Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	4.6	7.2
1961	4.56	7.21
1962	4.55	7.23
1963	4.54	7.23
1964	4.48	7.23
1965	4.42	7.23
1966	4.32	7.2
1967	4.18	7.16
1968	4.01	7.11
1969	3.83	7.04
1970	3.63	6.98
1971	3.46	6.94
1972	3.29	6.94
1973	3.13	6.94
1974	2.93	6.88
1975	2.77	6.83
1976	2.78	6.77
1977	2.78	6.71
1978	2.57	6.66
1979	2.63	6.59
1980	2.31	6.52
1981	2.17	6.45
1982	2.09	6.33
1983	2.12	6.2
1984	2.04	6.04
1985	2.15	5.87
1986	2.03	5.69
1987	2.07	5.5
1988	2.13	5.28
1989	2.2	5.07
1990	2.25	4.88
1991	2.04	4.72
1992	2.13	4.57
1993	2.04	4.39
1994	2.07	4.28
1995	2.16	4.15
1996	2.27	4.11
1997	2.19	4.08
1998	2.02	4.07
1999	1.96	4.06
2000	2.2	4.01
2001	2.02	3.98
2002	1.94	3.93
2003	1.89	3.86
2004	1.85	3.78
2005	1.83	3.69
2006	1.83	3.64
2007	1.86	3.68
2008	2.04	3.78
2009	2.01	3.95
2010	1.79	4.04
2011	1.75	4.13
2012	1.66	4.13
2013	1.54	4.11
2014	1.53	4.01
2015	1.57	3.91
2016	1.46	3.83
2017	1.49	3.77
2018	1.37	3.74
2019	1.47	3.75
2020	1.57	3.75
2021	1.58	3.77
2022	1.58	3.77
2023	1.58	3.72
2024	1.58	3.67
2025	1.58	3.62
2026	1.57	3.57
2027	1.57	3.52
2028	1.57	3.47
2029	1.57	3.43
2030	1.56	3.38
2031	1.56	3.33
2032	1.56	3.29
2033	1.56	3.25
2034	1.56	3.21
2035	1.56	3.17
2036	1.56	3.13
2037	1.57	3.09
2038	1.57	3.06
2039	1.57	3.02
2040	1.57	2.99
2041	1.57	2.96
2042	1.57	2.93
2043	1.57	2.9
2044	1.57	2.87
2045	1.57	2.84
2046	1.57	2.81
2047	1.57	2.78
2048	1.57	2.75
2049	1.57	2.72
2050	1.58	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Zimbabwe
1960	40.1%	47.3%
1961	40%	47.7%
1962	39.9%	48.1%
1963	39.9%	48.5%
1964	40.4%	48.8%
1965	41.3%	48.7%
1966	42.1%	48.6%
1967	42.8%	48.5%
1968	43.4%	48.5%
1969	43.9%	48.4%
1970	43.7%	48.3%
1971	42.7%	48.2%
1972	41.6%	48.2%
1973	40.4%	48.1%
1974	39.1%	48.1%
1975	37.8%	48.1%
1976	36.4%	48.2%
1977	35.2%	48.3%
1978	34%	48.5%
1979	33%	48.8%
1980	32%	48.7%
1981	31%	48.4%
1982	30%	48.3%
1983	29.2%	48.2%
1984	28.6%	48.1%
1985	28.6%	48%
1986	28.7%	47.9%
1987	28.9%	47.9%
1988	29.1%	47.9%
1989	29.4%	47.6%
1990	29.8%	47.1%
1991	29.7%	46.6%
1992	29.3%	46.8%
1993	29%	47.1%
1994	28.8%	46.6%
1995	28.6%	45.9%
1996	28.6%	45%
1997	28.4%	44%
1998	28.3%	43.1%
1999	28%	42.4%
2000	27.8%	41.9%
2001	27.5%	41.5%
2002	27.2%	41.4%
2003	26.8%	41.5%
2004	26.4%	41.7%
2005	25.9%	41.9%
2006	25.4%	42%
2007	25%	42.1%
2008	24.6%	42.4%
2009	24.2%	42.7%
2010	23.8%	43%
2011	23.2%	43.4%
2012	22.6%	43.7%
2013	22.1%	43.9%
2014	21.7%	43.9%
2015	21.2%	43.8%
2016	20.6%	43.6%
2017	20.2%	43.3%
2018	19.8%	42.9%
2019	19.4%	42.5%
2020	19.1%	42.2%
2021	18.8%	41.9%
2022	18.6%	41.6%
2023	18.2%	41.3%
2024	17.8%	40.9%
2025	17.5%	40.3%
2026	17.2%	39.6%
2027	17%	39%
2028	16.9%	38.4%
2029	16.8%	37.8%
2030	16.7%	37.4%
2031	16.6%	37%
2032	16.5%	36.8%
2033	16.4%	36.5%
2034	16.4%	36.3%
2035	16.3%	36.1%
2036	16.1%	35.8%
2037	15.9%	35.6%
2038	15.7%	35.3%
2039	15.5%	35.1%
2040	15.4%	34.8%
2041	15.2%	34.6%
2042	15%	34.3%
2043	14.8%	34.1%
2044	14.7%	33.8%
2045	14.5%	33.5%
