Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Suriname

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Suriname 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 2.25 in Suriname in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Suriname 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	Suriname
1960	4.6	6.59
1961	4.56	6.58
1962	4.55	6.57
1963	4.54	6.51
1964	4.48	6.43
1965	4.42	6.32
1966	4.32	6.2
1967	4.18	6.04
1968	4.01	5.86
1969	3.83	5.7
1970	3.63	5.53
1971	3.46	5.36
1972	3.29	5.18
1973	3.13	5.01
1974	2.93	4.81
1975	2.77	4.63
1976	2.78	4.45
1977	2.78	4.26
1978	2.57	4.08
1979	2.63	3.93
1980	2.31	3.79
1981	2.17	3.75
1982	2.09	3.82
1983	2.12	3.87
1984	2.04	3.8
1985	2.15	3.71
1986	2.03	3.61
1987	2.07	3.53
1988	2.13	3.46
1989	2.2	3.39
1990	2.25	3.23
1991	2.04	3.09
1992	2.13	3.01
1993	2.04	2.94
1994	2.07	2.9
1995	2.16	2.9
1996	2.27	2.92
1997	2.19	2.95
1998	2.02	2.99
1999	1.96	3.02
2000	2.2	3.05
2001	2.02	3.06
2002	1.94	2.96
2003	1.89	2.84
2004	1.85	2.74
2005	1.83	2.71
2006	1.83	2.73
2007	1.86	2.74
2008	2.04	2.73
2009	2.01	2.71
2010	1.79	2.69
2011	1.75	2.67
2012	1.66	2.67
2013	1.54	2.65
2014	1.53	2.62
2015	1.57	2.57
2016	1.46	2.5
2017	1.49	2.43
2018	1.37	2.38
2019	1.47	2.35
2020	1.57	2.31
2021	1.58	2.3
2022	1.58	2.27
2023	1.58	2.25
2024	1.58	2.23
2025	1.58	2.21
2026	1.57	2.19
2027	1.57	2.16
2028	1.57	2.14
2029	1.57	2.13
2030	1.56	2.11
2031	1.56	2.09
2032	1.56	2.08
2033	1.56	2.06
2034	1.56	2.05
2035	1.56	2.04
2036	1.56	2.02
2037	1.57	2.01
2038	1.57	2
2039	1.57	1.99
2040	1.57	1.98
2041	1.57	1.97
2042	1.57	1.96
2043	1.57	1.95
2044	1.57	1.94
2045	1.57	1.93
2046	1.57	1.92
2047	1.57	1.91
2048	1.57	1.9
2049	1.57	1.9
2050	1.58	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Suriname
1960	40.1%	44.5%
1961	40%	44.6%
1962	39.9%	45.1%
1963	39.9%	46.1%
1964	40.4%	46.8%
1965	41.3%	47.4%
1966	42.1%	48%
1967	42.8%	48.5%
1968	43.4%	48.8%
1969	43.9%	48.9%
1970	43.7%	48.8%
1971	42.7%	48.5%
1972	41.6%	47.8%
1973	40.4%	46.8%
1974	39.1%	46%
1975	37.8%	45.1%
1976	36.4%	44.3%
1977	35.2%	43.4%
1978	34%	42.6%
1979	33%	41.8%
1980	32%	41%
1981	31%	40.1%
1982	30%	39.5%
1983	29.2%	39%
1984	28.6%	38.6%
1985	28.6%	38.3%
1986	28.7%	38%
1987	28.9%	37.8%
1988	29.1%	37.7%
1989	29.4%	37.5%
1990	29.8%	37.4%
1991	29.7%	37.3%
1992	29.3%	37.2%
1993	29%	37.1%
1994	28.8%	37%
1995	28.6%	36.7%
1996	28.6%	36.1%
1997	28.4%	35.3%
1998	28.3%	34.5%
1999	28%	33.7%
2000	27.8%	33%
2001	27.5%	32.3%
2002	27.2%	31.8%
2003	26.8%	31.3%
2004	26.4%	31%
2005	25.9%	30.9%
2006	25.4%	30.8%
2007	25%	30.7%
2008	24.6%	30.6%
2009	24.2%	30.5%
2010	23.8%	30.3%
2011	23.2%	30%
2012	22.6%	29.8%
2013	22.1%	29.4%
2014	21.7%	29.1%
2015	21.2%	28.7%
2016	20.6%	28.3%
2017	20.2%	27.9%
2018	19.8%	27.5%
2019	19.4%	27.2%
2020	19.1%	26.8%
2021	18.8%	26.5%
2022	18.6%	26.3%
2023	18.2%	25.9%
2024	17.8%	25.6%
2025	17.5%	25.3%
2026	17.2%	25%
2027	17%	24.8%
2028	16.9%	24.5%
2029	16.8%	24.2%
2030	16.7%	23.9%
2031	16.6%	23.6%
2032	16.5%	23.4%
2033	16.4%	23.2%
2034	16.4%	23%
2035	16.3%	22.8%
2036	16.1%	22.6%
2037	15.9%	22.4%
2038	15.7%	22.2%
2039	15.5%	22%
2040	15.4%	21.8%
2041	15.2%	21.6%
2042	15%	21.4%
2043	14.8%	21.3%
2044	14.7%	21.1%
2045	14.5%	20.9%
2046	14.4%	20.7%
2047	14.2%	20.5%
2048	14.1%	20.3%
2049	14%	20.1%
2050	13.8%	19.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 25.6% in Suriname in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 37.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Suriname compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Suriname by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +1.11% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
1960	1,434	8,170
1961	1,476	8,361
1962	1,509	8,529
1963	1,543	8,838
1964	1,559	9,174
1965	1,528	9,270
1966	1,489	9,243
1967	1,431	9,104
1968	1,369	8,980
1969	1,308	8,880
1970	1,248	8,823
1971	1,219	8,814
1972	1,179	8,893
1973	1,135	8,877
1974	1,074	8,751
1975	1,028	8,587
1976	1,075	8,327
1977	1,124	7,998
1978	1,064	7,650
1979	1,150	7,312
1980	1,002	7,002
1981	940	7,541
1982	913	8,197
1983	941	8,797
1984	899	9,031
1985	955	9,177
1986	855	9,222
1987	845	9,319
1988	848	9,347
1989	845	9,441
1990	833	9,047
1991	673	8,637
1992	728	8,355
1993	706	8,127
1994	757	7,929
1995	844	7,968
1996	947	8,031
1997	932	8,106
1998	845	8,173
1999	828	8,236
2000	1,009	8,323
2001	900	8,349
2002	843	7,916
2003	793	7,396
2004	757	6,948
2005	738	7,037
2006	742	7,278
2007	770	7,468
2008	911	7,552
2009	900	7,559
2010	758	7,489
2011	743	7,401
2012	678	7,405
2013	586	7,350
2014	564	7,284
2015	583	7,150
2016	496	6,979
2017	504	6,772
2018	411	6,613
2019	461	6,564
2020	512	6,640
2021	492	5,291
2022	486	6,719
2023	462	6,697

