Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Dominican Republic

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Dominican 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 2.24 in the Dominican Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs the Dominican 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	Dominican Republic
1960	4.71	7.56
1961	4.15	7.49
1962	4.3	7.4
1963	4.3	7.3
1964	4.21	7.19
1965	4.18	7.05
1966	4.14	6.95
1967	3.6	6.76
1968	3.57	6.55
1969	3.34	6.37
1970	3.08	6.18
1971	3.2	6.01
1972	3.15	5.84
1973	2.87	5.67
1974	2.65	5.44
1975	2.45	5.24
1976	2.24	5.05
1977	2.2	4.84
1978	1.84	4.64
1979	1.86	4.47
1980	1.78	4.3
1981	1.85	4.15
1982	1.86	4.01
1983	1.86	3.95
1984	1.75	3.82
1985	1.77	3.69
1986	1.69	3.6
1987	1.61	3.53
1988	1.58	3.5
1989	1.64	3.48
1990	1.84	3.41
1991	1.84	3.35
1992	1.8	3.29
1993	1.77	3.23
1994	1.73	3.16
1995	1.7	3.1
1996	1.67	3.04
1997	1.65	2.92
1998	1.62	2.84
1999	1.78	2.85
2000	1.93	2.87
2001	1.96	2.83
2002	1.86	2.76
2003	1.86	2.7
2004	1.8	2.64
2005	1.74	2.57
2006	1.7	2.51
2007	1.76	2.51
2008	1.76	2.55
2009	1.77	2.57
2010	1.79	2.56
2011	1.76	2.53
2012	1.73	2.5
2013	1.73	2.47
2014	1.73	2.45
2015	1.73	2.43
2016	1.72	2.41
2017	1.72	2.4
2018	1.72	2.4
2019	1.72	2.37
2020	1.71	2.33
2021	1.71	2.29
2022	1.71	2.27
2023	1.71	2.24
2024	1.71	2.22
2025	1.7	2.19
2026	1.7	2.17
2027	1.7	2.15
2028	1.7	2.13
2029	1.7	2.11
2030	1.7	2.08
2031	1.69	2.07
2032	1.69	2.05
2033	1.69	2.03
2034	1.69	2.02
2035	1.69	2
2036	1.69	1.99
2037	1.69	1.98
2038	1.69	1.96
2039	1.69	1.95
2040	1.68	1.94
2041	1.68	1.93
2042	1.68	1.93
2043	1.68	1.92
2044	1.68	1.91
2045	1.68	1.9
2046	1.68	1.89
2047	1.68	1.89
2048	1.68	1.88
2049	1.68	1.87
2050	1.68	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Dominican Republic
1960	37.2%	48.6%
1961	37.2%	48.9%
1962	37.1%	49.1%
1963	37.1%	49.2%
1964	37.1%	49.3%
1965	37.1%	49.4%
1966	37.1%	49.3%
1967	36.9%	49.2%
1968	36.7%	48.9%
1969	36.4%	48.6%
1970	36%	48.2%
1971	35.7%	47.7%
1972	35.3%	47.3%
1973	34.9%	46.8%
1974	34.4%	46.3%
1975	33.6%	45.8%
1976	32.8%	45.2%
1977	32.1%	44.7%
1978	31.1%	44.2%
1979	30%	43.7%
1980	29%	43.2%
1981	28%	42.7%
1982	27.2%	42.3%
1983	26.7%	41.8%
1984	26.2%	41.4%
1985	25.8%	41%
1986	25.5%	40.6%
1987	25.1%	40.2%
1988	24.8%	39.8%
1989	24.5%	39.4%
1990	24.2%	39.1%
1991	23.9%	38.7%
1992	23.6%	38.4%
1993	23.4%	38%
1994	23.2%	37.7%
1995	23%	37.3%
1996	22.8%	37%
1997	22.6%	36.6%
1998	22.3%	36.1%
1999	22.1%	35.7%
2000	21.9%	35.3%
2001	21.7%	35%
2002	21.6%	34.6%
2003	21.5%	34.2%
2004	21.3%	33.7%
2005	21%	33.2%
2006	20.7%	32.7%
2007	20.5%	32.2%
2008	20.3%	31.7%
2009	20.2%	31.3%
2010	20.2%	30.9%
2011	20%	30.5%
2012	19.9%	30.1%
2013	19.7%	29.8%
2014	19.4%	29.5%
2015	19.2%	29.2%
2016	18.9%	28.8%
2017	18.7%	28.5%
2018	18.4%	28.2%
2019	18.2%	27.9%
2020	18.1%	27.7%
2021	17.9%	27.4%
2022	17.7%	27.2%
2023	17.5%	26.9%
2024	17.2%	26.6%
2025	17.1%	26.2%
2026	16.9%	25.8%
2027	16.8%	25.4%
2028	16.7%	25.1%
2029	16.6%	24.7%
2030	16.5%	24.3%
2031	16.4%	24%
2032	16.4%	23.6%
2033	16.3%	23.3%
2034	16.2%	22.9%
2035	16.1%	22.6%
2036	16%	22.3%
2037	15.9%	22%
2038	15.8%	21.7%
2039	15.8%	21.5%
2040	15.7%	21.3%
2041	15.6%	21%
2042	15.5%	20.8%
2043	15.4%	20.6%
2044	15.3%	20.4%
2045	15.2%	20.3%
2046	15.2%	20.1%
2047	15.1%	19.9%
2048	15%	19.8%
2049	14.9%	19.6%
2050	14.9%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 26.6% in the Dominican Republic in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 39.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and the Dominican Republic compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Dominican Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +1.34% in the Dominican 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	Dominican Republic
1960	5,949	117,346
1961	5,208	120,316
1962	5,589	122,977
1963	5,706	124,994
1964	5,688	127,504
1965	5,762	125,345
1966	5,842	132,096
1967	4,984	133,091
1968	5,035	133,666
1969	4,710	135,445
1970	4,271	137,835
1971	4,530	140,473
1972	4,505	143,255
1973	3,996	146,283
1974	3,644	147,652
1975	3,321	149,339
1976	2,988	151,201
1977	2,988	152,825
1978	2,367	154,043
1979	2,485	154,779
1980	2,393	157,697
1981	2,605	158,419
1982	2,660	159,597
1983	2,656	163,136
1984	2,388	164,263
1985	2,356	164,091
1986	2,111	165,674
1987	1,841	167,552
1988	1,684	171,291
1989	1,719	175,365
1990	2,101	176,748
1991	2,055	177,371
1992	1,912	177,481
1993	1,765	177,691
1994	1,607	176,882
1995	1,467	175,439
1996	1,334	174,008
1997	1,172	168,419
1998	1,093	164,287
1999	1,351	167,742
2000	1,577	171,684
2001	1,578	170,193
2002	1,369	166,740
2003	1,321	163,267
2004	1,204	158,789
2005	1,018	155,405
2006	927	151,122
2007	1,028	152,066
2008	989	156,664
2009	1,000	160,893
2010	981	162,072
2011	897	162,094
2012	815	160,915
2013	772	159,330
2014	730	157,260
2015	690	154,258
2016	655	151,550
2017	616	151,565
2018	584	150,852
2019	542	144,869
2020	503	137,417
2021	415	128,866
2022	43	138,767
2023	158	132,360

