Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Czech Republic

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Czech Republic 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 1.45 in the Czech Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs the Czech Republic 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	Czech Republic
1960	4.71	2.09
1961	4.15	2.11
1962	4.3	2.12
1963	4.3	2.31
1964	4.21	2.34
1965	4.18	2.18
1966	4.14	2.02
1967	3.6	1.91
1968	3.57	1.84
1969	3.34	1.87
1970	3.08	1.92
1971	3.2	2
1972	3.15	2.09
1973	2.87	2.31
1974	2.65	2.46
1975	2.45	2.43
1976	2.24	2.39
1977	2.2	2.34
1978	1.84	2.33
1979	1.86	2.27
1980	1.78	2.08
1981	1.85	2
1982	1.86	2
1983	1.86	1.97
1984	1.75	1.97
1985	1.77	1.95
1986	1.69	1.92
1987	1.61	1.91
1988	1.58	1.94
1989	1.64	1.87
1990	1.84	1.9
1991	1.84	1.86
1992	1.8	1.71
1993	1.77	1.67
1994	1.73	1.44
1995	1.7	1.28
1996	1.67	1.18
1997	1.65	1.17
1998	1.62	1.16
1999	1.78	1.13
2000	1.93	1.15
2001	1.96	1.15
2002	1.86	1.17
2003	1.86	1.18
2004	1.8	1.23
2005	1.74	1.29
2006	1.7	1.34
2007	1.76	1.45
2008	1.76	1.51
2009	1.77	1.51
2010	1.79	1.51
2011	1.76	1.43
2012	1.73	1.45
2013	1.73	1.46
2014	1.73	1.53
2015	1.73	1.57
2016	1.72	1.63
2017	1.72	1.69
2018	1.72	1.71
2019	1.72	1.71
2020	1.71	1.74
2021	1.71	1.83
2022	1.71	1.64
2023	1.71	1.45
2024	1.71	1.46
2025	1.7	1.47
2026	1.7	1.48
2027	1.7	1.48
2028	1.7	1.49
2029	1.7	1.49
2030	1.7	1.5
2031	1.69	1.51
2032	1.69	1.51
2033	1.69	1.52
2034	1.69	1.52
2035	1.69	1.53
2036	1.69	1.53
2037	1.69	1.54
2038	1.69	1.54
2039	1.69	1.54
2040	1.68	1.55
2041	1.68	1.55
2042	1.68	1.55
2043	1.68	1.55
2044	1.68	1.56
2045	1.68	1.56
2046	1.68	1.56
2047	1.68	1.56
2048	1.68	1.56
2049	1.68	1.57
2050	1.68	1.57

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Czech Republic
1960	37.2%	25.6%
1961	37.2%	25.1%
1962	37.1%	24.5%
1963	37.1%	23.9%
1964	37.1%	23.5%
1965	37.1%	23.2%
1966	37.1%	22.7%
1967	36.9%	22.3%
1968	36.7%	21.9%
1969	36.4%	21.6%
1970	36%	21.3%
1971	35.7%	21.1%
1972	35.3%	21.1%
1973	34.9%	21.2%
1974	34.4%	21.6%
1975	33.6%	22.1%
1976	32.8%	22.6%
1977	32.1%	22.9%
1978	31.1%	23.2%
1979	30%	23.4%
1980	29%	23.4%
1981	28%	23.5%
1982	27.2%	23.5%
1983	26.7%	23.5%
1984	26.2%	23.5%
1985	25.8%	23.4%
1986	25.5%	23.2%
1987	25.1%	23%
1988	24.8%	22.6%
1989	24.5%	22%
1990	24.2%	21.4%
1991	23.9%	20.9%
1992	23.6%	20.3%
1993	23.4%	19.8%
1994	23.2%	19.2%
1995	23%	18.7%
1996	22.8%	18.2%
1997	22.6%	17.7%
1998	22.3%	17.3%
1999	22.1%	16.9%
2000	21.9%	16.5%
2001	21.7%	16.1%
2002	21.6%	15.7%
2003	21.5%	15.3%
2004	21.3%	15%
2005	21%	14.7%
2006	20.7%	14.4%
2007	20.5%	14.3%
2008	20.3%	14.2%
2009	20.2%	14.2%
2010	20.2%	14.4%
2011	20%	14.6%
2012	19.9%	14.8%
2013	19.7%	14.9%
2014	19.4%	15.1%
2015	19.2%	15.3%
2016	18.9%	15.4%
2017	18.7%	15.6%
2018	18.4%	15.8%
2019	18.2%	15.9%
2020	18.1%	16%
2021	17.9%	16.1%
2022	17.7%	15.9%
2023	17.5%	15.7%
2024	17.2%	15.4%
2025	17.1%	15.1%
2026	16.9%	14.8%
2027	16.8%	14.6%
2028	16.7%	14.4%
2029	16.6%	14.2%
2030	16.5%	14%
2031	16.4%	13.8%
2032	16.4%	13.5%
2033	16.3%	13.3%
2034	16.2%	13%
2035	16.1%	12.9%
2036	16%	12.7%
2037	15.9%	12.5%
2038	15.8%	12.5%
2039	15.8%	12.6%
2040	15.7%	12.7%
2041	15.6%	12.8%
2042	15.5%	12.9%
2043	15.4%	13.1%
2044	15.3%	13.2%
2045	15.2%	13.4%
2046	15.2%	13.5%
2047	15.1%	13.7%
2048	15%	13.8%
2049	14.9%	13.9%
2050	14.9%	14%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 15.4% in the Czech Republic in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 21.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and the Czech Republic compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Czech Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and -0.07% in the Czech Republic. 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	Czech Republic
1960	5,949	34,567
1961	5,208	36,430
1962	5,589	29,836
1963	5,706	48,353
1964	5,688	52,531
1965	5,762	43,029
1966	5,842	35,355
1967	4,984	29,558
1968	5,035	21,728
1969	4,710	22,762
1970	4,271	24,646
1971	4,530	31,445
1972	4,505	44,404
1973	3,996	57,549
1974	3,644	66,923
1975	3,321	67,393
1976	2,988	61,768
1977	2,988	55,009
1978	2,367	52,234
1979	2,485	44,257
1980	2,393	17,517
1981	2,605	13,391
1982	2,660	10,315
1983	2,656	3,097
1984	2,388	5,165
1985	2,356	4,135
1986	2,111	1,034
1987	1,841	4,138
1988	1,684	7,249
1989	1,719	1,036
1990	2,101	1,034
1991	2,055	4,124
1992	1,912	1,032
1993	1,765	3,099
1994	1,607	-11,367
1995	1,467	-21,687
1996	1,334	-21,662
1997	1,172	-21,639
1998	1,093	-18,530
1999	1,351	-20,568
2000	1,577	-17,433
2001	1,578	-16,347
2002	1,369	-15,296
2003	1,321	-17,330
2004	1,204	-9,177
2005	1,018	-6,126
2006	927	1,024
2007	1,028	9,268
2008	989	14,538
2009	1,000	10,444
2010	981	10,475
2011	897	2,099
2012	815	0
2013	772	-2,103
2014	730	4,210
2015	690	0
2016	655	5,283
2017	616	3,178
2018	584	1,063
2019	542	0
2020	503	-19,257
2021	415	-28,365
2022	43	-19,209
2023	158	-21,729

