Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Uruguay

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Uruguay 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 1.41 in Uruguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Uruguay 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	Uruguay
1960	4.6	2.83
1961	4.56	2.85
1962	4.55	2.87
1963	4.54	2.88
1964	4.48	2.86
1965	4.42	2.84
1966	4.32	2.82
1967	4.18	2.78
1968	4.01	2.77
1969	3.83	2.77
1970	3.63	2.77
1971	3.46	2.77
1972	3.29	2.78
1973	3.13	2.86
1974	2.93	2.96
1975	2.77	3.02
1976	2.78	3.01
1977	2.78	2.9
1978	2.57	2.83
1979	2.63	2.71
1980	2.31	2.59
1981	2.17	2.53
1982	2.09	2.51
1983	2.12	2.49
1984	2.04	2.47
1985	2.15	2.47
1986	2.03	2.47
1987	2.07	2.49
1988	2.13	2.5
1989	2.2	2.5
1990	2.25	2.48
1991	2.04	2.45
1992	2.13	2.43
1993	2.04	2.41
1994	2.07	2.42
1995	2.16	2.4
1996	2.27	2.36
1997	2.19	2.33
1998	2.02	2.27
1999	1.96	2.25
2000	2.2	2.2
2001	2.02	2.16
2002	1.94	2.16
2003	1.89	2.12
2004	1.85	2.09
2005	1.83	2.1
2006	1.83	2.07
2007	1.86	2.05
2008	2.04	2.03
2009	2.01	2.02
2010	1.79	2.01
2011	1.75	1.99
2012	1.66	2.01
2013	1.54	2.03
2014	1.53	2.03
2015	1.57	2.04
2016	1.46	1.97
2017	1.49	1.82
2018	1.37	1.68
2019	1.47	1.57
2020	1.57	1.5
2021	1.58	1.45
2022	1.58	1.43
2023	1.58	1.41
2024	1.58	1.4
2025	1.58	1.39
2026	1.57	1.38
2027	1.57	1.38
2028	1.57	1.38
2029	1.57	1.38
2030	1.56	1.38
2031	1.56	1.39
2032	1.56	1.39
2033	1.56	1.39
2034	1.56	1.39
2035	1.56	1.4
2036	1.56	1.4
2037	1.57	1.4
2038	1.57	1.4
2039	1.57	1.41
2040	1.57	1.41
2041	1.57	1.41
2042	1.57	1.42
2043	1.57	1.42
2044	1.57	1.42
2045	1.57	1.42
2046	1.57	1.42
2047	1.57	1.43
2048	1.57	1.43
2049	1.57	1.43
2050	1.58	1.44

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Uruguay
1960	40.1%	27.6%
1961	40%	27.6%
1962	39.9%	27.7%
1963	39.9%	27.8%
1964	40.4%	27.9%
1965	41.3%	27.9%
1966	42.1%	28%
1967	42.8%	28%
1968	43.4%	27.9%
1969	43.9%	27.8%
1970	43.7%	27.8%
1971	42.7%	27.7%
1972	41.6%	27.5%
1973	40.4%	27.4%
1974	39.1%	27.4%
1975	37.8%	27.4%
1976	36.4%	27.4%
1977	35.2%	27.3%
1978	34%	27.3%
1979	33%	27.2%
1980	32%	27%
1981	31%	26.9%
1982	30%	26.7%
1983	29.2%	26.6%
1984	28.6%	26.5%
1985	28.6%	26.4%
1986	28.7%	26.2%
1987	28.9%	26.1%
1988	29.1%	26%
1989	29.4%	25.8%
1990	29.8%	25.6%
1991	29.7%	25.3%
1992	29.3%	25.1%
1993	29%	24.9%
1994	28.8%	24.7%
1995	28.6%	24.7%
1996	28.6%	24.6%
1997	28.4%	24.6%
1998	28.3%	24.5%
1999	28%	24.5%
2000	27.8%	24.4%
2001	27.5%	24.2%
2002	27.2%	24.1%
2003	26.8%	23.9%
2004	26.4%	23.7%
2005	25.9%	23.5%
2006	25.4%	23.3%
2007	25%	23.1%
2008	24.6%	22.8%
2009	24.2%	22.6%
2010	23.8%	22.3%
2011	23.2%	22%
2012	22.6%	21.7%
2013	22.1%	21.5%
2014	21.7%	21.3%
2015	21.2%	21.1%
2016	20.6%	21%
2017	20.2%	20.8%
2018	19.8%	20.5%
2019	19.4%	20.2%
2020	19.1%	19.8%
2021	18.8%	19.4%
2022	18.6%	19.1%
2023	18.2%	18.7%
2024	17.8%	18.3%
2025	17.5%	17.9%
2026	17.2%	17.5%
2027	17%	17.1%
2028	16.9%	16.7%
2029	16.8%	16.3%
2030	16.7%	15.8%
2031	16.6%	15.4%
2032	16.5%	15.1%
2033	16.4%	14.8%
2034	16.4%	14.7%
2035	16.3%	14.6%
2036	16.1%	14.5%
2037	15.9%	14.5%
2038	15.7%	14.4%
2039	15.5%	14.4%
2040	15.4%	14.3%
2041	15.2%	14.3%
2042	15%	14.3%
2043	14.8%	14.2%
2044	14.7%	14.1%
2045	14.5%	14.1%
2046	14.4%	14%
2047	14.2%	13.9%
2048	14.1%	13.8%
2049	14%	13.7%
2050	13.8%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 18.3% in Uruguay in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Uruguay compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Uruguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.19% in Uruguay. 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	Uruguay
1960	1,434	30,438
1961	1,476	30,975
1962	1,509	31,441
1963	1,543	31,824
1964	1,559	31,340
1965	1,528	30,807
1966	1,489	30,293
1967	1,431	29,514
1968	1,369	29,103
1969	1,308	28,805
1970	1,248	28,737
1971	1,219	28,584
1972	1,179	28,896
1973	1,135	30,213
1974	1,074	32,221
1975	1,028	33,393
1976	1,075	33,199
1977	1,124	31,321
1978	1,064	30,076
1979	1,150	27,456
1980	1,002	25,451
1981	940	24,968
1982	913	25,224
1983	941	24,146
1984	899	23,684
1985	955	23,988
1986	855	24,505
1987	845	24,469
1988	848	25,071
1989	845	25,322
1990	833	25,699
1991	673	25,422
1992	728	24,847
1993	706	24,212
1994	757	24,637
1995	844	24,872
1996	947	24,635
1997	932	23,737
1998	845	22,114
1999	828	21,844
2000	1,009	21,060
2001	900	20,729
2002	843	20,073
2003	793	18,628
2004	757	18,067
2005	738	18,926
2006	742	17,783
2007	770	17,422
2008	911	16,838
2009	900	16,947
2010	758	16,231
2011	743	14,934
2012	678	15,520
2013	586	16,318
2014	564	16,238
2015	583	16,194
2016	496	14,008
2017	504	10,907
2018	411	7,322
2019	461	3,873
2020	512	4,048
2021	492	-5,621
2022	486	-2,964
2023	462	298

