Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Guyana

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Guyana 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 2.41 in Guyana in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Guyana 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	Guyana
1960	4.71	6.33
1961	4.15	6.34
1962	4.3	6.33
1963	4.3	6.31
1964	4.21	6.23
1965	4.18	6.14
1966	4.14	6.02
1967	3.6	5.89
1968	3.57	5.75
1969	3.34	5.58
1970	3.08	5.41
1971	3.2	5.26
1972	3.15	5.08
1973	2.87	4.87
1974	2.65	4.64
1975	2.45	4.45
1976	2.24	4.28
1977	2.2	4.12
1978	1.84	3.97
1979	1.86	3.86
1980	1.78	3.77
1981	1.85	3.72
1982	1.86	3.68
1983	1.86	3.64
1984	1.75	3.54
1985	1.77	3.47
1986	1.69	3.38
1987	1.61	3.31
1988	1.58	3.23
1989	1.64	3.19
1990	1.84	3.18
1991	1.84	3.18
1992	1.8	3.19
1993	1.77	3.2
1994	1.73	3.23
1995	1.7	3.24
1996	1.67	3.23
1997	1.65	3.22
1998	1.62	3.18
1999	1.78	3.13
2000	1.93	3.06
2001	1.96	2.96
2002	1.86	2.84
2003	1.86	2.75
2004	1.8	2.68
2005	1.74	2.65
2006	1.7	2.66
2007	1.76	2.68
2008	1.76	2.7
2009	1.77	2.69
2010	1.79	2.68
2011	1.76	2.69
2012	1.73	2.7
2013	1.73	2.71
2014	1.73	2.7
2015	1.73	2.67
2016	1.72	2.63
2017	1.72	2.59
2018	1.72	2.55
2019	1.72	2.52
2020	1.71	2.49
2021	1.71	2.46
2022	1.71	2.44
2023	1.71	2.41
2024	1.71	2.39
2025	1.7	2.37
2026	1.7	2.35
2027	1.7	2.32
2028	1.7	2.3
2029	1.7	2.28
2030	1.7	2.26
2031	1.69	2.23
2032	1.69	2.21
2033	1.69	2.2
2034	1.69	2.18
2035	1.69	2.16
2036	1.69	2.15
2037	1.69	2.13
2038	1.69	2.12
2039	1.69	2.11
2040	1.68	2.1
2041	1.68	2.09
2042	1.68	2.07
2043	1.68	2.06
2044	1.68	2.05
2045	1.68	2.03
2046	1.68	2.02
2047	1.68	2.01
2048	1.68	2
2049	1.68	1.98
2050	1.68	1.98

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Guyana
1960	37.2%	46.8%
1961	37.2%	47%
1962	37.1%	47.4%
1963	37.1%	47.6%
1964	37.1%	47.7%
1965	37.1%	47.8%
1966	37.1%	47.7%
1967	36.9%	47.5%
1968	36.7%	47.3%
1969	36.4%	46.9%
1970	36%	46.6%
1971	35.7%	46.3%
1972	35.3%	46%
1973	34.9%	45.7%
1974	34.4%	45.3%
1975	33.6%	44.9%
1976	32.8%	44.4%
1977	32.1%	43.9%
1978	31.1%	43.4%
1979	30%	42.9%
1980	29%	42.5%
1981	28%	41.9%
1982	27.2%	41.2%
1983	26.7%	40.5%
1984	26.2%	39.9%
1985	25.8%	39.2%
1986	25.5%	38.6%
1987	25.1%	38%
1988	24.8%	37.5%
1989	24.5%	37.2%
1990	24.2%	36.9%
1991	23.9%	36.7%
1992	23.6%	36.5%
1993	23.4%	36.4%
1994	23.2%	36.4%
1995	23%	36.4%
1996	22.8%	36.4%
1997	22.6%	36.5%
1998	22.3%	36.6%
1999	22.1%	36.6%
2000	21.9%	36.6%
2001	21.7%	36.5%
2002	21.6%	36.4%
2003	21.5%	36.1%
2004	21.3%	35.8%
2005	21%	35.3%
2006	20.7%	34.7%
2007	20.5%	34.1%
2008	20.3%	33.5%
2009	20.2%	32.9%
2010	20.2%	32.2%
2011	20%	31.6%
2012	19.9%	31.1%
2013	19.7%	30.8%
2014	19.4%	30.5%
2015	19.2%	30.3%
2016	18.9%	30.1%
2017	18.7%	30%
2018	18.4%	29.5%
2019	18.2%	29.3%
2020	18.1%	29.5%
2021	17.9%	29.4%
2022	17.7%	29.4%
2023	17.5%	29.3%
2024	17.2%	29.2%
2025	17.1%	28.9%
2026	16.9%	28.7%
2027	16.8%	28.4%
2028	16.7%	28.1%
2029	16.6%	27.8%
2030	16.5%	27.4%
2031	16.4%	27%
2032	16.4%	26.7%
2033	16.3%	26.3%
2034	16.2%	26%
2035	16.1%	25.6%
2036	16%	25.2%
2037	15.9%	24.9%
2038	15.8%	24.6%
2039	15.8%	24.3%
2040	15.7%	24.1%
2041	15.6%	23.9%
2042	15.5%	23.6%
2043	15.4%	23.4%
2044	15.3%	23.3%
2045	15.2%	23.1%
2046	15.2%	22.9%
2047	15.1%	22.7%
2048	15%	22.6%
2049	14.9%	22.4%
2050	14.9%	22.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 29.2% in Guyana in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 36.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Guyana compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Guyana by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +1.36% in Guyana. 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	Guyana
1960	5,949	17,867
1961	5,208	18,092
1962	5,589	18,344
1963	5,706	18,606
1964	5,688	18,729
1965	5,762	18,791
1966	5,842	18,862
1967	4,984	18,933
1968	5,035	19,035
1969	4,710	19,133
1970	4,271	19,233
1971	4,530	19,273
1972	4,505	19,219
1973	3,996	18,991
1974	3,644	18,589
1975	3,321	18,317
1976	2,988	18,083
1977	2,988	17,805
1978	2,367	17,539
1979	2,485	17,402
1980	2,393	17,298
1981	2,605	17,471
1982	2,660	17,644
1983	2,656	17,753
1984	2,388	17,466
1985	2,356	17,292
1986	2,111	16,940
1987	1,841	16,600
1988	1,684	16,189
1989	1,719	15,947
1990	2,101	15,917
1991	2,055	15,896
1992	1,912	15,990
1993	1,765	16,099
1994	1,607	16,185
1995	1,467	15,991
1996	1,334	15,768
1997	1,172	15,568
1998	1,093	15,292
1999	1,351	14,763
2000	1,577	14,128
2001	1,578	13,307
2002	1,369	12,218
2003	1,321	11,344
2004	1,204	10,767
2005	1,018	10,455
2006	927	10,525
2007	1,028	10,741
2008	989	10,792
2009	1,000	10,758
2010	981	10,652
2011	897	10,713
2012	815	10,633
2013	772	10,887
2014	730	11,143
2015	690	11,199
2016	655	11,168
2017	616	11,108
2018	584	10,946
2019	542	11,665
2020	503	10,307
2021	415	8,125
2022	43	11,042
2023	158	10,716