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Czech Republic

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 3 deaths in the Czech Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Czech Republic
1985	55	15
1986	56	17
1987	57	15
1988	55	16
1989	57	15
1990	59	15
1991	60	15
1992	61	13
1993	55	12
1994	53	11
1995	52	10
1996	51	8
1997	51	8
1998	45	7
1999	44	7
2000	46	7
2001	46	6
2002	43	6
2003	45	6
2004	43	5
2005	44	5
2006	45	5
2007	42	4
2008	42	4
2009	42	4
2010	42	4
2011	41	4
2012	40	4
2013	40	3
2014	39	3
2015	37	3
2016	36	3
2017	37	3
2018	37	3
2019	36	3
2020	39	3
2021	38	4
2022	38	3
2023	35	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.26% in the Czech Republic. 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	Czech Republic
1960	8.47%	2.48%
1961	7.86%	2.44%
1962	7.33%	2.42%
1963	6.86%	2.43%
1964	6.45%	2.44%
1965	6.1%	2.46%
1966	5.79%	2.47%
1967	5.52%	2.48%
1968	5.28%	2.47%
1969	5.03%	2.46%
1970	4.79%	2.43%
1971	4.55%	2.39%
1972	4.32%	2.34%
1973	4.08%	2.29%
1974	3.86%	2.23%
1975	3.64%	2.16%
1976	3.43%	2.08%
1977	3.23%	1.99%
1978	3.04%	1.89%
1979	2.86%	1.78%
1980	2.69%	1.68%
1981	2.55%	1.59%
1982	2.44%	1.52%
1983	2.34%	1.47%
1984	2.26%	1.44%
1985	2.19%	1.41%
1986	2.12%	1.38%
1987	2.05%	1.35%
1988	1.97%	1.3%
1989	1.89%	1.25%
1990	1.81%	1.21%
1991	1.73%	1.17%
1992	1.66%	1.11%
1993	1.59%	1.03%
1994	1.53%	0.94%
1995	1.49%	0.85%
1996	1.45%	0.77%
1997	1.43%	0.7%
1998	1.42%	0.63%
1999	1.42%	0.58%
2000	1.44%	0.55%
2001	1.45%	0.52%
2002	1.47%	0.5%
2003	1.48%	0.48%
2004	1.49%	0.46%
2005	1.48%	0.44%
2006	1.47%	0.41%
2007	1.45%	0.39%
2008	1.43%	0.37%
2009	1.41%	0.35%
2010	1.39%	0.34%
2011	1.37%	0.33%
2012	1.35%	0.32%
2013	1.33%	0.31%
2014	1.31%	0.31%
2015	1.28%	0.32%
2016	1.25%	0.32%
2017	1.21%	0.32%
2018	1.18%	0.31%
2019	1.14%	0.3%
2020	1.11%	0.29%
2021	1.07%	0.28%
2022	1.04%	0.27%
2023	1%	0.26%