Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Vanuatu

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Vanuatu 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 3.6 in Vanuatu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Vanuatu 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	Vanuatu
1960	4.6	6.78
1961	4.56	6.73
1962	4.55	6.67
1963	4.54	6.62
1964	4.48	6.57
1965	4.42	6.52
1966	4.32	6.51
1967	4.18	6.51
1968	4.01	6.46
1969	3.83	6.41
1970	3.63	6.35
1971	3.46	6.29
1972	3.29	6.23
1973	3.13	6.15
1974	2.93	6.06
1975	2.77	5.98
1976	2.78	5.89
1977	2.78	5.81
1978	2.57	5.77
1979	2.63	5.73
1980	2.31	5.69
1981	2.17	5.65
1982	2.09	5.6
1983	2.12	5.55
1984	2.04	5.49
1985	2.15	5.43
1986	2.03	5.38
1987	2.07	5.33
1988	2.13	5.27
1989	2.2	5.21
1990	2.25	5.17
1991	2.04	5.13
1992	2.13	5.09
1993	2.04	5.02
1994	2.07	4.94
1995	2.16	4.85
1996	2.27	4.75
1997	2.19	4.66
1998	2.02	4.6
1999	1.96	4.56
2000	2.2	4.54
2001	2.02	4.5
2002	1.94	4.38
2003	1.89	4.29
2004	1.85	4.21
2005	1.83	4.13
2006	1.83	4.1
2007	1.86	4.12
2008	2.04	4.16
2009	2.01	4.16
2010	1.79	4.13
2011	1.75	4.09
2012	1.66	4.06
2013	1.54	4.04
2014	1.53	4
2015	1.57	3.95
2016	1.46	3.92
2017	1.49	3.88
2018	1.37	3.83
2019	1.47	3.79
2020	1.57	3.74
2021	1.58	3.7
2022	1.58	3.65
2023	1.58	3.6
2024	1.58	3.57
2025	1.58	3.53
2026	1.57	3.5
2027	1.57	3.46
2028	1.57	3.42
2029	1.57	3.39
2030	1.56	3.35
2031	1.56	3.32
2032	1.56	3.28
2033	1.56	3.25
2034	1.56	3.21
2035	1.56	3.18
2036	1.56	3.15
2037	1.57	3.13
2038	1.57	3.1
2039	1.57	3.08
2040	1.57	3.05
2041	1.57	3.03
2042	1.57	3
2043	1.57	2.97
2044	1.57	2.94
2045	1.57	2.92
2046	1.57	2.9
2047	1.57	2.88
2048	1.57	2.85
2049	1.57	2.83
2050	1.58	2.8

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Vanuatu
1960	40.1%	44.6%
1961	40%	44.8%
1962	39.9%	45.1%
1963	39.9%	45.2%
1964	40.4%	45.4%
1965	41.3%	45.5%
1966	42.1%	45.7%
1967	42.8%	45.8%
1968	43.4%	45.8%
1969	43.9%	45.8%
1970	43.7%	45.7%
1971	42.7%	45.7%
1972	41.6%	45.6%
1973	40.4%	45.5%
1974	39.1%	45.5%
1975	37.8%	45.4%
1976	36.4%	45.2%
1977	35.2%	45.1%
1978	34%	45%
1979	33%	44.5%
1980	32%	44%
1981	31%	43.9%
1982	30%	44%
1983	29.2%	44%
1984	28.6%	44.1%
1985	28.6%	44.2%
1986	28.7%	44.2%
1987	28.9%	44.1%
1988	29.1%	44.1%
1989	29.4%	44%
1990	29.8%	43.9%
1991	29.7%	43.9%
1992	29.3%	44.1%
1993	29%	44.8%
1994	28.8%	45.2%
1995	28.6%	45%
1996	28.6%	44.8%
1997	28.4%	44.4%
1998	28.3%	44%
1999	28%	43.5%
2000	27.8%	42.9%
2001	27.5%	42.4%
2002	27.2%	41.8%
2003	26.8%	41.3%
2004	26.4%	40.7%
2005	25.9%	40.2%
2006	25.4%	39.6%
2007	25%	39.2%
2008	24.6%	38.8%
2009	24.2%	38.5%
2010	23.8%	38.2%
2011	23.2%	38.1%
2012	22.6%	38.2%
2013	22.1%	38.2%
2014	21.7%	38.4%
2015	21.2%	38.5%
2016	20.6%	38.7%
2017	20.2%	38.8%
2018	19.8%	38.9%
2019	19.4%	39%
2020	19.1%	39%
2021	18.8%	39%
2022	18.6%	38.8%
2023	18.2%	38.6%
2024	17.8%	38.3%
2025	17.5%	38%
2026	17.2%	37.6%
2027	17%	37.1%
2028	16.9%	36.7%
2029	16.8%	36.2%
2030	16.7%	35.8%
2031	16.6%	35.3%
2032	16.5%	34.9%
2033	16.4%	34.5%
2034	16.4%	34.1%
2035	16.3%	33.7%
2036	16.1%	33.4%
2037	15.9%	33.2%
2038	15.7%	32.9%
2039	15.5%	32.7%
2040	15.4%	32.5%
2041	15.2%	32.3%
2042	15%	32.2%
2043	14.8%	32%
2044	14.7%	31.8%
2045	14.5%	31.6%
2046	14.4%	31.5%
2047	14.2%	31.3%
2048	14.1%	31.1%
2049	14%	30.9%
2050	13.8%	30.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 38.3% in Vanuatu in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 43.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Vanuatu compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Vanuatu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +2.53% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	1,434	1,796
1961	1,476	1,872
1962	1,509	1,947
1963	1,543	2,025
1964	1,559	2,098
1965	1,528	2,180
1966	1,489	2,278
1967	1,431	2,384
1968	1,369	2,470
1969	1,308	2,529
1970	1,248	2,597
1971	1,219	2,685
1972	1,179	2,775
1973	1,135	2,876
1974	1,074	2,968
1975	1,028	3,074
1976	1,075	3,174
1977	1,124	3,285
1978	1,064	3,428
1979	1,150	3,590
1980	1,002	3,383
1981	940	3,592
1982	913	3,778
1983	941	3,944
1984	899	4,088
1985	955	4,219
1986	855	4,360
1987	845	4,427
1988	848	4,577
1989	845	4,656
1990	833	4,762
1991	673	4,859
1992	728	4,941
1993	706	4,973
1994	757	4,973
1995	844	4,945
1996	947	4,897
1997	932	4,854
1998	845	4,866
1999	828	4,871
2000	1,009	5,026
2001	900	5,144
2002	843	5,181
2003	793	5,258
2004	757	5,353
2005	738	5,454
2006	742	5,606
2007	770	5,842
2008	911	6,138
2009	900	6,362
2010	758	6,548
2011	743	6,715
2012	678	6,877
2013	586	7,036
2014	564	7,143
2015	583	7,220
2016	496	7,315
2017	504	7,371
2018	411	7,379
2019	461	7,364
2020	512	7,233
2021	492	7,199
2022	486	7,358
2023	462	7,359

