Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Switzerland 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 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	Switzerland
1960	4.6	2.44
1961	4.56	2.52
1962	4.55	2.58
1963	4.54	2.65
1964	4.48	2.66
1965	4.42	2.59
1966	4.32	2.5
1967	4.18	2.39
1968	4.01	2.29
1969	3.83	2.19
1970	3.63	2.1
1971	3.46	2.04
1972	3.29	1.91
1973	3.13	1.81
1974	2.93	1.73
1975	2.77	1.61
1976	2.78	1.55
1977	2.78	1.53
1978	2.57	1.51
1979	2.63	1.52
1980	2.31	1.55
1981	2.17	1.55
1982	2.09	1.56
1983	2.12	1.52
1984	2.04	1.53
1985	2.15	1.52
1986	2.03	1.53
1987	2.07	1.52
1988	2.13	1.57
1989	2.2	1.56
1990	2.25	1.58
1991	2.04	1.58
1992	2.13	1.58
1993	2.04	1.51
1994	2.07	1.49
1995	2.16	1.48
1996	2.27	1.5
1997	2.19	1.48
1998	2.02	1.47
1999	1.96	1.48
2000	2.2	1.5
2001	2.02	1.38
2002	1.94	1.39
2003	1.89	1.39
2004	1.85	1.42
2005	1.83	1.42
2006	1.83	1.44
2007	1.86	1.46
2008	2.04	1.48
2009	2.01	1.5
2010	1.79	1.52
2011	1.75	1.52
2012	1.66	1.52
2013	1.54	1.52
2014	1.53	1.54
2015	1.57	1.54
2016	1.46	1.54
2017	1.49	1.52
2018	1.37	1.52
2019	1.47	1.48
2020	1.57	1.46
2021	1.58	1.52
2022	1.58	1.39
2023	1.58	1.33
2024	1.58	1.33
2025	1.58	1.34
2026	1.57	1.34
2027	1.57	1.35
2028	1.57	1.35
2029	1.57	1.35
2030	1.56	1.35
2031	1.56	1.36
2032	1.56	1.36
2033	1.56	1.37
2034	1.56	1.37
2035	1.56	1.37
2036	1.56	1.38
2037	1.57	1.38
2038	1.57	1.38
2039	1.57	1.38
2040	1.57	1.39
2041	1.57	1.39
2042	1.57	1.39
2043	1.57	1.4
2044	1.57	1.4
2045	1.57	1.4
2046	1.57	1.4
2047	1.57	1.41
2048	1.57	1.41
2049	1.57	1.41
2050	1.58	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Switzerland
1960	40.1%	24%
1961	40%	24%
1962	39.9%	24.1%
1963	39.9%	24.1%
1964	40.4%	24.1%
1965	41.3%	24.1%
1966	42.1%	24.2%
1967	42.8%	24.1%
1968	43.4%	24%
1969	43.9%	23.8%
1970	43.7%	23.8%
1971	42.7%	23.7%
1972	41.6%	23.5%
1973	40.4%	23.2%
1974	39.1%	22.8%
1975	37.8%	22.4%
1976	36.4%	22%
1977	35.2%	21.4%
1978	34%	20.9%
1979	33%	20.3%
1980	32%	19.7%
1981	31%	19.2%
1982	30%	18.8%
1983	29.2%	18.3%
1984	28.6%	18%
1985	28.6%	17.6%
1986	28.7%	17.4%
1987	28.9%	17.2%
1988	29.1%	17.1%
1989	29.4%	17%
1990	29.8%	17.1%
1991	29.7%	17.2%
1992	29.3%	17.3%
1993	29%	17.5%
1994	28.8%	17.6%
1995	28.6%	17.6%
1996	28.6%	17.7%
1997	28.4%	17.6%
1998	28.3%	17.6%
1999	28%	17.5%
2000	27.8%	17.4%
2001	27.5%	17.1%
2002	27.2%	16.8%
2003	26.8%	16.6%
2004	26.4%	16.4%
2005	25.9%	16.1%
2006	25.4%	15.9%
2007	25%	15.6%
2008	24.6%	15.4%
2009	24.2%	15.3%
2010	23.8%	15.2%
2011	23.2%	15.1%
2012	22.6%	15%
2013	22.1%	14.9%
2014	21.7%	14.9%
2015	21.2%	14.9%
2016	20.6%	14.9%
2017	20.2%	14.9%
2018	19.8%	15%
2019	19.4%	15%
2020	19.1%	15.1%
2021	18.8%	15.1%
2022	18.6%	15.1%
2023	18.2%	15%
2024	17.8%	15%
2025	17.5%	14.9%
2026	17.2%	14.8%
2027	17%	14.7%
2028	16.9%	14.6%
2029	16.8%	14.5%
2030	16.7%	14.3%
2031	16.6%	14.1%
2032	16.5%	14%
2033	16.4%	13.8%
2034	16.4%	13.6%
2035	16.3%	13.5%
2036	16.1%	13.3%
2037	15.9%	13.2%
2038	15.7%	13.1%
2039	15.5%	13%
2040	15.4%	12.9%
2041	15.2%	12.8%
