Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and El Salvador

Fertility rate in Barbados vs El Salvador 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 1.78 in El Salvador in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs El Salvador 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	El Salvador
1960	4.71	6.62
1961	4.15	6.64
1962	4.3	6.68
1963	4.3	6.69
1964	4.21	6.68
1965	4.18	6.64
1966	4.14	6.57
1967	3.6	6.49
1968	3.57	6.39
1969	3.34	6.28
1970	3.08	6.18
1971	3.2	6.13
1972	3.15	6.03
1973	2.87	5.93
1974	2.65	5.82
1975	2.45	5.71
1976	2.24	5.59
1977	2.2	5.47
1978	1.84	5.36
1979	1.86	5.23
1980	1.78	5.11
1981	1.85	4.99
1982	1.86	4.83
1983	1.86	4.65
1984	1.75	4.48
1985	1.77	4.32
1986	1.69	4.19
1987	1.61	4.18
1988	1.58	4.1
1989	1.64	4.03
1990	1.84	3.96
1991	1.84	3.89
1992	1.8	3.8
1993	1.77	3.69
1994	1.73	3.61
1995	1.7	3.57
1996	1.67	3.48
1997	1.65	3.38
1998	1.62	3.34
1999	1.78	3.22
2000	1.93	3.08
2001	1.96	2.93
2002	1.86	2.78
2003	1.86	2.64
2004	1.8	2.52
2005	1.74	2.44
2006	1.7	2.4
2007	1.76	2.35
2008	1.76	2.29
2009	1.77	2.26
2010	1.79	2.24
2011	1.76	2.22
2012	1.73	2.19
2013	1.73	2.15
2014	1.73	2.13
2015	1.73	2.07
2016	1.72	1.97
2017	1.72	1.9
2018	1.72	1.85
2019	1.72	1.84
2020	1.71	1.82
2021	1.71	1.8
2022	1.71	1.79
2023	1.71	1.78
2024	1.71	1.77
2025	1.7	1.75
2026	1.7	1.74
2027	1.7	1.73
2028	1.7	1.72
2029	1.7	1.72
2030	1.7	1.71
2031	1.69	1.7
2032	1.69	1.7
2033	1.69	1.69
2034	1.69	1.69
2035	1.69	1.68
2036	1.69	1.68
2037	1.69	1.68
2038	1.69	1.67
2039	1.69	1.67
2040	1.68	1.67
2041	1.68	1.67
2042	1.68	1.67
2043	1.68	1.67
2044	1.68	1.66
2045	1.68	1.66
2046	1.68	1.66
2047	1.68	1.66
2048	1.68	1.66
2049	1.68	1.66
2050	1.68	1.65

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	El Salvador
1960	37.2%	45.5%
1961	37.2%	45.7%
1962	37.1%	45.8%
1963	37.1%	46%
1964	37.1%	46.1%
1965	37.1%	46.2%
1966	37.1%	46.3%
1967	36.9%	46.5%
1968	36.7%	46.6%
1969	36.4%	46.8%
1970	36%	46.8%
1971	35.7%	46.7%
1972	35.3%	46.6%
1973	34.9%	46.4%
1974	34.4%	46.2%
1975	33.6%	45.9%
1976	32.8%	45.6%
1977	32.1%	45.3%
1978	31.1%	44.9%
1979	30%	44.5%
1980	29%	44.2%
1981	28%	43.9%
1982	27.2%	43.7%
1983	26.7%	43.4%
1984	26.2%	43.1%
1985	25.8%	42.7%
1986	25.5%	42.4%
1987	25.1%	42.1%
1988	24.8%	41.9%
1989	24.5%	41.8%
1990	24.2%	41.7%
1991	23.9%	41.7%
1992	23.6%	41.5%
1993	23.4%	41.1%
1994	23.2%	40.5%
1995	23%	39.8%
1996	22.8%	39.1%
1997	22.6%	38.5%
1998	22.3%	38%
1999	22.1%	37.5%
2000	21.9%	37.1%
2001	21.7%	36.7%
2002	21.6%	36.3%
2003	21.5%	35.9%
2004	21.3%	35.4%
2005	21%	34.9%
2006	20.7%	34.4%
2007	20.5%	33.9%
2008	20.3%	33.4%
2009	20.2%	32.7%
2010	20.2%	32%
2011	20%	31.3%
2012	19.9%	30.6%
2013	19.7%	29.9%
2014	19.4%	29.2%
2015	19.2%	28.6%
2016	18.9%	28%
2017	18.7%	27.5%
2018	18.4%	27%
2019	18.2%	26.7%
2020	18.1%	26.3%
2021	17.9%	26%
2022	17.7%	25.6%
2023	17.5%	25.2%
2024	17.2%	24.8%
2025	17.1%	24.4%
2026	16.9%	24%
2027	16.8%	23.5%
2028	16.7%	23.1%
2029	16.6%	22.7%
2030	16.5%	22.3%
2031	16.4%	21.9%
2032	16.4%	21.6%
2033	16.3%	21.4%
2034	16.2%	21.1%
2035	16.1%	20.8%
2036	16%	20.6%
2037	15.9%	20.3%
2038	15.8%	20.1%
2039	15.8%	19.8%
2040	15.7%	19.6%
2041	15.6%	19.3%
2042	15.5%	19%
2043	15.4%	18.8%
2044	15.3%	18.5%
2045	15.2%	18.3%
2046	15.2%	18%
2047	15.1%	17.8%
2048	15%	17.6%
2049	14.9%	17.3%
2050	14.9%	17.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 24.8% in El Salvador in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 41.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and El Salvador compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs El Salvador by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +0.93% in El Salvador. 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	El Salvador
1960	5,949	81,544
1961	5,208	84,614
1962	5,589	88,237
1963	5,706	90,794
1964	5,688	93,328
1965	5,762	95,341
1966	5,842	97,156
1967	4,984	98,424
1968	5,035	98,851
1969	4,710	99,848
1970	4,271	100,499
1971	4,530	104,714
1972	4,505	107,604
1973	3,996	111,546
1974	3,644	113,846
1975	3,321	116,737
1976	2,988	120,511
1977	2,988	121,446
1978	2,367	124,468
1979	2,485	123,838
1980	2,393	111,771
1981	2,605	117,346
1982	2,660	120,938
1983	2,656	121,700
1984	2,388	125,036
1985	2,356	127,248
1986	2,111	130,177
1987	1,841	133,667
1988	1,684	136,230
1989	1,719	139,093
1990	2,101	140,311
1991	2,055	140,691
1992	1,912	139,221
1993	1,765	138,432
1994	1,607	137,974
1995	1,467	138,268
1996	1,334	136,929
1997	1,172	134,448
1998	1,093	134,065
1999	1,351	128,947
2000	1,577	122,315
2001	1,578	114,313
2002	1,369	106,137
2003	1,321	97,849
2004	1,204	90,905
2005	1,018	84,883
2006	927	80,887
2007	1,028	76,776
2008	989	75,107
2009	1,000	74,908
2010	981	75,695
2011	897	76,182
2012	815	75,495
2013	772	73,869
2014	730	72,581
2015	690	69,263
2016	655	63,751
2017	616	59,824
2018	584	57,509
2019	542	56,816
2020	503	48,244
2021	415	46,530
2022	43	53,138
2023	158	51,985

