Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Iran

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Iran 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 1.7 in Iran in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Iran 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	Iran
1960	4.71	7.52
1961	4.15	7.46
1962	4.3	7.4
1963	4.3	7.32
1964	4.21	7.24
1965	4.18	7.22
1966	4.14	7.21
1967	3.6	7.19
1968	3.57	7.12
1969	3.34	7.01
1970	3.08	6.8
1971	3.2	6.55
1972	3.15	6.26
1973	2.87	6.06
1974	2.65	5.97
1975	2.45	5.95
1976	2.24	6.07
1977	2.2	6.18
1978	1.84	6.34
1979	1.86	6.55
1980	1.78	6.63
1981	1.85	6.62
1982	1.86	6.59
1983	1.86	6.53
1984	1.75	6.43
1985	1.77	6.24
1986	1.69	6.01
1987	1.61	5.72
1988	1.58	5.43
1989	1.64	5.17
1990	1.84	4.93
1991	1.84	4.57
1992	1.8	4.1
1993	1.77	3.67
1994	1.73	3.24
1995	1.7	2.85
1996	1.67	2.54
1997	1.65	2.32
1998	1.62	2.19
1999	1.78	2.09
2000	1.93	2
2001	1.96	1.92
2002	1.86	1.84
2003	1.86	1.8
2004	1.8	1.78
2005	1.74	1.76
2006	1.7	1.76
2007	1.76	1.75
2008	1.76	1.74
2009	1.77	1.74
2010	1.79	1.75
2011	1.76	1.79
2012	1.73	1.85
2013	1.73	1.91
2014	1.73	1.98
2015	1.73	2.02
2016	1.72	2.05
2017	1.72	2.02
2018	1.72	1.92
2019	1.72	1.77
2020	1.71	1.7
2021	1.71	1.71
2022	1.71	1.7
2023	1.71	1.7
2024	1.71	1.68
2025	1.7	1.67
2026	1.7	1.66
2027	1.7	1.65
2028	1.7	1.64
2029	1.7	1.64
2030	1.7	1.63
2031	1.69	1.63
2032	1.69	1.63
2033	1.69	1.63
2034	1.69	1.63
2035	1.69	1.63
2036	1.69	1.63
2037	1.69	1.63
2038	1.69	1.63
2039	1.69	1.63
2040	1.68	1.63
2041	1.68	1.63
2042	1.68	1.63
2043	1.68	1.63
2044	1.68	1.63
2045	1.68	1.63
2046	1.68	1.63
2047	1.68	1.63
2048	1.68	1.63
2049	1.68	1.63
2050	1.68	1.63

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Iran
1960	37.2%	43.5%
1961	37.2%	44.1%
1962	37.1%	44.6%
1963	37.1%	44.9%
1964	37.1%	45%
1965	37.1%	45%
1966	37.1%	44.9%
1967	36.9%	44.8%
1968	36.7%	44.8%
1969	36.4%	44.7%
1970	36%	44.6%
1971	35.7%	44.4%
1972	35.3%	44.2%
1973	34.9%	43.8%
1974	34.4%	43.5%
1975	33.6%	43.2%
1976	32.8%	43%
1977	32.1%	42.9%
1978	31.1%	43%
1979	30%	43.1%
1980	29%	43.3%
1981	28%	42.9%
1982	27.2%	42.7%
1983	26.7%	43%
1984	26.2%	43.3%
1985	25.8%	43.5%
1986	25.5%	43.7%
1987	25.1%	43.9%
1988	24.8%	44%
1989	24.5%	44.2%
1990	24.2%	44.1%
1991	23.9%	43.9%
1992	23.6%	43.6%
1993	23.4%	43.6%
1994	23.2%	43.2%
1995	23%	42.1%
1996	22.8%	40.7%
1997	22.6%	39.1%
1998	22.3%	37.3%
1999	22.1%	35.4%
2000	21.9%	33.6%
2001	21.7%	31.7%
2002	21.6%	30.1%
2003	21.5%	28.7%
2004	21.3%	27.4%
2005	21%	26.2%
2006	20.7%	25.3%
2007	20.5%	24.6%
2008	20.3%	24%
2009	20.2%	23.7%
2010	20.2%	23.4%
2011	20%	23.3%
2012	19.9%	23.3%
2013	19.7%	23.3%
2014	19.4%	23.4%
2015	19.2%	23.6%
2016	18.9%	23.8%
2017	18.7%	23.9%
2018	18.4%	24%
2019	18.2%	23.9%
2020	18.1%	23.8%
2021	17.9%	23.6%
2022	17.7%	23.2%
2023	17.5%	22.8%
2024	17.2%	22.4%
2025	17.1%	22%
2026	16.9%	21.6%
2027	16.8%	21.1%
2028	16.7%	20.5%
2029	16.6%	19.9%
2030	16.5%	19.3%
2031	16.4%	18.6%
2032	16.4%	18%
2033	16.3%	17.4%
2034	16.2%	17%
2035	16.1%	16.7%
2036	16%	16.4%
2037	15.9%	16.2%
2038	15.8%	15.9%
2039	15.8%	15.8%
2040	15.7%	15.6%
2041	15.6%	15.5%
2042	15.5%	15.4%
2043	15.4%	15.3%
2044	15.3%	15.3%
2045	15.2%	15.2%
2046	15.2%	15.2%
2047	15.1%	15.2%
2048	15%	15.2%
2049	14.9%	15.1%
2050	14.9%	15.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 22.4% in Iran in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 44.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Iran compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Iran by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +1.1% in Iran. 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	Iran
1960	5,949	584,060
1961	5,208	594,674
1962	5,589	595,538
1963	5,706	620,126
1964	5,688	635,589
1965	5,762	663,029
1966	5,842	695,040
1967	4,984	727,276
1968	5,035	743,992
1969	4,710	780,660
1970	4,271	794,612
1971	4,530	805,830
1972	4,505	804,043
1973	3,996	831,880
1974	3,644	873,369
1975	3,321	929,481
1976	2,988	1,013,347
1977	2,988	1,091,542
1978	2,367	1,156,974
1979	2,485	1,294,306
1980	2,393	1,361,293
1981	2,605	1,376,830
1982	2,660	1,514,240
1983	2,656	1,573,612
1984	2,388	1,653,051
1985	2,356	1,661,750
1986	2,111	1,659,289
1987	1,841	1,639,644
1988	1,684	1,614,512
1989	1,719	1,609,739
1990	2,101	1,530,434
1991	2,055	1,495,594
1992	1,912	1,365,466
1993	1,765	1,219,658
1994	1,607	1,008,076
1995	1,467	879,648
1996	1,334	784,508
1997	1,172	726,574
1998	1,093	717,655
1999	1,351	723,237
2000	1,577	731,203
2001	1,578	743,658
2002	1,369	752,205
2003	1,321	732,600
2004	1,204	801,203
2005	1,018	837,305
2006	927	884,529
2007	1,028	919,254
2008	989	940,983
2009	1,000	958,322
2010	981	980,380
2011	897	1,023,925
2012	815	1,073,804
2013	772	1,119,533
2014	730	1,158,552
2015	690	1,178,317
2016	655	1,186,949
2017	616	1,140,549
2018	584	1,035,052
2019	542	893,063
2020	503	663,978
2021	415	645,725
2022	43	753,525
2023	158	750,150