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Vanuatu

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 100 deaths in Vanuatu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Vanuatu
1985	38	211
1986	38	194
1987	40	200
1988	38	172
1989	41	162
1990	41	151
1991	42	140
1992	40	140
1993	40	133
1994	38	131
1995	38	131
1996	37	129
1997	37	131
1998	34	134
1999	34	146
2000	37	133
2001	36	132
2002	36	128
2003	33	131
2004	34	131
2005	33	127
2006	32	123
2007	32	120
2008	31	117
2009	32	114
2010	31	114
2011	31	112
2012	30	109
2013	32	110
2014	32	110
2015	30	109
2016	28	107
2017	31	107
2018	31	108
2019	32	105
2020	35	107
2021	32	124
2022	36	105
2023	35	100

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 1.68% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	8.25%	15.2%
1961	7.74%	14.7%
1962	7.18%	14.3%
1963	6.59%	13.8%
1964	6%	13.4%
1965	5.41%	12.9%
1966	4.86%	12.4%
1967	4.36%	12%
1968	3.92%	11.5%
1969	3.54%	11%
1970	3.23%	10.6%
1971	2.96%	10.2%
1972	2.74%	9.73%
1973	2.56%	9.34%
1974	2.4%	8.95%
1975	2.25%	8.58%
1976	2.11%	8.21%
1977	1.97%	7.84%
1978	1.84%	7.45%
1979	1.71%	7.07%
1980	1.6%	6.67%
1981	1.5%	6.27%
1982	1.42%	5.87%
1983	1.36%	5.48%
1984	1.31%	5.12%
1985	1.29%	4.78%
1986	1.28%	4.47%
1987	1.28%	4.2%
1988	1.3%	3.96%
1989	1.32%	3.76%
1990	1.35%	3.58%
1991	1.39%	3.43%
1992	1.43%	3.29%
1993	1.47%	3.18%
1994	1.51%	3.08%
1995	1.54%	3%
1996	1.55%	2.92%
1997	1.55%	2.86%
1998	1.54%	2.79%
1999	1.52%	2.74%
2000	1.49%	2.68%
2001	1.46%	2.63%
2002	1.43%	2.58%
2003	1.4%	2.54%
2004	1.36%	2.5%
2005	1.33%	2.45%
2006	1.3%	2.4%
2007	1.27%	2.34%
2008	1.24%	2.27%
2009	1.22%	2.2%
2010	1.19%	2.12%
2011	1.17%	2.05%
2012	1.15%	1.99%
2013	1.13%	1.94%
2014	1.12%	1.9%
2015	1.1%	1.87%
2016	1.08%	1.84%
2017	1.06%	1.82%
2018	1.05%	1.8%
2019	1.03%	1.78%
2020	1.01%	1.77%
2021	0.98%	1.74%
2022	0.96%	1.71%
2023	0.93%	1.68%