Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Malta

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Malta by year

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Barbados

Malta

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Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	Malta
2023	1.71	1.06
2022	1.71	1.08
2021	1.71	1.13
2020	1.71	1.13
2019	1.72	1.14
2018	1.72	1.23
2017	1.72	1.26
2016	1.72	1.37
2015	1.73	1.37
2014	1.73	1.38
2013	1.73	1.36
2012	1.73	1.42
2011	1.76	1.45
2010	1.79	1.36
2009	1.77	1.42
2008	1.76	1.43
2007	1.76	1.35
2006	1.7	1.36
2005	1.74	1.38
2004	1.8	1.4
2003	1.86	1.48
2002	1.86	1.45
2001	1.96	1.48
2000	1.93	1.68
1999	1.78	1.73
1998	1.62	1.84
1997	1.65	1.93
1996	1.67	1.99
1995	1.7	1.77
1994	1.73	1.84
1993	1.77	1.96
1992	1.8	2.07
1991	1.84	1.99
1990	1.84	2.02
1989	1.64	2.1
1988	1.58	2.06
1987	1.61	1.97
1986	1.69	1.93
1985	1.77	1.95
1984	1.75	1.95
1983	1.86	1.92
1982	1.86	1.9
1981	1.85	1.87
1980	1.78	1.99
1979	1.86	2.1
1978	1.84	2.05
1977	2.2	2.14
1976	2.24	2.21
1975	2.45	2.27
1974	2.65	1.64
1973	2.87	1.65
1972	3.15	2.01
1971	3.2	2.06
1970	3.08	2.03
1969	3.34	2.02
1968	3.57	2.12
1967	3.6	2.24
1966	4.14	2.33
1965	4.18	2.52
1964	4.21	2.79
1963	4.3	2.9
1962	4.3	3.24
1961	4.15	3.27
1960	4.71	3.62

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.06 in Malta in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Barbados

Malta

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Year	Natural population change
	Barbados	Malta
2023	158	442
2022	43	54
2021	415	259
2020	503	361
2019	542	655
2018	584	774
2017	616	747
2016	655	1,091
2015	690	888
2014	730	910
2013	772	807
2012	815	714
2011	897	916
2010	981	871
2009	1,000	825
2008	989	777
2007	1,028	691
2006	927	568
2005	1,018	727
2004	1,204	883
2003	1,321	917
2002	1,369	911
2001	1,578	1,061
2000	1,577	1,482
1999	1,351	1,357
1998	1,093	1,656
1997	1,172	1,991
1996	1,334	2,279
1995	1,467	1,887
1994	1,607	2,136
1993	1,765	2,451
1992	1,912	2,573
1991	2,055	2,438
1990	2,101	2,621
1989	1,719	2,981
1988	1,684	2,813
1987	1,841	2,412
1986	2,111	2,395
1985	2,356	2,590
1984	2,388	2,678
1983	2,656	2,512
1982	2,660	2,835
1981	2,605	2,233
1980	2,393	2,375
1979	2,485	2,852
1978	2,367	2,389
1977	2,988	2,916
1976	2,988	2,721
1975	3,321	2,829
1974	3,644	2,687
1973	3,996	2,327
1972	4,505	2,480
1971	4,530	2,482
1970	4,271	2,270
1969	4,710	2,069
1968	5,035	2,247
1967	4,984	2,306
1966	5,842	2,458
1965	5,762	2,646
1964	5,688	3,630
1963	5,706	3,709
1962	5,589	4,664
1961	5,208	4,748
1960	5,949	5,747

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 +0.08% in Malta.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.18% in Barbados and +0.13% in Malta.