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Guyana

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 75 deaths in Guyana.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Guyana
1985	55	241
1986	56	238
1987	57	234
1988	55	230
1989	57	227
1990	59	224
1991	60	219
1992	61	208
1993	55	205
1994	53	204
1995	52	207
1996	51	202
1997	51	195
1998	45	184
1999	44	178
2000	46	171
2001	46	163
2002	43	164
2003	45	164
2004	43	162
2005	44	166
2006	45	167
2007	42	158
2008	42	153
2009	42	146
2010	42	141
2011	41	135
2012	40	133
2013	40	128
2014	39	121
2015	37	117
2016	36	114
2017	37	110
2018	37	105
2019	36	107
2020	39	109
2021	38	189
2022	38	83
2023	35	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 2.57% in Guyana. 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	Guyana
1960	8.47%	9.19%
1961	7.86%	8.81%
1962	7.33%	8.49%
1963	6.86%	8.21%
1964	6.45%	7.99%
1965	6.1%	7.8%
1966	5.79%	7.66%
1967	5.52%	7.56%
1968	5.28%	7.48%
1969	5.03%	7.43%
1970	4.79%	7.39%
1971	4.55%	7.37%
1972	4.32%	7.35%
1973	4.08%	7.33%
1974	3.86%	7.31%
1975	3.64%	7.27%
1976	3.43%	7.24%
1977	3.23%	7.19%
1978	3.04%	7.14%
1979	2.86%	7.08%
1980	2.69%	7.02%
1981	2.55%	6.96%
1982	2.44%	6.89%
1983	2.34%	6.82%
1984	2.26%	6.74%
1985	2.19%	6.66%
1986	2.12%	6.57%
1987	2.05%	6.47%
1988	1.97%	6.35%
1989	1.89%	6.22%
1990	1.81%	6.08%
1991	1.73%	5.92%
1992	1.66%	5.77%
1993	1.59%	5.6%
1994	1.53%	5.45%
1995	1.49%	5.3%
1996	1.45%	5.16%
1997	1.43%	5.02%
1998	1.42%	4.89%
1999	1.42%	4.77%
2000	1.44%	4.65%
2001	1.45%	4.53%
2002	1.47%	4.42%
2003	1.48%	4.32%
2004	1.49%	4.23%
2005	1.48%	4.14%
2006	1.47%	4.05%
2007	1.45%	3.97%
2008	1.43%	3.89%
2009	1.41%	3.81%
2010	1.39%	3.73%
2011	1.37%	3.65%
2012	1.35%	3.58%
2013	1.33%	3.49%
2014	1.31%	3.4%
2015	1.28%	3.31%
2016	1.25%	3.21%
2017	1.21%	3.11%
2018	1.18%	3.02%
2019	1.14%	2.93%
2020	1.11%	2.84%
2021	1.07%	2.75%
2022	1.04%	2.66%
2023	1%	2.57%