Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Malaysia

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Malaysia 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 1.55 in Malaysia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Malaysia 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	Malaysia
1960	4.71	6.41
1961	4.15	6.37
1962	4.3	6.3
1963	4.3	6.19
1964	4.21	6.03
1965	4.18	5.84
1966	4.14	5.64
1967	3.6	5.43
1968	3.57	5.29
1969	3.34	5.16
1970	3.08	5.04
1971	3.2	4.92
1972	3.15	4.82
1973	2.87	4.73
1974	2.65	4.62
1975	2.45	4.5
1976	2.24	4.4
1977	2.2	4.28
1978	1.84	4.18
1979	1.86	4.09
1980	1.78	4.04
1981	1.85	4
1982	1.86	3.97
1983	1.86	3.93
1984	1.75	3.89
1985	1.77	3.8
1986	1.69	3.7
1987	1.61	3.57
1988	1.58	3.5
1989	1.64	3.31
1990	1.84	3.3
1991	1.84	3.34
1992	1.8	3.37
1993	1.77	3.36
1994	1.73	3.35
1995	1.7	3.32
1996	1.67	3.3
1997	1.65	3.23
1998	1.62	3.12
1999	1.78	3.07
2000	1.93	2.94
2001	1.96	2.81
2002	1.86	2.66
2003	1.86	2.6
2004	1.8	2.49
2005	1.74	2.39
2006	1.7	2.31
2007	1.76	2.25
2008	1.76	2.26
2009	1.77	2.22
2010	1.79	2.14
2011	1.76	2.15
2012	1.73	2.12
2013	1.73	2.07
2014	1.73	2.06
2015	1.73	2.01
2016	1.72	1.94
2017	1.72	1.89
2018	1.72	1.84
2019	1.72	1.78
2020	1.71	1.68
2021	1.71	1.56
2022	1.71	1.55
2023	1.71	1.55
2024	1.71	1.54
2025	1.7	1.53
2026	1.7	1.52
2027	1.7	1.51
2028	1.7	1.51
2029	1.7	1.51
2030	1.7	1.51
2031	1.69	1.5
2032	1.69	1.5
2033	1.69	1.5
2034	1.69	1.5
2035	1.69	1.5
2036	1.69	1.51
2037	1.69	1.51
2038	1.69	1.51
2039	1.69	1.51
2040	1.68	1.51
2041	1.68	1.51
2042	1.68	1.51
2043	1.68	1.52
2044	1.68	1.52
2045	1.68	1.52
2046	1.68	1.52
2047	1.68	1.52
2048	1.68	1.53
2049	1.68	1.53
2050	1.68	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Malaysia
1960	37.2%	45.4%
1961	37.2%	45.9%
1962	37.1%	46.3%
1963	37.1%	46.5%
1964	37.1%	46.6%
1965	37.1%	46.5%
1966	37.1%	46.2%
1967	36.9%	45.9%
1968	36.7%	45.5%
1969	36.4%	45%
1970	36%	44.5%
1971	35.7%	44%
1972	35.3%	43.4%
1973	34.9%	42.8%
1974	34.4%	42.2%
1975	33.6%	41.7%
1976	32.8%	41.1%
1977	32.1%	40.6%
1978	31.1%	40.1%
1979	30%	39.6%
1980	29%	39.2%
1981	28%	38.8%
1982	27.2%	38.6%
1983	26.7%	38.4%
1984	26.2%	38.2%
1985	25.8%	38.1%
1986	25.5%	38%
1987	25.1%	37.9%
1988	24.8%	37.7%
1989	24.5%	37.5%
1990	24.2%	37.2%
1991	23.9%	36.9%
1992	23.6%	36.6%
1993	23.4%	36.3%
1994	23.2%	36%
1995	23%	35.7%
1996	22.8%	35.5%
1997	22.6%	35.3%
1998	22.3%	35%
1999	22.1%	34.6%
2000	21.9%	34.2%
2001	21.7%	33.7%
2002	21.6%	33.2%
2003	21.5%	32.6%
2004	21.3%	32%
2005	21%	31.4%
2006	20.7%	30.7%
2007	20.5%	30%
2008	20.3%	29.4%
2009	20.2%	28.6%
2010	20.2%	27.9%
2011	20%	27.4%
2012	19.9%	27%
2013	19.7%	26.6%
2014	19.4%	26.2%
2015	19.2%	25.8%
2016	18.9%	25.5%
2017	18.7%	25.2%
2018	18.4%	24.9%
2019	18.2%	24.5%
2020	18.1%	24%
2021	17.9%	23.4%
2022	17.7%	22.8%
2023	17.5%	22.3%
2024	17.2%	21.8%
2025	17.1%	21.3%
2026	16.9%	20.8%
2027	16.8%	20.4%
2028	16.7%	19.9%
2029	16.6%	19.4%
2030	16.5%	19%
2031	16.4%	18.5%
2032	16.4%	18.1%
2033	16.3%	17.8%
2034	16.2%	17.6%
2035	16.1%	17.4%
2036	16%	17.3%
2037	15.9%	17.3%
2038	15.8%	17.2%
2039	15.8%	17.1%
2040	15.7%	17%
2041	15.6%	17%
2042	15.5%	16.9%
2043	15.4%	16.8%
2044	15.3%	16.7%
2045	15.2%	16.7%
2046	15.2%	16.6%
2047	15.1%	16.5%
2048	15%	16.4%
2049	14.9%	16.3%
2050	14.9%	16.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 21.8% in Malaysia in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 37.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Malaysia compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Malaysia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +0.92% in Malaysia. 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	Malaysia
1960	5,949	251,090
1961	5,208	257,270
1962	5,589	262,140
1963	5,706	265,815
1964	5,688	266,406
1965	5,762	264,836
1966	5,842	262,162
1967	4,984	258,764
1968	5,035	260,705
1969	4,710	264,327
1970	4,271	269,341
1971	4,530	272,323
1972	4,505	276,263
1973	3,996	284,611
1974	3,644	289,880
1975	3,321	294,541
1976	2,988	300,615
1977	2,988	305,515
1978	2,367	311,027
1979	2,485	317,439
1980	2,393	326,947
1981	2,605	339,991
1982	2,660	353,138
1983	2,656	365,290
1984	2,388	376,797
1985	2,356	383,243
1986	2,111	385,799
1987	1,841	381,999
1988	1,684	386,507
1989	1,719	373,277
1990	2,101	384,518
1991	2,055	401,938
1992	1,912	418,900
1993	1,765	429,910
1994	1,607	437,873
1995	1,467	443,349
1996	1,334	450,174
1997	1,172	447,768
1998	1,093	436,316
1999	1,351	432,355
2000	1,577	417,371
2001	1,578	400,939
2002	1,369	381,084
2003	1,321	377,425
2004	1,204	365,138
2005	1,018	355,324
2006	927	349,509
2007	1,028	348,711
2008	989	362,380
2009	1,000	366,157
2010	981	360,260
2011	897	372,836
2012	815	371,497
2013	772	366,738
2014	730	367,587
2015	690	358,302
2016	655	345,681
2017	616	336,434
2018	584	324,568
2019	542	309,426
2020	503	283,282
2021	415	212,002
2022	43	237,560
2023	158	254,806

