Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Hungary

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Hungary 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 1.51 in Hungary in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Hungary 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	Hungary
1960	4.71	2.02
1961	4.15	1.94
1962	4.3	1.79
1963	4.3	1.82
1964	4.21	1.82
1965	4.18	1.82
1966	4.14	1.89
1967	3.6	2.01
1968	3.57	2.06
1969	3.34	2.04
1970	3.08	1.98
1971	3.2	1.93
1972	3.15	1.93
1973	2.87	1.93
1974	2.65	2.27
1975	2.45	2.35
1976	2.24	2.23
1977	2.2	2.15
1978	1.84	2.06
1979	1.86	2.01
1980	1.78	1.91
1981	1.85	1.88
1982	1.86	1.8
1983	1.86	1.75
1984	1.75	1.75
1985	1.77	1.85
1986	1.69	1.84
1987	1.61	1.82
1988	1.58	1.81
1989	1.64	1.82
1990	1.84	1.87
1991	1.84	1.87
1992	1.8	1.77
1993	1.77	1.68
1994	1.73	1.64
1995	1.7	1.57
1996	1.67	1.46
1997	1.65	1.37
1998	1.62	1.32
1999	1.78	1.28
2000	1.93	1.32
2001	1.96	1.31
2002	1.86	1.3
2003	1.86	1.27
2004	1.8	1.28
2005	1.74	1.31
2006	1.7	1.34
2007	1.76	1.32
2008	1.76	1.35
2009	1.77	1.32
2010	1.79	1.25
2011	1.76	1.23
2012	1.73	1.34
2013	1.73	1.35
2014	1.73	1.44
2015	1.73	1.45
2016	1.72	1.53
2017	1.72	1.54
2018	1.72	1.55
2019	1.72	1.55
2020	1.71	1.59
2021	1.71	1.61
2022	1.71	1.56
2023	1.71	1.51
2024	1.71	1.51
2025	1.7	1.52
2026	1.7	1.52
2027	1.7	1.53
2028	1.7	1.53
2029	1.7	1.53
2030	1.7	1.54
2031	1.69	1.54
2032	1.69	1.54
2033	1.69	1.54
2034	1.69	1.55
2035	1.69	1.55
2036	1.69	1.55
2037	1.69	1.55
2038	1.69	1.56
2039	1.69	1.56
2040	1.68	1.56
2041	1.68	1.56
2042	1.68	1.56
2043	1.68	1.57
2044	1.68	1.57
2045	1.68	1.57
2046	1.68	1.57
2047	1.68	1.57
2048	1.68	1.57
2049	1.68	1.57
2050	1.68	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Hungary
1960	37.2%	25.3%
1961	37.2%	25.1%
1962	37.1%	24.8%
1963	37.1%	24.3%
1964	37.1%	23.8%
1965	37.1%	23.3%
1966	37.1%	22.8%
1967	36.9%	22.4%
1968	36.7%	22%
1969	36.4%	21.4%
1970	36%	20.8%
1971	35.7%	20.4%
1972	35.3%	20.1%
1973	34.9%	20%
1974	34.4%	20.1%
1975	33.6%	20.4%
1976	32.8%	20.8%
1977	32.1%	21.1%
1978	31.1%	21.5%
1979	30%	21.8%
1980	29%	21.9%
1981	28%	22.1%
1982	27.2%	22.1%
1983	26.7%	22%
1984	26.2%	21.8%
1985	25.8%	21.6%
1986	25.5%	21.5%
1987	25.1%	21.4%
1988	24.8%	21.2%
1989	24.5%	20.8%
1990	24.2%	20.2%
1991	23.9%	19.7%
1992	23.6%	19.2%
1993	23.4%	18.8%
1994	23.2%	18.5%
1995	23%	18.2%
1996	22.8%	17.9%
1997	22.6%	17.6%
1998	22.3%	17.4%
1999	22.1%	17.1%
2000	21.9%	16.8%
2001	21.7%	16.5%
2002	21.6%	16.2%
2003	21.5%	16%
2004	21.3%	15.8%
2005	21%	15.6%
2006	20.7%	15.3%
2007	20.5%	15.1%
2008	20.3%	15%
2009	20.2%	14.8%
2010	20.2%	14.7%
2011	20%	14.6%
2012	19.9%	14.5%
2013	19.7%	14.4%
2014	19.4%	14.5%
2015	19.2%	14.5%
2016	18.9%	14.5%
2017	18.7%	14.5%
2018	18.4%	14.5%
2019	18.2%	14.5%
2020	18.1%	14.6%
2021	17.9%	14.6%
2022	17.7%	14.6%
2023	17.5%	14.5%
2024	17.2%	14.4%
2025	17.1%	14.4%
2026	16.9%	14.3%
2027	16.8%	14.3%
2028	16.7%	14.3%
2029	16.6%	14.2%
2030	16.5%	14.2%
2031	16.4%	14.1%
2032	16.4%	14%
2033	16.3%	13.9%
2034	16.2%	13.8%
2035	16.1%	13.7%
2036	16%	13.6%
2037	15.9%	13.5%
2038	15.8%	13.4%
2039	15.8%	13.4%
2040	15.7%	13.4%
2041	15.6%	13.5%
2042	15.5%	13.5%
2043	15.4%	13.5%
2044	15.3%	13.5%
2045	15.2%	13.6%
2046	15.2%	13.6%
2047	15.1%	13.7%
2048	15%	13.7%
2049	14.9%	13.8%
2050	14.9%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 14.4% in Hungary in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 20.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Hungary compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Hungary by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and -0.43% in Hungary. 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	Hungary
1960	5,949	44,926
1961	5,208	44,123
1962	5,589	21,128
1963	5,706	32,282
1964	5,688	31,371
1965	5,762	24,355
1966	5,842	36,643
1967	4,984	39,845
1968	5,035	39,997
1969	4,710	38,105
1970	4,271	32,048
1971	4,530	26,956
1972	4,505	34,315
1973	3,996	33,382
1974	3,644	60,777
1975	3,321	63,243
1976	2,988	52,993
1977	2,988	45,787
1978	2,367	27,780
1979	2,485	23,549
1980	2,393	3,213
1981	2,605	-2,142
1982	2,660	-10,705
1983	2,656	-21,379
1984	2,388	-21,336
1985	2,356	-18,103
1986	2,111	-18,072
1987	1,841	-15,919
1988	1,684	-15,895
1989	1,719	-20,963
1990	2,101	-19,710
1991	2,055	-17,635
1992	1,912	-26,960
1993	1,765	-33,144
1994	1,607	-31,030
1995	1,467	-34,086
1996	1,334	-38,152
1997	1,172	-38,075
1998	1,093	-43,120
1999	1,351	-49,140
2000	1,577	-37,780
2001	1,578	-35,657
2002	1,369	-36,571
2003	1,321	-41,531
2004	1,204	-37,396
2005	1,018	-38,331
2006	927	-32,228
2007	1,028	-35,195
2008	989	-31,118
2009	1,000	-34,077
2010	981	-40,000
2011	897	-40,884
2012	815	-38,689
2013	772	-36,529
2014	730	-32,449
2015	690	-39,191
2016	655	-31,231
2017	616	-37,934
2018	584	-37,858
2019	542	-36,840
2020	503	-47,385
2021	415	-61,638
2022	43	-47,065
2023	158	-41,247

