Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Luxembourg

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Luxembourg by year

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Barbados

Luxembourg

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Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	Luxembourg
2023	1.71	1.25
2022	1.71	1.31
2021	1.71	1.38
2020	1.71	1.36
2019	1.72	1.34
2018	1.72	1.38
2017	1.72	1.39
2016	1.72	1.41
2015	1.73	1.47
2014	1.73	1.5
2013	1.73	1.55
2012	1.73	1.57
2011	1.76	1.52
2010	1.79	1.63
2009	1.77	1.59
2008	1.76	1.61
2007	1.76	1.61
2006	1.7	1.65
2005	1.74	1.63
2004	1.8	1.66
2003	1.86	1.62
2002	1.86	1.63
2001	1.96	1.66
2000	1.93	1.76
1999	1.78	1.74
1998	1.62	1.68
1997	1.65	1.71
1996	1.67	1.77
1995	1.7	1.7
1994	1.73	1.72
1993	1.77	1.7
1992	1.8	1.64
1991	1.84	1.6
1990	1.84	1.6
1989	1.64	1.52
1988	1.58	1.51
1987	1.61	1.4
1986	1.69	1.43
1985	1.77	1.38
1984	1.75	1.42
1983	1.86	1.43
1982	1.86	1.49
1981	1.85	1.55
1980	1.78	1.5
1979	1.86	1.48
1978	1.84	1.48
1977	2.2	1.5
1976	2.24	1.48
1975	2.45	1.55
1974	2.65	1.58
1973	2.87	1.58
1972	3.15	1.75
1971	3.2	1.95
1970	3.08	1.97
1969	3.34	2.02
1968	3.57	2.12
1967	3.6	2.24
1966	4.14	2.34
1965	4.18	2.42
1964	4.21	2.34
1963	4.3	-
1962	4.3	2.37
1961	4.15	-
1960	4.71	2.29

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.25 in Luxembourg in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Luxembourg population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Barbados

Luxembourg

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Year	Natural population change
	Barbados	Luxembourg
2023	158	1,933
2022	43	2,024
2021	415	2,240
2020	503	1,828
2019	542	1,922
2018	584	1,945
2017	616	1,968
2016	655	2,095
2015	690	2,107
2014	730	2,225
2013	772	2,336
2012	815	2,124
2011	897	1,814
2010	981	2,129
2009	1,000	1,991
2008	989	2,003
2007	1,028	1,584
2006	927	1,748
2005	1,018	1,721
2004	1,204	1,878
2003	1,321	1,220
2002	1,369	1,607
2001	1,578	1,766
2000	1,577	1,963
1999	1,351	1,808
1998	1,093	1,486
1997	1,172	1,552
1996	1,334	1,781
1995	1,467	1,634
1994	1,607	1,652
1993	1,765	1,470
1992	1,912	1,098
1991	2,055	1,239
1990	2,101	1,145
1989	1,719	679
1988	1,684	747
1987	1,841	222
1986	2,111	331
1985	2,356	74
1984	2,388	146
1983	2,656	37
1982	2,660	183
1981	2,605	329
1980	2,393	37
1979	2,485	72
1978	2,367	-145
1977	2,988	-36
1976	2,988	-578
1975	3,321	-395
1974	3,644	-390
1973	3,996	-421
1972	4,505	-35
1971	4,530	69
1970	4,271	272
1969	4,710	303
1968	5,035	604
1967	4,984	837
1966	5,842	1,168
1965	5,762	1,260
1964	5,688	1,377
1963	5,706	1,199
1962	5,589	1,091
1961	5,208	1,489
1960	5,949	1,319

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.06% in Barbados and +0.29% in Luxembourg.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.18% in Barbados and +0.33% in Luxembourg.

