Barbados birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Barbados chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1978. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.77 — a -3.45% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	World
1960	4.71	4.69
1961	4.15	4.56
1962	4.3	5.02
1963	4.3	5.31
1964	4.21	5.13
1965	4.18	5.08
1966	4.14	4.97
1967	3.6	4.87
1968	3.57	4.98
1969	3.34	4.88
1970	3.08	4.84
1971	3.2	4.69
1972	3.15	4.55
1973	2.87	4.42
1974	2.65	4.26
1975	2.45	4.07
1976	2.24	3.97
1977	2.2	3.84
1978	1.84	3.77
1979	1.86	3.76
1980	1.78	3.73
1981	1.85	3.71
1982	1.86	3.72
1983	1.86	3.59
1984	1.75	3.57
1985	1.77	3.53
1986	1.69	3.51
1987	1.61	3.48
1988	1.58	3.39
1989	1.64	3.35
1990	1.84	3.31
1991	1.84	3.13
1992	1.8	3.04
1993	1.77	2.97
1994	1.73	2.92
1995	1.7	2.87
1996	1.67	2.82
1997	1.65	2.78
1998	1.62	2.75
1999	1.78	2.72
2000	1.93	2.73
2001	1.96	2.69
2002	1.86	2.66
2003	1.86	2.64
2004	1.8	2.63
2005	1.74	2.61
2006	1.7	2.61
2007	1.76	2.6
2008	1.76	2.6
2009	1.77	2.59
2010	1.79	2.57
2011	1.76	2.55
2012	1.73	2.56
2013	1.73	2.53
2014	1.73	2.52
2015	1.73	2.49
2016	1.72	2.49
2017	1.72	2.46
2018	1.72	2.39
2019	1.72	2.35
2020	1.71	2.28
2021	1.71	2.25
2022	1.71	2.22
2023	1.71	2.2
2024	1.71	2.19
2025	1.7	2.18
2026	1.7	2.18
2027	1.7	2.17
2028	1.7	2.16
2029	1.7	2.15
2030	1.7	2.14
2031	1.69	2.13
2032	1.69	2.12
2033	1.69	2.12
2034	1.69	2.11
2035	1.69	2.1
2036	1.69	2.09
2037	1.69	2.09
2038	1.69	2.08
2039	1.69	2.08
2040	1.68	2.08
2041	1.68	2.07
2042	1.68	2.07
2043	1.68	2.07
2044	1.68	2.07
2045	1.68	2.06
2046	1.68	2.06
2047	1.68	2.06
2048	1.68	2.05
2049	1.68	2.05
2050	1.68	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 12.9% were to women under 20 years old, 49.6% to women ages 20-29, and 37.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 16.4%, 55.3%, and 28.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Barbados by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Barbados	World
1960	37.2%	37.4%
1961	37.2%	37.5%
1962	37.1%	37.6%
1963	37.1%	37.8%
1964	37.1%	38%
1965	37.1%	38%
1966	37.1%	38%
1967	36.9%	38%
1968	36.7%	37.9%
1969	36.4%	37.8%
1970	36%	37.7%
1971	35.7%	37.6%
1972	35.3%	37.5%
1973	34.9%	37.3%
1974	34.4%	37.2%
1975	33.6%	37.1%
1976	32.8%	36.9%
1977	32.1%	36.7%
1978	31.1%	36.3%
1979	30%	35.9%
1980	29%	35.5%
1981	28%	35.2%
1982	27.2%	34.9%
1983	26.7%	34.6%
1984	26.2%	34.3%
1985	25.8%	34%
1986	25.5%	33.8%
1987	25.1%	33.6%
1988	24.8%	33.4%
1989	24.5%	33.2%
1990	24.2%	33%
1991	23.9%	32.9%
1992	23.6%	32.7%
1993	23.4%	32.5%
1994	23.2%	32.3%
1995	23%	32.1%
1996	22.8%	31.8%
1997	22.6%	31.5%
1998	22.3%	31.1%
1999	22.1%	30.8%
2000	21.9%	30.4%
2001	21.7%	30%
2002	21.6%	29.6%
2003	21.5%	29.2%
2004	21.3%	28.8%
2005	21%	28.5%
2006	20.7%	28.1%
2007	20.5%	27.9%
2008	20.3%	27.6%
2009	20.2%	27.5%
2010	20.2%	27.3%
2011	20%	27.1%
2012	19.9%	27%
2013	19.7%	26.9%
2014	19.4%	26.8%
2015	19.2%	26.6%
2016	18.9%	26.5%
2017	18.7%	26.4%
2018	18.4%	26.2%
2019	18.2%	26%
2020	18.1%	25.8%
2021	17.9%	25.6%
2022	17.7%	25.3%
2023	17.5%	25%
2024	17.2%	24.7%
2025	17.1%	24.4%
2026	16.9%	24.1%
2027	16.8%	23.8%
2028	16.7%	23.4%
2029	16.6%	23.1%
2030	16.5%	22.8%
2031	16.4%	22.6%
2032	16.4%	22.3%
2033	16.3%	22.1%
2034	16.2%	21.9%
2035	16.1%	21.7%
2036	16%	21.6%
2037	15.9%	21.5%
2038	15.8%	21.4%
