Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Zambia

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Zambia 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 4.1 in Zambia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Zambia 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	Zambia
1960	4.6	6.95
1961	4.56	6.98
1962	4.55	7.01
1963	4.54	7.06
1964	4.48	7.09
1965	4.42	7.12
1966	4.32	7.14
1967	4.18	7.15
1968	4.01	7.18
1969	3.83	7.18
1970	3.63	7.22
1971	3.46	7.26
1972	3.29	7.3
1973	3.13	7.34
1974	2.93	7.36
1975	2.77	7.42
1976	2.78	7.39
1977	2.78	7.35
1978	2.57	7.29
1979	2.63	7.22
1980	2.31	7.14
1981	2.17	7.07
1982	2.09	7.04
1983	2.12	7.01
1984	2.04	6.97
1985	2.15	6.93
1986	2.03	6.87
1987	2.07	6.8
1988	2.13	6.7
1989	2.2	6.64
1990	2.25	6.57
1991	2.04	6.46
1992	2.13	6.35
1993	2.04	6.3
1994	2.07	6.26
1995	2.16	6.23
1996	2.27	6.18
1997	2.19	6.12
1998	2.02	6.07
1999	1.96	6
2000	2.2	5.92
2001	2.02	5.85
2002	1.94	5.77
2003	1.89	5.71
2004	1.85	5.7
2005	1.83	5.7
2006	1.83	5.68
2007	1.86	5.61
2008	2.04	5.53
2009	2.01	5.45
2010	1.79	5.36
2011	1.75	5.26
2012	1.66	5.14
2013	1.54	5.01
2014	1.53	4.89
2015	1.57	4.78
2016	1.46	4.67
2017	1.49	4.57
2018	1.37	4.49
2019	1.47	4.42
2020	1.57	4.32
2021	1.58	4.25
2022	1.58	4.18
2023	1.58	4.1
2024	1.58	4.04
2025	1.58	3.97
2026	1.57	3.91
2027	1.57	3.85
2028	1.57	3.77
2029	1.57	3.72
2030	1.56	3.67
2031	1.56	3.61
2032	1.56	3.56
2033	1.56	3.5
2034	1.56	3.45
2035	1.56	3.4
2036	1.56	3.35
2037	1.57	3.3
2038	1.57	3.25
2039	1.57	3.19
2040	1.57	3.15
2041	1.57	3.11
2042	1.57	3.07
2043	1.57	3.03
2044	1.57	3
2045	1.57	2.96
2046	1.57	2.93
2047	1.57	2.9
2048	1.57	2.87
2049	1.57	2.84
2050	1.58	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Zambia
1960	40.1%	46%
1961	40%	46.2%
1962	39.9%	46.3%
1963	39.9%	46.5%
1964	40.4%	46.7%
1965	41.3%	46.9%
1966	42.1%	46.9%
1967	42.8%	47%
1968	43.4%	47.1%
1969	43.9%	47.2%
1970	43.7%	47.4%
1971	42.7%	47.7%
1972	41.6%	48%
1973	40.4%	48.3%
1974	39.1%	48.6%
1975	37.8%	48.8%
1976	36.4%	49.1%
1977	35.2%	49.2%
1978	34%	49.4%
1979	33%	49.5%
1980	32%	49.5%
1981	31%	49.4%
1982	30%	49.3%
1983	29.2%	49.1%
1984	28.6%	49%
1985	28.6%	48.9%
1986	28.7%	48.8%
1987	28.9%	48.7%
1988	29.1%	48.6%
1989	29.4%	48.5%
1990	29.8%	48.4%
1991	29.7%	48.3%
1992	29.3%	48.2%
1993	29%	48.2%
1994	28.8%	48.2%
1995	28.6%	48.2%
1996	28.6%	48.2%
1997	28.4%	48.2%
1998	28.3%	48.2%
1999	28%	48.1%
2000	27.8%	48%
2001	27.5%	47.8%
2002	27.2%	47.6%
2003	26.8%	47.4%
2004	26.4%	47.3%
2005	25.9%	47.1%
2006	25.4%	47%
2007	25%	46.8%
2008	24.6%	46.6%
2009	24.2%	46.4%
2010	23.8%	46.3%
2011	23.2%	46.1%
2012	22.6%	45.9%
2013	22.1%	45.7%
2014	21.7%	45.5%
2015	21.2%	45.2%
2016	20.6%	44.9%
2017	20.2%	44.5%
2018	19.8%	44.1%
2019	19.4%	43.8%
2020	19.1%	43.3%
2021	18.8%	42.9%
2022	18.6%	42.4%
2023	18.2%	42%
2024	17.8%	41.5%
2025	17.5%	41%
2026	17.2%	40.5%
2027	17%	40%
2028	16.9%	39.6%
2029	16.8%	39.2%
2030	16.7%	38.8%
2031	16.6%	38.5%
2032	16.5%	38.1%
2033	16.4%	37.8%
2034	16.4%	37.5%
2035	16.3%	37.1%
2036	16.1%	36.8%
2037	15.9%	36.5%
2038	15.7%	36.1%
2039	15.5%	35.8%
2040	15.4%	35.4%
2041	15.2%	35.1%
2042	15%	34.7%
2043	14.8%	34.4%
2044	14.7%	34%
2045	14.5%	33.7%
2046	14.4%	33.3%
2047	14.2%	33%
2048	14.1%	32.6%
2049	14%	32.3%
2050	13.8%	32%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 41.5% in Zambia in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 48.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Zambia compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Zambia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +2.87% in Zambia. 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	Zambia
1960	1,434	102,335
1961	1,476	106,318
1962	1,509	110,173
1963	1,543	114,555
1964	1,559	117,197
1965	1,528	122,814
1966	1,489	127,164
1967	1,431	131,938
1968	1,369	137,315
1969	1,308	142,660
1970	1,248	149,380
1971	1,219	155,249
1972	1,179	161,648
1973	1,135	168,258
1974	1,074	174,484
1975	1,028	182,258
1976	1,075	186,762
1977	1,124	191,557
1978	1,064	194,933
1979	1,150	197,578
1980	1,002	198,817
1981	940	202,822
1982	913	207,621
1983	941	212,712
1984	899	216,695
1985	955	221,351
1986	855	224,768
1987	845	227,813
1988	848	230,118
1989	845	233,429
1990	833	235,835
1991	673	237,957
1992	728	239,953
1993	706	245,917
1994	757	252,023
1995	844	257,897
1996	947	262,468
1997	932	268,198
1998	845	275,568
1999	828	283,297
2000	1,009	293,186
2001	900	302,682
2002	843	316,041
2003	793	331,189
2004	757	349,352
2005	738	368,756
2006	742	387,891
2007	770	403,729
2008	911	419,560
2009	900	434,458
2010	758	448,337
2011	743	459,743
2012	678	469,406
2013	586	476,846
2014	564	483,663
2015	583	491,021
2016	496	497,521
2017	504	504,630
2018	411	515,644
2019	461	528,089
2020	512	536,484
2021	492	535,629
2022	486	563,456
2023	462	577,660