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Dominican 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 124 deaths in the Dominican Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Dominican Republic
1985	55	249
1986	56	241
1987	57	231
1988	55	221
1989	57	213
1990	59	203
1991	60	193
1992	61	185
1993	55	176
1994	53	166
1995	52	152
1996	51	138
1997	51	122
1998	45	109
1999	44	92
2000	46	76
2001	46	68
2002	43	68
2003	45	71
2004	43	78
2005	44	83
2006	45	87
2007	42	90
2008	42	94
2009	42	96
2010	42	92
2011	41	91
2012	40	89
2013	40	91
2014	39	95
2015	37	102
2016	36	106
2017	37	104
2018	37	107
2019	36	118
2020	39	121
2021	38	153
2022	38	124
2023	35	124

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 3.14% in the Dominican 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	Dominican Republic
1960	8.47%	14.8%
1961	7.86%	14.6%
1962	7.33%	14.5%
1963	6.86%	14.3%
1964	6.45%	14.1%
1965	6.1%	13.8%
1966	5.79%	13.5%
1967	5.52%	13.3%
1968	5.28%	13%
1969	5.03%	12.7%
1970	4.79%	12.4%
1971	4.55%	12%
1972	4.32%	11.7%
1973	4.08%	11.3%
1974	3.86%	10.9%
1975	3.64%	10.5%
1976	3.43%	10.1%
1977	3.23%	9.71%
1978	3.04%	9.35%
1979	2.86%	9.01%
1980	2.69%	8.68%
1981	2.55%	8.36%
1982	2.44%	8.05%
1983	2.34%	7.76%
1984	2.26%	7.48%
1985	2.19%	7.21%
1986	2.12%	6.94%
1987	2.05%	6.69%
1988	1.97%	6.44%
1989	1.89%	6.19%
1990	1.81%	5.95%
1991	1.73%	5.7%
1992	1.66%	5.46%
1993	1.59%	5.22%
1994	1.53%	5%
1995	1.49%	4.78%
1996	1.45%	4.58%
1997	1.43%	4.4%
1998	1.42%	4.24%
1999	1.42%	4.1%
2000	1.44%	3.98%
2001	1.45%	3.88%
2002	1.47%	3.8%
2003	1.48%	3.73%
2004	1.49%	3.67%
2005	1.48%	3.62%
2006	1.47%	3.59%
2007	1.45%	3.56%
2008	1.43%	3.54%
2009	1.41%	3.52%
2010	1.39%	3.51%
2011	1.37%	3.5%
2012	1.35%	3.49%
2013	1.33%	3.5%
2014	1.31%	3.5%
2015	1.28%	3.5%
2016	1.25%	3.5%
2017	1.21%	3.5%
2018	1.18%	3.47%
2019	1.14%	3.43%
2020	1.11%	3.38%
2021	1.07%	3.31%
2022	1.04%	3.22%
2023	1%	3.14%