Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Colombia

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Colombia 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 1.65 in Colombia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Colombia 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	Colombia
1960	4.71	6.74
1961	4.15	6.71
1962	4.3	6.66
1963	4.3	6.58
1964	4.21	6.48
1965	4.18	6.33
1966	4.14	6.16
1967	3.6	5.96
1968	3.57	5.74
1969	3.34	5.51
1970	3.08	5.28
1971	3.2	5.06
1972	3.15	4.86
1973	2.87	4.68
1974	2.65	4.53
1975	2.45	4.4
1976	2.24	4.29
1977	2.2	4.16
1978	1.84	4
1979	1.86	3.89
1980	1.78	3.8
1981	1.85	3.71
1982	1.86	3.62
1983	1.86	3.5
1984	1.75	3.35
1985	1.77	3.23
1986	1.69	3.15
1987	1.61	3.09
1988	1.58	3.04
1989	1.64	3.01
1990	1.84	3
1991	1.84	2.98
1992	1.8	2.98
1993	1.77	2.98
1994	1.73	2.94
1995	1.7	2.85
1996	1.67	2.77
1997	1.65	2.74
1998	1.62	2.72
1999	1.78	2.64
2000	1.93	2.57
2001	1.96	2.52
2002	1.86	2.49
2003	1.86	2.45
2004	1.8	2.38
2005	1.74	2.31
2006	1.7	2.24
2007	1.76	2.19
2008	1.76	2.15
2009	1.77	2.1
2010	1.79	2.01
2011	1.76	1.94
2012	1.73	1.9
2013	1.73	1.86
2014	1.73	1.82
2015	1.73	1.77
2016	1.72	1.72
2017	1.72	1.72
2018	1.72	1.72
2019	1.72	1.71
2020	1.71	1.69
2021	1.71	1.68
2022	1.71	1.66
2023	1.71	1.65
2024	1.71	1.63
2025	1.7	1.62
2026	1.7	1.6
2027	1.7	1.6
2028	1.7	1.59
2029	1.7	1.59
2030	1.7	1.58
2031	1.69	1.58
2032	1.69	1.57
2033	1.69	1.57
2034	1.69	1.57
2035	1.69	1.57
2036	1.69	1.57
2037	1.69	1.57
2038	1.69	1.57
2039	1.69	1.57
2040	1.68	1.57
2041	1.68	1.57
2042	1.68	1.57
2043	1.68	1.57
2044	1.68	1.57
2045	1.68	1.57
2046	1.68	1.57
2047	1.68	1.58
2048	1.68	1.58
2049	1.68	1.58
2050	1.68	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Colombia
1960	37.2%	46.8%
1961	37.2%	47%
1962	37.1%	47.1%
1963	37.1%	47.2%
1964	37.1%	47.3%
1965	37.1%	47.2%
1966	37.1%	47.1%
1967	36.9%	46.9%
1968	36.7%	46.7%
1969	36.4%	46.4%
1970	36%	46%
1971	35.7%	45.6%
1972	35.3%	45.1%
1973	34.9%	44.6%
1974	34.4%	44%
1975	33.6%	43.4%
1976	32.8%	42.8%
1977	32.1%	42.2%
1978	31.1%	41.5%
1979	30%	40.9%
1980	29%	40.3%
1981	28%	39.7%
1982	27.2%	39.1%
1983	26.7%	38.6%
1984	26.2%	38.1%
1985	25.8%	37.6%
1986	25.5%	37.2%
1987	25.1%	36.9%
1988	24.8%	36.5%
1989	24.5%	36.2%
1990	24.2%	35.9%
1991	23.9%	35.6%
1992	23.6%	35.3%
1993	23.4%	35%
1994	23.2%	34.7%
1995	23%	34.4%
1996	22.8%	34%
1997	22.6%	33.7%
1998	22.3%	33.3%
1999	22.1%	32.9%
2000	21.9%	32.5%
2001	21.7%	32.1%
2002	21.6%	31.7%
2003	21.5%	31.3%
2004	21.3%	30.9%
2005	21%	30.4%
2006	20.7%	29.9%
2007	20.5%	29.3%
2008	20.3%	28.7%
2009	20.2%	28.1%
2010	20.2%	27.5%
2011	20%	26.9%
2012	19.9%	26.3%
2013	19.7%	25.7%
2014	19.4%	25.1%
2015	19.2%	24.5%
2016	18.9%	23.9%
2017	18.7%	23.3%
2018	18.4%	22.7%
2019	18.2%	22.1%
2020	18.1%	21.7%
2021	17.9%	21.3%
2022	17.7%	21%
2023	17.5%	20.6%
2024	17.2%	20.3%
2025	17.1%	20%
2026	16.9%	19.7%
2027	16.8%	19.5%
2028	16.7%	19.3%
2029	16.6%	19.1%
2030	16.5%	18.8%
2031	16.4%	18.6%
2032	16.4%	18.4%
2033	16.3%	18.2%
2034	16.2%	18%
2035	16.1%	17.7%
2036	16%	17.4%
2037	15.9%	17.2%
2038	15.8%	16.9%
2039	15.8%	16.7%
2040	15.7%	16.4%
2041	15.6%	16.2%
2042	15.5%	16%
2043	15.4%	15.7%
2044	15.3%	15.5%
2045	15.2%	15.4%
2046	15.2%	15.2%
2047	15.1%	15%
2048	15%	14.8%
2049	14.9%	14.7%
2050	14.9%	14.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 20.3% in Colombia in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 35.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Colombia compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Colombia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +0.85% in Colombia. 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	Colombia
1960	5,949	529,316
1961	5,208	545,627
1962	5,589	559,985
1963	5,706	572,355
1964	5,688	581,435
1965	5,762	587,677
1966	5,842	590,855
1967	4,984	591,649
1968	5,035	589,407
1969	4,710	586,559
1970	4,271	583,396
1971	4,530	582,011
1972	4,505	581,361
1973	3,996	583,608
1974	3,644	589,035
1975	3,321	598,580
1976	2,988	612,265
1977	2,988	622,814
1978	2,367	626,378
1979	2,485	635,747
1980	2,393	649,872
1981	2,605	662,195
1982	2,660	675,339
1983	2,656	674,767
1984	2,388	666,315
1985	2,356	625,379
1986	2,111	659,701
1987	1,841	659,429
1988	1,684	663,796
1989	1,719	674,102
1990	2,101	682,409
1991	2,055	690,266
1992	1,912	697,763
1993	1,765	709,287
1994	1,607	708,660
1995	1,467	694,968
1996	1,334	682,547
1997	1,172	686,073
1998	1,093	687,704
1999	1,351	668,576
2000	1,577	652,176
2001	1,578	642,933
2002	1,369	640,840
2003	1,321	642,144
2004	1,204	628,424
2005	1,018	610,618
2006	927	594,388
2007	1,028	583,115
2008	989	576,654
2009	1,000	559,017
2010	981	533,657
2011	897	511,524
2012	815	503,285
2013	772	489,069
2014	730	470,916
2015	690	446,778
2016	655	425,087
2017	616	426,538
2018	584	433,622
2019	542	441,087
2020	503	378,965
2021	415	311,122
2022	43	406,143
2023	158	422,598

