Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Benin

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Benin chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.56 in Benin in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Benin population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	Benin
1960	4.71	6.28
1961	4.15	6.4
1962	4.3	6.46
1963	4.3	6.51
1964	4.21	6.57
1965	4.18	6.61
1966	4.14	6.63
1967	3.6	6.64
1968	3.57	6.67
1969	3.34	6.71
1970	3.08	6.74
1971	3.2	6.77
1972	3.15	6.8
1973	2.87	6.81
1974	2.65	6.82
1975	2.45	6.83
1976	2.24	6.83
1977	2.2	6.83
1978	1.84	6.82
1979	1.86	6.91
1980	1.78	6.99
1981	1.85	7.06
1982	1.86	7.06
1983	1.86	7.05
1984	1.75	7.03
1985	1.77	7
1986	1.69	6.96
1987	1.61	6.92
1988	1.58	6.87
1989	1.64	6.82
1990	1.84	6.74
1991	1.84	6.67
1992	1.8	6.59
1993	1.77	6.51
1994	1.73	6.42
1995	1.7	6.33
1996	1.67	6.28
1997	1.65	6.23
1998	1.62	6.14
1999	1.78	6.03
2000	1.93	5.94
2001	1.96	5.85
2002	1.86	5.79
2003	1.86	5.76
2004	1.8	5.72
2005	1.74	5.69
2006	1.7	5.67
2007	1.76	5.63
2008	1.76	5.55
2009	1.77	5.49
2010	1.79	5.45
2011	1.76	5.44
2012	1.73	5.43
2013	1.73	5.41
2014	1.73	5.37
2015	1.73	5.32
2016	1.72	5.25
2017	1.72	5.16
2018	1.72	5.03
2019	1.72	4.9
2020	1.71	4.8
2021	1.71	4.71
2022	1.71	4.63
2023	1.71	4.56
2024	1.71	4.48
2025	1.7	4.42
2026	1.7	4.34
2027	1.7	4.27
2028	1.7	4.19
2029	1.7	4.12
2030	1.7	4.05
2031	1.69	3.98
2032	1.69	3.9
2033	1.69	3.85
2034	1.69	3.79
2035	1.69	3.74
2036	1.69	3.68
2037	1.69	3.62
2038	1.69	3.57
2039	1.69	3.52
2040	1.68	3.48
2041	1.68	3.43
2042	1.68	3.39
2043	1.68	3.35
2044	1.68	3.3
2045	1.68	3.26
2046	1.68	3.23
2047	1.68	3.18
2048	1.68	3.14
2049	1.68	3.1
2050	1.68	3.06

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Benin
1960	37.2%	39.1%
1961	37.2%	39.5%
1962	37.1%	39.9%
1963	37.1%	40.3%
1964	37.1%	40.8%
1965	37.1%	41.2%
1966	37.1%	41.6%
1967	36.9%	42.1%
1968	36.7%	42.5%
1969	36.4%	42.8%
1970	36%	43.2%
1971	35.7%	43.5%
1972	35.3%	43.8%
1973	34.9%	44.1%
1974	34.4%	44.3%
1975	33.6%	44.5%
1976	32.8%	44.7%
1977	32.1%	44.8%
1978	31.1%	45%
1979	30%	45.1%
1980	29%	45.2%
1981	28%	45.3%
1982	27.2%	45.5%
1983	26.7%	45.6%
1984	26.2%	45.7%
1985	25.8%	45.8%
1986	25.5%	45.9%
1987	25.1%	46%
1988	24.8%	46.1%
1989	24.5%	46.1%
1990	24.2%	46.1%
1991	23.9%	46.2%
1992	23.6%	46.2%
1993	23.4%	45.7%
1994	23.2%	45.5%
1995	23%	45.9%
1996	22.8%	46%
1997	22.6%	45.9%
1998	22.3%	45.8%
1999	22.1%	45.6%
2000	21.9%	45.4%
2001	21.7%	45.3%
2002	21.6%	45.1%
2003	21.5%	44.9%
2004	21.3%	44.8%
2005	21%	44.6%
2006	20.7%	44.4%
2007	20.5%	44.4%
2008	20.3%	44.3%
2009	20.2%	44.1%
2010	20.2%	43.9%
2011	20%	43.8%
2012	19.9%	43.7%
2013	19.7%	43.6%
2014	19.4%	43.5%
2015	19.2%	43.4%
2016	18.9%	43.3%
2017	18.7%	43.2%
2018	18.4%	43.1%
2019	18.2%	42.9%
2020	18.1%	42.7%
2021	17.9%	42.4%
2022	17.7%	42.1%
2023	17.5%	41.8%
2024	17.2%	41.6%
2025	17.1%	41.3%
2026	16.9%	40.9%
2027	16.8%	40.6%
2028	16.7%	40.2%
2029	16.6%	39.8%
2030	16.5%	39.4%
2031	16.4%	39%
2032	16.4%	38.6%
2033	16.3%	38.2%
2034	16.2%	37.8%
2035	16.1%	37.5%
2036	16%	37.1%
2037	15.9%	36.8%
2038	15.8%	36.5%
2039	15.8%	36.2%
2040	15.7%	35.9%
2041	15.6%	35.6%
2042	15.5%	35.3%
2043	15.4%	35%
2044	15.3%	34.8%
2045	15.2%	34.5%
2046	15.2%	34.2%
2047	15.1%	33.9%
2048	15%	33.7%
2049	14.9%	33.4%
2050	14.9%	33.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 41.6% in Benin in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Benin compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Benin by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +2.72% in Benin. 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
	Barbados	Benin
1960	5,949	44,564
1961	5,208	48,838
1962	5,589	51,664
1963	5,706	54,514
1964	5,688	57,352
1965	5,762	60,154
1966	5,842	62,169
1967	4,984	64,709
1968	5,035	67,327
1969	4,710	70,155
1970	4,271	73,156
1971	4,530	76,034
1972	4,505	79,415
1973	3,996	82,422
1974	3,644	85,623
1975	3,321	89,350
1976	2,988	93,141
1977	2,988	97,200
1978	2,367	100,762
1979	2,485	106,782
1980	2,393	112,969
1981	2,605	118,634
1982	2,660	122,748
1983	2,656	126,349
1984	2,388	131,590
1985	2,356	136,621
1986	2,111	142,039
1987	1,841	147,783
1988	1,684	153,580
1989	1,719	157,235
1990	2,101	163,055
1991	2,055	168,174
1992	1,912	173,794
1993	1,765	179,858
1994	1,607	196,637
1995	1,467	194,481
1996	1,334	197,643
1997	1,172	203,182
1998	1,093	208,342
1999	1,351	213,074
2000	1,577	218,013
2001	1,578	222,877
2002	1,369	229,472
2003	1,321	237,962
2004	1,204	245,630
2005	1,018	253,795
2006	927	265,040
2007	1,028	271,305
2008	989	274,242
2009	1,000	280,204
2010	981	287,703
2011	897	296,348
2012	815	306,180
2013	772	315,804
2014	730	323,753
2015	690	330,573
2016	655	336,559
2017	616	339,763
2018	584	340,270
2019	542	339,817
2020	503	341,929
2021	415	341,103
2022	43	349,518
2023	158	353,933

