Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Rwanda

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Rwanda 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 3.7 in Rwanda in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Rwanda 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	Rwanda
1960	4.6	8.28
1961	4.56	8.28
1962	4.55	8.27
1963	4.54	8.27
1964	4.48	8.27
1965	4.42	8.25
1966	4.32	8.23
1967	4.18	8.21
1968	4.01	8.19
1969	3.83	8.18
1970	3.63	8.15
1971	3.46	8.09
1972	3.29	8.09
1973	3.13	8.09
1974	2.93	8.1
1975	2.77	8.1
1976	2.78	8.12
1977	2.78	8.14
1978	2.57	8.16
1979	2.63	8.13
1980	2.31	8.12
1981	2.17	8.1
1982	2.09	8.06
1983	2.12	8
1984	2.04	7.91
1985	2.15	7.79
1986	2.03	7.61
1987	2.07	7.43
1988	2.13	7.23
1989	2.2	7.03
1990	2.25	6.8
1991	2.04	6.62
1992	2.13	6.54
1993	2.04	6.48
1994	2.07	6.42
1995	2.16	6.35
1996	2.27	6.29
1997	2.19	6.24
1998	2.02	6.17
1999	1.96	6.06
2000	2.2	5.97
2001	2.02	5.89
2002	1.94	5.82
2003	1.89	5.74
2004	1.85	5.64
2005	1.83	5.5
2006	1.83	5.34
2007	1.86	5.14
2008	2.04	4.92
2009	2.01	4.71
2010	1.79	4.52
2011	1.75	4.33
2012	1.66	4.2
2013	1.54	4.14
2014	1.53	4.12
2015	1.57	4.11
2016	1.46	4.11
2017	1.49	4.08
2018	1.37	4.05
2019	1.47	3.99
2020	1.57	3.91
2021	1.58	3.84
2022	1.58	3.78
2023	1.58	3.7
2024	1.58	3.64
2025	1.58	3.59
2026	1.57	3.54
2027	1.57	3.49
2028	1.57	3.43
2029	1.57	3.38
2030	1.56	3.33
2031	1.56	3.28
2032	1.56	3.24
2033	1.56	3.19
2034	1.56	3.15
2035	1.56	3.11
2036	1.56	3.07
2037	1.57	3.03
2038	1.57	2.99
2039	1.57	2.95
2040	1.57	2.92
2041	1.57	2.89
2042	1.57	2.85
2043	1.57	2.81
2044	1.57	2.78
2045	1.57	2.75
2046	1.57	2.72
2047	1.57	2.69
2048	1.57	2.67
2049	1.57	2.64
2050	1.58	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Rwanda
1960	40.1%	49.2%
1961	40%	49.7%
1962	39.9%	50.2%
1963	39.9%	50.6%
1964	40.4%	50.8%
1965	41.3%	50.6%
1966	42.1%	50.2%
1967	42.8%	49.7%
1968	43.4%	49.2%
1969	43.9%	48.7%
1970	43.7%	48.2%
1971	42.7%	47.9%
1972	41.6%	47.5%
1973	40.4%	47.2%
1974	39.1%	46.9%
1975	37.8%	46.6%
1976	36.4%	46.4%
1977	35.2%	46.4%
1978	34%	46.4%
1979	33%	46.5%
1980	32%	46.8%
1981	31%	47.1%
1982	30%	47.4%
1983	29.2%	47.7%
1984	28.6%	48.1%
1985	28.6%	48.3%
1986	28.7%	48.6%
1987	28.9%	48.8%
1988	29.1%	48.9%
1989	29.4%	48.9%
1990	29.8%	49%
1991	29.7%	48.9%
1992	29.3%	48.7%
1993	29%	48.4%
1994	28.8%	50.1%
1995	28.6%	52.4%
1996	28.6%	51.4%
1997	28.4%	50.5%
1998	28.3%	49.2%
1999	28%	47.8%
2000	27.8%	46.4%
2001	27.5%	45.2%
2002	27.2%	44.3%
2003	26.8%	43.7%
2004	26.4%	43.3%
2005	25.9%	43.1%
2006	25.4%	42.9%
2007	25%	42.9%
2008	24.6%	42.8%
2009	24.2%	42.6%
2010	23.8%	42.4%
2011	23.2%	42.2%
2012	22.6%	41.9%
2013	22.1%	41.7%
2014	21.7%	41.4%
2015	21.2%	41.1%
2016	20.6%	40.9%
2017	20.2%	40.5%
2018	19.8%	40.1%
2019	19.4%	39.7%
2020	19.1%	39.2%
2021	18.8%	38.6%
2022	18.6%	38.2%
2023	18.2%	37.7%
2024	17.8%	37.4%
2025	17.5%	37%
2026	17.2%	36.7%
2027	17%	36.4%
2028	16.9%	36%
2029	16.8%	35.7%
2030	16.7%	35.4%
2031	16.6%	35%
2032	16.5%	34.7%
2033	16.4%	34.4%
2034	16.4%	34.1%
2035	16.3%	33.7%
2036	16.1%	33.4%
2037	15.9%	33.1%
2038	15.7%	32.9%
2039	15.5%	32.6%
2040	15.4%	32.3%
2041	15.2%	32%
2042	15%	31.7%
2043	14.8%	31.4%
2044	14.7%	31.1%
2045	14.5%	30.8%
2046	14.4%	30.5%
2047	14.2%	30.2%
2048	14.1%	29.9%
2049	14%	29.7%
2050	13.8%	29.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 37.4% in Rwanda in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 49% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Rwanda compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Rwanda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +2.45% in Rwanda. 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	Rwanda
1960	1,434	100,627
1961	1,476	102,051
1962	1,509	102,548
1963	1,543	94,296
1964	1,559	102,562
1965	1,528	103,422
1966	1,489	105,128
1967	1,431	108,053
1968	1,369	111,422
1969	1,308	115,394
1970	1,248	119,273
1971	1,219	122,567
1972	1,179	126,403
1973	1,135	131,021
1974	1,074	135,743
1975	1,028	140,596
1976	1,075	147,665
1977	1,124	155,011
1978	1,064	163,779
1979	1,150	174,477
1980	1,002	184,988
1981	940	195,769
1982	913	205,147
1983	941	212,750
1984	899	219,337
1985	955	223,794
1986	855	225,526
1987	845	225,744
1988	848	223,759
1989	845	217,632
1990	833	207,895
1991	673	196,431
1992	728	188,025
1993	706	183,926
1994	757	-719,479
1995	844	121,137
1996	947	140,455
1997	932	174,687
1998	845	197,185
1999	828	210,518
2000	1,009	221,276
2001	900	230,845
2002	843	239,036
2003	793	251,243
2004	757	265,273
2005	738	275,121
2006	742	282,149
2007	770	285,791
2008	911	287,334
2009	900	287,034
2010	758	286,848
2011	743	282,922
2012	678	282,584
2013	586	286,331
2014	564	292,779
2015	583	299,114
2016	496	305,549
2017	504	310,323
2018	411	312,512
2019	461	313,525
2020	512	312,692
2021	492	309,895
2022	486	312,145
2023	462	312,762

