Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Cuba

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Cuba by year

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Barbados

Cuba

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

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.

Natural population change by year

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Barbados

Cuba

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

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 -0.14% in Cuba.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.18% in Barbados and -0.06% in Cuba.

Birth rate in Barbados vs Cuba by year

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Barbados

Cuba

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Barbados	Cuba
2023	11.2	8.71
2022	11.2	8.66
2021	11.3	8.81
2020	11.3	9.26
2019	11.4	9.67
2018	11.5	10.2
2017	11.6	10.1
2016	11.7	10.3
2015	11.8	10.9
2014	11.9	10.9
2013	12	11.2
2012	12.2	11.2
2011	12.5	11.8
2010	12.8	11.4
2009	12.8	11.5
2008	12.8	10.9
2007	12.9	10
2006	12.6	9.87
2005	12.9	10.6
2004	13.5	11.3
2003	14	12.1
2002	14.2	12.5
2001	15.1	12.4
2000	15.1	12.9
1999	14.1	13.5
1998	13.1	13.7
1997	13.5	13.8
1996	14	13
1995	14.5	13.5
1994	15	13.7
1993	15.5	14.1
1992	16	15
1991	16.4	16.1
1990	16.6	17.6
1989	14.9	17.8
1988	14.4	18
1987	14.7	17.3
1986	15.5	17
1985	16.3	16.7
1984	16.1	16.5
1983	17	16.5
1982	16.9	15.9
1981	16.6	13.9
1980	15.7	13.9
1979	16.2	14.6
1978	15.8	15.1
1977	18.4	17.3
1976	18.5	19.4
1975	20	21.6
1974	21.4	24.1
1973	22.9	25.8
1972	24.9	27.2
1971	25.1	28.5
1970	24.1	29.9
1969	25.9	31
1968	27.4	31.6
1967	27.4	32.5
1966	31.3	33.4
1965	31.4	34.4
1964	31.6	34.9
1963	32.1	35.4
1962	32.1	34.6
1961	31	33.7
1960	35	32.8

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.2 in Barbados and 8.71 in Cuba, compared with 35 and 32.8, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Barbados

Factual

UN forecast

Cuba

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Barbados	Cuba
2100	12.9%	10.9%
2099	12.9%	10.9%
2098	12.9%	10.9%
2097	13%	10.9%
2096	13%	10.9%
2095	13%	10.9%
2094	13%	10.9%
2093	13%	10.9%
2092	13.1%	10.9%
2091	13.1%	10.9%
2090	13.1%	11%
2089	13.1%	11%
2088	13.2%	11%
2087	13.2%	11%
2086	13.2%	11%
2085	13.2%	11%
2084	13.3%	11%
2083	13.3%	11%
2082	13.4%	11.1%
2081	13.4%	11.1%
2080	13.4%	11.1%
2079	13.5%	11.1%
2078	13.5%	11.1%
2077	13.6%	11.1%
2076	13.6%	11.1%
2075	13.7%	11.1%
2074	13.7%	11.1%
2073	13.7%	11.1%
2072	13.8%	11.1%
2071	13.8%	11.2%
2070	13.9%	11.2%
2069	13.9%	11.2%
2068	14%	11.2%
2067	14%	11.2%
2066	14.1%	11.2%
2065	14.1%	11.2%
2064	14.1%	11.2%
2063	14.2%	11.3%
2062	14.2%	11.3%
2061	14.3%	11.3%
2060	14.3%	11.3%
2059	14.4%	11.4%
2058	14.4%	11.4%
2057	14.5%	11.5%
2056	14.5%	11.5%
2055	14.6%	11.5%
2054	14.6%	11.6%
2053	14.7%	11.7%
2052	14.8%	11.7%
2051	14.8%	11.8%
2050	14.9%	11.9%
2049	15%	11.9%
2048	15%	12%
2047	15.1%	12%
2046	15.2%	12.1%
2045	15.3%	12.2%
2044	15.4%	12.2%
2043	15.5%	12.3%
2042	15.5%	12.3%
2041	15.6%	12.4%
2040	15.7%	12.4%
2039	15.8%	12.5%
2038	15.9%	12.5%
2037	16%	12.6%
2036	16.1%	12.6%
2035	16.1%	12.7%
2034	16.2%	12.9%
2033	16.3%	13.1%
2032	16.4%	13.3%
2031	16.5%	13.5%
2030	16.6%	13.8%
2029	16.7%	14%
2028	16.8%	14.3%
2027	16.9%	14.6%
2026	17%	14.9%
2025	17.1%	15.2%
2024	17.2%	15.3%
2023	17.5%	15.5%
2022	17.7%	15.7%
2021	17.9%	15.8%
2020	18.1%	15.8%
2019	18.2%	16%
2018	18.4%	16.1%
2017	18.7%	16.3%
2016	18.9%	16.5%
2015	19.2%	16.7%
2014	19.4%	16.9%
2013	19.7%	17.1%
2012	19.9%	17.3%
2011	20%	17.5%
2010	20.2%	17.7%
2009	20.2%	17.9%
2008	20.3%	18.2%
2007	20.5%	18.5%
2006	20.7%	18.9%
2005	21%	19.4%
2004	21.3%	19.8%
2003	21.5%	20.2%
2002	21.6%	20.6%
2001	21.7%	20.9%
2000	21.9%	21.3%
1999	22.1%	21.5%
1998	22.3%	21.8%
1997	22.6%	22%
1996	22.8%	22.1%
1995	23%	22.1%
1994	23.2%	22.1%
1993	23.4%	22.2%
1992	23.6%	22.4%
1991	23.9%	22.5%
1990	24.2%	22.8%
1989	24.5%	23.1%
1988	24.8%	23.6%
1987	25.1%	24.3%
1986	25.5%	25.2%
1985	25.8%	26.1%
1984	26.2%	27.1%
1983	26.7%	28.1%
1982	27.2%	29.3%
1981	28%	30.5%
1980	29%	31.9%
1979	30%	33.2%
1978	31.1%	34.3%
1977	32.1%	35.4%
1976	32.8%	36.2%
1975	33.6%	36.8%
1974	34.4%	37.3%
1973	34.9%	37.6%
1972	35.3%	37.8%
1971	35.7%	37.9%
1970	36%	38%
1969	36.4%	37.9%
1968	36.7%	37.8%
1967	36.9%	37.7%
1966	37.1%	37.5%
1965	37.1%	37.3%
1964	37.1%	37.1%
1963	37.1%	36.8%
1962	37.1%	36.5%
1961	37.2%	36.2%
1960	37.2%	36%

