Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Burundi

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Burundi 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 4.88 in Burundi in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Burundi 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	Burundi
1960	4.71	7
1961	4.15	7.02
1962	4.3	7.04
1963	4.3	7.07
1964	4.21	7.09
1965	4.18	7.11
1966	4.14	7.14
1967	3.6	7.16
1968	3.57	7.18
1969	3.34	7.22
1970	3.08	7.21
1971	3.2	7.21
1972	3.15	7.21
1973	2.87	7.22
1974	2.65	7.22
1975	2.45	7.24
1976	2.24	7.25
1977	2.2	7.25
1978	1.84	7.26
1979	1.86	7.31
1980	1.78	7.35
1981	1.85	7.33
1982	1.86	7.31
1983	1.86	7.3
1984	1.75	7.3
1985	1.77	7.29
1986	1.69	7.32
1987	1.61	7.38
1988	1.58	7.38
1989	1.64	7.39
1990	1.84	7.37
1991	1.84	7.34
1992	1.8	7.3
1993	1.77	7.27
1994	1.73	7.23
1995	1.7	7.18
1996	1.67	7.12
1997	1.65	7.04
1998	1.62	6.96
1999	1.78	6.9
2000	1.93	6.87
2001	1.96	6.85
2002	1.86	6.82
2003	1.86	6.79
2004	1.8	6.75
2005	1.74	6.71
2006	1.7	6.66
2007	1.76	6.59
2008	1.76	6.52
2009	1.77	6.41
2010	1.79	6.26
2011	1.76	6.11
2012	1.73	5.99
2013	1.73	5.89
2014	1.73	5.79
2015	1.73	5.7
2016	1.72	5.59
2017	1.72	5.48
2018	1.72	5.38
2019	1.72	5.27
2020	1.71	5.18
2021	1.71	5.08
2022	1.71	4.98
2023	1.71	4.88
2024	1.71	4.79
2025	1.7	4.68
2026	1.7	4.57
2027	1.7	4.46
2028	1.7	4.37
2029	1.7	4.28
2030	1.7	4.2
2031	1.69	4.11
2032	1.69	4.03
2033	1.69	3.95
2034	1.69	3.85
2035	1.69	3.78
2036	1.69	3.69
2037	1.69	3.62
2038	1.69	3.55
2039	1.69	3.49
2040	1.68	3.43
2041	1.68	3.37
2042	1.68	3.32
2043	1.68	3.27
2044	1.68	3.22
2045	1.68	3.17
2046	1.68	3.13
2047	1.68	3.08
2048	1.68	3.04
2049	1.68	3
2050	1.68	2.96

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Burundi
1960	37.2%	45.1%
1961	37.2%	45.2%
1962	37.1%	45.3%
1963	37.1%	45.5%
1964	37.1%	45.5%
1965	37.1%	45.4%
1966	37.1%	45.2%
1967	36.9%	45%
1968	36.7%	44.9%
1969	36.4%	44.9%
1970	36%	44.9%
1971	35.7%	44.9%
1972	35.3%	45.5%
1973	34.9%	46%
1974	34.4%	45.8%
1975	33.6%	45.7%
1976	32.8%	45.8%
1977	32.1%	45.8%
1978	31.1%	45.7%
1979	30%	45.8%
1980	29%	45.4%
1981	28%	45.2%
1982	27.2%	45.6%
1983	26.7%	45.9%
1984	26.2%	46.3%
1985	25.8%	46.8%
1986	25.5%	47.3%
1987	25.1%	47.6%
1988	24.8%	48%
1989	24.5%	48.4%
1990	24.2%	48.7%
1991	23.9%	48.9%
1992	23.6%	48.9%
1993	23.4%	51%
1994	23.2%	51.1%
1995	23%	49.1%
1996	22.8%	49.6%
1997	22.6%	49.9%
1998	22.3%	49.4%
1999	22.1%	48.7%
2000	21.9%	48.3%
2001	21.7%	47.7%
2002	21.6%	47.2%
2003	21.5%	46.7%
2004	21.3%	46.2%
2005	21%	45.8%
2006	20.7%	45.6%
2007	20.5%	45.4%
2008	20.3%	45.2%
2009	20.2%	45%
2010	20.2%	45.1%
2011	20%	45.4%
2012	19.9%	45.7%
2013	19.7%	46.1%
2014	19.4%	46.4%
2015	19.2%	47%
2016	18.9%	47.7%
2017	18.7%	47.9%
2018	18.4%	47.8%
2019	18.2%	47.3%
2020	18.1%	47%
2021	17.9%	46.5%
2022	17.7%	46%
2023	17.5%	45.4%
2024	17.2%	44.7%
2025	17.1%	44%
2026	16.9%	43.2%
2027	16.8%	42.5%
2028	16.7%	41.7%
2029	16.6%	41%
2030	16.5%	40.3%
2031	16.4%	39.7%
2032	16.4%	39.2%
2033	16.3%	38.8%
2034	16.2%	38.5%
2035	16.1%	38.1%
2036	16%	37.8%
2037	15.9%	37.5%
2038	15.8%	37.2%
2039	15.8%	36.9%
2040	15.7%	36.6%
2041	15.6%	36.4%
2042	15.5%	36.1%
2043	15.4%	35.9%
2044	15.3%	35.6%
2045	15.2%	35.4%
2046	15.2%	35.1%
2047	15.1%	34.8%
2048	15%	34.4%
2049	14.9%	34.1%
2050	14.9%	33.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 44.7% in Burundi in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 48.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Burundi compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Burundi by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +3% in Burundi. 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	Burundi
1960	5,949	70,032
1961	5,208	71,216
1962	5,589	74,710
1963	5,706	75,962
1964	5,688	77,528
1965	5,762	78,208
1966	5,842	83,651
1967	4,984	86,373
1968	5,035	88,765
1969	4,710	90,852
1970	4,271	92,476
1971	4,530	95,153
1972	4,505	30,532
1973	3,996	74,805
1974	3,644	95,486
1975	3,321	101,172
1976	2,988	104,396
1977	2,988	108,488
1978	2,367	114,884
1979	2,485	123,377
1980	2,393	127,746
1981	2,605	146,231
1982	2,660	147,090
1983	2,656	152,801
1984	2,388	154,366
1985	2,356	156,896
1986	2,111	156,170
1987	1,841	157,481
1988	1,684	145,234
1989	1,719	157,547
1990	2,101	156,617
1991	2,055	156,148
1992	1,912	156,420
1993	1,765	128,898
1994	1,607	112,968
1995	1,467	160,284
1996	1,334	158,920
1997	1,172	150,404
1998	1,093	154,010
1999	1,351	166,699
2000	1,577	173,867
2001	1,578	184,541
2002	1,369	201,892
2003	1,321	216,295
2004	1,204	234,891
2005	1,018	253,401
2006	927	269,874
2007	1,028	285,323
2008	989	300,750
2009	1,000	319,583
2010	981	341,808
2011	897	348,934
2012	815	354,068
2013	772	362,224
2014	730	367,797
2015	690	370,856
2016	655	358,393
2017	616	353,879
2018	584	351,704
2019	542	357,672
2020	503	361,654
2021	415	359,844
2022	43	363,786
2023	158	368,917

