Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Cape Verde

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Cape Verde by year

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Barbados

Cape Verde

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Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	Cape Verde
2023	1.71	1.52
2022	1.71	1.53
2021	1.71	1.55
2020	1.71	1.59
2019	1.72	1.7
2018	1.72	1.8
2017	1.72	1.93
2016	1.72	1.97
2015	1.73	1.97
2014	1.73	2.03
2013	1.73	2.07
2012	1.73	2.15
2011	1.76	2.33
2010	1.79	2.33
2009	1.77	2.25
2008	1.76	2.3
2007	1.76	2.41
2006	1.7	2.56
2005	1.74	2.73
2004	1.8	2.9
2003	1.86	3.03
2002	1.86	3.19
2001	1.96	3.37
2000	1.93	3.55
1999	1.78	3.73
1998	1.62	3.9
1997	1.65	4.05
1996	1.67	4.26
1995	1.7	4.49
1994	1.73	4.72
1993	1.77	4.95
1992	1.8	5.12
1991	1.84	5.26
1990	1.84	5.36
1989	1.64	5.45
1988	1.58	5.55
1987	1.61	5.68
1986	1.69	5.81
1985	1.77	5.92
1984	1.75	5.97
1983	1.86	6.07
1982	1.86	6.17
1981	1.85	6.27
1980	1.78	6.38
1979	1.86	6.47
1978	1.84	6.56
1977	2.2	6.65
1976	2.24	6.71
1975	2.45	6.77
1974	2.65	6.82
1973	2.87	6.86
1972	3.15	6.89
1971	3.2	6.91
1970	3.08	6.94
1969	3.34	6.95
1968	3.57	6.97
1967	3.6	6.98
1966	4.14	6.99
1965	4.18	6.99
1964	4.21	6.99
1963	4.3	6.98
1962	4.3	6.95
1961	4.15	6.92
1960	4.71	6.89

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.52 in Cape Verde in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Barbados

Cape Verde

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Year	Natural population change
	Barbados	Cape Verde
2023	158	3,798
2022	43	3,864
2021	415	3,575
2020	503	3,734
2019	542	4,773
2018	584	5,282
2017	616	5,993
2016	655	6,238
2015	690	6,314
2014	730	6,622
2013	772	6,780
2012	815	7,157
2011	897	7,874
2010	981	7,746
2009	1,000	7,216
2008	989	7,313
2007	1,028	7,559
2006	927	7,980
2005	1,018	8,428
2004	1,204	8,825
2003	1,321	9,037
2002	1,369	9,278
2001	1,578	9,510
2000	1,577	9,752
1999	1,351	9,989
1998	1,093	10,187
1997	1,172	10,323
1996	1,334	10,613
1995	1,467	10,764
1994	1,607	11,410
1993	1,765	11,805
1992	1,912	11,915
1991	2,055	11,899
1990	2,101	11,738
1989	1,719	11,608
1988	1,684	11,523
1987	1,841	11,426
1986	2,111	11,295
1985	2,356	11,105
1984	2,388	10,835
1983	2,656	10,736
1982	2,660	10,597
1981	2,605	10,470
1980	2,393	10,276
1979	2,485	10,223
1978	2,367	10,152
1977	2,988	10,036
1976	2,988	9,833
1975	3,321	9,601
1974	3,644	9,295
1973	3,996	9,003
1972	4,505	8,716
1971	4,530	8,359
1970	4,271	7,878
1969	4,710	7,625
1968	5,035	7,408
1967	4,984	7,214
1966	5,842	7,039
1965	5,762	6,877
1964	5,688	6,725
1963	5,706	6,589
1962	5,589	6,468
1961	5,208	6,247
1960	5,949	6,098

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 +0.73% in Cape Verde.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.18% in Barbados and +0.98% in Cape Verde.