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Benin

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 Barbados, compared to 518 deaths in Benin.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Benin
1985	55	910
1986	56	858
1987	57	817
1988	55	765
1989	57	732
1990	59	692
1991	60	666
1992	61	625
1993	55	591
1994	53	605
1995	52	586
1996	51	576
1997	51	556
1998	45	547
1999	44	536
2000	46	529
2001	46	532
2002	43	534
2003	45	532
2004	43	531
2005	44	514
2006	45	509
2007	42	501
2008	42	563
2009	42	598
2010	42	607
2011	41	613
2012	40	618
2013	40	607
2014	39	605
2015	37	606
2016	36	604
2017	37	592
2018	37	585
2019	36	572
2020	39	578
2021	38	584
2022	38	547
2023	35	518

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 7.79% in Benin. 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
	Barbados	Benin
1960	8.47%	31.2%
1961	7.86%	30.7%
1962	7.33%	30.2%
1963	6.86%	29.6%
1964	6.45%	29.1%
1965	6.1%	28.5%
1966	5.79%	28%
1967	5.52%	27.5%
1968	5.28%	27%
1969	5.03%	26.6%
1970	4.79%	26.1%
1971	4.55%	25.7%
1972	4.32%	25.2%
1973	4.08%	24.7%
1974	3.86%	24.2%
1975	3.64%	23.7%
1976	3.43%	23.1%
1977	3.23%	22.6%
1978	3.04%	22.1%
1979	2.86%	21.6%
1980	2.69%	21.2%
1981	2.55%	20.8%
1982	2.44%	20.4%
1983	2.34%	20%
1984	2.26%	19.6%
1985	2.19%	19.2%
1986	2.12%	18.8%
1987	2.05%	18.4%
1988	1.97%	18%
1989	1.89%	17.6%
1990	1.81%	17.2%
1991	1.73%	16.8%
1992	1.66%	16.4%
1993	1.59%	16%
1994	1.53%	15.6%
1995	1.49%	15.2%
1996	1.45%	14.9%
1997	1.43%	14.6%
1998	1.42%	14.3%
1999	1.42%	13.9%
2000	1.44%	13.6%
2001	1.45%	13.3%
2002	1.47%	13%
2003	1.48%	12.7%
2004	1.49%	12.4%
2005	1.48%	12.1%
2006	1.47%	11.8%
2007	1.45%	11.5%
2008	1.43%	11.3%
2009	1.41%	11.1%
2010	1.39%	10.8%
2011	1.37%	10.6%
2012	1.35%	10.4%
2013	1.33%	10.2%
2014	1.31%	9.93%
2015	1.28%	9.71%
2016	1.25%	9.5%
2017	1.21%	9.27%
2018	1.18%	9.05%
2019	1.14%	8.8%
2020	1.11%	8.55%
2021	1.07%	8.31%
2022	1.04%	8.04%
2023	1%	7.79%