Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Peru

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Peru 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 1.98 in Peru in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Peru 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	Peru
1960	4.6	6.94
1961	4.56	6.92
1962	4.55	6.9
1963	4.54	6.86
1964	4.48	6.81
1965	4.42	6.75
1966	4.32	6.68
1967	4.18	6.6
1968	4.01	6.51
1969	3.83	6.42
1970	3.63	6.32
1971	3.46	6.21
1972	3.29	6.09
1973	3.13	5.97
1974	2.93	5.84
1975	2.77	5.71
1976	2.78	5.58
1977	2.78	5.44
1978	2.57	5.31
1979	2.63	5.17
1980	2.31	5.04
1981	2.17	4.92
1982	2.09	4.8
1983	2.12	4.68
1984	2.04	4.57
1985	2.15	4.46
1986	2.03	4.35
1987	2.07	4.25
1988	2.13	4.14
1989	2.2	4.03
1990	2.25	3.91
1991	2.04	3.79
1992	2.13	3.67
1993	2.04	3.55
1994	2.07	3.43
1995	2.16	3.32
1996	2.27	3.2
1997	2.19	3.1
1998	2.02	3
1999	1.96	2.92
2000	2.2	2.85
2001	2.02	2.74
2002	1.94	2.69
2003	1.89	2.66
2004	1.85	2.67
2005	1.83	2.64
2006	1.83	2.62
2007	1.86	2.58
2008	2.04	2.53
2009	2.01	2.48
2010	1.79	2.42
2011	1.75	2.41
2012	1.66	2.36
2013	1.54	2.32
2014	1.53	2.27
2015	1.57	2.23
2016	1.46	2.19
2017	1.49	2.15
2018	1.37	2.12
2019	1.47	2.09
2020	1.57	2.06
2021	1.58	2.03
2022	1.58	2
2023	1.58	1.98
2024	1.58	1.96
2025	1.58	1.94
2026	1.57	1.92
2027	1.57	1.91
2028	1.57	1.9
2029	1.57	1.88
2030	1.56	1.87
2031	1.56	1.86
2032	1.56	1.85
2033	1.56	1.84
2034	1.56	1.83
2035	1.56	1.83
2036	1.56	1.82
2037	1.57	1.81
2038	1.57	1.81
2039	1.57	1.8
2040	1.57	1.79
2041	1.57	1.79
2042	1.57	1.78
2043	1.57	1.78
2044	1.57	1.77
2045	1.57	1.77
2046	1.57	1.76
2047	1.57	1.75
2048	1.57	1.75
2049	1.57	1.75
2050	1.58	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Peru
1960	40.1%	44%
1961	40%	44.2%
1962	39.9%	44.3%
1963	39.9%	44.3%
1964	40.4%	44.3%
1965	41.3%	44.3%
1966	42.1%	44.2%
1967	42.8%	44.2%
1968	43.4%	44.2%
1969	43.9%	44.1%
1970	43.7%	44%
1971	42.7%	43.9%
1972	41.6%	43.8%
1973	40.4%	43.7%
1974	39.1%	43.6%
1975	37.8%	43.5%
1976	36.4%	43.4%
1977	35.2%	43.2%
1978	34%	43%
1979	33%	42.8%
1980	32%	42.6%
1981	31%	42.4%
1982	30%	42.1%
1983	29.2%	41.8%
1984	28.6%	41.5%
1985	28.6%	41.2%
1986	28.7%	40.8%
1987	28.9%	40.5%
1988	29.1%	40.2%
1989	29.4%	39.8%
1990	29.8%	39.4%
1991	29.7%	39.1%
1992	29.3%	38.7%
1993	29%	38.3%
1994	28.8%	37.9%
1995	28.6%	37.4%
1996	28.6%	36.9%
1997	28.4%	36.4%
1998	28.3%	35.8%
1999	28%	35.3%
2000	27.8%	34.7%
2001	27.5%	34.1%
2002	27.2%	33.5%
2003	26.8%	32.9%
2004	26.4%	32.3%
2005	25.9%	31.7%
2006	25.4%	31.2%
2007	25%	30.7%
2008	24.6%	30.2%
2009	24.2%	29.7%
2010	23.8%	29.3%
2011	23.2%	28.9%
2012	22.6%	28.5%
2013	22.1%	28.2%
2014	21.7%	27.8%
2015	21.2%	27.5%
2016	20.6%	27.2%
2017	20.2%	26.8%
2018	19.8%	26.4%
2019	19.4%	25.9%
2020	19.1%	25.5%
2021	18.8%	25.1%
2022	18.6%	24.8%
2023	18.2%	24.4%
2024	17.8%	24%
2025	17.5%	23.6%
2026	17.2%	23.3%
2027	17%	22.9%
2028	16.9%	22.6%
2029	16.8%	22.3%
2030	16.7%	22.1%
2031	16.6%	21.8%
2032	16.5%	21.6%
2033	16.4%	21.3%
2034	16.4%	21%
2035	16.3%	20.8%
2036	16.1%	20.5%
2037	15.9%	20.3%
2038	15.7%	20.1%
2039	15.5%	19.8%
2040	15.4%	19.6%
2041	15.2%	19.4%
2042	15%	19.1%
2043	14.8%	18.9%
2044	14.7%	18.7%
2045	14.5%	18.5%
2046	14.4%	18.3%
2047	14.2%	18.1%
2048	14.1%	17.9%
2049	14%	17.8%
2050	13.8%	17.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 24% in Peru in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 39.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Peru compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Peru by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +1.05% in Peru. 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	Peru
1960	1,434	302,924
1961	1,476	313,385
1962	1,509	321,716
1963	1,543	332,352
1964	1,559	341,570
1965	1,528	349,245
1966	1,489	356,819
1967	1,431	365,224
1968	1,369	372,379
1969	1,308	379,347
1970	1,248	318,022
1971	1,219	391,506
1972	1,179	396,960
1973	1,135	400,752
1974	1,074	408,299
1975	1,028	414,400
1976	1,075	420,284
1977	1,124	425,428
1978	1,064	432,127
1979	1,150	439,110
1980	1,002	445,100
1981	940	453,158
1982	913	461,107
1983	941	469,781
1984	899	477,968
1985	955	488,887
1986	855	496,712
1987	845	502,229
1988	848	508,429
1989	845	512,152
1990	833	515,233
1991	673	513,867
1992	728	514,618
1993	706	513,769
1994	757	512,735
1995	844	507,894
1996	947	501,855
1997	932	495,348
1998	845	489,436
1999	828	487,095
2000	1,009	484,222
2001	900	470,154
2002	843	463,709
2003	793	459,243
2004	757	459,617
2005	738	454,199
2006	742	445,884
2007	770	435,122
2008	911	413,640
2009	900	396,522
2010	758	382,510
2011	743	383,268
2012	678	376,501
2013	586	372,694
2014	564	368,708
2015	583	362,781
2016	496	355,859
2017	504	349,333
2018	411	343,123
2019	461	346,981
2020	512	301,950
2021	492	235,440
2022	486	327,859
2023	462	353,788