Birth rate in Barbados vs Cape Verde by year

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Barbados

Cape Verde

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Barbados	Cape Verde
2023	11.2	12.3
2022	11.2	12.4
2021	11.3	12.6
2020	11.3	13.1
2019	11.4	14.3
2018	11.5	15.5
2017	11.6	16.8
2016	11.7	17.3
2015	11.8	17.5
2014	11.9	18.1
2013	12	18.4
2012	12.2	19.1
2011	12.5	20.6
2010	12.8	20.4
2009	12.8	19.5
2008	12.8	19.9
2007	12.9	20.6
2006	12.6	21.6
2005	12.9	22.8
2004	13.5	23.9
2003	14	24.7
2002	14.2	25.7
2001	15.1	26.8
2000	15.1	27.9
1999	14.1	29
1998	13.1	30.1
1997	13.5	31.1
1996	14	32.5
1995	14.5	34.2
1994	15	36
1993	15.5	37.7
1992	16	38.8
1991	16.4	39.7
1990	16.6	40.2
1989	14.9	40.7
1988	14.4	41.2
1987	14.7	41.7
1986	15.5	42
1985	16.3	42.1
1984	16.1	42
1983	17	42.3
1982	16.9	42.5
1981	16.6	42.7
1980	15.7	42.7
1979	16.2	43.2
1978	15.8	43.6
1977	18.4	43.8
1976	18.5	43.9
1975	20	43.8
1974	21.4	43.3
1973	22.9	42.8
1972	24.9	42.3
1971	25.1	41.5
1970	24.1	40.6
1969	25.9	40.7
1968	27.4	41.2
1967	27.4	41.8
1966	31.3	42.5
1965	31.4	43.3
1964	31.6	44.3
1963	32.1	45.4
1962	32.1	46.5
1961	31	47.2
1960	35	47.9

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.2 in Barbados and 12.3 in Cape Verde, compared with 35 and 47.9, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Barbados

Factual

UN forecast

Cape Verde

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Barbados	Cape Verde
2100	12.9%	11.1%
2099	12.9%	11.1%
2098	12.9%	11.2%
2097	13%	11.2%
2096	13%	11.3%
2095	13%	11.3%
2094	13%	11.4%
2093	13%	11.5%
2092	13.1%	11.6%
2091	13.1%	11.6%
2090	13.1%	11.7%
2089	13.1%	11.8%
2088	13.2%	11.8%
2087	13.2%	11.9%
2086	13.2%	11.9%
2085	13.2%	11.9%
2084	13.3%	12%
2083	13.3%	12%
2082	13.4%	11.9%
2081	13.4%	11.9%
2080	13.4%	11.9%
2079	13.5%	11.9%
2078	13.5%	11.8%
2077	13.6%	11.8%
2076	13.6%	11.7%
2075	13.7%	11.7%
2074	13.7%	11.7%
2073	13.7%	11.7%
2072	13.8%	11.7%
2071	13.8%	11.7%
2070	13.9%	11.8%
2069	13.9%	11.9%
2068	14%	12%
2067	14%	12.2%
2066	14.1%	12.3%
2065	14.1%	12.5%
2064	14.1%	12.7%
2063	14.2%	13%
2062	14.2%	13.2%
2061	14.3%	13.5%
2060	14.3%	13.7%
2059	14.4%	14%
2058	14.4%	14.2%
2057	14.5%	14.5%
2056	14.5%	14.7%
2055	14.6%	14.9%
2054	14.6%	15.1%
2053	14.7%	15.3%
2052	14.8%	15.4%
2051	14.8%	15.6%
2050	14.9%	15.7%
2049	15%	15.8%
2048	15%	15.9%
2047	15.1%	15.9%
2046	15.2%	16%
2045	15.3%	16.1%
2044	15.4%	16.1%
2043	15.5%	16.2%
2042	15.5%	16.2%
2041	15.6%	16.3%
2040	15.7%	16.3%
2039	15.8%	16.4%
2038	15.9%	16.5%
2037	16%	16.6%
2036	16.1%	16.7%
2035	16.1%	17.2%
2034	16.2%	17.9%
2033	16.3%	18.6%
2032	16.4%	19.4%
2031	16.5%	20.2%
2030	16.6%	21%
2029	16.7%	21.8%
2028	16.8%	22.6%
2027	16.9%	23.4%
2026	17%	24.3%
2025	17.1%	25.1%
2024	17.2%	25.5%
2023	17.5%	26.4%
2022	17.7%	27.2%
2021	17.9%	28%
2020	18.1%	28.4%
2019	18.2%	28.4%
2018	18.4%	28.4%
2017	18.7%	28.4%
2016	18.9%	28.5%
2015	19.2%	28.8%
2014	19.4%	29.2%
2013	19.7%	29.8%
2012	19.9%	30.4%
2011	20%	31.3%
2010	20.2%	32.2%
2009	20.2%	33.1%
2008	20.3%	34.1%
2007	20.5%	35%
2006	20.7%	36%
2005	21%	36.9%
2004	21.3%	37.9%
2003	21.5%	38.9%
2002	21.6%	39.9%
2001	21.7%	40.9%
2000	21.9%	41.8%
1999	22.1%	42.5%
1998	22.3%	43.2%
1997	22.6%	43.7%
1996	22.8%	44.2%
1995	23%	44.6%
1994	23.2%	44.9%
1993	23.4%	45.2%
1992	23.6%	45.5%
1991	23.9%	45.6%
1990	24.2%	45.7%
1989	24.5%	45.8%
1988	24.8%	45.9%
1987	25.1%	46.1%
1986	25.5%	46.2%
1985	25.8%	46.4%
1984	26.2%	46.6%
1983	26.7%	46.8%
1982	27.2%	47%
1981	28%	47.3%
1980	29%	47.4%
1979	30%	47.3%
1978	31.1%	46.9%
1977	32.1%	46.5%
1976	32.8%	45.9%
1975	33.6%	45.3%
1974	34.4%	44.9%
1973	34.9%	45%
1972	35.3%	45%
1971	35.7%	45%
1970	36%	45.2%
1969	36.4%	45.5%
1968	36.7%	45.9%
1967	36.9%	46.1%
1966	37.1%	46.2%
1965	37.1%	46.2%
1964	37.1%	46%
1963	37.1%	45.6%
1962	37.1%	45.1%
1961	37.2%	44.3%
1960	37.2%	43.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 25.5% in Cape Verde in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Cape Verde compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Cape Verde

