Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Panama

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Panama 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 2.12 in Panama in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Panama 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	Panama
1960	4.6	5.83
1961	4.56	5.87
1962	4.55	5.87
1963	4.54	5.87
1964	4.48	5.81
1965	4.42	5.73
1966	4.32	5.65
1967	4.18	5.53
1968	4.01	5.41
1969	3.83	5.29
1970	3.63	5.18
1971	3.46	5.05
1972	3.29	4.91
1973	3.13	4.74
1974	2.93	4.58
1975	2.77	4.41
1976	2.78	4.26
1977	2.78	4.12
1978	2.57	3.98
1979	2.63	3.88
1980	2.31	3.8
1981	2.17	3.72
1982	2.09	3.66
1983	2.12	3.6
1984	2.04	3.52
1985	2.15	3.43
1986	2.03	3.34
1987	2.07	3.25
1988	2.13	3.17
1989	2.2	3.12
1990	2.25	3.07
1991	2.04	3
1992	2.13	2.95
1993	2.04	2.91
1994	2.07	2.88
1995	2.16	2.85
1996	2.27	2.83
1997	2.19	2.81
1998	2.02	2.79
1999	1.96	2.77
2000	2.2	2.74
2001	2.02	2.72
2002	1.94	2.7
2003	1.89	2.68
2004	1.85	2.68
2005	1.83	2.64
2006	1.83	2.62
2007	1.86	2.61
2008	2.04	2.61
2009	2.01	2.59
2010	1.79	2.59
2011	1.75	2.6
2012	1.66	2.59
2013	1.54	2.57
2014	1.53	2.55
2015	1.57	2.53
2016	1.46	2.5
2017	1.49	2.46
2018	1.37	2.4
2019	1.47	2.29
2020	1.57	2.18
2021	1.58	2.15
2022	1.58	2.14
2023	1.58	2.12
2024	1.58	2.11
2025	1.58	2.09
2026	1.57	2.07
2027	1.57	2.06
2028	1.57	2.04
2029	1.57	2.02
2030	1.56	2.01
2031	1.56	2
2032	1.56	1.99
2033	1.56	1.97
2034	1.56	1.96
2035	1.56	1.95
2036	1.56	1.95
2037	1.57	1.94
2038	1.57	1.93
2039	1.57	1.92
2040	1.57	1.91
2041	1.57	1.91
2042	1.57	1.9
2043	1.57	1.89
2044	1.57	1.89
2045	1.57	1.88
2046	1.57	1.88
2047	1.57	1.87
2048	1.57	1.87
2049	1.57	1.86
2050	1.58	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Panama
1960	40.1%	44.2%
1961	40%	44.3%
1962	39.9%	44.5%
1963	39.9%	44.6%
1964	40.4%	44.7%
1965	41.3%	44.8%
1966	42.1%	44.8%
1967	42.8%	44.8%
1968	43.4%	44.7%
1969	43.9%	44.6%
1970	43.7%	44.5%
1971	42.7%	44.3%
1972	41.6%	44.1%
1973	40.4%	43.9%
1974	39.1%	43.6%
1975	37.8%	43.3%
1976	36.4%	42.9%
1977	35.2%	42.4%
1978	34%	41.9%
1979	33%	41.4%
1980	32%	40.8%
1981	31%	40.3%
1982	30%	39.8%
1983	29.2%	39.3%
1984	28.6%	38.8%
1985	28.6%	38.3%
1986	28.7%	37.8%
1987	28.9%	37.4%
1988	29.1%	36.9%
1989	29.4%	36.5%
1990	29.8%	36.1%
1991	29.7%	35.7%
1992	29.3%	35.3%
1993	29%	34.9%
1994	28.8%	34.6%
1995	28.6%	34.2%
1996	28.6%	33.9%
1997	28.4%	33.5%
1998	28.3%	33.1%
1999	28%	32.8%
2000	27.8%	32.4%
2001	27.5%	32%
2002	27.2%	31.6%
2003	26.8%	31.3%
2004	26.4%	31%
2005	25.9%	30.6%
2006	25.4%	30.3%
2007	25%	30%
2008	24.6%	29.7%
2009	24.2%	29.5%
2010	23.8%	29.2%
2011	23.2%	28.9%
2012	22.6%	28.7%
2013	22.1%	28.4%
2014	21.7%	28.2%
2015	21.2%	27.9%
2016	20.6%	27.6%
2017	20.2%	27.4%
2018	19.8%	27.1%
2019	19.4%	26.7%
2020	19.1%	26.4%
2021	18.8%	26%
2022	18.6%	25.7%
2023	18.2%	25.3%
2024	17.8%	24.9%
2025	17.5%	24.5%
2026	17.2%	24.1%
2027	17%	23.8%
2028	16.9%	23.4%
2029	16.8%	23%
2030	16.7%	22.6%
2031	16.6%	22.2%
2032	16.5%	21.9%
2033	16.4%	21.6%
2034	16.4%	21.3%
2035	16.3%	21%
2036	16.1%	20.9%
2037	15.9%	20.7%
2038	15.7%	20.5%
2039	15.5%	20.3%
2040	15.4%	20.1%
2041	15.2%	20%
2042	15%	19.8%
2043	14.8%	19.6%
2044	14.7%	19.4%
2045	14.5%	19.3%
2046	14.4%	19.1%
2047	14.2%	18.9%
2048	14.1%	18.8%
2049	14%	18.6%
2050	13.8%	18.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 24.9% in Panama in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 36.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Panama compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Panama by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +1.31% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	1,434	35,431
1961	1,476	37,100
1962	1,509	38,537
1963	1,543	39,872
1964	1,559	40,806
1965	1,528	41,604
1966	1,489	42,457
1967	1,431	43,054
1968	1,369	43,641
1969	1,308	44,278
1970	1,248	45,075
1971	1,219	45,867
1972	1,179	46,311
1973	1,135	46,540
1974	1,074	46,932
1975	1,028	47,149
1976	1,075	47,307
1977	1,124	47,438
1978	1,064	47,694
1979	1,150	48,362
1980	1,002	49,077
1981	940	50,018
1982	913	50,858
1983	941	51,880
1984	899	52,436
1985	955	52,573
1986	855	52,681
1987	845	52,690
1988	848	52,767
1989	845	52,295
1990	833	53,451
1991	673	53,079
1992	728	53,186
1993	706	53,591
1994	757	53,845
1995	844	54,069
1996	947	54,512
1997	932	55,060
1998	845	55,482
1999	828	55,911
2000	1,009	56,236
2001	900	56,654
2002	843	57,011
2003	793	57,458
2004	757	58,281
2005	738	58,014
2006	742	58,067
2007	770	58,454
2008	911	58,961
2009	900	59,168
2010	758	59,418
2011	743	60,411
2012	678	60,471
2013	586	60,295
2014	564	60,227
2015	583	59,896
2016	496	59,454
2017	504	58,607
2018	411	57,508
2019	461	54,420
2020	512	46,599
2021	492	46,747
2022	486	50,556
2023	462	50,197