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Iran

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 16 deaths in Iran.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Iran
1985	55	160
1986	56	148
1987	57	136
1988	55	126
1989	57	113
1990	59	107
1991	60	94
1992	61	86
1993	55	80
1994	53	71
1995	52	65
1996	51	59
1997	51	55
1998	45	50
1999	44	46
2000	46	43
2001	46	40
2002	43	38
2003	45	37
2004	43	34
2005	44	33
2006	45	32
2007	42	31
2008	42	30
2009	42	28
2010	42	27
2011	41	26
2012	40	25
2013	40	24
2014	39	23
2015	37	22
2016	36	21
2017	37	20
2018	37	19
2019	36	18
2020	39	34
2021	38	51
2022	38	21
2023	35	16

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 1.18% in Iran. 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	Iran
1960	8.47%	-
1961	7.86%	-
1962	7.33%	-
1963	6.86%	-
1964	6.45%	-
1965	6.1%	-
1966	5.79%	-
1967	5.52%	-
1968	5.28%	-
1969	5.03%	-
1970	4.79%	-
1971	4.55%	18.9%
1972	4.32%	18%
1973	4.08%	17.1%
1974	3.86%	16.2%
1975	3.64%	15.3%
1976	3.43%	14.4%
1977	3.23%	13.5%
1978	3.04%	12.6%
1979	2.86%	11.7%
1980	2.69%	10.8%
1981	2.55%	10%
1982	2.44%	9.3%
1983	2.34%	8.67%
1984	2.26%	8.13%
1985	2.19%	7.64%
1986	2.12%	7.2%
1987	2.05%	6.8%
1988	1.97%	6.42%
1989	1.89%	6.07%
1990	1.81%	5.76%
1991	1.73%	5.48%
1992	1.66%	5.22%
1993	1.59%	5%
1994	1.53%	4.79%
1995	1.49%	4.59%
1996	1.45%	4.4%
1997	1.43%	4.21%
1998	1.42%	4.02%
1999	1.42%	3.83%
2000	1.44%	3.63%
2001	1.45%	3.42%
2002	1.47%	3.22%
2003	1.48%	3.02%
2004	1.49%	2.83%
2005	1.48%	2.65%
2006	1.47%	2.48%
2007	1.45%	2.32%
2008	1.43%	2.17%
2009	1.41%	2.04%
2010	1.39%	1.93%
2011	1.37%	1.84%
2012	1.35%	1.75%
2013	1.33%	1.68%
2014	1.31%	1.61%
2015	1.28%	1.55%
2016	1.25%	1.5%
2017	1.21%	1.45%
2018	1.18%	1.39%
2019	1.14%	1.35%
2020	1.11%	1.3%
2021	1.07%	1.26%
2022	1.04%	1.22%
2023	1%	1.18%