

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Year	Natural population change
	Antigua	New Zealand
2023	462	18,876
2022	486	20,123
2021	492	23,644
2020	512	24,905
2019	461	25,299
2018	411	24,797
2017	504	26,282
2016	496	28,237
2015	583	29,408
2014	564	26,196
2013	586	29,096
2012	678	31,077
2011	743	31,302
2010	758	35,458
2009	900	33,560
2008	911	35,143
2007	770	35,480
2006	742	30,924
2005	738	30,674
2004	757	29,634
2003	793	28,150
2002	843	25,941
2001	900	27,939
2000	1,009	29,897
1999	828	28,916
1998	845	29,146
1997	932	30,137
1996	947	28,997
1995	844	29,828
1994	757	30,372
1993	706	31,685
1992	728	32,067
1991	673	33,518
1990	833	33,298
1989	845	30,749
1988	848	29,846
1987	845	27,603
1986	855	25,549
1985	955	24,126
1984	899	26,043
1983	941	24,315
1982	913	24,207
1981	940	25,374
1980	1,002	23,658
1979	1,150	26,675
1978	1,064	26,156
1977	1,124	28,020
1976	1,075	29,456
1975	1,028	31,355
1974	1,074	33,896
1973	1,135	35,239
1972	1,179	38,244
1971	1,219	40,000
1970	1,248	37,101
1969	1,308	38,098
1968	1,369	37,594
1967	1,431	37,974
1966	1,489	36,151
1965	1,528	36,982
1964	1,559	39,375
1963	1,543	42,027
1962	1,509	42,865
1961	1,476	43,482
1960	1,434	41,791

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 +0.36% in New Zealand.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.51% in New Zealand.

Birth rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs New Zealand by year

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New Zealand

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Antigua	New Zealand
2023	11.8	10.9
2022	12	11.5
2021	12.1	11.5
2020	12.2	11.3
2019	11.5	12
2018	10.8	11.8
2017	11.8	12.4
2016	11.7	12.6
2015	12.6	13.2
2014	12.3	12.7
2013	12.4	13.2
2012	13.5	13.9
2011	14.3	14
2010	14.7	14.7
2009	16.6	14.5
2008	17	15.1
2007	15.6	15.2
2006	15.5	14.1
2005	15.6	14
2004	15.9	14.2
2003	16.4	13.9
2002	17.1	13.7
2001	18	14.4
2000	19.7	14.7
1999	17.7	14.9
1998	18.3	14.5
1997	19.9	15.2
1996	20.6	15.3
1995	19.6	15.7
1994	18.7	15.8
1993	18.3	16.5
1992	18.9	16.8
1991	18.2	17.1
1990	20.8	17.9
1989	20.8	17.4
1988	20.6	17.4
1987	20.4	16.7
1986	20.3	16.1
1985	21.7	15.8
1984	20.7	15.9
1983	21.2	15.7
1982	20.6	15.7
1981	21	16.1
1980	21.9	16.1
1979	24.3	16.7
1978	22.9	16.2
1977	23.9	17.2
1976	23.1	17.6
1975	22.3	18.3
1974	22.9	19.5
1973	23.8	20.4
1972	24.4	21.7
1971	25	22.5
1970	25.5	22
1969	26.9	22.4
1968	28.5	22.6
1967	30.1	22.4
1966	31.8	22.4
1965	33.2	22.8
1964	34.4	24.1
1963	34.9	25.4
1962	34.9	26.2
1961	35	27
1960	35	26.4

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.8 in Antigua and Barbuda and 10.9 in New Zealand, compared with 35 and 26.4, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Antigua and Barbuda