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Peru

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 51 deaths in Peru.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Peru
1985	38	198
1986	38	193
1987	40	192
1988	38	190
1989	41	190
1990	41	191
1991	42	201
1992	40	195
1993	40	192
1994	38	188
1995	38	179
1996	37	166
1997	37	152
1998	34	139
1999	34	124
2000	37	115
2001	36	109
2002	36	106
2003	33	104
2004	34	107
2005	33	103
2006	32	99
2007	32	94
2008	31	91
2009	32	89
2010	31	86
2011	31	83
2012	30	79
2013	32	75
2014	32	73
2015	30	71
2016	28	69
2017	31	67
2018	31	66
2019	32	60
2020	35	75
2021	32	141
2022	36	81
2023	35	51

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 1.58% in Peru. 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	Peru
1960	8.25%	22.9%
1961	7.74%	22.2%
1962	7.18%	21.6%
1963	6.59%	20.9%
1964	6%	20.2%
1965	5.41%	19.4%
1966	4.86%	18.7%
1967	4.36%	18.1%
1968	3.92%	17.5%
1969	3.54%	17%
1970	3.23%	19.7%
1971	2.96%	16.1%
1972	2.74%	15.6%
1973	2.56%	15.1%
1974	2.4%	14.7%
1975	2.25%	14.2%
1976	2.11%	13.8%
1977	1.97%	13.5%
1978	1.84%	13.2%
1979	1.71%	12.9%
1980	1.6%	12.7%
1981	1.5%	12.4%
1982	1.42%	12%
1983	1.36%	11.6%
1984	1.31%	11.1%
1985	1.29%	10.5%
1986	1.28%	9.97%
1987	1.28%	9.43%
1988	1.3%	8.92%
1989	1.32%	8.46%
1990	1.35%	8.04%
1991	1.39%	7.63%
1992	1.43%	7.2%
1993	1.47%	6.75%
1994	1.51%	6.29%
1995	1.54%	5.82%
1996	1.55%	5.36%
1997	1.55%	4.92%
1998	1.54%	4.51%
1999	1.52%	4.13%
2000	1.49%	3.79%
2001	1.46%	3.49%
2002	1.43%	3.24%
2003	1.4%	3.01%
2004	1.36%	2.82%
2005	1.33%	2.65%
2006	1.3%	2.5%
2007	1.27%	2.37%
2008	1.24%	2.25%
2009	1.22%	2.14%
2010	1.19%	2.04%
2011	1.17%	1.96%
2012	1.15%	1.89%
2013	1.13%	1.84%
2014	1.12%	1.79%
2015	1.1%	1.76%
2016	1.08%	1.73%
2017	1.06%	1.71%
2018	1.05%	1.69%
2019	1.03%	1.68%
2020	1.01%	1.66%
2021	0.98%	1.64%
2022	0.96%	1.61%
2023	0.93%	1.58%