Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Dominica

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Dominica by year

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Barbados

Dominica

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Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	Dominica
2023	1.71	1.48
2022	1.71	1.48
2021	1.71	1.48
2020	1.71	1.5
2019	1.72	1.5
2018	1.72	1.52
2017	1.72	1.54
2016	1.72	1.58
2015	1.73	1.65
2014	1.73	1.71
2013	1.73	1.78
2012	1.73	1.83
2011	1.76	1.86
2010	1.79	1.89
2009	1.77	1.92
2008	1.76	1.97
2007	1.76	2.02
2006	1.7	2.07
2005	1.74	2
2004	1.8	2.02
2003	1.86	2.08
2002	1.86	2.16
2001	1.96	2.4
2000	1.93	2.35
1999	1.78	2.46
1998	1.62	2.32
1997	1.65	2.41
1996	1.67	2.55
1995	1.7	2.71
1994	1.73	2.96
1993	1.77	3.2
1992	1.8	3.18
1991	1.84	3.15
1990	1.84	3.09
1989	1.64	3.06
1988	1.58	3.06
1987	1.61	3.06
1986	1.69	3.08
1985	1.77	3.12
1984	1.75	3.15
1983	1.86	3.18
1982	1.86	3.17
1981	1.85	3.11
1980	1.78	3.04
1979	1.86	2.96
1978	1.84	2.96
1977	2.2	3.02
1976	2.24	3.19
1975	2.45	3.46
1974	2.65	3.84
1973	2.87	4.28
1972	3.15	4.67
1971	3.2	4.99
1970	3.08	5.22
1969	3.34	5.41
1968	3.57	5.59
1967	3.6	5.74
1966	4.14	5.86
1965	4.18	5.95
1964	4.21	6.03
1963	4.3	6.08
1962	4.3	6.12
1961	4.15	6.16
1960	4.71	6.18

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.48 in Dominica in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Barbados

Dominica

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Year	Natural population change
	Barbados	Dominica
2023	158	-111
2022	43	-118
2021	415	-205
2020	503	-88
2019	542	-75
2018	584	-60
2017	616	-124
2016	655	177
2015	690	157
2014	730	257
2013	772	110
2012	815	167
2011	897	121
2010	981	171
2009	1,000	220
2008	989	272
2007	1,028	319
2006	927	364
2005	1,018	339
2004	1,204	360
2003	1,321	387
2002	1,369	429
2001	1,578	556
2000	1,577	561
1999	1,351	647
1998	1,093	595
1997	1,172	662
1996	1,334	753
1995	1,467	853
1994	1,607	1,002
1993	1,765	1,130
1992	1,912	1,111
1991	2,055	1,103
1990	2,101	1,138
1989	1,719	1,178
1988	1,684	1,222
1987	1,841	1,256
1986	2,111	1,285
1985	2,356	1,302
1984	2,388	1,308
1983	2,656	1,301
1982	2,660	1,250
1981	2,605	1,169
1980	2,393	1,090
1979	2,485	981
1978	2,367	991
1977	2,988	996
1976	2,988	1,050
1975	3,321	1,142
1974	3,644	1,267
1973	3,996	1,400
1972	4,505	1,497
1971	4,530	1,549
1970	4,271	1,574
1969	4,710	1,628
1968	5,035	1,673
1967	4,984	1,716
1966	5,842	1,752
1965	5,762	1,778
1964	5,688	1,792
1963	5,706	1,796
1962	5,589	1,786
1961	5,208	1,762
1960	5,949	1,720

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 -0.17% in Dominica.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.18% in Barbados and -0.03% in Dominica.

