Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Canada

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Canada by year

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Barbados

Canada

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Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	Canada
2023	1.71	1.26
2022	1.71	1.33
2021	1.71	1.44
2020	1.71	1.41
2019	1.72	1.47
2018	1.72	1.51
2017	1.72	1.55
2016	1.72	1.59
2015	1.73	1.6
2014	1.73	1.61
2013	1.73	1.61
2012	1.73	1.63
2011	1.76	1.63
2010	1.79	1.65
2009	1.77	1.69
2008	1.76	1.7
2007	1.76	1.67
2006	1.7	1.63
2005	1.74	1.58
2004	1.8	1.56
2003	1.86	1.55
2002	1.86	1.52
2001	1.96	1.54
2000	1.93	1.51
1999	1.78	1.55
1998	1.62	1.56
1997	1.65	1.57
1996	1.67	1.63
1995	1.7	1.67
1994	1.73	1.69
1993	1.77	1.69
1992	1.8	1.71
1991	1.84	1.72
1990	1.84	1.83
1989	1.64	1.77
1988	1.58	1.68
1987	1.61	1.68
1986	1.69	1.68
1985	1.77	1.67
1984	1.75	1.65
1983	1.86	1.68
1982	1.86	1.69
1981	1.85	1.7
1980	1.78	1.74
1979	1.86	1.75
1978	1.84	1.77
1977	2.2	1.78
1976	2.24	1.8
1975	2.45	1.82
1974	2.65	1.84
1973	2.87	1.89
1972	3.15	1.98
1971	3.2	2.14
1970	3.08	2.26
1969	3.34	2.33
1968	3.57	2.39
1967	3.6	2.53
1966	4.14	2.75
1965	4.18	3.12
1964	4.21	3.46
1963	4.3	3.61
1962	4.3	3.68
1961	4.15	3.75
1960	4.71	3.81

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.26 in Canada in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Barbados

Canada

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Year	Natural population change
	Barbados	Canada
2023	158	28,058
2022	43	15,574
2021	415	57,360
2020	503	53,241
2019	542	86,523
2018	584	88,974
2017	616	98,672
2016	655	115,555
2015	690	117,825
2014	730	127,563
2013	772	129,799
2012	815	135,382
2011	897	133,923
2010	981	139,425
2009	1,000	144,609
2008	989	142,963
2007	1,028	134,845
2006	927	130,285
2005	1,018	116,074
2004	1,204	111,786
2003	1,321	110,749
2002	1,369	106,621
2001	1,578	114,777
2000	1,577	110,469
1999	1,351	118,565
1998	1,093	126,651
1997	1,172	134,577
1996	1,334	153,973
1995	1,467	167,023
1994	1,607	179,804
1993	1,765	186,451
1992	1,912	204,273
1991	2,055	207,477
1990	2,101	213,222
1989	1,719	207,304
1988	1,684	192,901
1987	1,841	190,416
1986	2,111	190,532
1985	2,356	204,153
1984	2,388	204,856
1983	2,656	202,931
1982	2,660	200,935
1981	2,605	206,005
1980	2,393	203,480
1979	2,485	203,293
1978	2,367	194,102
1977	2,988	199,297
1976	2,988	196,979
1975	3,321	196,718
1974	3,644	182,464
1973	3,996	184,432
1972	4,505	188,857
1971	4,530	208,640
1970	4,271	215,372
1969	4,710	216,588
1968	5,035	211,589
1967	4,984	220,450
1966	5,842	236,566
1965	5,762	269,589
1964	5,688	307,268
1963	5,706	318,595
1962	5,589	325,745
1961	5,208	334,360
1960	5,949	338,487

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.06% in Barbados and +0.07% in Canada.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.18% in Barbados and +0.22% in Canada.

