Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Ecuador

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Ecuador 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 1.82 in Ecuador in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Ecuador 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	Ecuador
1960	4.71	6.72
1961	4.15	6.7
1962	4.3	6.68
1963	4.3	6.65
1964	4.21	6.61
1965	4.18	6.56
1966	4.14	6.51
1967	3.6	6.44
1968	3.57	6.35
1969	3.34	6.25
1970	3.08	6.14
1971	3.2	6.01
1972	3.15	5.87
1973	2.87	5.73
1974	2.65	5.58
1975	2.45	5.43
1976	2.24	5.28
1977	2.2	5.13
1978	1.84	4.99
1979	1.86	4.86
1980	1.78	4.73
1981	1.85	4.61
1982	1.86	4.5
1983	1.86	4.39
1984	1.75	4.31
1985	1.77	4.14
1986	1.69	4
1987	1.61	3.87
1988	1.58	3.79
1989	1.64	3.74
1990	1.84	3.68
1991	1.84	3.63
1992	1.8	3.58
1993	1.77	3.49
1994	1.73	3.42
1995	1.7	3.38
1996	1.67	3.35
1997	1.65	3.29
1998	1.62	3.23
1999	1.78	3.17
2000	1.93	3.1
2001	1.96	3.04
2002	1.86	2.97
2003	1.86	2.91
2004	1.8	2.85
2005	1.74	2.8
2006	1.7	2.75
2007	1.76	2.7
2008	1.76	2.69
2009	1.77	2.68
2010	1.79	2.62
2011	1.76	2.61
2012	1.73	2.51
2013	1.73	2.36
2014	1.73	2.27
2015	1.73	2.21
2016	1.72	2.12
2017	1.72	2.13
2018	1.72	2.11
2019	1.72	2.04
2020	1.71	1.97
2021	1.71	1.91
2022	1.71	1.86
2023	1.71	1.82
2024	1.71	1.81
2025	1.7	1.79
2026	1.7	1.78
2027	1.7	1.77
2028	1.7	1.76
2029	1.7	1.75
2030	1.7	1.75
2031	1.69	1.74
2032	1.69	1.73
2033	1.69	1.73
2034	1.69	1.72
2035	1.69	1.72
2036	1.69	1.72
2037	1.69	1.71
2038	1.69	1.71
2039	1.69	1.71
2040	1.68	1.71
2041	1.68	1.7
2042	1.68	1.7
2043	1.68	1.7
2044	1.68	1.69
2045	1.68	1.69
2046	1.68	1.69
2047	1.68	1.69
2048	1.68	1.69
2049	1.68	1.68
2050	1.68	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Ecuador
1960	37.2%	43.9%
1961	37.2%	44.1%
1962	37.1%	44.3%
1963	37.1%	44.4%
1964	37.1%	44.4%
1965	37.1%	44.4%
1966	37.1%	44.4%
1967	36.9%	44.4%
1968	36.7%	44.3%
1969	36.4%	44.3%
1970	36%	44.2%
1971	35.7%	44.2%
1972	35.3%	44.1%
1973	34.9%	43.9%
1974	34.4%	43.8%
1975	33.6%	43.6%
1976	32.8%	43.4%
1977	32.1%	43.2%
1978	31.1%	43%
1979	30%	42.7%
1980	29%	42.4%
1981	28%	42.1%
1982	27.2%	41.8%
1983	26.7%	41.4%
1984	26.2%	41.1%
1985	25.8%	40.7%
1986	25.5%	40.3%
1987	25.1%	39.9%
1988	24.8%	39.5%
1989	24.5%	39.1%
1990	24.2%	38.7%
1991	23.9%	38.4%
1992	23.6%	38.1%
1993	23.4%	37.7%
1994	23.2%	37.4%
1995	23%	37.1%
1996	22.8%	36.8%
1997	22.6%	36.4%
1998	22.3%	36.1%
1999	22.1%	35.7%
2000	21.9%	35.4%
2001	21.7%	35%
2002	21.6%	34.7%
2003	21.5%	34.3%
2004	21.3%	33.9%
2005	21%	33.5%
2006	20.7%	33%
2007	20.5%	32.6%
2008	20.3%	32.1%
2009	20.2%	31.7%
2010	20.2%	31.3%
2011	20%	30.9%
2012	19.9%	30.5%
2013	19.7%	30.1%
2014	19.4%	29.6%
2015	19.2%	29%
2016	18.9%	28.5%
2017	18.7%	28%
2018	18.4%	27.4%
2019	18.2%	26.9%
2020	18.1%	26.4%
2021	17.9%	26%
2022	17.7%	25.5%
2023	17.5%	25%
2024	17.2%	24.5%
2025	17.1%	23.9%
2026	16.9%	23.3%
2027	16.8%	22.8%
2028	16.7%	22.3%
2029	16.6%	21.9%
2030	16.5%	21.6%
2031	16.4%	21.2%
2032	16.4%	20.9%
2033	16.3%	20.6%
2034	16.2%	20.3%
2035	16.1%	20%
2036	16%	19.7%
2037	15.9%	19.5%
2038	15.8%	19.3%
2039	15.8%	19.1%
2040	15.7%	18.9%
2041	15.6%	18.8%
2042	15.5%	18.6%
2043	15.4%	18.4%
2044	15.3%	18.2%
2045	15.2%	18%
2046	15.2%	17.8%
2047	15.1%	17.6%
2048	15%	17.4%
2049	14.9%	17.2%
2050	14.9%	17%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 24.5% in Ecuador in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 38.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Ecuador compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Ecuador by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +1.15% in Ecuador. 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	Ecuador
1960	5,949	130,368
1961	5,208	135,573
1962	5,589	140,943
1963	5,706	146,531
1964	5,688	152,263
1965	5,762	157,915
1966	5,842	163,317
1967	4,984	168,629
1968	5,035	173,828
1969	4,710	178,403
1970	4,271	183,517
1971	4,530	187,995
1972	4,505	192,136
1973	3,996	196,028
1974	3,644	199,276
1975	3,321	202,407
1976	2,988	205,366
1977	2,988	209,095
1978	2,367	212,497
1979	2,485	216,162
1980	2,393	220,120
1981	2,605	224,073
1982	2,660	227,606
1983	2,656	231,336
1984	2,388	236,543
1985	2,356	236,438
1986	2,111	237,084
1987	1,841	237,724
1988	1,684	241,191
1989	1,719	248,129
1990	2,101	252,919
1991	2,055	257,713
1992	1,912	259,787
1993	1,765	260,330
1994	1,607	261,788
1995	1,467	264,449
1996	1,334	267,695
1997	1,172	266,020
1998	1,093	263,927
1999	1,351	261,650
2000	1,577	259,837
2001	1,578	259,376
2002	1,369	259,446
2003	1,321	258,928
2004	1,204	257,436
2005	1,018	255,295
2006	927	254,184
2007	1,028	253,419
2008	989	257,894
2009	1,000	260,892
2010	981	257,404
2011	897	258,171
2012	815	249,825
2013	772	234,103
2014	730	225,790
2015	690	219,399
2016	655	208,245
2017	616	211,355
2018	584	219,513
2019	542	211,045
2020	503	156,458
2021	415	155,146
2022	43	179,308
2023	158	178,093