2039	15.8%	21.3%
2040	15.7%	21.2%
2041	15.6%	21.1%
2042	15.5%	21%
2043	15.4%	21%
2044	15.3%	20.9%
2045	15.2%	20.8%
2046	15.2%	20.7%
2047	15.1%	20.7%
2048	15%	20.6%
2049	14.9%	20.5%
2050	14.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Barbados was 37.2% in 1960, 23.4% in 1993, and 17.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

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Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Barbados, excluding migration, has been +0.18% annually. On average, 493 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Barbados
1960	5,949
1961	5,208
1962	5,589
1963	5,706
1964	5,688
1965	5,762
1966	5,842
1967	4,984
1968	5,035
1969	4,710
1970	4,271
1971	4,530
1972	4,505
1973	3,996
1974	3,644
1975	3,321
1976	2,988
1977	2,988
1978	2,367
1979	2,485
1980	2,393
1981	2,605
1982	2,660
1983	2,656
1984	2,388
1985	2,356
1986	2,111
1987	1,841
1988	1,684
1989	1,719
1990	2,101
1991	2,055
1992	1,912
1993	1,765
1994	1,607
1995	1,467
1996	1,334
1997	1,172
1998	1,093
1999	1,351
2000	1,577
2001	1,578
2002	1,369
2003	1,321
2004	1,204
2005	1,018
2006	927
2007	1,028
2008	989
2009	1,000
2010	981
2011	897
2012	815
2013	772
2014	730
2015	690
2016	655
2017	616
2018	584
2019	542
2020	503
2021	415
2022	43
2023	158

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Barbados was 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.04% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -23.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	World
1985	55	460
1986	56	438
1987	57	429
1988	55	414
1989	57	401
1990	59	391
1991	60	395
1992	61	395
1993	55	389
1994	53	382
1995	52	371
1996	51	366
1997	51	358
1998	45	360
1999	44	340
2000	46	328
2001	46	321
2002	43	311
2003	45	301
2004	43	291
2005	44	283
2006	45	276
2007	42	269
2008	42	264
2009	42	258
2010	42	253
2011	41	247
2012	40	239
2013	40	235
2014	39	231
2015	37	228
2016	36	220
2017	37	215
2018	37	211
2019	36	207
2020	39	211
2021	38	242
2022	38	203
2023	35	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Barbados was 10 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 14.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Barbados	World
1960	8.47%	18.5%
1961	7.86%	18.1%
1962	7.33%	17.8%
1963	6.86%	17.5%
1964	6.45%	17.7%
1965	6.1%	17.5%
1966	5.79%	17.3%
1967	5.52%	17%
1968	5.28%	16.5%
1969	5.03%	15.5%
1970	4.79%	15.2%
1971	4.55%	15.1%
1972	4.32%	14.4%
1973	4.08%	14.1%
1974	3.86%	13.7%
1975	3.64%	13.4%
1976	3.43%	13%
1977	3.23%	12.5%
1978	3.04%	12.1%
1979	2.86%	11.7%
1980	2.69%	11.4%
1981	2.55%	11%
1982	2.44%	10.8%
1983	2.34%	10.6%
1984	2.26%	10.4%
1985	2.19%	10.1%
1986	2.12%	9.81%
1987	2.05%	9.47%
1988	1.97%	9.31%
1989	1.89%	9.02%
1990	1.81%	8.81%
1991	1.73%	8.66%
1992	1.66%	8.46%
1993	1.59%	8.19%
1994	1.53%	7.98%
1995	1.49%	7.76%
1996	1.45%	7.52%
1997	1.43%	7.28%
1998	1.42%	7.05%
1999	1.42%	6.76%
2000	1.44%	6.48%
2001	1.45%	6.21%
2002	1.47%	5.94%
2003	1.48%	5.65%
2004	1.49%	5.43%
2005	1.48%	5.16%
2006	1.47%	4.92%
2007	1.45%	4.7%
2008	1.43%	4.5%
2009	1.41%	4.31%
2010	1.39%	4.11%
2011	1.37%	3.97%
2012	1.35%	3.77%
2013	1.33%	3.61%
2014	1.31%	3.48%
2015	1.28%	3.35%
2016	1.25%	3.23%
2017	1.21%	3.11%
2018	1.18%	2.97%
2019	1.14%	2.86%
2020	1.11%	2.75%
2021	1.07%	2.66%
2022	1.04%	2.59%
2023	1%	2.49%