Birth rate in Barbados vs Canada by year

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Barbados

Canada

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Barbados	Canada
2023	11.2	8.8
2022	11.2	9
2021	11.3	9.7
2020	11.3	9.5
2019	11.4	9.9
2018	11.5	10.1
2017	11.6	10.3
2016	11.7	10.6
2015	11.8	10.7
2014	11.9	10.9
2013	12	10.9
2012	12.2	11
2011	12.5	11
2010	12.8	11.2
2009	12.8	11.4
2008	12.8	11.5
2007	12.9	11.3
2006	12.6	11
2005	12.9	10.7
2004	13.5	10.6
2003	14	10.6
2002	14.2	10.5
2001	15.1	10.8
2000	15.1	10.7
1999	14.1	11.1
1998	13.1	11.4
1997	13.5	11.7
1996	14	12.4
1995	14.5	12.9
1994	15	13.3
1993	15.5	13.6
1992	16	14.1
1991	16.4	14.4
1990	16.6	15
1989	14.9	14.9
1988	14.4	14.5
1987	14.7	14.4
1986	15.5	14.5
1985	16.3	14.9
1984	16.1	15
1983	17	15
1982	16.9	15.1
1981	16.6	15.3
1980	15.7	15.4
1979	16.2	15.4
1978	15.8	15.2
1977	18.4	15.5
1976	18.5	15.6
1975	20	15.8
1974	21.4	15.4
1973	22.9	15.6
1972	24.9	15.9
1971	25.1	16.8
1970	24.1	17.4
1969	25.9	17.6
1968	27.4	17.6
1967	27.4	18.2
1966	31.3	19.3
1965	31.4	21.3
1964	31.6	23.4
1963	32.1	24.6
1962	32.1	25.2
1961	31	26
1960	35	26.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.2 in Barbados and 8.8 in Canada, compared with 35 and 26.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Barbados

Factual

UN forecast

Canada

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Barbados	Canada
2100	12.9%	13.4%
2099	12.9%	13.4%
2098	12.9%	13.4%
2097	13%	13.4%
2096	13%	13.3%
2095	13%	13.3%
2094	13%	13.3%
2093	13%	13.3%
2092	13.1%	13.3%
2091	13.1%	13.3%
2090	13.1%	13.3%
2089	13.1%	13.3%
2088	13.2%	13.3%
2087	13.2%	13.3%
2086	13.2%	13.3%
2085	13.2%	13.3%
2084	13.3%	13.3%
2083	13.3%	13.3%
2082	13.4%	13.3%
2081	13.4%	13.3%
2080	13.4%	13.3%
2079	13.5%	13.3%
2078	13.5%	13.3%
2077	13.6%	13.3%
2076	13.6%	13.2%
2075	13.7%	13.2%
2074	13.7%	13.2%
2073	13.7%	13.2%
2072	13.8%	13.2%
2071	13.8%	13.2%
2070	13.9%	13.2%
2069	13.9%	13.2%
2068	14%	13.3%
2067	14%	13.3%
2066	14.1%	13.3%
2065	14.1%	13.3%
2064	14.1%	13.3%
2063	14.2%	13.3%
2062	14.2%	13.3%
2061	14.3%	13.3%
2060	14.3%	13.3%
2059	14.4%	13.3%
2058	14.4%	13.4%
2057	14.5%	13.4%
2056	14.5%	13.4%
2055	14.6%	13.4%
2054	14.6%	13.4%
2053	14.7%	13.4%
2052	14.8%	13.4%
2051	14.8%	13.5%
2050	14.9%	13.5%
2049	15%	13.5%
2048	15%	13.5%
2047	15.1%	13.5%
2046	15.2%	13.5%
2045	15.3%	13.5%
2044	15.4%	13.6%
2043	15.5%	13.6%
2042	15.5%	13.6%
2041	15.6%	13.6%
2040	15.7%	13.7%
2039	15.8%	13.7%
2038	15.9%	13.8%
2037	16%	13.8%
2036	16.1%	13.9%
2035	16.1%	14%
2034	16.2%	14%
2033	16.3%	14.1%
2032	16.4%	14.2%
2031	16.5%	14.3%
2030	16.6%	14.4%
2029	16.7%	14.5%
2028	16.8%	14.7%
2027	16.9%	14.8%
2026	17%	14.9%
2025	17.1%	15%
2024	17.2%	15.1%
2023	17.5%	15.3%
2022	17.7%	15.5%
2021	17.9%	15.7%
2020	18.1%	15.9%
2019	18.2%	16%
2018	18.4%	16.1%
2017	18.7%	16.2%
2016	18.9%	16.2%
2015	19.2%	16.2%
2014	19.4%	16.2%
2013	19.7%	16.3%
2012	19.9%	16.3%
2011	20%	16.4%
2010	20.2%	16.6%
2009	20.2%	16.7%
2008	20.3%	16.9%
2007	20.5%	17.1%
2006	20.7%	17.4%
2005	21%	17.7%
2004	21.3%	18%
2003	21.5%	18.3%
2002	21.6%	18.6%
2001	21.7%	18.9%
2000	21.9%	19.2%
1999	22.1%	19.5%
1998	22.3%	19.8%
1997	22.6%	20%
1996	22.8%	20.2%
1995	23%	20.4%
1994	23.2%	20.6%
1993	23.4%	20.7%
1992	23.6%	20.7%
1991	23.9%	20.7%
1990	24.2%	20.7%
1989	24.5%	20.8%
1988	24.8%	20.8%
1987	25.1%	20.9%
1986	25.5%	21.1%
1985	25.8%	21.3%
1984	26.2%	21.6%
1983	26.7%	21.8%
1982	27.2%	22%
1981	28%	22.3%
1980	29%	22.8%
1979	30%	23.4%
1978	31.1%	24%
1977	32.1%	24.7%
1976	32.8%	25.5%
1975	33.6%	26.2%
1974	34.4%	27%
1973	34.9%	27.8%
1972	35.3%	28.6%
1971	35.7%	29.3%
1970	36%	30.2%
1969	36.4%	31%
1968	36.7%	31.6%
1967	36.9%	32.3%
1966	37.1%	32.9%
1965	37.1%	33.3%
1964	37.1%	33.7%
1963	37.1%	33.9%
1962	37.1%	33.9%
1961	37.2%	33.9%
1960	37.2%	33.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 15.1% in Canada in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 20.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Canada compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Canada

