Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Curacao

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Curacao by year

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Barbados

Curacao

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Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	Curacao
2023	1.71	1.2
2022	1.71	1.3
2021	1.71	1.4
2020	1.71	1.4
2019	1.72	1.6
2018	1.72	1.7
2017	1.72	1.5
2016	1.72	1.7
2015	1.73	1.9
2014	1.73	2
2013	1.73	2.1
2012	1.73	2.2
2011	1.76	2.1
2010	1.79	2.2
2009	1.77	2.1
2008	1.76	2.2
2007	1.76	2
2006	1.7	2.1
2005	1.74	2.04
2004	1.8	2.1
2003	1.86	2.19
2002	1.86	2.3
2001	1.96	2.4
2000	1.93	2.34
1999	1.78	2.29
1998	1.62	2.32
1997	1.65	2.37
1996	1.67	2.4
1995	1.7	2.42
1994	1.73	2.43
1993	1.77	2.44
1992	1.8	2.43
1991	1.84	2.37
1990	1.84	2.3
1989	1.64	2.27
1988	1.58	2.25
1987	1.61	2.24
1986	1.69	2.24
1985	1.77	2.24
1984	1.75	2.24
1983	1.86	2.24
1982	1.86	2.24
1981	1.85	2.25
1980	1.78	2.27
1979	1.86	2.31
1978	1.84	2.38
1977	2.2	2.46
1976	2.24	2.55
1975	2.45	2.66
1974	2.65	2.77
1973	2.87	2.87
1972	3.15	2.99
1971	3.2	3.18
1970	3.08	3.4
1969	3.34	3.61
1968	3.57	3.83
1967	3.6	4.06
1966	4.14	4.26
1965	4.18	4.47
1964	4.21	4.64
1963	4.3	4.8
1962	4.3	4.93
1961	4.15	5.04
1960	4.71	5.13

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.2 in Curacao in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Barbados

Curacao

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Year	Natural population change
	Barbados	Curacao
2023	158	-341
2022	43	-337
2021	415	-385
2020	503	-93
2019	542	205
2018	584	271
2017	616	128
2016	655	304
2015	690	489
2014	730	593
2013	772	708
2012	815	790
2011	897	693
2010	981	773
2009	1,000	749
2008	989	759
2007	1,028	792
2006	927	791
2005	1,018	693
2004	1,204	742
2003	1,321	827
2002	1,369	919
2001	1,578	1,066
2000	1,577	1,136
1999	1,351	1,207
1998	1,093	1,358
1997	1,172	1,517
1996	1,334	1,628
1995	1,467	1,715
1994	1,607	1,805
1993	1,765	1,894
1992	1,912	1,980
1991	2,055	1,989
1990	2,101	1,985
1989	1,719	2,013
1988	1,684	2,085
1987	1,841	2,143
1986	2,111	2,186
1985	2,356	2,206
1984	2,388	2,193
1983	2,656	2,175
1982	2,660	2,142
1981	2,605	2,102
1980	2,393	2,079
1979	2,485	2,077
1978	2,367	2,112
1977	2,988	2,171
1976	2,988	2,220
1975	3,321	2,279
1974	3,644	2,331
1973	3,996	2,355
1972	4,505	2,421
1971	4,530	2,558
1970	4,271	2,679
1969	4,710	2,792
1968	5,035	2,904
1967	4,984	3,015
1966	5,842	3,109
1965	5,762	3,202
1964	5,688	3,240
1963	5,706	3,271
1962	5,589	3,286
1961	5,208	3,305
1960	5,949	3,336

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 -0.22% in Curacao.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.18% in Barbados and +0.05% in Curacao.

Birth rate in Barbados vs Curacao by year

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Barbados

Curacao

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Barbados	Curacao
2023	11.2	7.5
2022	11.2	8.2
2021	11.3	8.6
2020	11.3	8.7
2019	11.4	10.1
2018	11.5	10.5
2017	11.6	9.7
2016	11.7	11.2
2015	11.8	11.9
2014	11.9	12.6
2013	12	12.7
2012	12.2	13.4
2011	12.5	13.1
2010	12.8	13.6
2009	12.8	13
2008	12.8	13.8
2007	12.9	13.4
2006	12.6	13.6
2005	12.9	13.4
2004	13.5	13.8
2003	14	14.5
2002	14.2	15.2
2001	15.1	16.4
2000	15.1	16.5
1999	14.1	16.5
1998	13.1	17.1
1997	13.5	17.9
1996	14	18.6
1995	14.5	19.2
1994	15	19.7
1993	15.5	20.3
1992	16	20.8
1991	16.4	20.7
1990	16.6	20.6
1989	14.9	20.6
1988	14.4	20.7
1987	14.7	20.8
1986	15.5	20.9
1985	16.3	21
1984	16.1	20.9
1983	17	20.9
1982	16.9	20.7
1981	16.6	20.5
1980	15.7	20.4
1979	16.2	20.4
1978	15.8	20.6
1977	18.4	20.9
1976	18.5	21.2
1975	20	21.7
1974	21.4	22.1
1973	22.9	22.5
1972	24.9	22.9
1971	25.1	23.9
1970	24.1	25.2
1969	25.9	26.4
1968	27.4	27.6
1967	27.4	28.8
1966	31.3	29.9
1965	31.4	30.9
1964	31.6	31.7
1963	32.1	32.5
1962	32.1	33.2
1961	31	34
1960	35	34.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.2 in Barbados and 7.5 in Curacao, compared with 35 and 34.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Barbados

