Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Botswana

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Botswana 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 2.73 in Botswana in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Botswana 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	Botswana
1960	4.71	6.6
1961	4.15	6.56
1962	4.3	6.54
1963	4.3	6.58
1964	4.21	6.61
1965	4.18	6.6
1966	4.14	6.61
1967	3.6	6.6
1968	3.57	6.58
1969	3.34	6.56
1970	3.08	6.55
1971	3.2	6.54
1972	3.15	6.56
1973	2.87	6.59
1974	2.65	6.61
1975	2.45	6.61
1976	2.24	6.6
1977	2.2	6.54
1978	1.84	6.48
1979	1.86	6.4
1980	1.78	6.29
1981	1.85	6.16
1982	1.86	5.97
1983	1.86	5.79
1984	1.75	5.63
1985	1.77	5.48
1986	1.69	5.33
1987	1.61	5.1
1988	1.58	4.88
1989	1.64	4.67
1990	1.84	4.51
1991	1.84	4.37
1992	1.8	4.26
1993	1.77	4.15
1994	1.73	4.02
1995	1.7	3.79
1996	1.67	3.57
1997	1.65	3.43
1998	1.62	3.36
1999	1.78	3.31
2000	1.93	3.29
2001	1.96	3.25
2002	1.86	3.18
2003	1.86	3.11
2004	1.8	3.06
2005	1.74	3.08
2006	1.7	3.11
2007	1.76	3.13
2008	1.76	3.13
2009	1.77	3.13
2010	1.79	3.14
2011	1.76	3.1
2012	1.73	3.07
2013	1.73	3.05
2014	1.73	3.03
2015	1.73	3.01
2016	1.72	2.99
2017	1.72	2.97
2018	1.72	2.94
2019	1.72	2.91
2020	1.71	2.86
2021	1.71	2.83
2022	1.71	2.79
2023	1.71	2.73
2024	1.71	2.7
2025	1.7	2.66
2026	1.7	2.63
2027	1.7	2.59
2028	1.7	2.56
2029	1.7	2.52
2030	1.7	2.49
2031	1.69	2.46
2032	1.69	2.44
2033	1.69	2.41
2034	1.69	2.38
2035	1.69	2.35
2036	1.69	2.32
2037	1.69	2.3
2038	1.69	2.28
2039	1.69	2.26
2040	1.68	2.23
2041	1.68	2.21
2042	1.68	2.2
2043	1.68	2.18
2044	1.68	2.17
2045	1.68	2.15
2046	1.68	2.14
2047	1.68	2.12
2048	1.68	2.11
2049	1.68	2.09
2050	1.68	2.08

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Botswana
1960	37.2%	45.1%
1961	37.2%	45.6%
1962	37.1%	46.2%
1963	37.1%	46.8%
1964	37.1%	47.2%
1965	37.1%	47.5%
1966	37.1%	47.9%
1967	36.9%	48.2%
1968	36.7%	48.6%
1969	36.4%	48.9%
1970	36%	49.2%
1971	35.7%	49.3%
1972	35.3%	49.1%
1973	34.9%	48.6%
1974	34.4%	48.2%
1975	33.6%	47.7%
1976	32.8%	47.3%
1977	32.1%	47%
1978	31.1%	46.5%
1979	30%	46%
1980	29%	46.1%
1981	28%	46.2%
1982	27.2%	46.2%
1983	26.7%	46.2%
1984	26.2%	46.2%
1985	25.8%	46.2%
1986	25.5%	46.1%
1987	25.1%	46%
1988	24.8%	45.8%
1989	24.5%	45.5%
1990	24.2%	45.1%
1991	23.9%	44.7%
1992	23.6%	44.2%
1993	23.4%	43.7%
1994	23.2%	43%
1995	23%	42.2%
1996	22.8%	41.4%
1997	22.6%	40.6%
1998	22.3%	39.8%
1999	22.1%	39.1%
2000	21.9%	38.4%
2001	21.7%	37.7%
2002	21.6%	37.1%
2003	21.5%	36.5%
2004	21.3%	35.9%
2005	21%	35.5%
2006	20.7%	35.1%
2007	20.5%	34.8%
2008	20.3%	34.5%
2009	20.2%	34.2%
2010	20.2%	34.1%
2011	20%	34%
2012	19.9%	34.2%
2013	19.7%	34.4%
2014	19.4%	34.4%
2015	19.2%	34.4%
2016	18.9%	34.2%
2017	18.7%	33.9%
2018	18.4%	33.6%
2019	18.2%	33.3%
2020	18.1%	32.9%
2021	17.9%	32.6%
2022	17.7%	32.4%
2023	17.5%	32.3%
2024	17.2%	32.1%
2025	17.1%	32%
2026	16.9%	31.8%
2027	16.8%	31.6%
2028	16.7%	31.4%
2029	16.6%	31.2%
2030	16.5%	30.9%
2031	16.4%	30.6%
2032	16.4%	30.3%
2033	16.3%	30%
2034	16.2%	29.6%
2035	16.1%	29.2%
2036	16%	28.7%
2037	15.9%	28.1%
2038	15.8%	27.6%
2039	15.8%	27.2%
2040	15.7%	26.7%
2041	15.6%	26.3%
2042	15.5%	25.9%
2043	15.4%	25.5%
2044	15.3%	25.2%
2045	15.2%	24.8%
2046	15.2%	24.5%
2047	15.1%	24.2%
2048	15%	24%
2049	14.9%	23.7%
2050	14.9%	23.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 32.1% in Botswana in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Botswana compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Botswana by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +1.88% in Botswana. 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	Botswana
1960	5,949	15,861
1961	5,208	16,185
1962	5,589	16,507
1963	5,706	17,084
1964	5,688	17,634
1965	5,762	18,045
1966	5,842	18,250
1967	4,984	18,463
1968	5,035	18,725
1969	4,710	19,024
1970	4,271	19,438
1971	4,530	19,926
1972	4,505	21,004
1973	3,996	22,449
1974	3,644	24,160
1975	3,321	25,762
1976	2,988	27,497
1977	2,988	29,009
1978	2,367	30,596
1979	2,485	32,486
1980	2,393	33,934
1981	2,605	34,327
1982	2,660	34,859
1983	2,656	35,142
1984	2,388	35,530
1985	2,356	35,966
1986	2,111	36,203
1987	1,841	35,647
1988	1,684	34,564
1989	1,719	33,756
1990	2,101	33,015
1991	2,055	32,219
1992	1,912	31,995
1993	1,765	31,691
1994	1,607	30,664
1995	1,467	28,478
1996	1,334	26,847
1997	1,172	25,738
1998	1,093	25,397
1999	1,351	25,358
2000	1,577	25,850
2001	1,578	26,112
2002	1,369	26,163
2003	1,321	26,545
2004	1,204	27,481
2005	1,018	29,385
2006	927	31,340
2007	1,028	33,832
2008	989	35,433
2009	1,000	36,671
2010	981	38,101
2011	897	38,613
2012	815	39,202
2013	772	39,404
2014	730	40,046
2015	690	40,897
2016	655	41,993
2017	616	43,154
2018	584	44,171
2019	542	45,110
2020	503	45,610
2021	415	40,894
2022	43	47,400
2023	158	47,098

