Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and United Kingdom

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs United Kingdom 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 1.56 in the United Kingdom in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs the United Kingdom 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	United Kingdom
1960	4.6	2.69
1961	4.56	2.78
1962	4.55	2.86
1963	4.54	2.88
1964	4.48	2.93
1965	4.42	2.86
1966	4.32	2.78
1967	4.18	2.68
1968	4.01	2.6
1969	3.83	2.51
1970	3.63	2.44
1971	3.46	2.41
1972	3.29	2.2
1973	3.13	2.04
1974	2.93	1.92
1975	2.77	1.81
1976	2.78	1.74
1977	2.78	1.69
1978	2.57	1.75
1979	2.63	1.86
1980	2.31	1.9
1981	2.17	1.82
1982	2.09	1.78
1983	2.12	1.77
1984	2.04	1.77
1985	2.15	1.79
1986	2.03	1.78
1987	2.07	1.81
1988	2.13	1.82
1989	2.2	1.79
1990	2.25	1.83
1991	2.04	1.82
1992	2.13	1.79
1993	2.04	1.76
1994	2.07	1.74
1995	2.16	1.71
1996	2.27	1.73
1997	2.19	1.72
1998	2.02	1.71
1999	1.96	1.68
2000	2.2	1.64
2001	2.02	1.63
2002	1.94	1.63
2003	1.89	1.7
2004	1.85	1.75
2005	1.83	1.76
2006	1.83	1.82
2007	1.86	1.86
2008	2.04	1.91
2009	2.01	1.89
2010	1.79	1.92
2011	1.75	1.91
2012	1.66	1.92
2013	1.54	1.83
2014	1.53	1.81
2015	1.57	1.8
2016	1.46	1.79
2017	1.49	1.74
2018	1.37	1.68
2019	1.47	1.63
2020	1.57	1.57
2021	1.58	1.58
2022	1.58	1.56
2023	1.58	1.56
2024	1.58	1.55
2025	1.58	1.54
2026	1.57	1.53
2027	1.57	1.53
2028	1.57	1.53
2029	1.57	1.52
2030	1.56	1.52
2031	1.56	1.52
2032	1.56	1.53
2033	1.56	1.53
2034	1.56	1.53
2035	1.56	1.53
2036	1.56	1.53
2037	1.57	1.53
2038	1.57	1.53
2039	1.57	1.53
2040	1.57	1.53
2041	1.57	1.54
2042	1.57	1.54
2043	1.57	1.54
2044	1.57	1.54
2045	1.57	1.54
2046	1.57	1.54
2047	1.57	1.54
2048	1.57	1.54
2049	1.57	1.55
2050	1.58	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	United Kingdom
1960	40.1%	23.3%
1961	40%	23.3%
1962	39.9%	23.2%
1963	39.9%	23.2%
1964	40.4%	23.3%
1965	41.3%	23.4%
1966	42.1%	23.5%
1967	42.8%	23.7%
1968	43.4%	23.9%
1969	43.9%	24%
1970	43.7%	24.1%
1971	42.7%	24.1%
1972	41.6%	24%
1973	40.4%	23.9%
1974	39.1%	23.6%
1975	37.8%	23.3%
1976	36.4%	22.9%
1977	35.2%	22.4%
1978	34%	21.9%
1979	33%	21.4%
1980	32%	21%
1981	31%	20.6%
1982	30%	20.2%
1983	29.2%	19.8%
1984	28.6%	19.5%
1985	28.6%	19.3%
1986	28.7%	19.1%
1987	28.9%	18.9%
1988	29.1%	18.9%
1989	29.4%	19.1%
1990	29.8%	19.1%
1991	29.7%	19.3%
1992	29.3%	19.4%
1993	29%	19.5%
1994	28.8%	19.6%
1995	28.6%	19.5%
1996	28.6%	19.4%
1997	28.4%	19.3%
1998	28.3%	19.3%
1999	28%	19.2%
2000	27.8%	18.9%
2001	27.5%	18.7%
2002	27.2%	18.5%
2003	26.8%	18.4%
2004	26.4%	18.3%
2005	25.9%	18.2%
2006	25.4%	18%
2007	25%	17.9%
2008	24.6%	17.8%
2009	24.2%	17.8%
2010	23.8%	17.8%
2011	23.2%	17.7%
2012	22.6%	17.8%
2013	22.1%	17.8%
2014	21.7%	17.8%
2015	21.2%	17.9%
2016	20.6%	18%
2017	20.2%	18%
2018	19.8%	18.1%
2019	19.4%	18%
2020	19.1%	18%
2021	18.8%	17.8%
2022	18.6%	17.6%
2023	18.2%	17.4%
2024	17.8%	17.2%
2025	17.5%	17%
2026	17.2%	16.7%
2027	17%	16.5%
2028	16.9%	16.2%
2029	16.8%	16%
2030	16.7%	15.7%
2031	16.6%	15.5%
2032	16.5%	15.3%
2033	16.4%	15.2%
2034	16.4%	15.1%
2035	16.3%	15%
2036	16.1%	14.9%
2037	15.9%	14.9%
2038	15.7%	14.8%
2039	15.5%	14.8%
2040	15.4%	14.8%
2041	15.2%	14.8%
2042	15%	14.8%
2043	14.8%	14.9%
2044	14.7%	14.9%
2045	14.5%	14.9%
2046	14.4%	15%
2047	14.2%	15%
2048	14.1%	15%
2049	14%	15%
2050	13.8%	15.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 17.2% in the United Kingdom in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 19.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and the United Kingdom compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs United Kingdom by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.16% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	1,434	314,400
1961	1,476	311,519
1962	1,509	340,800
1963	1,543	337,995
1964	1,559	405,000
1965	1,528	364,132
1966	1,489	333,356
1967	1,431	346,145
1968	1,369	292,622
1969	1,308	260,577
1970	1,248	244,918
1971	1,219	257,123
1972	1,179	162,650
1973	1,135	112,389
1974	1,074	67,476
1975	1,028	33,735
1976	1,075	-5,621
1977	1,124	0
1978	1,064	16,859
1979	1,150	61,872
1980	1,002	95,734
1981	940	73,234
1982	913	56,314
1983	941	61,966
1984	899	84,633
1985	955	79,170
1986	855	90,690
1987	845	136,325
1988	848	136,628
1989	845	119,861
1990	833	154,569
1991	673	143,562
1992	728	149,709
1993	706	103,893
1994	757	127,304
1995	844	87,028
1996	947	98,884
1997	932	99,138
1998	845	87,730
1999	828	64,551
2000	1,009	70,671
2001	900	65,032
2002	843	65,308
2003	793	89,471
2004	757	131,974
2005	738	144,963
2006	742	176,455
2007	770	196,232
2008	911	216,325
2009	900	230,422
2010	758	251,066
2011	743	259,361
2012	678	248,473
2013	586	198,830
2014	564	206,784
2015	583	175,738
2016	496	177,139
2017	504	145,125
2018	411	119,321
2019	461	108,342
2020	512	-4,272
2021	492	30,612
2022	486	39,751
2023	462	34,589