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Malaysia

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 26 deaths in Malaysia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Malaysia
1985	55	63
1986	56	59
1987	57	56
1988	55	55
1989	57	52
1990	59	51
1991	60	49
1992	61	48
1993	55	46
1994	53	44
1995	52	43
1996	51	42
1997	51	40
1998	45	39
1999	44	38
2000	46	37
2001	46	36
2002	43	34
2003	45	34
2004	43	33
2005	44	31
2006	45	30
2007	42	30
2008	42	29
2009	42	29
2010	42	29
2011	41	29
2012	40	29
2013	40	29
2014	39	30
2015	37	30
2016	36	30
2017	37	29
2018	37	29
2019	36	28
2020	39	29
2021	38	52
2022	38	38
2023	35	26

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.81% in Malaysia. 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	Malaysia
1960	8.47%	9.46%
1961	7.86%	8.83%
1962	7.33%	8.25%
1963	6.86%	7.74%
1964	6.45%	7.28%
1965	6.1%	6.89%
1966	5.79%	6.56%
1967	5.52%	6.27%
1968	5.28%	6.02%
1969	5.03%	5.79%
1970	4.79%	5.56%
1971	4.55%	5.32%
1972	4.32%	5.06%
1973	4.08%	4.79%
1974	3.86%	4.5%
1975	3.64%	4.23%
1976	3.43%	3.97%
1977	3.23%	3.71%
1978	3.04%	3.48%
1979	2.86%	3.25%
1980	2.69%	3.04%
1981	2.55%	2.84%
1982	2.44%	2.65%
1983	2.34%	2.47%
1984	2.26%	2.32%
1985	2.19%	2.18%
1986	2.12%	2.05%
1987	2.05%	1.93%
1988	1.97%	1.83%
1989	1.89%	1.74%
1990	1.81%	1.66%
1991	1.73%	1.58%
1992	1.66%	1.51%
1993	1.59%	1.45%
1994	1.53%	1.39%
1995	1.49%	1.34%
1996	1.45%	1.29%
1997	1.43%	1.23%
1998	1.42%	1.15%
1999	1.42%	1.07%
2000	1.44%	1%
2001	1.45%	0.93%
2002	1.47%	0.88%
2003	1.48%	0.85%
2004	1.49%	0.84%
2005	1.48%	0.83%
2006	1.47%	0.83%
2007	1.45%	0.82%
2008	1.43%	0.82%
2009	1.41%	0.82%
2010	1.39%	0.81%
2011	1.37%	0.81%
2012	1.35%	0.8%
2013	1.33%	0.81%
2014	1.31%	0.81%
2015	1.28%	0.81%
2016	1.25%	0.82%
2017	1.21%	0.82%
2018	1.18%	0.82%
2019	1.14%	0.82%
2020	1.11%	0.81%
2021	1.07%	0.81%
2022	1.04%	0.81%
2023	1%	0.81%