Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Gabon

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Gabon 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 3.65 in Gabon in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Gabon 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	Gabon
1960	4.71	4.42
1961	4.15	4.5
1962	4.3	4.59
1963	4.3	4.65
1964	4.21	4.71
1965	4.18	4.79
1966	4.14	4.86
1967	3.6	4.92
1968	3.57	4.98
1969	3.34	5.05
1970	3.08	5.1
1971	3.2	5.16
1972	3.15	5.24
1973	2.87	5.29
1974	2.65	5.33
1975	2.45	5.39
1976	2.24	5.46
1977	2.2	5.52
1978	1.84	5.57
1979	1.86	5.61
1980	1.78	5.66
1981	1.85	5.73
1982	1.86	5.74
1983	1.86	5.76
1984	1.75	5.73
1985	1.77	5.71
1986	1.69	5.69
1987	1.61	5.67
1988	1.58	5.62
1989	1.64	5.55
1990	1.84	5.46
1991	1.84	5.37
1992	1.8	5.29
1993	1.77	5.19
1994	1.73	5.04
1995	1.7	4.88
1996	1.67	4.74
1997	1.65	4.66
1998	1.62	4.58
1999	1.78	4.5
2000	1.93	4.47
2001	1.96	4.42
2002	1.86	4.36
2003	1.86	4.3
2004	1.8	4.25
2005	1.74	4.21
2006	1.7	4.17
2007	1.76	4.14
2008	1.76	4.12
2009	1.77	4.14
2010	1.79	4.15
2011	1.76	4.15
2012	1.73	4.09
2013	1.73	4.02
2014	1.73	3.95
2015	1.73	3.92
2016	1.72	3.92
2017	1.72	3.91
2018	1.72	3.91
2019	1.72	3.88
2020	1.71	3.83
2021	1.71	3.78
2022	1.71	3.71
2023	1.71	3.65
2024	1.71	3.59
2025	1.7	3.54
2026	1.7	3.49
2027	1.7	3.43
2028	1.7	3.37
2029	1.7	3.33
2030	1.7	3.29
2031	1.69	3.24
2032	1.69	3.2
2033	1.69	3.16
2034	1.69	3.12
2035	1.69	3.08
2036	1.69	3.04
2037	1.69	3.01
2038	1.69	2.97
2039	1.69	2.94
2040	1.68	2.91
2041	1.68	2.88
2042	1.68	2.84
2043	1.68	2.81
2044	1.68	2.78
2045	1.68	2.75
2046	1.68	2.73
2047	1.68	2.7
2048	1.68	2.67
2049	1.68	2.64
2050	1.68	2.62

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Gabon
1960	37.2%	31.4%
1961	37.2%	31.8%
1962	37.1%	32.2%
1963	37.1%	32.6%
1964	37.1%	33%
1965	37.1%	33.5%
1966	37.1%	33.9%
1967	36.9%	34.3%
1968	36.7%	34.7%
1969	36.4%	35.1%
1970	36%	35.4%
1971	35.7%	35.8%
1972	35.3%	36.3%
1973	34.9%	36.7%
1974	34.4%	37.1%
1975	33.6%	37.6%
1976	32.8%	38%
1977	32.1%	38.4%
1978	31.1%	38.8%
1979	30%	39.2%
1980	29%	39.6%
1981	28%	39.9%
1982	27.2%	40.3%
1983	26.7%	40.7%
1984	26.2%	41%
1985	25.8%	41.4%
1986	25.5%	41.6%
1987	25.1%	41.9%
1988	24.8%	42.1%
1989	24.5%	42.3%
1990	24.2%	42.4%
1991	23.9%	42.5%
1992	23.6%	42.5%
1993	23.4%	42.5%
1994	23.2%	42.4%
1995	23%	42.3%
1996	22.8%	42%
1997	22.6%	41.8%
1998	22.3%	41.5%
1999	22.1%	41.2%
2000	21.9%	40.8%
2001	21.7%	40.5%
2002	21.6%	40.1%
2003	21.5%	39.7%
2004	21.3%	39.4%
2005	21%	39%
2006	20.7%	38.6%
2007	20.5%	38.2%
2008	20.3%	37.9%
2009	20.2%	37.6%
2010	20.2%	37.3%
2011	20%	37.1%
2012	19.9%	37%
2013	19.7%	36.8%
2014	19.4%	36.7%
2015	19.2%	36.6%
2016	18.9%	36.6%
2017	18.7%	36.6%
2018	18.4%	36.7%
2019	18.2%	36.8%
2020	18.1%	36.8%
2021	17.9%	36.8%
2022	17.7%	36.8%
2023	17.5%	36.7%
2024	17.2%	36.5%
2025	17.1%	36.2%
2026	16.9%	35.9%
2027	16.8%	35.6%
2028	16.7%	35.3%
2029	16.6%	34.9%
2030	16.5%	34.6%
2031	16.4%	34.2%
2032	16.4%	33.8%
2033	16.3%	33.4%
2034	16.2%	33%
2035	16.1%	32.7%
2036	16%	32.3%
2037	15.9%	32%
2038	15.8%	31.8%
2039	15.8%	31.5%
2040	15.7%	31.3%
2041	15.6%	31.1%
2042	15.5%	31%
2043	15.4%	30.8%
2044	15.3%	30.6%
2045	15.2%	30.5%
2046	15.2%	30.3%
2047	15.1%	30.2%
2048	15%	30%
2049	14.9%	29.8%
2050	14.9%	29.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 36.5% in Gabon in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 42.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Gabon compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Gabon by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +2.31% in Gabon. 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	Gabon
1960	5,949	5,732
1961	5,208	6,161
1962	5,589	6,609
1963	5,706	7,001
1964	5,688	7,402
1965	5,762	7,902
1966	5,842	8,410
1967	4,984	8,883
1968	5,035	9,417
1969	4,710	9,969
1970	4,271	10,635
1971	4,530	11,357
1972	4,505	12,095
1973	3,996	12,731
1974	3,644	13,381
1975	3,321	14,162
1976	2,988	14,998
1977	2,988	15,842
1978	2,367	16,714
1979	2,485	17,553
1980	2,393	18,503
1981	2,605	19,528
1982	2,660	20,292
1983	2,656	21,162
1984	2,388	21,851
1985	2,356	22,617
1986	2,111	23,362
1987	1,841	24,212
1988	1,684	24,888
1989	1,719	25,359
1990	2,101	25,858
1991	2,055	26,334
1992	1,912	26,810
1993	1,765	27,235
1994	1,607	27,271
1995	1,467	27,290
1996	1,334	27,450
1997	1,172	28,053
1998	1,093	28,697
1999	1,351	29,330
2000	1,577	30,210
2001	1,578	30,941
2002	1,369	31,777
2003	1,321	32,633
2004	1,204	33,615
2005	1,018	34,766
2006	927	35,984
2007	1,028	37,394
2008	989	39,002
2009	1,000	41,037
2010	981	43,061
2011	897	44,922
2012	815	45,941
2013	772	46,829
2014	730	47,704
2015	690	48,876
2016	655	50,321
2017	616	51,455
2018	584	52,476
2019	542	53,185
2020	503	52,745
2021	415	52,611
2022	43	52,944
2023	158	53,167

