Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Iceland

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Iceland 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 1.59 in Iceland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Iceland 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	Iceland
1960	4.71	4.29
1961	4.15	3.88
1962	4.3	3.98
1963	4.3	3.99
1964	4.21	3.88
1965	4.18	3.73
1966	4.14	3.59
1967	3.6	3.28
1968	3.57	3.06
1969	3.34	2.99
1970	3.08	2.81
1971	3.2	2.92
1972	3.15	3.09
1973	2.87	2.94
1974	2.65	2.66
1975	2.45	2.65
1976	2.24	2.52
1977	2.2	2.31
1978	1.84	2.35
1979	1.86	2.49
1980	1.78	2.48
1981	1.85	2.33
1982	1.86	2.27
1983	1.86	2.24
1984	1.75	2.08
1985	1.77	1.93
1986	1.69	1.92
1987	1.61	2.06
1988	1.58	2.26
1989	1.64	2.19
1990	1.84	2.3
1991	1.84	2.18
1992	1.8	2.21
1993	1.77	2.22
1994	1.73	2.14
1995	1.7	2.08
1996	1.67	2.12
1997	1.65	2.04
1998	1.62	2.05
1999	1.78	1.99
2000	1.93	2.08
2001	1.96	1.95
2002	1.86	1.93
2003	1.86	1.99
2004	1.8	2.04
2005	1.74	2.05
2006	1.7	2.08
2007	1.76	2.09
2008	1.76	2.15
2009	1.77	2.23
2010	1.79	2.2
2011	1.76	2.02
2012	1.73	2.04
2013	1.73	1.93
2014	1.73	1.93
2015	1.73	1.8
2016	1.72	1.74
2017	1.72	1.71
2018	1.72	1.71
2019	1.72	1.74
2020	1.71	1.72
2021	1.71	1.82
2022	1.71	1.59
2023	1.71	1.59
2024	1.71	1.57
2025	1.7	1.55
2026	1.7	1.54
2027	1.7	1.53
2028	1.7	1.53
2029	1.7	1.53
2030	1.7	1.52
2031	1.69	1.52
2032	1.69	1.52
2033	1.69	1.53
2034	1.69	1.53
2035	1.69	1.53
2036	1.69	1.53
2037	1.69	1.53
2038	1.69	1.53
2039	1.69	1.54
2040	1.68	1.54
2041	1.68	1.54
2042	1.68	1.54
2043	1.68	1.54
2044	1.68	1.54
2045	1.68	1.54
2046	1.68	1.55
2047	1.68	1.55
2048	1.68	1.55
2049	1.68	1.55
2050	1.68	1.56

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Iceland
1960	37.2%	34.9%
1961	37.2%	35%
1962	37.1%	34.9%
1963	37.1%	34.9%
1964	37.1%	34.7%
1965	37.1%	34.5%
1966	37.1%	34.3%
1967	36.9%	34%
1968	36.7%	33.6%
1969	36.4%	33.2%
1970	36%	32.6%
1971	35.7%	32.1%
1972	35.3%	31.6%
1973	34.9%	31.2%
1974	34.4%	30.7%
1975	33.6%	30.1%
1976	32.8%	29.5%
1977	32.1%	29%
1978	31.1%	28.4%
1979	30%	27.9%
1980	29%	27.5%
1981	28%	27.2%
1982	27.2%	26.9%
1983	26.7%	26.7%
1984	26.2%	26.5%
1985	25.8%	26.2%
1986	25.5%	25.9%
1987	25.1%	25.6%
1988	24.8%	25.2%
1989	24.5%	25%
1990	24.2%	25%
1991	23.9%	24.8%
1992	23.6%	24.8%
1993	23.4%	24.8%
1994	23.2%	24.7%
1995	23%	24.4%
1996	22.8%	24.1%
1997	22.6%	23.9%
1998	22.3%	23.6%
1999	22.1%	23.4%
2000	21.9%	23.3%
2001	21.7%	23.2%
2002	21.6%	23%
2003	21.5%	22.8%
2004	21.3%	22.5%
2005	21%	22.1%
2006	20.7%	21.5%
2007	20.5%	21.1%
2008	20.3%	20.9%
2009	20.2%	20.9%
2010	20.2%	20.9%
2011	20%	20.8%
2012	19.9%	20.7%
2013	19.7%	20.6%
2014	19.4%	20.4%
2015	19.2%	20.2%
2016	18.9%	19.9%
2017	18.7%	19.6%
2018	18.4%	19.2%
2019	18.2%	18.9%
2020	18.1%	18.7%
2021	17.9%	18.6%
2022	17.7%	18.4%
2023	17.5%	18.1%
2024	17.2%	17.8%
2025	17.1%	17.5%
2026	16.9%	17.3%
2027	16.8%	17.1%
2028	16.7%	17%
2029	16.6%	16.8%
2030	16.5%	16.7%
2031	16.4%	16.6%
2032	16.4%	16.5%
2033	16.3%	16.3%
2034	16.2%	16.1%
2035	16.1%	15.9%
2036	16%	15.6%
2037	15.9%	15.4%
2038	15.8%	15.2%
2039	15.8%	15%
2040	15.7%	14.8%
2041	15.6%	14.7%
2042	15.5%	14.5%
2043	15.4%	14.4%
2044	15.3%	14.2%
2045	15.2%	14.1%
2046	15.2%	14%
2047	15.1%	13.9%
2048	15%	13.8%
2049	14.9%	13.7%
2050	14.9%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 17.8% in Iceland in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 25% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Iceland compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Iceland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +0.57% in Iceland. 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	Iceland
1960	5,949	3,758
1961	5,208	3,312
1962	5,589	3,465
1963	5,706	3,490
1964	5,688	3,459
1965	5,762	3,442
1966	5,842	3,305
1967	4,984	3,021
1968	5,035	2,841
1969	4,710	2,766
1970	4,271	2,576
1971	4,530	2,782
1972	4,505	3,241
1973	3,996	3,121
1974	3,644	2,776
1975	3,321	2,965
1976	2,988	2,951
1977	2,988	2,551
1978	2,367	2,727
1979	2,485	2,980
1980	2,393	2,966
1981	2,605	2,677
1982	2,660	2,736
1983	2,656	2,702
1984	2,388	2,539
1985	2,356	2,221
1986	2,111	2,384
1987	1,841	2,360
1988	1,684	2,847
1989	1,719	2,832
1990	2,101	3,058
1991	2,055	2,733
1992	1,912	2,898
1993	1,765	2,875
1994	1,607	2,713
1995	1,467	2,354
1996	1,334	2,447
1997	1,172	2,305
1998	1,093	2,357
1999	1,351	2,192
2000	1,577	2,475
2001	1,578	2,365
2002	1,369	2,243
2003	1,321	2,317
2004	1,204	2,425
2005	1,018	2,433
2006	927	2,491
2007	1,028	2,617
2008	989	2,825
2009	1,000	3,026
2010	981	2,862
2011	897	2,521
2012	815	2,566
2013	772	2,169
2014	730	2,324
2015	690	1,952
2016	655	1,711
2017	616	1,854
2018	584	1,975
2019	542	2,163
2020	503	2,199
2021	415	2,534
2022	43	1,719
2023	158	1,730