Birth rate in Barbados vs Luxembourg by year

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Barbados

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Barbados	Luxembourg
2023	11.2	9.5
2022	11.2	9.9
2021	11.3	10.5
2020	11.3	10.2
2019	11.4	10
2018	11.5	10.3
2017	11.6	10.4
2016	11.7	10.4
2015	11.8	10.7
2014	11.9	10.9
2013	12	11.3
2012	12.2	11.3
2011	12.5	10.9
2010	12.8	11.6
2009	12.8	11.3
2008	12.8	11.5
2007	12.9	11.4
2006	12.6	11.7
2005	12.9	11.5
2004	13.5	11.9
2003	14	11.7
2002	14.2	12
2001	15.1	12.4
2000	15.1	13.1
1999	14.1	13
1998	13.1	12.7
1997	13.5	13.1
1996	14	13.7
1995	14.5	13.3
1994	15	13.5
1993	15.5	13.5
1992	16	13.1
1991	16.4	12.9
1990	16.6	12.9
1989	14.9	12.4
1988	14.4	12.3
1987	14.7	11.4
1986	15.5	11.7
1985	16.3	11.2
1984	16.1	11.5
1983	17	11.4
1982	16.9	11.8
1981	16.6	12.1
1980	15.7	11.4
1979	16.2	11.2
1978	15.8	11.2
1977	18.4	11.2
1976	18.5	10.9
1975	20	11.1
1974	21.4	11.1
1973	22.9	10.8
1972	24.9	11.8
1971	25.1	13
1970	24.1	13
1969	25.9	13.3
1968	27.4	14
1967	27.4	14.8
1966	31.3	15.6
1965	31.4	16
1964	31.6	16
1963	32.1	15.8
1962	32.1	16
1961	31	16.1
1960	35	16

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.2 in Barbados and 9.5 in Luxembourg, compared with 35 and 16, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Barbados

Factual

UN forecast

Luxembourg

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Barbados	Luxembourg
2100	12.9%	12.9%
2099	12.9%	12.9%
2098	12.9%	12.9%
2097	13%	12.9%
2096	13%	13%
2095	13%	13%
2094	13%	13%
2093	13%	13%
2092	13.1%	13%
2091	13.1%	13%
2090	13.1%	13%
2089	13.1%	13%
2088	13.2%	13%
2087	13.2%	13%
2086	13.2%	13%
2085	13.2%	13%
2084	13.3%	12.9%
2083	13.3%	12.9%
2082	13.4%	12.9%
2081	13.4%	12.9%
2080	13.4%	12.9%
2079	13.5%	13%
2078	13.5%	13%
2077	13.6%	13%
2076	13.6%	13%
2075	13.7%	13.1%
2074	13.7%	13.1%
2073	13.7%	13.1%
2072	13.8%	13.2%
2071	13.8%	13.2%
2070	13.9%	13.3%
2069	13.9%	13.3%
2068	14%	13.3%
2067	14%	13.4%
2066	14.1%	13.4%
2065	14.1%	13.4%
2064	14.1%	13.5%
2063	14.2%	13.5%
2062	14.2%	13.5%
2061	14.3%	13.5%
2060	14.3%	13.5%
2059	14.4%	13.5%
2058	14.4%	13.5%
2057	14.5%	13.5%
2056	14.5%	13.5%
2055	14.6%	13.5%
2054	14.6%	13.5%
2053	14.7%	13.5%
2052	14.8%	13.5%
2051	14.8%	13.5%
2050	14.9%	13.5%
2049	15%	13.5%
2048	15%	13.5%
2047	15.1%	13.5%
2046	15.2%	13.6%
2045	15.3%	13.6%
2044	15.4%	13.7%
2043	15.5%	13.8%
2042	15.5%	14%
2041	15.6%	14.1%
2040	15.7%	14.3%
2039	15.8%	14.4%
2038	15.9%	14.6%
2037	16%	14.7%
2036	16.1%	14.8%
2035	16.1%	14.9%
2034	16.2%	15%
2033	16.3%	15.2%
2032	16.4%	15.3%
2031	16.5%	15.4%
2030	16.6%	15.4%
2029	16.7%	15.6%
2028	16.8%	15.6%
2027	16.9%	15.7%
2026	17%	15.7%
2025	17.1%	15.8%
2024	17.2%	15.8%
2023	17.5%	15.8%
2022	17.7%	15.9%
2021	17.9%	15.9%
2020	18.1%	16%
2019	18.2%	16%
2018	18.4%	16.1%
2017	18.7%	16.2%
2016	18.9%	16.4%
2015	19.2%	16.6%
2014	19.4%	16.7%
2013	19.7%	16.9%
2012	19.9%	17.1%
2011	20%	17.4%
2010	20.2%	17.7%
2009	20.2%	17.8%
2008	20.3%	18%
2007	20.5%	18.2%
2006	20.7%	18.4%
2005	21%	18.5%
2004	21.3%	18.7%
2003	21.5%	18.8%
2002	21.6%	18.9%
2001	21.7%	18.9%
2000	21.9%	18.9%
1999	22.1%	18.9%
1998	22.3%	18.8%
1997	22.6%	18.7%
1996	22.8%	18.6%
1995	23%	18.4%
1994	23.2%	18.3%
1993	23.4%	18%
1992	23.6%	17.8%
1991	23.9%	17.6%
1990	24.2%	17.4%
1989	24.5%	17.2%
1988	24.8%	17%
1987	25.1%	16.9%
1986	25.5%	17%
1985	25.8%	17.2%
1984	26.2%	17.5%
1983	26.7%	17.8%
1982	27.2%	18.1%
1981	28%	18.4%
1980	29%	18.8%
1979	30%	19.2%
1978	31.1%	19.5%
1977	32.1%	19.9%
1976	32.8%	20.2%
1975	33.6%	20.5%
1974	34.4%	20.9%
1973	34.9%	21.2%
1972	35.3%	21.6%
1971	35.7%	22%
1970	36%	22.2%
1969	36.4%	22.4%
1968	36.7%	22.5%
1967	36.9%	22.6%
1966	37.1%	22.5%
1965	37.1%	22.3%
1964	37.1%	22.1%
1963	37.1%	21.9%
1962	37.1%	21.7%
1961	37.2%	21.5%
1960	37.2%	21.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 15.8% in Luxembourg in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 17.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Luxembourg compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Luxembourg