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Burundi

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 392 deaths in Burundi.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Burundi
1985	55	1,428
1986	56	1,441
1987	57	1,446
1988	55	1,519
1989	57	1,511
1990	59	1,515
1991	60	1,513
1992	61	1,464
1993	55	1,801
1994	53	1,215
1995	52	1,293
1996	51	1,236
1997	51	1,100
1998	45	969
1999	44	899
2000	46	860
2001	46	799
2002	43	743
2003	45	705
2004	43	687
2005	44	685
2006	45	670
2007	42	655
2008	42	635
2009	42	612
2010	42	614
2011	41	597
2012	40	575
2013	40	555
2014	39	533
2015	37	525
2016	36	501
2017	37	482
2018	37	464
2019	36	449
2020	39	441
2021	38	447
2022	38	412
2023	35	392

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 4.92% in Burundi. 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	Burundi
1960	8.47%	-
1961	7.86%	-
1962	7.33%	-
1963	6.86%	-
1964	6.45%	24.2%
1965	6.1%	24.4%
1966	5.79%	24.5%
1967	5.52%	24.7%
1968	5.28%	24.9%
1969	5.03%	25%
1970	4.79%	25.1%
1971	4.55%	25.1%
1972	4.32%	31.9%
1973	4.08%	25.2%
1974	3.86%	25.2%
1975	3.64%	25.1%
1976	3.43%	25%
1977	3.23%	24.6%
1978	3.04%	24.1%
1979	2.86%	23.3%
1980	2.69%	22.4%
1981	2.55%	21.4%
1982	2.44%	20.3%
1983	2.34%	19.3%
1984	2.26%	18.4%
1985	2.19%	17.7%
1986	2.12%	17.2%
1987	2.05%	16.9%
1988	1.97%	16.8%
1989	1.89%	16.9%
1990	1.81%	17%
1991	1.73%	17.1%
1992	1.66%	17.2%
1993	1.59%	19.5%
1994	1.53%	17.2%
1995	1.49%	17.1%
1996	1.45%	17%
1997	1.43%	16.7%
1998	1.42%	16.3%
1999	1.42%	15.9%
2000	1.44%	15.4%
2001	1.45%	14.9%
2002	1.47%	14.3%
2003	1.48%	13.7%
2004	1.49%	13.1%
2005	1.48%	12.4%
2006	1.47%	11.7%
2007	1.45%	11%
2008	1.43%	10.3%
2009	1.41%	9.66%
2010	1.39%	9.08%
2011	1.37%	8.53%
2012	1.35%	8.02%
2013	1.33%	7.55%
2014	1.31%	7.13%
2015	1.28%	6.76%
2016	1.25%	6.44%
2017	1.21%	6.15%
2018	1.18%	5.9%
2019	1.14%	5.67%
2020	1.11%	5.46%
2021	1.07%	5.26%
2022	1.04%	5.08%
2023	1%	4.92%