Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Kenya

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Kenya 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 3.21 in Kenya in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Kenya 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	Kenya
1960	4.71	7.65
1961	4.15	7.72
1962	4.3	7.77
1963	4.3	7.82
1964	4.21	7.87
1965	4.18	7.92
1966	4.14	7.96
1967	3.6	7.95
1968	3.57	7.95
1969	3.34	7.95
1970	3.08	7.94
1971	3.2	7.92
1972	3.15	7.89
1973	2.87	7.86
1974	2.65	7.82
1975	2.45	7.8
1976	2.24	7.77
1977	2.2	7.73
1978	1.84	7.67
1979	1.86	7.6
1980	1.78	7.53
1981	1.85	7.45
1982	1.86	7.35
1983	1.86	7.22
1984	1.75	7.08
1985	1.77	6.96
1986	1.69	6.84
1987	1.61	6.69
1988	1.58	6.52
1989	1.64	6.33
1990	1.84	6.14
1991	1.84	5.94
1992	1.8	5.74
1993	1.77	5.57
1994	1.73	5.44
1995	1.7	5.37
1996	1.67	5.31
1997	1.65	5.27
1998	1.62	5.24
1999	1.78	5.18
2000	1.93	5.14
2001	1.96	5.09
2002	1.86	5.03
2003	1.86	4.94
2004	1.8	4.86
2005	1.74	4.8
2006	1.7	4.75
2007	1.76	4.72
2008	1.76	4.66
2009	1.77	4.57
2010	1.79	4.45
2011	1.76	4.28
2012	1.73	4.12
2013	1.73	3.96
2014	1.73	3.84
2015	1.73	3.77
2016	1.72	3.69
2017	1.72	3.61
2018	1.72	3.54
2019	1.72	3.43
2020	1.71	3.36
2021	1.71	3.31
2022	1.71	3.26
2023	1.71	3.21
2024	1.71	3.17
2025	1.7	3.12
2026	1.7	3.07
2027	1.7	3.03
2028	1.7	2.99
2029	1.7	2.95
2030	1.7	2.92
2031	1.69	2.89
2032	1.69	2.85
2033	1.69	2.82
2034	1.69	2.78
2035	1.69	2.75
2036	1.69	2.72
2037	1.69	2.69
2038	1.69	2.66
2039	1.69	2.63
2040	1.68	2.61
2041	1.68	2.58
2042	1.68	2.55
2043	1.68	2.53
2044	1.68	2.5
2045	1.68	2.47
2046	1.68	2.44
2047	1.68	2.42
2048	1.68	2.4
2049	1.68	2.38
2050	1.68	2.36

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Kenya
1960	37.2%	48.7%
1961	37.2%	49.1%
1962	37.1%	49.4%
1963	37.1%	49.7%
1964	37.1%	49.8%
1965	37.1%	50.2%
1966	37.1%	50.6%
1967	36.9%	50.9%
1968	36.7%	51.2%
1969	36.4%	51.4%
1970	36%	51.6%
1971	35.7%	51.7%
1972	35.3%	51.9%
1973	34.9%	52%
1974	34.4%	52%
1975	33.6%	52%
1976	32.8%	52.1%
1977	32.1%	52%
1978	31.1%	51.9%
1979	30%	51.7%
1980	29%	51.5%
1981	28%	51.3%
1982	27.2%	51.1%
1983	26.7%	50.8%
1984	26.2%	50.6%
1985	25.8%	50.3%
1986	25.5%	50.1%
1987	25.1%	49.9%
1988	24.8%	49.7%
1989	24.5%	49.5%
1990	24.2%	49.2%
1991	23.9%	48.9%
1992	23.6%	48.7%
1993	23.4%	48.4%
1994	23.2%	48%
1995	23%	47.7%
1996	22.8%	47.4%
1997	22.6%	47.1%
1998	22.3%	46.8%
1999	22.1%	46.5%
2000	21.9%	46.1%
2001	21.7%	45.7%
2002	21.6%	45.3%
2003	21.5%	45%
2004	21.3%	44.6%
2005	21%	44.4%
2006	20.7%	44.2%
2007	20.5%	44%
2008	20.3%	43.9%
2009	20.2%	43.8%
2010	20.2%	43.6%
2011	20%	43.4%
2012	19.9%	43.2%
2013	19.7%	42.8%
2014	19.4%	42.4%
2015	19.2%	42%
2016	18.9%	41.5%
2017	18.7%	41%
2018	18.4%	40.5%
2019	18.2%	39.9%
2020	18.1%	39.3%
2021	17.9%	38.7%
2022	17.7%	38.1%
2023	17.5%	37.4%
2024	17.2%	36.8%
2025	17.1%	36.3%
2026	16.9%	35.7%
2027	16.8%	35.3%
2028	16.7%	34.9%
2029	16.6%	34.5%
2030	16.5%	34.2%
2031	16.4%	33.9%
2032	16.4%	33.6%
2033	16.3%	33.4%
2034	16.2%	33.2%
2035	16.1%	32.9%
2036	16%	32.7%
2037	15.9%	32.5%
2038	15.8%	32.2%
2039	15.8%	32%
2040	15.7%	31.7%
2041	15.6%	31.4%
2042	15.5%	31%
2043	15.4%	30.7%
2044	15.3%	30.4%
2045	15.2%	30%
2046	15.2%	29.7%
2047	15.1%	29.3%
2048	15%	28.9%
2049	14.9%	28.5%
2050	14.9%	28.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 36.8% in Kenya in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 49.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Kenya compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Kenya by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +2.16% in Kenya. 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	Kenya
1960	5,949	280,032
1961	5,208	298,463
1962	5,589	315,797
1963	5,706	332,763
1964	5,688	349,322
1965	5,762	366,444
1966	5,842	382,891
1967	4,984	396,920
1968	5,035	411,948
1969	4,710	427,819
1970	4,271	443,065
1971	4,530	459,897
1972	4,505	472,557
1973	3,996	485,556
1974	3,644	500,008
1975	3,321	517,579
1976	2,988	536,740
1977	2,988	554,124
1978	2,367	574,695
1979	2,485	595,390
1980	2,393	616,390
1981	2,605	642,379
1982	2,660	663,109
1983	2,656	684,587
1984	2,388	709,639
1985	2,356	732,739
1986	2,111	755,606
1987	1,841	775,124
1988	1,684	785,652
1989	1,719	795,622
1990	2,101	789,087
1991	2,055	790,030
1992	1,912	785,018
1993	1,765	788,579
1994	1,607	792,702
1995	1,467	812,391
1996	1,334	827,326
1997	1,172	847,493
1998	1,093	875,511
1999	1,351	898,484
2000	1,577	928,357
2001	1,578	963,721
2002	1,369	992,044
2003	1,321	1,018,182
2004	1,204	1,048,590
2005	1,018	1,080,446
2006	927	1,113,357
2007	1,028	1,147,063
2008	989	1,174,818
2009	1,000	1,193,598
2010	981	1,199,786
2011	897	1,185,863
2012	815	1,161,548
2013	772	1,136,006
2014	730	1,123,333
2015	690	1,119,200
2016	655	1,108,801
2017	616	1,105,769
2018	584	1,097,075
2019	542	1,071,777
2020	503	1,036,253
2021	415	1,037,082
2022	43	1,092,102
2023	158	1,100,970

