Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Guatemala

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Guatemala 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 2.31 in Guatemala in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Guatemala 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	Guatemala
1960	4.71	7
1961	4.15	6.98
1962	4.3	6.93
1963	4.3	6.9
1964	4.21	6.87
1965	4.18	6.84
1966	4.14	6.8
1967	3.6	6.76
1968	3.57	6.7
1969	3.34	6.65
1970	3.08	6.6
1971	3.2	6.55
1972	3.15	6.51
1973	2.87	6.49
1974	2.65	6.46
1975	2.45	6.41
1976	2.24	6.37
1977	2.2	6.32
1978	1.84	6.26
1979	1.86	6.22
1980	1.78	6.17
1981	1.85	6.12
1982	1.86	6.06
1983	1.86	5.98
1984	1.75	5.86
1985	1.77	5.73
1986	1.69	5.66
1987	1.61	5.64
1988	1.58	5.62
1989	1.64	5.56
1990	1.84	5.48
1991	1.84	5.38
1992	1.8	5.31
1993	1.77	5.25
1994	1.73	5.19
1995	1.7	5.11
1996	1.67	5.01
1997	1.65	4.91
1998	1.62	4.8
1999	1.78	4.69
2000	1.93	4.58
2001	1.96	4.5
2002	1.86	4.37
2003	1.86	4.25
2004	1.8	4.13
2005	1.74	3.97
2006	1.7	3.85
2007	1.76	3.72
2008	1.76	3.57
2009	1.77	3.47
2010	1.79	3.38
2011	1.76	3.29
2012	1.73	3.22
2013	1.73	3.15
2014	1.73	3.09
2015	1.73	3.03
2016	1.72	2.97
2017	1.72	2.86
2018	1.72	2.74
2019	1.72	2.59
2020	1.71	2.47
2021	1.71	2.39
2022	1.71	2.34
2023	1.71	2.31
2024	1.71	2.29
2025	1.7	2.26
2026	1.7	2.23
2027	1.7	2.2
2028	1.7	2.17
2029	1.7	2.15
2030	1.7	2.13
2031	1.69	2.11
2032	1.69	2.09
2033	1.69	2.08
2034	1.69	2.06
2035	1.69	2.05
2036	1.69	2.03
2037	1.69	2.02
2038	1.69	2
2039	1.69	1.99
2040	1.68	1.97
2041	1.68	1.96
2042	1.68	1.95
2043	1.68	1.93
2044	1.68	1.92
2045	1.68	1.92
2046	1.68	1.91
2047	1.68	1.9
2048	1.68	1.89
2049	1.68	1.89
2050	1.68	1.88

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Guatemala
1960	37.2%	46.7%
1961	37.2%	46.7%
1962	37.1%	46.8%
1963	37.1%	46.7%
1964	37.1%	46.6%
1965	37.1%	46.6%
1966	37.1%	46.5%
1967	36.9%	46.4%
1968	36.7%	46.2%
1969	36.4%	46.2%
1970	36%	46.1%
1971	35.7%	46%
1972	35.3%	46%
1973	34.9%	46%
1974	34.4%	45.9%
1975	33.6%	45.8%
1976	32.8%	45.7%
1977	32.1%	45.6%
1978	31.1%	45.6%
1979	30%	45.5%
1980	29%	45.5%
1981	28%	45.6%
1982	27.2%	45.6%
1983	26.7%	45.7%
1984	26.2%	45.7%
1985	25.8%	45.7%
1986	25.5%	45.7%
1987	25.1%	45.6%
1988	24.8%	45.6%
1989	24.5%	45.5%
1990	24.2%	45.4%
1991	23.9%	45.3%
1992	23.6%	45.2%
1993	23.4%	45.1%
1994	23.2%	44.9%
1995	23%	44.8%
1996	22.8%	44.7%
1997	22.6%	44.5%
1998	22.3%	44.3%
1999	22.1%	44.1%
2000	21.9%	43.8%
2001	21.7%	43.6%
2002	21.6%	43.3%
2003	21.5%	43%
2004	21.3%	42.5%
2005	21%	42.1%
2006	20.7%	41.6%
2007	20.5%	41%
2008	20.3%	40.5%
2009	20.2%	39.9%
2010	20.2%	39.3%
2011	20%	38.7%
2012	19.9%	38.1%
2013	19.7%	37.5%
2014	19.4%	36.9%
2015	19.2%	36.4%
2016	18.9%	35.9%
2017	18.7%	35.4%
2018	18.4%	34.9%
2019	18.2%	34.4%
2020	18.1%	33.8%
2021	17.9%	33.3%
2022	17.7%	32.7%
2023	17.5%	32.1%
2024	17.2%	31.6%
2025	17.1%	31%
2026	16.9%	30.5%
2027	16.8%	29.9%
2028	16.7%	29.4%
2029	16.6%	28.8%
2030	16.5%	28.3%
2031	16.4%	27.8%
2032	16.4%	27.3%
2033	16.3%	26.8%
2034	16.2%	26.4%
2035	16.1%	26%
2036	16%	25.7%
2037	15.9%	25.5%
2038	15.8%	25.2%
2039	15.8%	24.9%
2040	15.7%	24.6%
2041	15.6%	24.3%
2042	15.5%	24%
2043	15.4%	23.7%
2044	15.3%	23.4%
2045	15.2%	23.1%
2046	15.2%	22.8%
2047	15.1%	22.5%
2048	15%	22.2%
2049	14.9%	21.9%
2050	14.9%	21.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 31.6% in Guatemala in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Guatemala compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Guatemala by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +1.83% in Guatemala. 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	Guatemala
1960	5,949	120,728
1961	5,208	123,753
1962	5,589	126,429
1963	5,706	129,065
1964	5,688	132,832
1965	5,762	135,997
1966	5,842	140,494
1967	4,984	143,859
1968	5,035	146,946
1969	4,710	149,516
1970	4,271	155,946
1971	4,530	165,104
1972	4,505	173,162
1973	3,996	179,871
1974	3,644	184,992
1975	3,321	188,501
1976	2,988	171,903
1977	2,988	203,299
1978	2,367	211,301
1979	2,485	216,810
1980	2,393	218,460
1981	2,605	221,044
1982	2,660	199,809
1983	2,656	238,059
1984	2,388	241,892
1985	2,356	246,119
1986	2,111	252,754
1987	1,841	261,746
1988	1,684	271,466
1989	1,719	276,736
1990	2,101	280,318
1991	2,055	283,917
1992	1,912	288,411
1993	1,765	295,515
1994	1,607	302,708
1995	1,467	309,236
1996	1,334	315,252
1997	1,172	320,087
1998	1,093	325,174
1999	1,351	328,890
2000	1,577	332,891
2001	1,578	335,503
2002	1,369	334,255
2003	1,321	333,539
2004	1,204	331,699
2005	1,018	325,816
2006	927	325,604
2007	1,028	326,298
2008	989	323,226
2009	1,000	323,320
2010	981	324,802
2011	897	328,548
2012	815	332,365
2013	772	331,321
2014	730	333,551
2015	690	335,072
2016	655	338,114
2017	616	332,838
2018	584	323,100
2019	542	307,389
2020	503	281,328
2021	415	255,145
2022	43	281,675
2023	158	289,635