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Colombia

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 59 deaths in Colombia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Colombia
1985	55	143
1986	56	123
1987	57	120
1988	55	113
1989	57	106
1990	59	102
1991	60	99
1992	61	97
1993	55	94
1994	53	93
1995	52	91
1996	51	89
1997	51	90
1998	45	92
1999	44	96
2000	46	95
2001	46	94
2002	43	91
2003	45	87
2004	43	84
2005	44	82
2006	45	81
2007	42	80
2008	42	78
2009	42	77
2010	42	76
2011	41	75
2012	40	73
2013	40	72
2014	39	71
2015	37	70
2016	36	69
2017	37	68
2018	37	67
2019	36	66
2020	39	94
2021	38	147
2022	38	74
2023	35	59

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 1.2% in Colombia. 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	Colombia
1960	8.47%	13.4%
1961	7.86%	13%
1962	7.33%	12.6%
1963	6.86%	12.2%
1964	6.45%	11.8%
1965	6.1%	11.5%
1966	5.79%	11.1%
1967	5.52%	10.8%
1968	5.28%	10.4%
1969	5.03%	10.1%
1970	4.79%	9.72%
1971	4.55%	9.36%
1972	4.32%	8.99%
1973	4.08%	8.6%
1974	3.86%	8.2%
1975	3.64%	7.8%
1976	3.43%	7.39%
1977	3.23%	6.98%
1978	3.04%	6.58%
1979	2.86%	6.2%
1980	2.69%	5.84%
1981	2.55%	5.5%
1982	2.44%	5.17%
1983	2.34%	4.88%
1984	2.26%	4.62%
1985	2.19%	4.89%
1986	2.12%	4.17%
1987	2.05%	3.99%
1988	1.97%	3.84%
1989	1.89%	3.7%
1990	1.81%	3.57%
1991	1.73%	3.45%
1992	1.66%	3.33%
1993	1.59%	3.21%
1994	1.53%	3.1%
1995	1.49%	2.99%
1996	1.45%	2.88%
1997	1.43%	2.78%
1998	1.42%	2.68%
1999	1.42%	2.59%
2000	1.44%	2.51%
2001	1.45%	2.43%
2002	1.47%	2.35%
2003	1.48%	2.28%
2004	1.49%	2.22%
2005	1.48%	2.15%
2006	1.47%	2.09%
2007	1.45%	2.02%
2008	1.43%	1.96%
2009	1.41%	1.89%
2010	1.39%	1.83%
2011	1.37%	1.77%
2012	1.35%	1.72%
2013	1.33%	1.66%
2014	1.31%	1.61%
2015	1.28%	1.56%
2016	1.25%	1.51%
2017	1.21%	1.46%
2018	1.18%	1.41%
2019	1.14%	1.37%
2020	1.11%	1.32%
2021	1.07%	1.28%
2022	1.04%	1.24%
2023	1%	1.2%