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Panama

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 37 deaths in Panama.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Panama
1985	38	95
1986	38	94
1987	40	93
1988	38	93
1989	41	96
1990	41	89
1991	42	87
1992	40	85
1993	40	81
1994	38	78
1995	38	77
1996	37	73
1997	37	70
1998	34	68
1999	34	65
2000	37	64
2001	36	62
2002	36	59
2003	33	58
2004	34	57
2005	33	57
2006	32	56
2007	32	55
2008	31	55
2009	32	55
2010	31	56
2011	31	55
2012	30	53
2013	32	52
2014	32	49
2015	30	48
2016	28	47
2017	31	47
2018	31	43
2019	32	41
2020	35	74
2021	32	59
2022	36	40
2023	35	37

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 1.33% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	8.25%	9.31%
1961	7.74%	9.04%
1962	7.18%	8.78%
1963	6.59%	8.52%
1964	6%	8.28%
1965	5.41%	8.05%
1966	4.86%	7.83%
1967	4.36%	7.62%
1968	3.92%	7.38%
1969	3.54%	7.1%
1970	3.23%	6.78%
1971	2.96%	6.43%
1972	2.74%	6.07%
1973	2.56%	5.72%
1974	2.4%	5.41%
1975	2.25%	5.15%
1976	2.11%	4.93%
1977	1.97%	4.76%
1978	1.84%	4.61%
1979	1.71%	4.47%
1980	1.6%	4.34%
1981	1.5%	4.19%
1982	1.42%	4.05%
1983	1.36%	3.9%
1984	1.31%	3.75%
1985	1.29%	3.61%
1986	1.28%	3.47%
1987	1.28%	3.35%
1988	1.3%	3.24%
1989	1.32%	3.14%
1990	1.35%	3.05%
1991	1.39%	2.97%
1992	1.43%	2.91%
1993	1.47%	2.87%
1994	1.51%	2.83%
1995	1.54%	2.8%
1996	1.55%	2.77%
1997	1.55%	2.73%
1998	1.54%	2.68%
1999	1.52%	2.63%
2000	1.49%	2.56%
2001	1.46%	2.49%
2002	1.43%	2.41%
2003	1.4%	2.33%
2004	1.36%	2.25%
2005	1.33%	2.17%
2006	1.3%	2.1%
2007	1.27%	2.03%
2008	1.24%	1.97%
2009	1.22%	1.91%
2010	1.19%	1.86%
2011	1.17%	1.81%
2012	1.15%	1.77%
2013	1.13%	1.75%
2014	1.12%	1.73%
2015	1.1%	1.72%
2016	1.08%	1.7%
2017	1.06%	1.68%
2018	1.05%	1.65%
2019	1.03%	1.59%
2020	1.01%	1.52%
2021	0.98%	1.45%
2022	0.96%	1.39%
2023	0.93%	1.33%