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Barbados

Luxembourg

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Luxembourg
2023	35	11
2022	38	6
2021	38	6
2020	39	6
2019	36	12
2018	37	9
2017	37	15
2016	36	13
2015	37	13
2014	39	13
2013	40	15
2012	40	13
2011	41	13
2010	42	17
2009	42	15
2008	42	13
2007	42	14
2006	45	16
2005	44	17
2004	43	17
2003	45	15
2002	43	17
2001	46	19
2000	46	18
1999	44	21
1998	45	18
1997	51	22
1996	51	23
1995	52	22
1994	53	20
1993	55	20
1992	61	26
1991	60	25
1990	59	24
1989	57	21
1988	55	24
1987	57	23
1986	56	24
1985	55	24

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 11 deaths in Luxembourg.

Under-five mortality rates

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Barbados

Luxembourg

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Barbados	Luxembourg
2023	1%	0.23%
2022	1.04%	0.24%
2021	1.07%	0.24%
2020	1.11%	0.25%
2019	1.14%	0.25%
2018	1.18%	0.25%
2017	1.21%	0.25%
2016	1.25%	0.25%
2015	1.28%	0.26%
2014	1.31%	0.26%
2013	1.33%	0.26%
2012	1.35%	0.27%
2011	1.37%	0.27%
2010	1.39%	0.28%
2009	1.41%	0.29%
2008	1.43%	0.3%
2007	1.45%	0.31%
2006	1.47%	0.33%
2005	1.48%	0.35%
2004	1.49%	0.37%
2003	1.48%	0.39%
2002	1.47%	0.42%
2001	1.45%	0.44%
2000	1.44%	0.47%
1999	1.42%	0.5%
1998	1.42%	0.53%
1997	1.43%	0.56%
1996	1.45%	0.6%
1995	1.49%	0.64%
1994	1.53%	0.68%
1993	1.59%	0.73%
1992	1.66%	0.78%
1991	1.73%	0.83%
1990	1.81%	0.88%
1989	1.89%	0.93%
1988	1.97%	0.97%
1987	2.05%	1.02%
1986	2.12%	1.07%
1985	2.19%	1.12%
1984	2.26%	1.16%
1983	2.34%	1.21%
1982	2.44%	1.25%
1981	2.55%	1.29%
1980	2.69%	1.34%
1979	2.86%	1.39%
1978	3.04%	1.44%
1977	3.23%	1.51%
1976	3.43%	1.58%
1975	3.64%	1.67%
1974	3.86%	1.77%
1973	4.08%	1.88%
1972	4.32%	1.99%
1971	4.55%	2.11%
1970	4.79%	2.24%
1969	5.03%	2.36%
1968	5.28%	2.48%
1967	5.52%	2.61%
1966	5.79%	2.75%
1965	6.1%	2.89%
1964	6.45%	3.04%
1963	6.86%	3.2%
1962	7.33%	3.36%
1961	7.86%	3.54%
1960	8.47%	3.72%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.23% in Luxembourg. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.