Birth rate in Barbados vs Malta by year

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Barbados

Malta

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Barbados	Malta
2023	11.2	8.1
2022	11.2	8.1
2021	11.3	8.5
2020	11.3	8.6
2019	11.4	8.6
2018	11.5	9.2
2017	11.6	9.2
2016	11.7	9.8
2015	11.8	9.7
2014	11.9	9.6
2013	12	9.5
2012	12.2	9.8
2011	12.5	10
2010	12.8	9.4
2009	12.8	9.8
2008	12.8	9.8
2007	12.9	9.3
2006	12.6	9.3
2005	12.9	9.6
2004	13.5	9.7
2003	14	10.2
2002	14.2	9.9
2001	15.1	10.1
2000	15.1	11.3
1999	14.1	11.4
1998	13.1	12.1
1997	13.5	12.7
1996	14	13.3
1995	14.5	12.2
1994	15	12.9
1993	15.5	13.9
1992	16	14.9
1991	16.4	14.6
1990	16.6	15.2
1989	14.9	15.9
1988	14.4	15.9
1987	14.7	15.4
1986	15.5	15.3
1985	16.3	16.1
1984	16.1	16.9
1983	17	17.1
1982	16.9	18.1
1981	16.6	16.6
1980	15.7	17.7
1979	16.2	18.6
1978	15.8	18.2
1977	18.4	18.9
1976	18.5	18.6
1975	20	18.8
1974	21.4	18
1973	22.9	17.4
1972	24.9	17.8
1971	25.1	18.4
1970	24.1	17.6
1969	25.9	16.7
1968	27.4	16.7
1967	27.4	17
1966	31.3	16.9
1965	31.4	17.7
1964	31.6	19.9
1963	32.1	20.7
1962	32.1	23.2
1961	31	23.6
1960	35	26.2

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.2 in Barbados and 8.1 in Malta, compared with 35 and 26.2, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Barbados

Factual

UN forecast

Malta

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Barbados	Malta
2100	12.9%	10.1%
2099	12.9%	10.1%
2098	12.9%	10.1%
2097	13%	10.1%
2096	13%	10.1%
2095	13%	10.1%
2094	13%	10%
2093	13%	9.98%
2092	13.1%	9.93%
2091	13.1%	9.87%
2090	13.1%	9.81%
2089	13.1%	9.75%
2088	13.2%	9.68%
2087	13.2%	9.61%
2086	13.2%	9.55%
2085	13.2%	9.49%
2084	13.3%	9.43%
2083	13.3%	9.39%
2082	13.4%	9.34%
2081	13.4%	9.31%
2080	13.4%	9.28%
2079	13.5%	9.26%
2078	13.5%	9.26%
2077	13.6%	9.25%
2076	13.6%	9.26%
2075	13.7%	9.27%
2074	13.7%	9.29%
2073	13.7%	9.32%
2072	13.8%	9.35%
2071	13.8%	9.38%
2070	13.9%	9.42%
2069	13.9%	9.45%
2068	14%	9.49%
2067	14%	9.53%
2066	14.1%	9.57%
2065	14.1%	9.61%
2064	14.1%	9.64%
2063	14.2%	9.67%
2062	14.2%	9.69%
2061	14.3%	9.7%
2060	14.3%	9.71%
2059	14.4%	9.71%
2058	14.4%	9.7%
2057	14.5%	9.68%
2056	14.5%	9.66%
2055	14.6%	9.63%
2054	14.6%	9.6%
2053	14.7%	9.57%
2052	14.8%	9.54%
2051	14.8%	9.52%
2050	14.9%	9.51%
2049	15%	9.51%
2048	15%	9.53%
2047	15.1%	9.57%
2046	15.2%	9.62%
2045	15.3%	9.7%
2044	15.4%	9.8%
2043	15.5%	9.92%
2042	15.5%	10.1%
2041	15.6%	10.2%
2040	15.7%	10.4%
2039	15.8%	10.5%
2038	15.9%	10.7%
2037	16%	10.8%
2036	16.1%	11%
2035	16.1%	11.2%
2034	16.2%	11.4%
2033	16.3%	11.6%
2032	16.4%	11.8%
2031	16.5%	12.1%
2030	16.6%	12.3%
2029	16.7%	12.4%
2028	16.8%	12.5%
2027	16.9%	12.7%
2026	17%	12.8%
2025	17.1%	13%
2024	17.2%	13%
2023	17.5%	13.2%
2022	17.7%	13.2%
2021	17.9%	13.2%
2020	18.1%	13.3%
2019	18.2%	13.6%
2018	18.4%	13.8%
2017	18.7%	14%
2016	18.9%	14.2%
2015	19.2%	14.2%
2014	19.4%	14.3%
2013	19.7%	14.5%
2012	19.9%	14.7%
2011	20%	14.9%
2010	20.2%	15.2%
2009	20.2%	15.5%
2008	20.3%	15.9%
2007	20.5%	16.4%
2006	20.7%	16.9%
2005	21%	17.4%
2004	21.3%	17.9%
2003	21.5%	18.4%
2002	21.6%	18.9%
2001	21.7%	19.4%
2000	21.9%	19.8%
1999	22.1%	20.2%
1998	22.3%	20.7%
1997	22.6%	21.2%
1996	22.8%	21.6%
1995	23%	22%
1994	23.2%	22.3%
1993	23.4%	22.6%
1992	23.6%	22.9%
1991	23.9%	23.1%
1990	24.2%	23.4%
1989	24.5%	23.6%
1988	24.8%	23.8%
1987	25.1%	24%
1986	25.5%	24.1%
1985	25.8%	24.1%
1984	26.2%	24%
1983	26.7%	23.8%
1982	27.2%	23.6%
1981	28%	23.5%
1980	29%	23.4%
1979	30%	23.5%
1978	31.1%	23.6%
1977	32.1%	23.8%
1976	32.8%	24.1%
1975	33.6%	24.5%
1974	34.4%	25%
1973	34.9%	25.6%
1972	35.3%	26.3%
1971	35.7%	26.9%
1970	36%	27.7%
1969	36.4%	28.5%
1968	36.7%	29.3%
1967	36.9%	30.1%
1966	37.1%	30.9%
1965	37.1%	31.7%
1964	37.1%	32.6%
1963	37.1%	33.4%
1962	37.1%	34.2%
1961	37.2%	35%
1960	37.2%	35.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 13% in Malta in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 23.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Malta compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Malta