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Uruguay

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 15 deaths in Uruguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Uruguay
1985	38	41
1986	38	41
1987	40	41
1988	38	39
1989	41	36
1990	41	35
1991	42	33
1992	40	33
1993	40	31
1994	38	30
1995	38	29
1996	37	28
1997	37	27
1998	34	25
1999	34	24
2000	37	23
2001	36	24
2002	36	23
2003	33	23
2004	34	21
2005	33	20
2006	32	20
2007	32	19
2008	31	19
2009	32	18
2010	31	17
2011	31	17
2012	30	16
2013	32	16
2014	32	16
2015	30	16
2016	28	16
2017	31	16
2018	31	16
2019	32	16
2020	35	20
2021	32	49
2022	36	20
2023	35	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 0.67% in Uruguay. 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	Uruguay
1960	8.25%	6.33%
1961	7.74%	6.21%
1962	7.18%	6.06%
1963	6.59%	5.93%
1964	6%	5.83%
1965	5.41%	5.77%
1966	4.86%	5.74%
1967	4.36%	5.7%
1968	3.92%	5.64%
1969	3.54%	5.53%
1970	3.23%	5.4%
1971	2.96%	5.33%
1972	2.74%	5.34%
1973	2.56%	5.39%
1974	2.4%	5.46%
1975	2.25%	5.49%
1976	2.11%	5.41%
1977	1.97%	5.18%
1978	1.84%	4.83%
1979	1.71%	4.41%
1980	1.6%	3.98%
1981	1.5%	3.6%
1982	1.42%	3.31%
1983	1.36%	3.1%
1984	1.31%	2.95%
1985	1.29%	2.84%
1986	1.28%	2.74%
1987	1.28%	2.62%
1988	1.3%	2.51%
1989	1.32%	2.42%
1990	1.35%	2.37%
1991	1.39%	2.32%
1992	1.43%	2.29%
1993	1.47%	2.25%
1994	1.51%	2.19%
1995	1.54%	2.12%
1996	1.55%	2.03%
1997	1.55%	1.93%
1998	1.54%	1.84%
1999	1.52%	1.76%
2000	1.49%	1.7%
2001	1.46%	1.66%
2002	1.43%	1.62%
2003	1.4%	1.58%
2004	1.36%	1.52%
2005	1.33%	1.44%
2006	1.3%	1.35%
2007	1.27%	1.27%
2008	1.24%	1.19%
2009	1.22%	1.13%
2010	1.19%	1.08%
2011	1.17%	1.04%
2012	1.15%	1%
2013	1.13%	0.97%
2014	1.12%	0.93%
2015	1.1%	0.89%
2016	1.08%	0.85%
2017	1.06%	0.81%
2018	1.05%	0.77%
2019	1.03%	0.74%
2020	1.01%	0.71%
2021	0.98%	0.7%
2022	0.96%	0.68%
2023	0.93%	0.67%