Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Ivory Coast

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Ivory Coast 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 4.28 in Ivory Coast in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Ivory Coast 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	Ivory Coast
1960	4.71	7.69
1961	4.15	7.72
1962	4.3	7.75
1963	4.3	7.78
1964	4.21	7.81
1965	4.18	7.84
1966	4.14	7.87
1967	3.6	7.89
1968	3.57	7.91
1969	3.34	7.93
1970	3.08	7.94
1971	3.2	7.94
1972	3.15	7.94
1973	2.87	7.94
1974	2.65	7.93
1975	2.45	7.91
1976	2.24	7.88
1977	2.2	7.83
1978	1.84	7.67
1979	1.86	7.63
1980	1.78	7.59
1981	1.85	7.54
1982	1.86	7.49
1983	1.86	7.42
1984	1.75	7.35
1985	1.77	7.27
1986	1.69	7.19
1987	1.61	7.09
1988	1.58	6.97
1989	1.64	6.85
1990	1.84	6.72
1991	1.84	6.59
1992	1.8	6.43
1993	1.77	6.27
1994	1.73	6.13
1995	1.7	6.04
1996	1.67	5.95
1997	1.65	5.9
1998	1.62	5.85
1999	1.78	5.81
2000	1.93	5.77
2001	1.96	5.7
2002	1.86	5.64
2003	1.86	5.57
2004	1.8	5.53
2005	1.74	5.5
2006	1.7	5.45
2007	1.76	5.4
2008	1.76	5.36
2009	1.77	5.33
2010	1.79	5.29
2011	1.76	5.24
2012	1.73	5.19
2013	1.73	5.14
2014	1.73	5.07
2015	1.73	4.97
2016	1.72	4.87
2017	1.72	4.76
2018	1.72	4.6
2019	1.72	4.52
2020	1.71	4.46
2021	1.71	4.41
2022	1.71	4.35
2023	1.71	4.28
2024	1.71	4.23
2025	1.7	4.17
2026	1.7	4.1
2027	1.7	4.05
2028	1.7	3.99
2029	1.7	3.93
2030	1.7	3.88
2031	1.69	3.83
2032	1.69	3.78
2033	1.69	3.75
2034	1.69	3.69
2035	1.69	3.64
2036	1.69	3.6
2037	1.69	3.56
2038	1.69	3.51
2039	1.69	3.47
2040	1.68	3.43
2041	1.68	3.39
2042	1.68	3.35
2043	1.68	3.31
2044	1.68	3.27
2045	1.68	3.23
2046	1.68	3.2
2047	1.68	3.17
2048	1.68	3.13
2049	1.68	3.1
2050	1.68	3.07

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Ivory Coast
1960	37.2%	43.1%
1961	37.2%	43.2%
1962	37.1%	43.4%
1963	37.1%	43.6%
1964	37.1%	43.9%
1965	37.1%	44.1%
1966	37.1%	44.3%
1967	36.9%	44.6%
1968	36.7%	44.8%
1969	36.4%	44.9%
1970	36%	45.1%
1971	35.7%	45.1%
1972	35.3%	45.2%
1973	34.9%	45.2%
1974	34.4%	45.3%
1975	33.6%	45.4%
1976	32.8%	45.7%
1977	32.1%	46.1%
1978	31.1%	46.5%
1979	30%	46.8%
1980	29%	47.1%
1981	28%	47.3%
1982	27.2%	47.5%
1983	26.7%	47.7%
1984	26.2%	47.8%
1985	25.8%	47.9%
1986	25.5%	48%
1987	25.1%	48.1%
1988	24.8%	48%
1989	24.5%	47.9%
1990	24.2%	47.8%
1991	23.9%	47.6%
1992	23.6%	47.4%
1993	23.4%	47.1%
1994	23.2%	46.9%
1995	23%	46.7%
1996	22.8%	46.4%
1997	22.6%	46.2%
1998	22.3%	46.1%
1999	22.1%	46%
2000	21.9%	46%
2001	21.7%	46.1%
2002	21.6%	46.2%
2003	21.5%	46.2%
2004	21.3%	46.3%
2005	21%	46.3%
2006	20.7%	46.3%
2007	20.5%	46.4%
2008	20.3%	45.8%
2009	20.2%	44.9%
2010	20.2%	44%
2011	20%	43.3%
2012	19.9%	42.7%
2013	19.7%	42.2%
2014	19.4%	42%
2015	19.2%	42.2%
2016	18.9%	42.3%
2017	18.7%	42.4%
2018	18.4%	42.4%
2019	18.2%	42.3%
2020	18.1%	42.2%
2021	17.9%	42%
2022	17.7%	41.7%
2023	17.5%	41.3%
2024	17.2%	40.9%
2025	17.1%	40.5%
2026	16.9%	40%
2027	16.8%	39.7%
2028	16.7%	39.3%
2029	16.6%	38.8%
2030	16.5%	38.3%
2031	16.4%	37.8%
2032	16.4%	37.3%
2033	16.3%	37%
2034	16.2%	36.7%
2035	16.1%	36.4%
2036	16%	36.2%
2037	15.9%	35.9%
2038	15.8%	35.7%
2039	15.8%	35.6%
2040	15.7%	35.4%
2041	15.6%	35.3%
2042	15.5%	35.1%
2043	15.4%	35%
2044	15.3%	34.8%
2045	15.2%	34.7%
2046	15.2%	34.5%
2047	15.1%	34.4%
2048	15%	34.2%
2049	14.9%	34%
2050	14.9%	33.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 40.9% in Ivory Coast in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 47.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Ivory Coast compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Ivory Coast by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +2.65% in Ivory Coast. 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	Ivory Coast
1960	5,949	99,681
1961	5,208	105,568
1962	5,589	111,930
1963	5,706	118,526
1964	5,688	124,996
1965	5,762	131,601
1966	5,842	138,438
1967	4,984	145,773
1968	5,035	153,464
1969	4,710	161,541
1970	4,271	170,070
1971	4,530	179,918
1972	4,505	190,842
1973	3,996	203,429
1974	3,644	216,389
1975	3,321	228,883
1976	2,988	241,939
1977	2,988	250,858
1978	2,367	257,222
1979	2,485	268,875
1980	2,393	280,630
1981	2,605	292,755
1982	2,660	305,204
1983	2,656	317,379
1984	2,388	331,910
1985	2,356	344,549
1986	2,111	357,205
1987	1,841	370,654
1988	1,684	378,575
1989	1,719	390,081
1990	2,101	402,629
1991	2,055	413,354
1992	1,912	423,294
1993	1,765	430,759
1994	1,607	438,274
1995	1,467	453,719
1996	1,334	469,740
1997	1,172	489,984
1998	1,093	509,167
1999	1,351	527,634
2000	1,577	545,129
2001	1,578	555,220
2002	1,369	563,692
2003	1,321	568,220
2004	1,204	579,424
2005	1,018	593,685
2006	927	605,001
2007	1,028	617,247
2008	989	630,610
2009	1,000	654,439
2010	981	676,554
2011	897	694,033
2012	815	708,847
2013	772	720,228
2014	730	728,978
2015	690	731,387
2016	655	735,630
2017	616	734,553
2018	584	722,445
2019	542	727,774
2020	503	727,455
2021	415	732,191
2022	43	750,270
2023	158	758,261