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Barbados

Cape Verde

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Cape Verde
2023	35	40
2022	38	42
2021	38	56
2020	39	56
2019	36	41
2018	37	43
2017	37	43
2016	36	44
2015	37	46
2014	39	48
2013	40	50
2012	40	51
2011	41	55
2010	42	61
2009	42	62
2008	42	68
2007	42	73
2006	45	76
2005	44	75
2004	43	80
2003	45	86
2002	43	92
2001	46	101
2000	46	110
1999	44	122
1998	45	134
1997	51	147
1996	51	167
1995	52	196
1994	53	214
1993	55	233
1992	61	255
1991	60	277
1990	59	298
1989	57	322
1988	55	346
1987	57	366
1986	56	394
1985	55	420

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 40 deaths in Cape Verde.

Under-five mortality rates

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Barbados

Cape Verde

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Barbados	Cape Verde
2023	1%	1.16%
2022	1.04%	1.21%
2021	1.07%	1.27%
2020	1.11%	1.33%
2019	1.14%	1.41%
2018	1.18%	1.51%
2017	1.21%	1.62%
2016	1.25%	1.76%
2015	1.28%	1.91%
2014	1.31%	2.09%
2013	1.33%	2.26%
2012	1.35%	2.42%
2011	1.37%	2.56%
2010	1.39%	2.67%
2009	1.41%	2.75%
2008	1.43%	2.79%
2007	1.45%	2.8%
2006	1.47%	2.8%
2005	1.48%	2.8%
2004	1.49%	2.82%
2003	1.48%	2.9%
2002	1.47%	3.05%
2001	1.45%	3.28%
2000	1.44%	3.6%
1999	1.42%	4%
1998	1.42%	4.44%
1997	1.43%	4.84%
1996	1.45%	5.17%
1995	1.49%	5.37%
1994	1.53%	5.45%
1993	1.59%	5.46%
1992	1.66%	5.46%
1991	1.73%	5.5%
1990	1.81%	5.64%
1989	1.89%	5.88%
1988	1.97%	6.21%
1987	2.05%	6.59%
1986	2.12%	6.95%
1985	2.19%	7.25%
1984	2.26%	7.46%
1983	2.34%	7.59%
1982	2.44%	7.65%
1981	2.55%	7.72%
1980	2.69%	7.82%
1979	2.86%	8%
1978	3.04%	8.27%
1977	3.23%	8.65%
1976	3.43%	9.09%
1975	3.64%	9.6%
1974	3.86%	10.2%
1973	4.08%	10.8%
1972	4.32%	11.5%
1971	4.55%	12.1%
1970	4.79%	12.8%
1969	5.03%	13.4%
1968	5.28%	14%
1967	5.52%	14.5%
1966	5.79%	15%
1965	6.1%	15.4%
1964	6.45%	15.9%
1963	6.86%	16.2%
1962	7.33%	16.6%
1961	7.86%	16.9%
1960	8.47%	17.2%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 1.16% in Cape Verde. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.