2042	15%	12.8%
2043	14.8%	12.7%
2044	14.7%	12.8%
2045	14.5%	12.8%
2046	14.4%	12.8%
2047	14.2%	12.9%
2048	14.1%	12.9%
2049	14%	13%
2050	13.8%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	1,434	42,090
1961	1,476	48,365
1962	1,509	49,050
1963	1,543	52,956
1964	1,559	59,050
1965	1,528	56,222
1966	1,489	53,854
1967	1,431	52,128
1968	1,369	47,328
1969	1,308	44,182
1970	1,248	42,648
1971	1,219	38,523
1972	1,179	35,061
1973	1,135	30,906
1974	1,074	27,902
1975	1,028	22,820
1976	1,075	17,017
1977	1,124	16,959
1978	1,064	13,820
1979	1,150	14,477
1980	1,002	14,535
1981	940	13,979
1982	913	15,339
1983	941	12,837
1984	899	16,105
1985	955	14,882
1986	855	16,261
1987	845	15,708
1988	848	21,099
1989	845	19,941
1990	833	20,146
1991	673	23,800
1992	728	24,064
1993	706	21,509
1994	757	20,982
1995	844	19,010
1996	947	19,801
1997	932	17,722
1998	845	16,353
1999	828	16,431
2000	1,009	15,806
2001	900	10,845
2002	843	10,199
2003	793	8,807
2004	757	13,302
2005	738	11,899
2006	742	12,723
2007	770	13,592
2008	911	15,295
2009	900	15,487
2010	758	17,997
2011	743	18,990
2012	678	18,393
2013	586	17,797
2014	564	21,290
2015	583	19,050
2016	496	22,608
2017	504	20,284
2018	411	20,434
2019	461	18,008
2020	512	9,502
2021	492	18,279
2022	486	7,899
2023	462	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Switzerland

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 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Switzerland
1985	38	15
1986	38	14
1987	40	14
1988	38	15
1989	41	14
1990	41	14
1991	42	14
1992	40	13
1993	40	13
1994	38	12
1995	38	12
1996	37	11
1997	37	10
1998	34	10
1999	34	9
2000	37	9
2001	36	8
2002	36	9
2003	33	8
2004	34	8
2005	33	8
2006	32	8
2007	32	7
2008	31	7
2009	32	7
2010	31	7
2011	31	7
2012	30	7
2013	32	7
2014	32	6
2015	30	6
2016	28	7
2017	31	6
2018	31	6
2019	32	6
2020	35	5
2021	32	4
2022	36	4
2023	35	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	8.25%	2.65%
1961	7.74%	2.6%
1962	7.18%	2.53%
1963	6.59%	2.45%
1964	6%	2.36%
1965	5.41%	2.26%
1966	4.86%	2.16%
1967	4.36%	2.07%
1968	3.92%	1.99%
1969	3.54%	1.92%
1970	3.23%	1.84%
1971	2.96%	1.76%
1972	2.74%	1.67%
1973	2.56%	1.57%
1974	2.4%	1.48%
1975	2.25%	1.38%
1976	2.11%	1.29%
1977	1.97%	1.21%
1978	1.84%	1.14%
1979	1.71%	1.09%
1980	1.6%	1.04%
1981	1.5%	1%
1982	1.42%	0.97%
1983	1.36%	0.94%
1984	1.31%	0.92%
1985	1.29%	0.9%
1986	1.28%	0.89%
1987	1.28%	0.88%
1988	1.3%	0.86%
1989	1.32%	0.84%
1990	1.35%	0.82%
1991	1.39%	0.78%
1992	1.43%	0.75%
1993	1.47%	0.71%
1994	1.51%	0.67%
1995	1.54%	0.64%
1996	1.55%	0.62%
1997	1.55%	0.6%
1998	1.54%	0.58%
1999	1.52%	0.57%
2000	1.49%	0.56%
2001	1.46%	0.55%
2002	1.43%	0.54%
2003	1.4%	0.53%
2004	1.36%	0.52%
2005	1.33%	0.51%
2006	1.3%	0.49%
2007	1.27%	0.48%
2008	1.24%	0.47%
2009	1.22%	0.46%
2010	1.19%	0.46%
2011	1.17%	0.45%
2012	1.15%	0.44%
2013	1.13%	0.44%
2014	1.12%	0.43%
2015	1.1%	0.43%
2016	1.08%	0.42%
2017	1.06%	0.41%
2018	1.05%	0.41%
2019	1.03%	0.4%
2020	1.01%	0.4%
2021	0.98%	0.4%
2022	0.96%	0.4%
2023	0.93%	0.39%