Birth rate in Barbados vs Dominica by year

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Barbados

Dominica

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Barbados	Dominica
2023	11.2	11.1
2022	11.2	11.1
2021	11.3	11.3
2020	11.3	11.4
2019	11.4	11.5
2018	11.5	11.6
2017	11.6	11.8
2016	11.7	12.9
2015	11.8	13.1
2014	11.9	13.7
2013	12	13.3
2012	12.2	13.9
2011	12.5	13.7
2010	12.8	14
2009	12.8	14.3
2008	12.8	14.7
2007	12.9	15.1
2006	12.6	15.5
2005	12.9	15
2004	13.5	15.2
2003	14	15.6
2002	14.2	16.2
2001	15.1	18
2000	15.1	17.9
1999	14.1	19
1998	13.1	18.2
1997	13.5	19.1
1996	14	20.4
1995	14.5	21.9
1994	15	24.1
1993	15.5	26.2
1992	16	26
1991	16.4	25.9
1990	16.6	26
1989	14.9	26
1988	14.4	26.1
1987	14.7	26
1986	15.5	26
1985	16.3	25.8
1984	16.1	25.7
1983	17	25.3
1982	16.9	24.5
1981	16.6	23.3
1980	15.7	22.1
1979	16.2	21.2
1978	15.8	20.8
1977	18.4	21
1976	18.5	21.9
1975	20	23.4
1974	21.4	25.5
1973	22.9	27.7
1972	24.9	29.6
1971	25.1	31
1970	24.1	31.9
1969	25.9	33.3
1968	27.4	34.6
1967	27.4	36
1966	31.3	37.2
1965	31.4	38.4
1964	31.6	39.5
1963	32.1	40.4
1962	32.1	41.2
1961	31	41.8
1960	35	42.2

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.2 in Barbados and 11.1 in Dominica, compared with 35 and 42.2, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Barbados

Factual

UN forecast

Dominica

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Barbados	Dominica
2100	12.9%	13.1%
2099	12.9%	13.1%
2098	12.9%	13.2%
2097	13%	13.2%
2096	13%	13.2%
2095	13%	13.2%
2094	13%	13.3%
2093	13%	13.3%
2092	13.1%	13.3%
2091	13.1%	13.4%
2090	13.1%	13.4%
2089	13.1%	13.4%
2088	13.2%	13.5%
2087	13.2%	13.5%
2086	13.2%	13.5%
2085	13.2%	13.6%
2084	13.3%	13.6%
2083	13.3%	13.6%
2082	13.4%	13.6%
2081	13.4%	13.6%
2080	13.4%	13.6%
2079	13.5%	13.7%
2078	13.5%	13.7%
2077	13.6%	13.7%
2076	13.6%	13.7%
2075	13.7%	13.7%
2074	13.7%	13.7%
2073	13.7%	13.7%
2072	13.8%	13.7%
2071	13.8%	13.7%
2070	13.9%	13.7%
2069	13.9%	13.7%
2068	14%	13.8%
2067	14%	13.8%
2066	14.1%	13.8%
2065	14.1%	13.9%
2064	14.1%	14%
2063	14.2%	14%
2062	14.2%	14.1%
2061	14.3%	14.2%
2060	14.3%	14.3%
2059	14.4%	14.3%
2058	14.4%	14.4%
2057	14.5%	14.5%
2056	14.5%	14.6%
2055	14.6%	14.7%
2054	14.6%	14.7%
2053	14.7%	14.8%
2052	14.8%	14.9%
2051	14.8%	14.9%
2050	14.9%	14.9%
2049	15%	15%
2048	15%	15%
2047	15.1%	15.1%
2046	15.2%	15.1%
2045	15.3%	15.1%
2044	15.4%	15.1%
2043	15.5%	15.1%
2042	15.5%	15.2%
2041	15.6%	15.2%
2040	15.7%	15.2%
2039	15.8%	15.3%
2038	15.9%	15.3%
2037	16%	15.4%
2036	16.1%	15.5%
2035	16.1%	15.6%
2034	16.2%	15.7%
2033	16.3%	15.8%
2032	16.4%	15.9%
2031	16.5%	16.2%
2030	16.6%	16.4%
2029	16.7%	16.7%
2028	16.8%	16.9%
2027	16.9%	17.3%
2026	17%	17.5%
2025	17.1%	17.7%
2024	17.2%	17.9%
2023	17.5%	18.1%
2022	17.7%	18.3%
2021	17.9%	18.5%
2020	18.1%	18.8%
2019	18.2%	19.2%
2018	18.4%	19.5%
2017	18.7%	19.9%
2016	18.9%	20.8%
2015	19.2%	21.7%
2014	19.4%	22.3%
2013	19.7%	22.5%
2012	19.9%	22.6%
2011	20%	23.1%
2010	20.2%	23.5%
2009	20.2%	24.1%
2008	20.3%	24.7%
2007	20.5%	25.5%
2006	20.7%	26.2%
2005	21%	26.8%
2004	21.3%	27.4%
2003	21.5%	28%
2002	21.6%	28.7%
2001	21.7%	29.3%
2000	21.9%	30%
1999	22.1%	30.6%
1998	22.3%	31.1%
1997	22.6%	31.5%
1996	22.8%	31.9%
1995	23%	32.3%
1994	23.2%	32.6%
1993	23.4%	32.8%
1992	23.6%	33%
1991	23.9%	33.2%
1990	24.2%	33.1%
1989	24.5%	33.1%
1988	24.8%	33.2%
1987	25.1%	33.6%
1986	25.5%	34.2%
1985	25.8%	34.9%
1984	26.2%	35.8%
1983	26.7%	36.9%
1982	27.2%	38.2%
1981	28%	39.6%
1980	29%	40.7%
1979	30%	41.7%
1978	31.1%	42.5%
1977	32.1%	43.3%
1976	32.8%	44.1%
1975	33.6%	44.9%
1974	34.4%	45.7%
1973	34.9%	46.5%
1972	35.3%	47.3%
1971	35.7%	48.1%
1970	36%	48.7%
1969	36.4%	48.7%
1968	36.7%	48.1%
1967	36.9%	47.5%
1966	37.1%	46.9%
1965	37.1%	46.4%
1964	37.1%	46%
1963	37.1%	45.6%
1962	37.1%	45.3%
1961	37.2%	45%
1960	37.2%	44.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 17.9% in Dominica in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 33.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Dominica compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Dominica