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Ivory Coast

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 359 deaths in Ivory Coast.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Ivory Coast
1985	55	766
1986	56	735
1987	57	697
1988	55	671
1989	57	645
1990	59	619
1991	60	584
1992	61	546
1993	55	503
1994	53	463
1995	52	421
1996	51	381
1997	51	364
1998	45	380
1999	44	381
2000	46	378
2001	46	405
2002	43	427
2003	45	451
2004	43	456
2005	44	492
2006	45	544
2007	42	567
2008	42	562
2009	42	588
2010	42	592
2011	41	569
2012	40	566
2013	40	544
2014	39	522
2015	37	505
2016	36	488
2017	37	465
2018	37	449
2019	36	429
2020	39	447
2021	38	459
2022	38	409
2023	35	359

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 6.71% in Ivory Coast. 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	Ivory Coast
1960	8.47%	32.1%
1961	7.86%	31.3%
1962	7.33%	30.5%
1963	6.86%	29.7%
1964	6.45%	28.9%
1965	6.1%	28.2%
1966	5.79%	27.4%
1967	5.52%	26.7%
1968	5.28%	26%
1969	5.03%	25.2%
1970	4.79%	24.5%
1971	4.55%	23.7%
1972	4.32%	22.9%
1973	4.08%	22.1%
1974	3.86%	21.2%
1975	3.64%	20.3%
1976	3.43%	19.5%
1977	3.23%	18.7%
1978	3.04%	18%
1979	2.86%	17.4%
1980	2.69%	16.9%
1981	2.55%	16.4%
1982	2.44%	16.1%
1983	2.34%	15.8%
1984	2.26%	15.5%
1985	2.19%	15.4%
1986	2.12%	15.3%
1987	2.05%	15.2%
1988	1.97%	15.2%
1989	1.89%	15.3%
1990	1.81%	15.3%
1991	1.73%	15.4%
1992	1.66%	15.4%
1993	1.59%	15.4%
1994	1.53%	15.3%
1995	1.49%	15.2%
1996	1.45%	15.1%
1997	1.43%	14.9%
1998	1.42%	14.6%
1999	1.42%	14.4%
2000	1.44%	14.1%
2001	1.45%	13.7%
2002	1.47%	13.3%
2003	1.48%	13%
2004	1.49%	12.6%
2005	1.48%	12.2%
2006	1.47%	11.8%
2007	1.45%	11.4%
2008	1.43%	11%
2009	1.41%	10.6%
2010	1.39%	10.2%
2011	1.37%	9.91%
2012	1.35%	9.6%
2013	1.33%	9.27%
2014	1.31%	8.92%
2015	1.28%	8.61%
2016	1.25%	8.36%
2017	1.21%	8.11%
2018	1.18%	7.85%
2019	1.14%	7.59%
2020	1.11%	7.37%
2021	1.07%	7.14%
2022	1.04%	6.92%
2023	1%	6.71%