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Gabon

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 233 deaths in Gabon.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Gabon
1985	55	373
1986	56	369
1987	57	366
1988	55	367
1989	57	366
1990	59	368
1991	60	369
1992	61	371
1993	55	364
1994	53	357
1995	52	341
1996	51	321
1997	51	290
1998	45	258
1999	44	216
2000	46	178
2001	46	160
2002	43	151
2003	45	134
2004	43	142
2005	44	175
2006	45	186
2007	42	173
2008	42	158
2009	42	158
2010	42	144
2011	41	149
2012	40	173
2013	40	235
2014	39	273
2015	37	239
2016	36	215
2017	37	184
2018	37	176
2019	36	179
2020	39	194
2021	38	249
2022	38	216
2023	35	233

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 3.32% in Gabon. 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	Gabon
1960	8.47%	21.9%
1961	7.86%	21.2%
1962	7.33%	20.5%
1963	6.86%	19.8%
1964	6.45%	19.2%
1965	6.1%	18.6%
1966	5.79%	17.9%
1967	5.52%	17.4%
1968	5.28%	16.8%
1969	5.03%	16.2%
1970	4.79%	15.7%
1971	4.55%	15.2%
1972	4.32%	14.7%
1973	4.08%	14.2%
1974	3.86%	13.7%
1975	3.64%	13.3%
1976	3.43%	12.8%
1977	3.23%	12.4%
1978	3.04%	12%
1979	2.86%	11.6%
1980	2.69%	11.2%
1981	2.55%	10.8%
1982	2.44%	10.5%
1983	2.34%	10.1%
1984	2.26%	9.81%
1985	2.19%	9.52%
1986	2.12%	9.26%
1987	2.05%	9.03%
1988	1.97%	8.82%
1989	1.89%	8.64%
1990	1.81%	8.49%
1991	1.73%	8.35%
1992	1.66%	8.24%
1993	1.59%	8.14%
1994	1.53%	8.06%
1995	1.49%	7.98%
1996	1.45%	7.89%
1997	1.43%	7.79%
1998	1.42%	7.67%
1999	1.42%	7.53%
2000	1.44%	7.37%
2001	1.45%	7.19%
2002	1.47%	7.01%
2003	1.48%	6.81%
2004	1.49%	6.6%
2005	1.48%	6.39%
2006	1.47%	6.21%
2007	1.45%	5.99%
2008	1.43%	5.77%
2009	1.41%	5.57%
2010	1.39%	5.35%
2011	1.37%	5.14%
2012	1.35%	4.94%
2013	1.33%	4.73%
2014	1.31%	4.57%
2015	1.28%	4.42%
2016	1.25%	4.24%
2017	1.21%	4.1%
2018	1.18%	3.96%
2019	1.14%	3.8%
2020	1.11%	3.62%
2021	1.07%	3.52%
2022	1.04%	3.41%
2023	1%	3.32%