Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and United States

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs United States by year

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Antigua and Barbuda

United States

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Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	United States
2023	1.58	1.62
2022	1.58	1.66
2021	1.58	1.66
2020	1.57	1.64
2019	1.47	1.71
2018	1.37	1.73
2017	1.49	1.77
2016	1.46	1.82
2015	1.57	1.84
2014	1.53	1.86
2013	1.54	1.86
2012	1.66	1.88
2011	1.75	1.89
2010	1.79	1.93
2009	2.01	2
2008	2.04	2.07
2007	1.86	2.12
2006	1.83	2.11
2005	1.83	2.06
2004	1.85	2.05
2003	1.89	2.05
2002	1.94	2.02
2001	2.02	2.03
2000	2.2	2.06
1999	1.96	2.01
1998	2.02	2
1997	2.19	1.97
1996	2.27	1.98
1995	2.16	1.98
1994	2.07	2
1993	2.04	2.02
1992	2.13	2.05
1991	2.04	2.06
1990	2.25	2.08
1989	2.2	2.01
1988	2.13	1.93
1987	2.07	1.87
1986	2.03	1.84
1985	2.15	1.84
1984	2.04	1.81
1983	2.12	1.8
1982	2.09	1.83
1981	2.17	1.81
1980	2.31	1.84
1979	2.63	1.81
1978	2.57	1.76
1977	2.78	1.79
1976	2.78	1.74
1975	2.77	1.77
1974	2.93	1.84
1973	3.13	1.88
1972	3.29	2.01
1971	3.46	2.27
1970	3.63	2.48
1969	3.83	2.46
1968	4.01	2.46
1967	4.18	2.56
1966	4.32	2.72
1965	4.42	2.91
1964	4.48	3.19
1963	4.54	3.32
1962	4.55	3.46
1961	4.56	3.62
1960	4.6	3.65

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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs the United States population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Antigua	United States
2023	462	502,372
2022	486	399,926
2021	492	199,137
2020	512	208,862
2019	461	887,476
2018	411	955,022
2017	504	1,028,037
2016	496	1,197,627
2015	583	1,270,126
2014	564	1,357,281
2013	586	1,322,711
2012	678	1,411,822
2011	743	1,441,697
2010	758	1,548,182
2009	900	1,717,920
2008	911	1,794,154
2007	770	1,897,757
2006	742	1,849,955
2005	738	1,684,445
2004	757	1,698,271
2003	793	1,653,615
2002	843	1,581,938
2001	900	1,595,826
2000	1,009	1,664,758
1999	828	1,564,050
1998	845	1,573,857
1997	932	1,501,014
1996	947	1,510,137
1995	844	1,546,031
1994	757	1,633,302
1993	706	1,717,685
1992	728	1,875,328
1991	673	1,926,543
1990	833	2,026,068
1989	845	1,875,826
1988	848	1,735,943
1987	845	1,720,252
1986	855	1,656,917
1985	955	1,689,258
1984	899	1,627,192
1983	941	1,636,544
1982	913	1,714,317
1981	940	1,652,153
1980	1,002	1,608,450
1979	1,150	1,597,894
1978	1,064	1,402,283
1977	1,124	1,431,556
1976	1,075	1,264,604
1975	1,028	1,252,644
1974	1,074	1,218,968
1973	1,135	1,165,499
1972	1,179	1,301,355
1971	1,219	1,640,519
1970	1,248	1,824,965
1969	1,308	1,702,487
1968	1,369	1,565,507
1967	1,431	1,669,181
1966	1,489	1,749,387
1965	1,528	1,943,030
1964	1,559	2,245,099
1963	1,543	2,289,826
1962	1,509	2,406,337
1961	1,476	2,571,681
1960	1,434	2,565,530

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.5% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.15% in the United States.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.25% in the United States.