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Barbados

Canada

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Canada
2023	35	12
2022	38	15
2021	38	14
2020	39	17
2019	36	12
2018	37	13
2017	37	12
2016	36	12
2015	37	11
2014	39	12
2013	40	11
2012	40	11
2011	41	11
2010	42	11
2009	42	12
2008	42	12
2007	42	11
2006	45	11
2005	44	11
2004	43	10
2003	45	10
2002	43	10
2001	46	10
2000	46	9
1999	44	9
1998	45	9
1997	51	8
1996	51	9
1995	52	8
1994	53	8
1993	55	8
1992	61	8
1991	60	8
1990	59	7
1989	57	8
1988	55	7
1987	57	7
1986	56	7
1985	55	7

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 12 deaths in Canada.

Under-five mortality rates

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Barbados

Canada

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Barbados	Canada
2023	1%	0.51%
2022	1.04%	0.51%
2021	1.07%	0.51%
2020	1.11%	0.51%
2019	1.14%	0.51%
2018	1.18%	0.52%
2017	1.21%	0.52%
2016	1.25%	0.53%
2015	1.28%	0.54%
2014	1.31%	0.54%
2013	1.33%	0.55%
2012	1.35%	0.56%
2011	1.37%	0.56%
2010	1.39%	0.57%
2009	1.41%	0.58%
2008	1.43%	0.59%
2007	1.45%	0.6%
2006	1.47%	0.6%
2005	1.48%	0.61%
2004	1.49%	0.61%
2003	1.48%	0.62%
2002	1.47%	0.62%
2001	1.45%	0.62%
2000	1.44%	0.62%
1999	1.42%	0.63%
1998	1.42%	0.64%
1997	1.43%	0.65%
1996	1.45%	0.67%
1995	1.49%	0.69%
1994	1.53%	0.72%
1993	1.59%	0.74%
1992	1.66%	0.77%
1991	1.73%	0.8%
1990	1.81%	0.82%
1989	1.89%	0.85%
1988	1.97%	0.88%
1987	2.05%	0.91%
1986	2.12%	0.94%
1985	2.19%	0.98%
1984	2.26%	1.01%
1983	2.34%	1.06%
1982	2.44%	1.12%
1981	2.55%	1.18%
1980	2.69%	1.25%
1979	2.86%	1.33%
1978	3.04%	1.42%
1977	3.23%	1.51%
1976	3.43%	1.6%
1975	3.64%	1.7%
1974	3.86%	1.79%
1973	4.08%	1.89%
1972	4.32%	1.99%
1971	4.55%	2.09%
1970	4.79%	2.19%
1969	5.03%	2.3%
1968	5.28%	2.4%
1967	5.52%	2.5%
1966	5.79%	2.6%
1965	6.1%	2.71%
1964	6.45%	2.82%
1963	6.86%	2.94%
1962	7.33%	3.05%
1961	7.86%	3.15%
1960	8.47%	3.26%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.51% in Canada. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.