2046	14.4%	33.2%
2047	14.2%	32.9%
2048	14.1%	32.6%
2049	14%	32.2%
2050	13.8%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	1,434	126,959
1961	1,476	131,531
1962	1,509	136,317
1963	1,543	140,984
1964	1,559	145,848
1965	1,528	151,164
1966	1,489	156,014
1967	1,431	161,205
1968	1,369	166,865
1969	1,308	172,626
1970	1,248	178,979
1971	1,219	185,427
1972	1,179	193,725
1973	1,135	201,885
1974	1,074	208,806
1975	1,028	216,947
1976	1,075	221,419
1977	1,124	225,139
1978	1,064	222,979
1979	1,150	223,657
1980	1,002	241,179
1981	940	271,361
1982	913	279,934
1983	941	286,545
1984	899	290,052
1985	955	290,756
1986	855	289,894
1987	845	286,766
1988	848	277,498
1989	845	270,838
1990	833	265,444
1991	673	260,943
1992	728	255,291
1993	706	228,045
1994	757	216,343
1995	844	206,695
1996	947	205,269
1997	932	216,288
1998	845	225,614
1999	828	232,393
2000	1,009	236,343
2001	900	227,909
2002	843	244,170
2003	793	243,057
2004	757	248,307
2005	738	248,545
2006	742	248,963
2007	770	261,805
2008	911	280,527
2009	900	309,316
2010	758	335,570
2011	743	359,572
2012	678	371,135
2013	586	374,757
2014	564	366,350
2015	583	356,203
2016	496	348,772
2017	504	344,035
2018	411	345,883
2019	461	348,798
2020	512	354,790
2021	492	349,908
2022	486	371,243
2023	462	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Zimbabwe
1985	38	573
1986	38	525
1987	40	480
1988	38	431
1989	41	382
1990	41	353
1991	42	332
1992	40	333
1993	40	331
1994	38	332
1995	38	332
1996	37	352
1997	37	357
1998	34	368
1999	34	399
2000	37	405
2001	36	467
2002	36	418
2003	33	455
2004	34	451
2005	33	454
2006	32	480
2007	32	519
2008	31	526
2009	32	540
2010	31	567
2011	31	564
2012	30	558
2013	32	525
2014	32	468
2015	30	428
2016	28	411
2017	31	389
2018	31	386
2019	32	388
2020	35	380
2021	32	446
2022	36	368
2023	35	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	8.25%	15.2%
1961	7.74%	14.8%
1962	7.18%	14.4%
1963	6.59%	14%
1964	6%	13.5%
1965	5.41%	13.1%
1966	4.86%	12.7%
1967	4.36%	12.4%
1968	3.92%	12.1%
1969	3.54%	11.8%
1970	3.23%	11.7%
1971	2.96%	11.5%
1972	2.74%	11.5%
1973	2.56%	11.4%
1974	2.4%	11.4%
1975	2.25%	11.4%
1976	2.11%	11.5%
1977	1.97%	11.5%
1978	1.84%	11.5%
1979	1.71%	11.3%
1980	1.6%	11.1%
1981	1.5%	10.7%
1982	1.42%	10.1%
1983	1.36%	9.5%
1984	1.31%	8.87%
1985	1.29%	8.31%
1986	1.28%	7.86%
1987	1.28%	7.61%
1988	1.3%	7.55%
1989	1.32%	7.69%
1990	1.35%	7.97%
1991	1.39%	8.33%
1992	1.43%	8.73%
1993	1.47%	9.16%
1994	1.51%	9.52%
1995	1.54%	9.83%
1996	1.55%	10%
1997	1.55%	10.1%
1998	1.54%	10%
1999	1.52%	9.92%
2000	1.49%	9.83%
2001	1.46%	9.79%
2002	1.43%	8.48%
2003	1.4%	8.85%
2004	1.36%	9.17%
2005	1.33%	9.23%
2006	1.3%	9.4%
2007	1.27%	9.47%
2008	1.24%	9.34%
2009	1.22%	9.03%
2010	1.19%	8.5%
2011	1.17%	7.88%
2012	1.15%	7.14%
2013	1.13%	6.55%
2014	1.12%	6.18%
2015	1.1%	5.98%
2016	1.08%	5.69%
2017	1.06%	5.5%
2018	1.05%	5.23%
2019	1.03%	5.11%
2020	1.01%	5.01%
2021	0.98%	4.76%
2022	0.96%	4.6%
2023	0.93%	4.42%