Birth rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs United States by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Antigua	United States
2023	11.8	10.7
2022	12	11
2021	12.1	11
2020	12.2	10.9
2019	11.5	11.4
2018	10.8	11.6
2017	11.8	11.8
2016	11.7	12.2
2015	12.6	12.4
2014	12.3	12.5
2013	12.4	12.4
2012	13.5	12.6
2011	14.3	12.7
2010	14.7	13
2009	16.6	13.5
2008	17	14
2007	15.6	14.3
2006	15.5	14.3
2005	15.6	14
2004	15.9	14
2003	16.4	14.1
2002	17.1	14
2001	18	14.1
2000	19.7	14.4
1999	17.7	14.2
1998	18.3	14.3
1997	19.9	14.2
1996	20.6	14.4
1995	19.6	14.6
1994	18.7	15
1993	18.3	15.4
1992	18.9	15.8
1991	18.2	16.2
1990	20.8	16.7
1989	20.8	16.4
1988	20.6	16
1987	20.4	15.7
1986	20.3	15.6
1985	21.7	15.8
1984	20.7	15.6
1983	21.2	15.6
1982	20.6	15.9
1981	21	15.8
1980	21.9	15.9
1979	24.3	15.6
1978	22.9	15
1977	23.9	15.1
1976	23.1	14.6
1975	22.3	14.6
1974	22.9	14.8
1973	23.8	14.8
1972	24.4	15.6
1971	25	17.2
1970	25.5	18.4
1969	26.9	17.9
1968	28.5	17.6
1967	30.1	17.8
1966	31.8	18.4
1965	33.2	19.4
1964	34.4	21.1
1963	34.9	21.7
1962	34.9	22.4
1961	35	23.3
1960	35	23.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.8 in Antigua and Barbuda and 10.7 in the United States, compared with 35 and 23.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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United States

Factual

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Year	Young
	Antigua	United States
2100	12.2%	14.4%
2099	12.2%	14.4%
2098	12.2%	14.4%
2097	12.2%	14.4%
2096	12.2%	14.4%
2095	12.2%	14.5%
2094	12.2%	14.5%
2093	12.2%	14.5%
2092	12.2%	14.5%
2091	12.2%	14.6%
2090	12.2%	14.6%
2089	12.2%	14.7%
2088	12.2%	14.7%
2087	12.2%	14.7%
2086	12.2%	14.8%
2085	12.2%	14.8%
2084	12.3%	14.8%
2083	12.3%	14.9%
2082	12.3%	14.9%
2081	12.4%	14.9%
2080	12.4%	14.9%
2079	12.4%	14.9%
2078	12.5%	14.9%
2077	12.5%	14.9%
2076	12.6%	14.9%
2075	12.6%	14.9%
2074	12.7%	14.9%
2073	12.7%	14.9%
2072	12.8%	14.9%
2071	12.8%	14.9%
2070	12.8%	14.9%
2069	12.9%	14.9%
2068	12.9%	14.9%
2067	12.9%	14.9%
2066	12.9%	14.9%
2065	13%	15%
2064	13%	15%
2063	13%	15%
2062	13.1%	15.1%
2061	13.1%	15.1%
2060	13.1%	15.2%
2059	13.2%	15.3%
2058	13.2%	15.4%
2057	13.3%	15.5%
2056	13.4%	15.5%
2055	13.4%	15.6%
2054	13.5%	15.7%
2053	13.6%	15.8%
2052	13.7%	15.8%
2051	13.8%	15.9%
2050	13.9%	15.9%
2049	14%	16%
2048	14.2%	16%
2047	14.3%	16%
2046	14.4%	16%
2045	14.6%	16%
2044	14.8%	16%
2043	14.9%	16%
2042	15.1%	16%
2041	15.3%	15.9%
2040	15.5%	15.9%
2039	15.6%	15.9%
2038	15.8%	15.9%
2037	16%	15.9%
2036	16.2%	15.9%
2035	16.3%	15.9%
2034	16.4%	15.9%
2033	16.4%	16%
2032	16.5%	16.1%
2031	16.6%	16.2%
2030	16.7%	16.3%
2029	16.8%	16.5%
2028	16.9%	16.6%
2027	17.1%	16.8%
2026	17.3%	17%
2025	17.6%	17.2%
2024	17.8%	17.3%
2023	18.2%	17.6%
2022	18.6%	17.9%
2021	18.8%	18.1%
2020	19.1%	18.4%
2019	19.4%	18.6%
2018	19.8%	18.8%
2017	20.2%	18.9%
2016	20.6%	19.1%
2015	21.2%	19.2%
2014	21.7%	19.3%
2013	22.1%	19.4%
2012	22.6%	19.5%
2011	23.2%	19.6%
2010	23.8%	19.7%
2009	24.2%	19.8%
2008	24.6%	19.9%
2007	25%	20%
2006	25.4%	20.2%
2005	25.9%	20.3%
2004	26.4%	20.5%
2003	26.8%	20.7%
2002	27.2%	20.9%
2001	27.5%	21%
2000	27.8%	21.2%
1999	28%	21.3%
1998	28.3%	21.4%
1997	28.4%	21.5%
1996	28.6%	21.7%
1995	28.6%	21.8%
1994	28.8%	21.9%
1993	29%	21.9%
1992	29.3%	21.8%
1991	29.7%	21.7%
1990	29.8%	21.6%
1989	29.4%	21.5%
1988	29.1%	21.3%
1987	28.9%	21.3%
1986	28.7%	21.3%
1985	28.6%	21.5%
1984	28.6%	21.7%
1983	29.2%	21.8%
1982	30%	22%
1981	31%	22.1%
1980	32%	22.4%
1979	33%	22.8%
1978	34%	23.2%
1977	35.2%	23.8%
1976	36.4%	24.4%
1975	37.8%	25.2%
1974	39.1%	25.9%
1973	40.4%	26.6%
1972	41.6%	27.4%
1971	42.7%	28%
1970	43.7%	28.6%
1969	43.9%	29%
1968	43.4%	29.5%
1967	42.8%	30%
1966	42.1%	30.4%
1965	41.3%	30.7%
1964	40.4%	30.9%
1963	39.9%	31.1%
1962	39.9%	31.3%
1961	40%	31.4%
1960	40.1%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and the United States compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs United States