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Zambia

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 85 deaths in Zambia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Zambia
1985	38	596
1986	38	619
1987	40	630
1988	38	635
1989	41	635
1990	41	625
1991	42	611
1992	40	581
1993	40	532
1994	38	507
1995	38	466
1996	37	433
1997	37	403
1998	34	392
1999	34	378
2000	37	340
2001	36	306
2002	36	274
2003	33	250
2004	34	260
2005	33	264
2006	32	262
2007	32	324
2008	31	394
2009	32	406
2010	31	332
2011	31	291
2012	30	256
2013	32	213
2014	32	174
2015	30	154
2016	28	158
2017	31	141
2018	31	117
2019	32	103
2020	35	99
2021	32	140
2022	36	89
2023	35	85

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 4.47% in Zambia. 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	Zambia
1960	8.25%	20.5%
1961	7.74%	20.1%
1962	7.18%	19.8%
1963	6.59%	19.5%
1964	6%	19.2%
1965	5.41%	19%
1966	4.86%	18.9%
1967	4.36%	18.7%
1968	3.92%	18.5%
1969	3.54%	18.3%
1970	3.23%	17.9%
1971	2.96%	17.4%
1972	2.74%	16.9%
1973	2.56%	16.3%
1974	2.4%	15.9%
1975	2.25%	15.5%
1976	2.11%	15.4%
1977	1.97%	15.3%
1978	1.84%	15.3%
1979	1.71%	15.4%
1980	1.6%	15.5%
1981	1.5%	15.6%
1982	1.42%	15.7%
1983	1.36%	15.9%
1984	1.31%	16.2%
1985	1.29%	16.6%
1986	1.28%	17%
1987	1.28%	17.3%
1988	1.3%	17.7%
1989	1.32%	17.9%
1990	1.35%	18.1%
1991	1.39%	18.1%
1992	1.43%	18.1%
1993	1.47%	17.9%
1994	1.51%	17.7%
1995	1.54%	17.3%
1996	1.55%	17%
1997	1.55%	16.7%
1998	1.54%	16.3%
1999	1.52%	15.9%
2000	1.49%	15.3%
2001	1.46%	14.4%
2002	1.43%	13.4%
2003	1.4%	12.4%
2004	1.36%	11.4%
2005	1.33%	10.5%
2006	1.3%	9.71%
2007	1.27%	9.14%
2008	1.24%	8.62%
2009	1.22%	8%
2010	1.19%	7.57%
2011	1.17%	7.31%
2012	1.15%	7.04%
2013	1.13%	6.72%
2014	1.12%	6.38%
2015	1.1%	6.15%
2016	1.08%	5.9%
2017	1.06%	5.61%
2018	1.05%	5.52%
2019	1.03%	5.41%
2020	1.01%	5.24%
2021	0.98%	4.92%
2022	0.96%	4.67%
2023	0.93%	4.47%