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs El Salvador

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 39 deaths in El Salvador.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	El Salvador
1985	55	193
1986	56	169
1987	57	178
1988	55	173
1989	57	155
1990	59	145
1991	60	129
1992	61	121
1993	55	114
1994	53	101
1995	52	89
1996	51	78
1997	51	67
1998	45	61
1999	44	53
2000	46	48
2001	46	45
2002	43	40
2003	45	38
2004	43	35
2005	44	34
2006	45	33
2007	42	33
2008	42	33
2009	42	35
2010	42	34
2011	41	35
2012	40	36
2013	40	39
2014	39	41
2015	37	43
2016	36	43
2017	37	44
2018	37	43
2019	36	40
2020	39	48
2021	38	58
2022	38	39
2023	35	39

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 1.04% in El Salvador. 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	El Salvador
1960	8.47%	18.5%
1961	7.86%	18.1%
1962	7.33%	17.7%
1963	6.86%	17.3%
1964	6.45%	17%
1965	6.1%	16.6%
1966	5.79%	16.3%
1967	5.52%	16%
1968	5.28%	15.6%
1969	5.03%	15.3%
1970	4.79%	15%
1971	4.55%	14.6%
1972	4.32%	14.3%
1973	4.08%	13.9%
1974	3.86%	13.5%
1975	3.64%	13.1%
1976	3.43%	12.6%
1977	3.23%	12.1%
1978	3.04%	11.6%
1979	2.86%	11.1%
1980	2.69%	12.5%
1981	2.55%	10%
1982	2.44%	9.46%
1983	2.34%	8.94%
1984	2.26%	8.42%
1985	2.19%	7.93%
1986	2.12%	7.47%
1987	2.05%	7.04%
1988	1.97%	6.65%
1989	1.89%	6.28%
1990	1.81%	5.94%
1991	1.73%	5.61%
1992	1.66%	5.3%
1993	1.59%	5%
1994	1.53%	4.71%
1995	1.49%	4.42%
1996	1.45%	4.15%
1997	1.43%	3.89%
1998	1.42%	3.65%
1999	1.42%	3.43%
2000	1.44%	3.23%
2001	1.45%	3.04%
2002	1.47%	2.86%
2003	1.48%	2.7%
2004	1.49%	2.55%
2005	1.48%	2.4%
2006	1.47%	2.27%
2007	1.45%	2.15%
2008	1.43%	2.04%
2009	1.41%	1.94%
2010	1.39%	1.84%
2011	1.37%	1.75%
2012	1.35%	1.67%
2013	1.33%	1.59%
2014	1.31%	1.52%
2015	1.28%	1.45%
2016	1.25%	1.39%
2017	1.21%	1.33%
2018	1.18%	1.27%
2019	1.14%	1.22%
2020	1.11%	1.17%
2021	1.07%	1.12%
2022	1.04%	1.08%
2023	1%	1.04%