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Hungary

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 12 deaths in Hungary.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Hungary
1985	55	26
1986	56	26
1987	57	24
1988	55	24
1989	57	25
1990	59	25
1991	60	24
1992	61	24
1993	55	23
1994	53	21
1995	52	19
1996	51	17
1997	51	16
1998	45	15
1999	44	15
2000	46	14
2001	46	13
2002	43	13
2003	45	13
2004	43	12
2005	44	13
2006	45	12
2007	42	13
2008	42	13
2009	42	13
2010	42	13
2011	41	14
2012	40	13
2013	40	13
2014	39	13
2015	37	13
2016	36	13
2017	37	14
2018	37	14
2019	36	13
2020	39	18
2021	38	30
2022	38	14
2023	35	12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.38% in Hungary. 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	Hungary
1960	8.47%	5.41%
1961	7.86%	5.16%
1962	7.33%	4.94%
1963	6.86%	4.75%
1964	6.45%	4.59%
1965	6.1%	4.45%
1966	5.79%	4.32%
1967	5.52%	4.2%
1968	5.28%	4.08%
1969	5.03%	3.98%
1970	4.79%	3.89%
1971	4.55%	3.83%
1972	4.32%	3.82%
1973	4.08%	3.83%
1974	3.86%	3.77%
1975	3.64%	3.55%
1976	3.43%	3.23%
1977	3.23%	2.93%
1978	3.04%	2.7%
1979	2.86%	2.52%
1980	2.69%	2.37%
1981	2.55%	2.26%
1982	2.44%	2.2%
1983	2.34%	2.2%
1984	2.26%	2.2%
1985	2.19%	2.15%
1986	2.12%	2.07%
1987	2.05%	1.97%
1988	1.97%	1.87%
1989	1.89%	1.78%
1990	1.81%	1.72%
1991	1.73%	1.65%
1992	1.66%	1.57%
1993	1.59%	1.45%
1994	1.53%	1.34%
1995	1.49%	1.25%
1996	1.45%	1.19%
1997	1.43%	1.15%
1998	1.42%	1.11%
1999	1.42%	1.06%
2000	1.44%	1.01%
2001	1.45%	0.95%
2002	1.47%	0.9%
2003	1.48%	0.84%
2004	1.49%	0.8%
2005	1.48%	0.75%
2006	1.47%	0.72%
2007	1.45%	0.68%
2008	1.43%	0.65%
2009	1.41%	0.62%
2010	1.39%	0.6%
2011	1.37%	0.59%
2012	1.35%	0.57%
2013	1.33%	0.56%
2014	1.31%	0.53%
2015	1.28%	0.51%
2016	1.25%	0.47%
2017	1.21%	0.45%
2018	1.18%	0.43%
2019	1.14%	0.41%
2020	1.11%	0.4%
2021	1.07%	0.4%
2022	1.04%	0.39%
2023	1%	0.38%