Factual

UN forecast

Curacao

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Barbados	Curacao
2100	12.9%	10%
2099	12.9%	10%
2098	12.9%	10%
2097	13%	10.1%
2096	13%	10.1%
2095	13%	10.1%
2094	13%	10.1%
2093	13%	10.2%
2092	13.1%	10.2%
2091	13.1%	10.2%
2090	13.1%	10.2%
2089	13.1%	10.2%
2088	13.2%	10.2%
2087	13.2%	10.3%
2086	13.2%	10.3%
2085	13.2%	10.2%
2084	13.3%	10.2%
2083	13.3%	10.2%
2082	13.4%	10.2%
2081	13.4%	10.2%
2080	13.4%	10.2%
2079	13.5%	10.1%
2078	13.5%	10.1%
2077	13.6%	10.1%
2076	13.6%	10%
2075	13.7%	9.99%
2074	13.7%	9.97%
2073	13.7%	9.94%
2072	13.8%	9.92%
2071	13.8%	9.9%
2070	13.9%	9.9%
2069	13.9%	9.91%
2068	14%	9.93%
2067	14%	9.97%
2066	14.1%	10%
2065	14.1%	10.1%
2064	14.1%	10.2%
2063	14.2%	10.3%
2062	14.2%	10.4%
2061	14.3%	10.5%
2060	14.3%	10.6%
2059	14.4%	10.7%
2058	14.4%	10.8%
2057	14.5%	10.9%
2056	14.5%	11%
2055	14.6%	11.1%
2054	14.6%	11.2%
2053	14.7%	11.3%
2052	14.8%	11.3%
2051	14.8%	11.4%
2050	14.9%	11.4%
2049	15%	11.5%
2048	15%	11.5%
2047	15.1%	11.5%
2046	15.2%	11.6%
2045	15.3%	11.6%
2044	15.4%	11.6%
2043	15.5%	11.6%
2042	15.5%	11.6%
2041	15.6%	11.7%
2040	15.7%	11.7%
2039	15.8%	11.7%
2038	15.9%	11.7%
2037	16%	11.7%
2036	16.1%	11.7%
2035	16.1%	11.7%
2034	16.2%	11.7%
2033	16.3%	11.9%
2032	16.4%	12.1%
2031	16.5%	12.4%
2030	16.6%	12.7%
2029	16.7%	13.1%
2028	16.8%	13.6%
2027	16.9%	14%
2026	17%	14.4%
2025	17.1%	14.8%
2024	17.2%	14.9%
2023	17.5%	15.2%
2022	17.7%	15.6%
2021	17.9%	15.9%
2020	18.1%	16.3%
2019	18.2%	16.5%
2018	18.4%	17.2%
2017	18.7%	18.2%
2016	18.9%	18.5%
2015	19.2%	18.8%
2014	19.4%	19%
2013	19.7%	19.2%
2012	19.9%	19.4%
2011	20%	19.9%
2010	20.2%	20.5%
2009	20.2%	21.1%
2008	20.3%	21.7%
2007	20.5%	22.3%
2006	20.7%	23%
2005	21%	23.6%
2004	21.3%	24.3%
2003	21.5%	25%
2002	21.6%	25.7%
2001	21.7%	26.2%
2000	21.9%	26.5%
1999	22.1%	26.9%
1998	22.3%	27.2%
1997	22.6%	27.4%
1996	22.8%	27.6%
1995	23%	27.7%
1994	23.2%	27.8%
1993	23.4%	27.8%
1992	23.6%	27.8%
1991	23.9%	27.8%
1990	24.2%	27.8%
1989	24.5%	27.8%
1988	24.8%	27.9%
1987	25.1%	28.1%
1986	25.5%	28.2%
1985	25.8%	28.5%
1984	26.2%	28.8%
1983	26.7%	29.3%
1982	27.2%	29.9%
1981	28%	30.5%
1980	29%	31.3%
1979	30%	32.1%
1978	31.1%	33%
1977	32.1%	33.9%
1976	32.8%	34.9%
1975	33.6%	35.9%
1974	34.4%	36.9%
1973	34.9%	37.8%
1972	35.3%	38.7%
1971	35.7%	39.4%
1970	36%	39.9%
1969	36.4%	40.3%
1968	36.7%	40.5%
1967	36.9%	40.8%
1966	37.1%	40.9%
1965	37.1%	41.1%
1964	37.1%	41.2%
1963	37.1%	41.4%
1962	37.1%	41.6%
1961	37.2%	41.6%
1960	37.2%	41.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 14.9% in Curacao in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 27.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Curacao compared.