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United States

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	United States
2023	35	17
2022	36	20
2021	32	31
2020	35	22
2019	32	18
2018	31	18
2017	31	18
2016	28	18
2015	30	17
2014	32	17
2013	32	16
2012	30	16
2011	31	15
2010	31	15
2009	32	15
2008	31	14
2007	32	13
2006	32	13
2005	33	13
2004	34	13
2003	33	13
2002	36	13
2001	36	13
2000	37	12
1999	34	12
1998	34	11
1997	37	11
1996	37	11
1995	38	12
1994	38	11
1993	40	12
1992	40	11
1991	42	12
1990	41	12
1989	41	12
1988	38	12
1987	40	11
1986	38	11
1985	38	11

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 17 deaths in the United States.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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United States

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Antigua	United States
2023	0.93%	0.65%
2022	0.96%	0.65%
2021	0.98%	0.65%
2020	1.01%	0.65%
2019	1.03%	0.65%
2018	1.05%	0.65%
2017	1.06%	0.66%
2016	1.08%	0.67%
2015	1.1%	0.68%
2014	1.12%	0.68%
2013	1.13%	0.69%
2012	1.15%	0.7%
2011	1.17%	0.72%
2010	1.19%	0.73%
2009	1.22%	0.75%
2008	1.24%	0.76%
2007	1.27%	0.77%
2006	1.3%	0.79%
2005	1.33%	0.8%
2004	1.36%	0.81%
2003	1.4%	0.81%
2002	1.43%	0.82%
2001	1.46%	0.83%
2000	1.49%	0.84%
1999	1.52%	0.86%
1998	1.54%	0.87%
1997	1.55%	0.89%
1996	1.55%	0.92%
1995	1.54%	0.95%
1994	1.51%	0.98%
1993	1.47%	1.01%
1992	1.43%	1.05%
1991	1.39%	1.09%
1990	1.35%	1.12%
1989	1.32%	1.16%
1988	1.3%	1.19%
1987	1.28%	1.21%
1986	1.28%	1.24%
1985	1.29%	1.27%
1984	1.31%	1.3%
1983	1.36%	1.34%
1982	1.42%	1.39%
1981	1.5%	1.44%
1980	1.6%	1.5%
1979	1.71%	1.56%
1978	1.84%	1.63%
1977	1.97%	1.71%
1976	2.11%	1.79%
1975	2.25%	1.88%
1974	2.4%	1.97%
1973	2.56%	2.06%
1972	2.74%	2.15%
1971	2.96%	2.24%
1970	3.23%	2.32%
1969	3.54%	2.41%
1968	3.92%	2.49%
1967	4.36%	2.57%
1966	4.86%	2.64%
1965	5.41%	2.71%
1964	6%	2.77%
1963	6.59%	2.83%
1962	7.18%	2.89%
1961	7.74%	2.95%
1960	8.25%	3.01%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 0.65% in the United States. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.