Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Cuba

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Cuba 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 1.44 in Cuba in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Cuba 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	Cuba
1960	4.71	4.13
1961	4.15	4.26
1962	4.3	4.42
1963	4.3	4.56
1964	4.21	4.53
1965	4.18	4.5
1966	4.14	4.4
1967	3.6	4.29
1968	3.57	4.19
1969	3.34	4.12
1970	3.08	3.98
1971	3.2	3.8
1972	3.15	3.61
1973	2.87	3.4
1974	2.65	3.16
1975	2.45	2.82
1976	2.24	2.51
1977	2.2	2.21
1978	1.84	1.88
1979	1.86	1.77
1980	1.78	1.64
1981	1.85	1.59
1982	1.86	1.78
1983	1.86	1.8
1984	1.75	1.77
1985	1.77	1.77
1986	1.69	1.78
1987	1.61	1.8
1988	1.58	1.85
1989	1.64	1.83
1990	1.84	1.81
1991	1.84	1.66
1992	1.8	1.56
1993	1.77	1.49
1994	1.73	1.47
1995	1.7	1.48
1996	1.67	1.46
1997	1.65	1.59
1998	1.62	1.62
1999	1.78	1.64
2000	1.93	1.61
2001	1.96	1.6
2002	1.86	1.65
2003	1.86	1.63
2004	1.8	1.55
2005	1.74	1.49
2006	1.7	1.4
2007	1.76	1.44
2008	1.76	1.58
2009	1.77	1.68
2010	1.79	1.67
2011	1.76	1.73
2012	1.73	1.67
2013	1.73	1.68
2014	1.73	1.66
2015	1.73	1.69
2016	1.72	1.6
2017	1.72	1.59
2018	1.72	1.61
2019	1.72	1.54
2020	1.71	1.49
2021	1.71	1.43
2022	1.71	1.41
2023	1.71	1.44
2024	1.71	1.45
2025	1.7	1.45
2026	1.7	1.45
2027	1.7	1.46
2028	1.7	1.46
2029	1.7	1.46
2030	1.7	1.47
2031	1.69	1.47
2032	1.69	1.47
2033	1.69	1.48
2034	1.69	1.48
2035	1.69	1.49
2036	1.69	1.49
2037	1.69	1.49
2038	1.69	1.49
2039	1.69	1.49
2040	1.68	1.49
2041	1.68	1.49
2042	1.68	1.5
2043	1.68	1.5
2044	1.68	1.5
2045	1.68	1.5
2046	1.68	1.51
2047	1.68	1.51
2048	1.68	1.51
2049	1.68	1.51
2050	1.68	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Cuba
1960	37.2%	36%
1961	37.2%	36.2%
1962	37.1%	36.5%
1963	37.1%	36.8%
1964	37.1%	37.1%
1965	37.1%	37.3%
1966	37.1%	37.5%
1967	36.9%	37.7%
1968	36.7%	37.8%
1969	36.4%	37.9%
1970	36%	38%
1971	35.7%	37.9%
1972	35.3%	37.8%
1973	34.9%	37.6%
1974	34.4%	37.3%
1975	33.6%	36.8%
1976	32.8%	36.2%
1977	32.1%	35.4%
1978	31.1%	34.3%
1979	30%	33.2%
1980	29%	31.9%
1981	28%	30.5%
1982	27.2%	29.3%
1983	26.7%	28.1%
1984	26.2%	27.1%
1985	25.8%	26.1%
1986	25.5%	25.2%
1987	25.1%	24.3%
1988	24.8%	23.6%
1989	24.5%	23.1%
1990	24.2%	22.8%
1991	23.9%	22.5%
1992	23.6%	22.4%
1993	23.4%	22.2%
1994	23.2%	22.1%
1995	23%	22.1%
1996	22.8%	22.1%
1997	22.6%	22%
1998	22.3%	21.8%
1999	22.1%	21.5%
2000	21.9%	21.3%
2001	21.7%	20.9%
2002	21.6%	20.6%
2003	21.5%	20.2%
2004	21.3%	19.8%
2005	21%	19.4%
2006	20.7%	18.9%
2007	20.5%	18.5%
2008	20.3%	18.2%
2009	20.2%	17.9%
2010	20.2%	17.7%
2011	20%	17.5%
2012	19.9%	17.3%
2013	19.7%	17.1%
2014	19.4%	16.9%
2015	19.2%	16.7%
2016	18.9%	16.5%
2017	18.7%	16.3%
2018	18.4%	16.1%
2019	18.2%	16%
2020	18.1%	15.8%
2021	17.9%	15.8%
2022	17.7%	15.7%
2023	17.5%	15.5%
2024	17.2%	15.3%
2025	17.1%	15%
2026	16.9%	14.7%
2027	16.8%	14.4%
2028	16.7%	14.1%
2029	16.6%	13.9%
2030	16.5%	13.6%
2031	16.4%	13.4%
2032	16.4%	13.2%
2033	16.3%	13%
2034	16.2%	12.8%
2035	16.1%	12.7%
2036	16%	12.6%
2037	15.9%	12.6%
2038	15.8%	12.5%
2039	15.8%	12.4%
2040	15.7%	12.4%
2041	15.6%	12.3%
2042	15.5%	12.3%
2043	15.4%	12.2%
2044	15.3%	12.2%
2045	15.2%	12.1%
2046	15.2%	12.1%
2047	15.1%	12%
2048	15%	12%
2049	14.9%	11.9%
2050	14.9%	11.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 15.3% in Cuba in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 22.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Cuba compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Cuba by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and -0.06% in Cuba. 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	Cuba
1960	5,949	172,816
1961	5,208	183,806
1962	5,589	196,423
1963	5,706	205,788
1964	5,688	209,315
1965	5,762	211,322
1966	5,842	209,179
1967	4,984	207,245
1968	5,035	205,487
1969	4,710	205,581
1970	4,271	201,823
1971	4,530	195,106
1972	4,505	187,588
1973	3,996	177,387
1974	3,644	165,099
1975	3,321	144,964
1976	2,988	125,383
1977	2,988	106,875
1978	2,367	86,864
1979	2,485	81,192
1980	2,393	74,271
1981	2,605	74,067
1982	2,660	95,866
1983	2,656	101,858
1984	2,388	101,670
1985	2,356	103,228
1986	2,111	105,997
1987	1,841	109,617
1988	1,684	116,626
1989	1,719	114,865
1990	2,101	112,378
1991	2,055	95,398
1992	1,912	83,461
1993	1,765	73,221
1994	1,607	68,604
1995	1,467	66,809
1996	1,334	61,837
1997	1,172	71,828
1998	1,093	71,284
1999	1,351	69,069
2000	1,577	61,133
2001	1,578	57,325
2002	1,369	58,212
2003	1,321	56,170
2004	1,204	44,258
2005	1,018	36,660
2006	927	24,508
2007	1,028	24,617
2008	989	32,848
2009	1,000	37,543
2010	981	37,021
2011	897	40,753
2012	815	33,864
2013	772	29,827
2014	730	22,448
2015	690	20,464
2016	655	9,677
2017	616	2,306
2018	584	3,436
2019	542	-4,245
2020	503	-12,808
2021	415	-71,616
2022	43	-17,961
2023	158	-15,880