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Rwanda

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 229 deaths in Rwanda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Rwanda
1985	38	1,116
1986	38	1,126
1987	40	1,145
1988	38	1,188
1989	41	1,238
1990	41	1,309
1991	42	1,386
1992	40	1,530
1993	40	1,619
1994	38	5,721
1995	38	1,505
1996	37	1,295
1997	37	1,318
1998	34	1,268
1999	34	1,073
2000	37	885
2001	36	769
2002	36	677
2003	33	551
2004	34	460
2005	33	465
2006	32	494
2007	32	494
2008	31	454
2009	32	418
2010	31	393
2011	31	358
2012	30	331
2013	32	317
2014	32	301
2015	30	292
2016	28	278
2017	31	275
2018	31	269
2019	32	261
2020	35	252
2021	32	254
2022	36	234
2023	35	229

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 4% in Rwanda. 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	Rwanda
1960	8.25%	22.4%
1961	7.74%	21.9%
1962	7.18%	21.5%
1963	6.59%	21.3%
1964	6%	21.1%
1965	5.41%	21.1%
1966	4.86%	21.2%
1967	4.36%	21.4%
1968	3.92%	21.7%
1969	3.54%	22%
1970	3.23%	22.3%
1971	2.96%	22.6%
1972	2.74%	23%
1973	2.56%	23.4%
1974	2.4%	24%
1975	2.25%	24.6%
1976	2.11%	25.1%
1977	1.97%	25.1%
1978	1.84%	24.6%
1979	1.71%	23.4%
1980	1.6%	21.8%
1981	1.5%	20.1%
1982	1.42%	18.6%
1983	1.36%	17.4%
1984	1.31%	16.6%
1985	1.29%	16.1%
1986	1.28%	15.6%
1987	1.28%	15.2%
1988	1.3%	14.8%
1989	1.32%	14.8%
1990	1.35%	15.1%
1991	1.39%	16%
1992	1.43%	17.5%
1993	1.47%	19.3%
1994	1.51%	38.9%
1995	1.54%	21.8%
1996	1.55%	22.2%
1997	1.55%	22.2%
1998	1.54%	21.5%
1999	1.52%	20.2%
2000	1.49%	18.5%
2001	1.46%	16.7%
2002	1.43%	14.9%
2003	1.4%	13.3%
2004	1.36%	11.8%
2005	1.33%	10.5%
2006	1.3%	9.37%
2007	1.27%	8.45%
2008	1.24%	7.62%
2009	1.22%	6.92%
2010	1.19%	6.33%
2011	1.17%	5.81%
2012	1.15%	5.45%
2013	1.13%	5.17%
2014	1.12%	4.96%
2015	1.1%	4.78%
2016	1.08%	4.63%
2017	1.06%	4.52%
2018	1.05%	4.43%
2019	1.03%	4.34%
2020	1.01%	4.25%
2021	0.98%	4.16%
2022	0.96%	4.08%
2023	0.93%	4%