Factual

UN forecast

New Zealand

Factual

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Year	Young
	Antigua	New Zealand
2100	12.2%	13.6%
2099	12.2%	13.6%
2098	12.2%	13.6%
2097	12.2%	13.6%
2096	12.2%	13.7%
2095	12.2%	13.7%
2094	12.2%	13.7%
2093	12.2%	13.8%
2092	12.2%	13.8%
2091	12.2%	13.8%
2090	12.2%	13.8%
2089	12.2%	13.8%
2088	12.2%	13.9%
2087	12.2%	13.9%
2086	12.2%	13.9%
2085	12.2%	13.9%
2084	12.3%	13.9%
2083	12.3%	13.9%
2082	12.3%	13.9%
2081	12.4%	13.9%
2080	12.4%	13.9%
2079	12.4%	13.9%
2078	12.5%	13.9%
2077	12.5%	13.9%
2076	12.6%	13.9%
2075	12.6%	13.9%
2074	12.7%	14%
2073	12.7%	14%
2072	12.8%	14%
2071	12.8%	14.1%
2070	12.8%	14.1%
2069	12.9%	14.1%
2068	12.9%	14.2%
2067	12.9%	14.3%
2066	12.9%	14.3%
2065	13%	14.4%
2064	13%	14.4%
2063	13%	14.5%
2062	13.1%	14.6%
2061	13.1%	14.7%
2060	13.1%	14.7%
2059	13.2%	14.8%
2058	13.2%	14.9%
2057	13.3%	15%
2056	13.4%	15%
2055	13.4%	15.1%
2054	13.5%	15.1%
2053	13.6%	15.2%
2052	13.7%	15.2%
2051	13.8%	15.2%
2050	13.9%	15.2%
2049	14%	15.2%
2048	14.2%	15.3%
2047	14.3%	15.3%
2046	14.4%	15.3%
2045	14.6%	15.3%
2044	14.8%	15.3%
2043	14.9%	15.4%
2042	15.1%	15.4%
2041	15.3%	15.5%
2040	15.5%	15.5%
2039	15.6%	15.6%
2038	15.8%	15.7%
2037	16%	15.9%
2036	16.2%	16%
2035	16.3%	16.1%
2034	16.4%	16.2%
2033	16.4%	16.4%
2032	16.5%	16.5%
2031	16.6%	16.7%
2030	16.7%	16.9%
2029	16.8%	17.1%
2028	16.9%	17.3%
2027	17.1%	17.5%
2026	17.3%	17.8%
2025	17.6%	18%
2024	17.8%	18.1%
2023	18.2%	18.4%
2022	18.6%	18.6%
2021	18.8%	18.9%
2020	19.1%	19%
2019	19.4%	19.2%
2018	19.8%	19.3%
2017	20.2%	19.5%
2016	20.6%	19.6%
2015	21.2%	19.9%
2014	21.7%	20.2%
2013	22.1%	20.4%
2012	22.6%	20.6%
2011	23.2%	20.8%
2010	23.8%	20.9%
2009	24.2%	20.9%
2008	24.6%	21%
2007	25%	21.1%
2006	25.4%	21.3%
2005	25.9%	21.5%
2004	26.4%	21.8%
2003	26.8%	22.1%
2002	27.2%	22.4%
2001	27.5%	22.6%
2000	27.8%	22.8%
1999	28%	22.9%
1998	28.3%	23%
1997	28.4%	23%
1996	28.6%	23%
1995	28.6%	23.1%
1994	28.8%	23.1%
1993	29%	23.1%
1992	29.3%	23.1%
1991	29.7%	23.2%
1990	29.8%	23.3%
1989	29.4%	23.3%
1988	29.1%	23.5%
1987	28.9%	23.8%
1986	28.7%	24.2%
1985	28.6%	24.6%
1984	28.6%	25.1%
1983	29.2%	25.6%
1982	30%	26.2%
1981	31%	26.7%
1980	32%	27.2%
1979	33%	27.8%
1978	34%	28.4%
1977	35.2%	29%
1976	36.4%	29.6%
1975	37.8%	30.1%
1974	39.1%	30.5%
1973	40.4%	31%
1972	41.6%	31.4%
1971	42.7%	31.7%
1970	43.7%	31.9%
1969	43.9%	32.2%
1968	43.4%	32.3%
1967	42.8%	32.5%
1966	42.1%	32.6%
1965	41.3%	32.7%
1964	40.4%	32.9%
1963	39.9%	32.9%
1962	39.9%	33%
1961	40%	33%
1960	40.1%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and New Zealand compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs New Zealand

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New Zealand

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	New Zealand
2023	35	7
2022	36	23
2021	32	8
2020	35	8
2019	32	8
2018	31	7
2017	31	8
2016	28	8
2015	30	8
2014	32	7
2013	32	8
2012	30	9
2011	31	10
2010	31	10
2009	32	10
2008	31	10
2007	32	10
2006	32	10
2005	33	11
2004	34	11
2003	33	11
2002	36	11
2001	36	10
2000	37	11
1999	34	12
1998	34	12
1997	37	13
1996	37	14
1995	38	14
1994	38	13
1993	40	14
1992	40	15
1991	42	16
1990	41	18
1989	41	18
1988	38	19
1987	40	19
1986	38	18
1985	38	19

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 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Under-five mortality rates

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Antigua and Barbuda

New Zealand

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Antigua	New Zealand
2023	0.93%	0.47%
2022	0.96%	0.48%
2021	0.98%	0.49%
2020	1.01%	0.5%
2019	1.03%	0.51%
2018	1.05%	0.52%
2017	1.06%	0.53%
2016	1.08%	0.55%
2015	1.1%	0.56%
2014	1.12%	0.57%
2013	1.13%	0.59%
2012	1.15%	0.6%
2011	1.17%	0.61%
2010	1.19%	0.62%
2009	1.22%	0.63%
2008	1.24%	0.64%
2007	1.27%	0.65%
2006	1.3%	0.65%
2005	1.33%	0.66%
2004	1.36%	0.67%
2003	1.4%	0.69%
2002	1.43%	0.7%
2001	1.46%	0.72%
2000	1.49%	0.74%
1999	1.52%	0.76%
1998	1.54%	0.78%
1997	1.55%	0.81%
1996	1.55%	0.84%
1995	1.54%	0.87%
1994	1.51%	0.91%
1993	1.47%	0.95%
1992	1.43%	1%
1991	1.39%	1.06%
1990	1.35%	1.12%
1989	1.32%	1.18%
1988	1.3%	1.24%
1987	1.28%	1.29%
1986	1.28%	1.34%
1985	1.29%	1.38%
1984	1.31%	1.41%
1983	1.36%	1.45%
1982	1.42%	1.48%
1981	1.5%	1.52%
1980	1.6%	1.56%
1979	1.71%	1.61%
1978	1.84%	1.66%
1977	1.97%	1.71%
1976	2.11%	1.77%
1975	2.25%	1.83%
1974	2.4%	1.88%
1973	2.56%	1.94%
1972	2.74%	1.98%
1971	2.96%	2.03%
1970	3.23%	2.08%
1969	3.54%	2.12%
1968	3.92%	2.16%
1967	4.36%	2.2%
1966	4.86%	2.25%
1965	5.41%	2.31%
1964	6%	2.39%
1963	6.59%	2.48%
1962	7.18%	2.58%
1961	7.74%	2.68%
1960	8.25%	2.78%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 0.47% in New Zealand. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.