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs United Kingdom

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 8 deaths in the United Kingdom.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	United Kingdom
1985	38	2
1986	38	2
1987	40	3
1988	38	4
1989	41	5
1990	41	6
1991	42	7
1992	40	7
1993	40	8
1994	38	9
1995	38	9
1996	37	8
1997	37	9
1998	34	10
1999	34	11
2000	37	12
2001	36	13
2002	36	13
2003	33	14
2004	34	13
2005	33	12
2006	32	12
2007	32	11
2008	31	11
2009	32	11
2010	31	10
2011	31	10
2012	30	9
2013	32	9
2014	32	9
2015	30	9
2016	28	9
2017	31	9
2018	31	9
2019	32	9
2020	35	14
2021	32	13
2022	36	15
2023	35	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 0.45% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	8.25%	2.66%
1961	7.74%	2.61%
1962	7.18%	2.56%
1963	6.59%	2.49%
1964	6%	2.42%
1965	5.41%	2.34%
1966	4.86%	2.28%
1967	4.36%	2.22%
1968	3.92%	2.18%
1969	3.54%	2.14%
1970	3.23%	2.1%
1971	2.96%	2.06%
1972	2.74%	2%
1973	2.56%	1.94%
1974	2.4%	1.87%
1975	2.25%	1.8%
1976	2.11%	1.72%
1977	1.97%	1.64%
1978	1.84%	1.57%
1979	1.71%	1.49%
1980	1.6%	1.41%
1981	1.5%	1.34%
1982	1.42%	1.27%
1983	1.36%	1.22%
1984	1.31%	1.17%
1985	1.29%	1.14%
1986	1.28%	1.11%
1987	1.28%	1.08%
1988	1.3%	1.04%
1989	1.32%	0.99%
1990	1.35%	0.93%
1991	1.39%	0.87%
1992	1.43%	0.82%
1993	1.47%	0.77%
1994	1.51%	0.74%
1995	1.54%	0.72%
1996	1.55%	0.7%
1997	1.55%	0.69%
1998	1.54%	0.68%
1999	1.52%	0.67%
2000	1.49%	0.65%
2001	1.46%	0.64%
2002	1.43%	0.63%
2003	1.4%	0.63%
2004	1.36%	0.61%
2005	1.33%	0.6%
2006	1.3%	0.59%
2007	1.27%	0.58%
2008	1.24%	0.56%
2009	1.22%	0.54%
2010	1.19%	0.52%
2011	1.17%	0.5%
2012	1.15%	0.48%
2013	1.13%	0.46%
2014	1.12%	0.45%
2015	1.1%	0.45%
2016	1.08%	0.44%
2017	1.06%	0.44%
2018	1.05%	0.44%
2019	1.03%	0.44%
2020	1.01%	0.44%
2021	0.98%	0.44%
2022	0.96%	0.45%
2023	0.93%	0.45%