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Barbados

Malta

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Malta
2023	35	8
2022	38	10
2021	38	10
2020	39	10
2019	36	8
2018	37	9
2017	37	7
2016	36	10
2015	37	7
2014	39	8
2013	40	7
2012	40	9
2011	41	11
2010	42	9
2009	42	11
2008	42	10
2007	42	10
2006	45	12
2005	44	11
2004	43	11
2003	45	13
2002	43	13
2001	46	12
2000	46	13
1999	44	15
1998	45	14
1997	51	15
1996	51	16
1995	52	15
1994	53	16
1993	55	16
1992	61	17
1991	60	17
1990	59	17
1989	57	17
1988	55	17
1987	57	19
1986	56	19
1985	55	21

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 8 deaths in Malta.

Under-five mortality rates

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Barbados

Malta

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Barbados	Malta
2023	1%	0.55%
2022	1.04%	0.57%
2021	1.07%	0.58%
2020	1.11%	0.6%
2019	1.14%	0.61%
2018	1.18%	0.63%
2017	1.21%	0.64%
2016	1.25%	0.65%
2015	1.28%	0.66%
2014	1.31%	0.67%
2013	1.33%	0.67%
2012	1.35%	0.68%
2011	1.37%	0.68%
2010	1.39%	0.69%
2009	1.41%	0.69%
2008	1.43%	0.69%
2007	1.45%	0.69%
2006	1.47%	0.69%
2005	1.48%	0.69%
2004	1.49%	0.7%
2003	1.48%	0.71%
2002	1.47%	0.72%
2001	1.45%	0.74%
2000	1.44%	0.76%
1999	1.42%	0.79%
1998	1.42%	0.82%
1997	1.43%	0.86%
1996	1.45%	0.9%
1995	1.49%	0.94%
1994	1.53%	0.98%
1993	1.59%	1.02%
1992	1.66%	1.06%
1991	1.73%	1.1%
1990	1.81%	1.13%
1989	1.89%	1.18%
1988	1.97%	1.23%
1987	2.05%	1.28%
1986	2.12%	1.33%
1985	2.19%	1.39%
1984	2.26%	1.45%
1983	2.34%	1.51%
1982	2.44%	1.57%
1981	2.55%	1.62%
1980	2.69%	1.69%
1979	2.86%	1.76%
1978	3.04%	1.84%
1977	3.23%	1.93%
1976	3.43%	2.03%
1975	3.64%	2.14%
1974	3.86%	2.26%
1973	4.08%	2.39%
1972	4.32%	2.52%
1971	4.55%	2.66%
1970	4.79%	2.79%
1969	5.03%	2.93%
1968	5.28%	3.06%
1967	5.52%	3.19%
1966	5.79%	3.31%
1965	6.1%	3.43%
1964	6.45%	3.53%
1963	6.86%	3.63%
1962	7.33%	3.73%
1961	7.86%	3.85%
1960	8.47%	4%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.55% in Malta. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.