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Guatemala

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 94 deaths in Guatemala.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Guatemala
1985	55	301
1986	56	286
1987	57	277
1988	55	273
1989	57	271
1990	59	270
1991	60	268
1992	61	269
1993	55	262
1994	53	244
1995	52	229
1996	51	213
1997	51	198
1998	45	185
1999	44	174
2000	46	166
2001	46	162
2002	43	153
2003	45	150
2004	43	148
2005	44	153
2006	45	142
2007	42	135
2008	42	133
2009	42	130
2010	42	127
2011	41	120
2012	40	115
2013	40	111
2014	39	111
2015	37	112
2016	36	110
2017	37	107
2018	37	107
2019	36	106
2020	39	102
2021	38	125
2022	38	97
2023	35	94

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 2.14% in Guatemala. 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	Guatemala
1960	8.47%	22.2%
1961	7.86%	21.6%
1962	7.33%	21.1%
1963	6.86%	20.6%
1964	6.45%	20.1%
1965	6.1%	19.6%
1966	5.79%	19.1%
1967	5.52%	18.6%
1968	5.28%	18.1%
1969	5.03%	17.6%
1970	4.79%	17.1%
1971	4.55%	16.6%
1972	4.32%	16.1%
1973	4.08%	15.6%
1974	3.86%	15.1%
1975	3.64%	14.6%
1976	3.43%	16.5%
1977	3.23%	13.6%
1978	3.04%	13.2%
1979	2.86%	12.7%
1980	2.69%	12.2%
1981	2.55%	11.8%
1982	2.44%	13.6%
1983	2.34%	10.9%
1984	2.26%	10.5%
1985	2.19%	10%
1986	2.12%	9.6%
1987	2.05%	9.19%
1988	1.97%	8.79%
1989	1.89%	8.41%
1990	1.81%	8.04%
1991	1.73%	7.68%
1992	1.66%	7.34%
1993	1.59%	7.02%
1994	1.53%	6.71%
1995	1.49%	6.42%
1996	1.45%	6.15%
1997	1.43%	5.89%
1998	1.42%	5.65%
1999	1.42%	5.42%
2000	1.44%	5.21%
2001	1.45%	5%
2002	1.47%	4.8%
2003	1.48%	4.61%
2004	1.49%	4.43%
2005	1.48%	4.26%
2006	1.47%	4.1%
2007	1.45%	3.93%
2008	1.43%	3.78%
2009	1.41%	3.62%
2010	1.39%	3.48%
2011	1.37%	3.33%
2012	1.35%	3.2%
2013	1.33%	3.07%
2014	1.31%	2.94%
2015	1.28%	2.83%
2016	1.25%	2.72%
2017	1.21%	2.63%
2018	1.18%	2.54%
2019	1.14%	2.45%
2020	1.11%	2.37%
2021	1.07%	2.28%
2022	1.04%	2.21%
2023	1%	2.14%