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Iceland

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 3 deaths in Iceland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Iceland
1985	55	11
1986	56	15
1987	57	13
1988	55	11
1989	57	14
1990	59	13
1991	60	11
1992	61	12
1993	55	10
1994	53	9
1995	52	13
1996	51	7
1997	51	8
1998	45	8
1999	44	7
2000	46	7
2001	46	6
2002	43	7
2003	45	6
2004	43	6
2005	44	5
2006	45	5
2007	42	5
2008	42	4
2009	42	5
2010	42	5
2011	41	4
2012	40	4
2013	40	4
2014	39	4
2015	37	4
2016	36	3
2017	37	3
2018	37	4
2019	36	4
2020	39	12
2021	38	5
2022	38	5
2023	35	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.26% in Iceland. 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	Iceland
1960	8.47%	2.14%
1961	7.86%	2.11%
1962	7.33%	2.07%
1963	6.86%	2.02%
1964	6.45%	1.97%
1965	6.1%	1.92%
1966	5.79%	1.85%
1967	5.52%	1.79%
1968	5.28%	1.72%
1969	5.03%	1.66%
1970	4.79%	1.6%
1971	4.55%	1.54%
1972	4.32%	1.48%
1973	4.08%	1.41%
1974	3.86%	1.35%
1975	3.64%	1.29%
1976	3.43%	1.22%
1977	3.23%	1.15%
1978	3.04%	1.09%
1979	2.86%	1.03%
1980	2.69%	0.97%
1981	2.55%	0.92%
1982	2.44%	0.87%
1983	2.34%	0.83%
1984	2.26%	0.79%
1985	2.19%	0.75%
1986	2.12%	0.73%
1987	2.05%	0.7%
1988	1.97%	0.67%
1989	1.89%	0.65%
1990	1.81%	0.63%
1991	1.73%	0.61%
1992	1.66%	0.58%
1993	1.59%	0.56%
1994	1.53%	0.54%
1995	1.49%	0.52%
1996	1.45%	0.49%
1997	1.43%	0.47%
1998	1.42%	0.45%
1999	1.42%	0.42%
2000	1.44%	0.4%
2001	1.45%	0.38%
2002	1.47%	0.36%
2003	1.48%	0.34%
2004	1.49%	0.33%
2005	1.48%	0.31%
2006	1.47%	0.3%
2007	1.45%	0.29%
2008	1.43%	0.28%
2009	1.41%	0.27%
2010	1.39%	0.27%
2011	1.37%	0.27%
2012	1.35%	0.26%
2013	1.33%	0.26%
2014	1.31%	0.26%
2015	1.28%	0.26%
2016	1.25%	0.26%
2017	1.21%	0.26%
2018	1.18%	0.27%
2019	1.14%	0.27%
2020	1.11%	0.27%
2021	1.07%	0.27%
2022	1.04%	0.26%
2023	1%	0.26%