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Barbados

Dominica

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Dominica
2023	35	36
2022	38	44
2021	38	110
2020	39	47
2019	36	41
2018	37	43
2017	37	44
2016	36	48
2015	37	63
2014	39	53
2013	40	50
2012	40	51
2011	41	49
2010	42	50
2009	42	50
2008	42	53
2007	42	53
2006	45	54
2005	44	54
2004	43	54
2003	45	55
2002	43	56
2001	46	58
2000	46	61
1999	44	64
1998	45	64
1997	51	67
1996	51	71
1995	52	73
1994	53	77
1993	55	79
1992	61	80
1991	60	81
1990	59	77
1989	57	69
1988	55	68
1987	57	63
1986	56	63
1985	55	61

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 36 deaths in Dominica.

Under-five mortality rates

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Barbados

Dominica

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Barbados	Dominica
2023	1%	3.55%
2022	1.04%	3.51%
2021	1.07%	3.45%
2020	1.11%	3.38%
2019	1.14%	3.3%
2018	1.18%	3.21%
2017	1.21%	3.12%
2016	1.25%	3.02%
2015	1.28%	2.93%
2014	1.31%	2.83%
2013	1.33%	2.74%
2012	1.35%	2.66%
2011	1.37%	2.57%
2010	1.39%	2.5%
2009	1.41%	2.42%
2008	1.43%	2.35%
2007	1.45%	2.28%
2006	1.47%	2.22%
2005	1.48%	2.16%
2004	1.49%	2.11%
2003	1.48%	2.06%
2002	1.47%	2.01%
2001	1.45%	1.97%
2000	1.44%	1.94%
1999	1.42%	1.91%
1998	1.42%	1.88%
1997	1.43%	1.86%
1996	1.45%	1.84%
1995	1.49%	1.83%
1994	1.53%	1.82%
1993	1.59%	1.82%
1992	1.66%	1.82%
1991	1.73%	1.84%
1990	1.81%	1.85%
1989	1.89%	1.88%
1988	1.97%	1.91%
1987	2.05%	1.95%
1986	2.12%	2%
1985	2.19%	2.06%
1984	2.26%	2.14%
1983	2.34%	2.22%
1982	2.44%	2.33%
1981	2.55%	2.45%
1980	2.69%	2.58%
1979	2.86%	2.74%
1978	3.04%	2.92%
1977	3.23%	3.12%
1976	3.43%	3.35%
1975	3.64%	3.61%
1974	3.86%	3.91%
1973	4.08%	4.24%
1972	4.32%	4.61%
1971	4.55%	5.02%
1970	4.79%	5.48%
1969	5.03%	5.98%
1968	5.28%	6.54%
1967	5.52%	7.16%
1966	5.79%	7.84%
1965	6.1%	8.59%
1964	6.45%	9.41%
1963	6.86%	10.3%
1962	7.33%	11.3%
1961	7.86%	12.4%
1960	8.47%	13.6%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 3.55% in Dominica. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.