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Suriname

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 84 deaths in Suriname.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Suriname
1985	38	386
1986	38	377
1987	40	372
1988	38	364
1989	41	360
1990	41	350
1991	42	347
1992	40	346
1993	40	343
1994	38	334
1995	38	331
1996	37	323
1997	37	312
1998	34	302
1999	34	291
2000	37	282
2001	36	270
2002	36	253
2003	33	238
2004	34	219
2005	33	202
2006	32	187
2007	32	173
2008	31	161
2009	32	147
2010	31	134
2011	31	126
2012	30	122
2013	32	121
2014	32	120
2015	30	115
2016	28	109
2017	31	105
2018	31	101
2019	32	97
2020	35	94
2021	32	144
2022	36	88
2023	35	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 1.62% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
1960	8.25%	-
1961	7.74%	-
1962	7.18%	-
1963	6.59%	-
1964	6%	-
1965	5.41%	-
1966	4.86%	-
1967	4.36%	-
1968	3.92%	-
1969	3.54%	-
1970	3.23%	-
1971	2.96%	-
1972	2.74%	-
1973	2.56%	-
1974	2.4%	-
1975	2.25%	-
1976	2.11%	-
1977	1.97%	-
1978	1.84%	-
1979	1.71%	-
1980	1.6%	-
1981	1.5%	-
1982	1.42%	-
1983	1.36%	5.67%
1984	1.31%	5.49%
1985	1.29%	5.31%
1986	1.28%	5.13%
1987	1.28%	4.97%
1988	1.3%	4.81%
1989	1.32%	4.65%
1990	1.35%	4.49%
1991	1.39%	4.34%
1992	1.43%	4.19%
1993	1.47%	4.03%
1994	1.51%	3.88%
1995	1.54%	3.74%
1996	1.55%	3.6%
1997	1.55%	3.47%
1998	1.54%	3.34%
1999	1.52%	3.22%
2000	1.49%	3.11%
2001	1.46%	3%
2002	1.43%	2.9%
2003	1.4%	2.81%
2004	1.36%	2.72%
2005	1.33%	2.64%
2006	1.3%	2.57%
2007	1.27%	2.5%
2008	1.24%	2.44%
2009	1.22%	2.38%
2010	1.19%	2.32%
2011	1.17%	2.26%
2012	1.15%	2.21%
2013	1.13%	2.16%
2014	1.12%	2.11%
2015	1.1%	2.05%
2016	1.08%	2%
2017	1.06%	1.95%
2018	1.05%	1.9%
2019	1.03%	1.84%
2020	1.01%	1.78%
2021	0.98%	1.73%
2022	0.96%	1.68%
2023	0.93%	1.62%