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.

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Cuba

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Barbados

Cuba

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

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.

Under-five mortality rates

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Barbados

Cuba

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Barbados	Cuba
2023	1%	0.83%
2022	1.04%	0.79%
2021	1.07%	0.76%
2020	1.11%	0.72%
2019	1.14%	0.69%
2018	1.18%	0.66%
2017	1.21%	0.64%
2016	1.25%	0.62%
2015	1.28%	0.61%
2014	1.31%	0.6%
2013	1.33%	0.6%
2012	1.35%	0.6%
2011	1.37%	0.61%
2010	1.39%	0.62%
2009	1.41%	0.63%
2008	1.43%	0.65%
2007	1.45%	0.66%
2006	1.47%	0.69%
2005	1.48%	0.71%
2004	1.49%	0.73%
2003	1.48%	0.76%
2002	1.47%	0.79%
2001	1.45%	0.82%
2000	1.44%	0.86%
1999	1.42%	0.89%
1998	1.42%	0.93%
1997	1.43%	0.97%
1996	1.45%	1.01%
1995	1.49%	1.06%
1994	1.53%	1.11%
1993	1.59%	1.16%
1992	1.66%	1.22%
1991	1.73%	1.28%
1990	1.81%	1.34%
1989	1.89%	1.41%
1988	1.97%	1.49%
1987	2.05%	1.56%
1986	2.12%	1.64%
1985	2.19%	1.73%
1984	2.26%	1.81%
1983	2.34%	1.9%
1982	2.44%	2%
1981	2.55%	2.11%
1980	2.69%	2.22%
1979	2.86%	2.34%
1978	3.04%	2.47%
1977	3.23%	2.62%
1976	3.43%	2.77%
1975	3.64%	2.94%
1974	3.86%	3.11%
1973	4.08%	3.29%
1972	4.32%	3.47%
1971	4.55%	3.65%
1970	4.79%	3.82%
1969	5.03%	3.97%
1968	5.28%	4.11%
1967	5.52%	4.22%
1966	5.79%	4.31%
1965	6.1%	4.38%
1964	6.45%	4.43%
1963	6.86%	4.45%
1962	7.33%	4.45%
1961	7.86%	4.44%
1960	8.47%	4.41%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.83% in Cuba. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.