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Kenya

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 149 deaths in Kenya.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Kenya
1985	55	1,375
1986	56	1,059
1987	57	960
1988	55	756
1989	57	663
1990	59	586
1991	60	493
1992	61	419
1993	55	363
1994	53	342
1995	52	308
1996	51	275
1997	51	253
1998	45	250
1999	44	217
2000	46	206
2001	46	188
2002	43	182
2003	45	177
2004	43	177
2005	44	178
2006	45	188
2007	42	198
2008	42	197
2009	42	208
2010	42	210
2011	41	209
2012	40	214
2013	40	206
2014	39	203
2015	37	203
2016	36	196
2017	37	186
2018	37	183
2019	36	176
2020	39	184
2021	38	183
2022	38	155
2023	35	149

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 3.99% in Kenya. 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	Kenya
1960	8.47%	19.6%
1961	7.86%	18.8%
1962	7.33%	18.1%
1963	6.86%	17.5%
1964	6.45%	17%
1965	6.1%	16.6%
1966	5.79%	16.3%
1967	5.52%	16%
1968	5.28%	15.7%
1969	5.03%	15.4%
1970	4.79%	15%
1971	4.55%	14.7%
1972	4.32%	14.3%
1973	4.08%	14%
1974	3.86%	13.5%
1975	3.64%	13.1%
1976	3.43%	12.7%
1977	3.23%	12.2%
1978	3.04%	11.8%
1979	2.86%	11.4%
1980	2.69%	11%
1981	2.55%	10.6%
1982	2.44%	10.3%
1983	2.34%	9.98%
1984	2.26%	9.74%
1985	2.19%	9.57%
1986	2.12%	9.49%
1987	2.05%	9.51%
1988	1.97%	9.63%
1989	1.89%	9.85%
1990	1.81%	10.1%
1991	1.73%	10.5%
1992	1.66%	10.7%
1993	1.59%	10.9%
1994	1.53%	11%
1995	1.49%	11%
1996	1.45%	10.9%
1997	1.43%	10.7%
1998	1.42%	10.4%
1999	1.42%	10.1%
2000	1.44%	9.63%
2001	1.45%	9.16%
2002	1.47%	8.66%
2003	1.48%	8.16%
2004	1.49%	7.66%
2005	1.48%	7.15%
2006	1.47%	6.71%
2007	1.45%	6.32%
2008	1.43%	5.82%
2009	1.41%	5.54%
2010	1.39%	5.35%
2011	1.37%	5.22%
2012	1.35%	5.12%
2013	1.33%	5%
2014	1.31%	4.88%
2015	1.28%	4.74%
2016	1.25%	4.6%
2017	1.21%	4.53%
2018	1.18%	4.43%
2019	1.14%	4.33%
2020	1.11%	4.28%
2021	1.07%	4.19%
2022	1.04%	4.11%
2023	1%	3.99%