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Cuba

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 35 deaths in Cuba.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Cuba
1985	55	70
1986	56	70
1987	57	69
1988	55	68
1989	57	66
1990	59	66
1991	60	66
1992	61	66
1993	55	65
1994	53	64
1995	52	62
1996	51	59
1997	51	57
1998	45	54
1999	44	51
2000	46	48
2001	46	46
2002	43	45
2003	45	44
2004	43	44
2005	44	43
2006	45	42
2007	42	42
2008	42	44
2009	42	45
2010	42	44
2011	41	44
2012	40	42
2013	40	42
2014	39	42
2015	37	41
2016	36	40
2017	37	39
2018	37	39
2019	36	40
2020	39	40
2021	38	172
2022	38	41
2023	35	35

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.83% in Cuba. 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	Cuba
1960	8.47%	4.41%
1961	7.86%	4.44%
1962	7.33%	4.45%
1963	6.86%	4.45%
1964	6.45%	4.43%
1965	6.1%	4.38%
1966	5.79%	4.31%
1967	5.52%	4.22%
1968	5.28%	4.11%
1969	5.03%	3.97%
1970	4.79%	3.82%
1971	4.55%	3.65%
1972	4.32%	3.47%
1973	4.08%	3.29%
1974	3.86%	3.11%
1975	3.64%	2.94%
1976	3.43%	2.77%
1977	3.23%	2.62%
1978	3.04%	2.47%
1979	2.86%	2.34%
1980	2.69%	2.22%
1981	2.55%	2.11%
1982	2.44%	2%
1983	2.34%	1.9%
1984	2.26%	1.81%
1985	2.19%	1.73%
1986	2.12%	1.64%
1987	2.05%	1.56%
1988	1.97%	1.49%
1989	1.89%	1.41%
1990	1.81%	1.34%
1991	1.73%	1.28%
1992	1.66%	1.22%
1993	1.59%	1.16%
1994	1.53%	1.11%
1995	1.49%	1.06%
1996	1.45%	1.01%
1997	1.43%	0.97%
1998	1.42%	0.93%
1999	1.42%	0.89%
2000	1.44%	0.86%
2001	1.45%	0.82%
2002	1.47%	0.79%
2003	1.48%	0.76%
2004	1.49%	0.73%
2005	1.48%	0.71%
2006	1.47%	0.69%
2007	1.45%	0.66%
2008	1.43%	0.65%
2009	1.41%	0.63%
2010	1.39%	0.62%
2011	1.37%	0.61%
2012	1.35%	0.6%
2013	1.33%	0.6%
2014	1.31%	0.6%
2015	1.28%	0.61%
2016	1.25%	0.62%
2017	1.21%	0.64%
2018	1.18%	0.66%
2019	1.14%	0.69%
2020	1.11%	0.72%
2021	1.07%	0.76%
2022	1.04%	0.79%
2023	1%	0.83%