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Botswana

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 155 deaths in Botswana.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Botswana
1985	55	313
1986	56	304
1987	57	302
1988	55	319
1989	57	300
1990	59	296
1991	60	283
1992	61	263
1993	55	230
1994	53	182
1995	52	148
1996	51	130
1997	51	123
1998	45	126
1999	44	131
2000	46	136
2001	46	138
2002	43	140
2003	45	142
2004	43	151
2005	44	166
2006	45	204
2007	42	201
2008	42	199
2009	42	213
2010	42	228
2011	41	269
2012	40	288
2013	40	221
2014	39	212
2015	37	141
2016	36	72
2017	37	46
2018	37	99
2019	36	100
2020	39	98
2021	38	165
2022	38	120
2023	35	155

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 3.96% in Botswana. 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	Botswana
1960	8.47%	16.8%
1961	7.86%	16.3%
1962	7.33%	15.8%
1963	6.86%	15.3%
1964	6.45%	14.9%
1965	6.1%	14.5%
1966	5.79%	14%
1967	5.52%	13.6%
1968	5.28%	13.2%
1969	5.03%	12.8%
1970	4.79%	12.4%
1971	4.55%	11.9%
1972	4.32%	11.4%
1973	4.08%	10.9%
1974	3.86%	10.4%
1975	3.64%	9.88%
1976	3.43%	9.32%
1977	3.23%	8.77%
1978	3.04%	8.23%
1979	2.86%	7.74%
1980	2.69%	7.29%
1981	2.55%	6.86%
1982	2.44%	6.47%
1983	2.34%	6.12%
1984	2.26%	5.8%
1985	2.19%	5.5%
1986	2.12%	5.22%
1987	2.05%	5%
1988	1.97%	4.88%
1989	1.89%	4.87%
1990	1.81%	5.01%
1991	1.73%	5.29%
1992	1.66%	5.7%
1993	1.59%	6.2%
1994	1.53%	6.72%
1995	1.49%	6.74%
1996	1.45%	7.1%
1997	1.43%	7.37%
1998	1.42%	7.57%
1999	1.42%	7.91%
2000	1.44%	8.11%
2001	1.45%	8.12%
2002	1.47%	8%
2003	1.48%	7.85%
2004	1.49%	7.63%
2005	1.48%	7.03%
2006	1.47%	6.43%
2007	1.45%	6.16%
2008	1.43%	6.03%
2009	1.41%	5.78%
2010	1.39%	5.58%
2011	1.37%	5.68%
2012	1.35%	5.34%
2013	1.33%	5.1%
2014	1.31%	5.11%
2015	1.28%	4.98%
2016	1.25%	4.9%
2017	1.21%	4.65%
2018	1.18%	4.59%
2019	1.14%	4.5%
2020	1.11%	4.39%
2021	1.07%	4.2%
2022	1.04%	4.07%
2023	1%	3.96%