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Ecuador

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 55 deaths in Ecuador.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Ecuador
1985	55	188
1986	56	181
1987	57	131
1988	55	166
1989	57	166
1990	59	168
1991	60	177
1992	61	172
1993	55	168
1994	53	155
1995	52	146
1996	51	138
1997	51	135
1998	45	131
1999	44	128
2000	46	123
2001	46	116
2002	43	109
2003	45	102
2004	43	97
2005	44	94
2006	45	90
2007	42	86
2008	42	83
2009	42	82
2010	42	80
2011	41	77
2012	40	72
2013	40	68
2014	39	65
2015	37	64
2016	36	65
2017	37	62
2018	37	61
2019	36	62
2020	39	91
2021	38	93
2022	38	69
2023	35	55

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 1.31% in Ecuador. 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	Ecuador
1960	8.47%	17.6%
1961	7.86%	17.1%
1962	7.33%	16.6%
1963	6.86%	16.1%
1964	6.45%	15.7%
1965	6.1%	15.3%
1966	5.79%	14.9%
1967	5.52%	14.6%
1968	5.28%	14.3%
1969	5.03%	14%
1970	4.79%	13.7%
1971	4.55%	13.4%
1972	4.32%	13%
1973	4.08%	12.5%
1974	3.86%	12%
1975	3.64%	11.5%
1976	3.43%	11%
1977	3.23%	10.5%
1978	3.04%	10%
1979	2.86%	9.57%
1980	2.69%	9.12%
1981	2.55%	8.68%
1982	2.44%	8.23%
1983	2.34%	7.78%
1984	2.26%	7.35%
1985	2.19%	6.95%
1986	2.12%	6.58%
1987	2.05%	6.25%
1988	1.97%	5.94%
1989	1.89%	5.66%
1990	1.81%	5.39%
1991	1.73%	5.12%
1992	1.66%	4.86%
1993	1.59%	4.6%
1994	1.53%	4.34%
1995	1.49%	4.08%
1996	1.45%	3.82%
1997	1.43%	3.57%
1998	1.42%	3.34%
1999	1.42%	3.14%
2000	1.44%	2.96%
2001	1.45%	2.81%
2002	1.47%	2.68%
2003	1.48%	2.57%
2004	1.49%	2.46%
2005	1.48%	2.37%
2006	1.47%	2.28%
2007	1.45%	2.19%
2008	1.43%	2.1%
2009	1.41%	2%
2010	1.39%	1.92%
2011	1.37%	1.83%
2012	1.35%	1.74%
2013	1.33%	1.66%
2014	1.31%	1.59%
2015	1.28%	1.53%
2016	1.25%	1.48%
2017	1.21%	1.44%
2018	1.18%	1.41%
2019	1.14%	1.38%
2020	1.11%	1.36%
2021	1.07%	1.34%
2022	1.04%	1.32%
2023	1%	1.31%