Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Mauritania

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Mauritania 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 4.7 in Mauritania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Mauritania 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	Mauritania
1960	4.71	6.15
1961	4.15	6.2
1962	4.3	6.24
1963	4.3	6.31
1964	4.21	6.37
1965	4.18	6.44
1966	4.14	6.52
1967	3.6	6.57
1968	3.57	6.6
1969	3.34	6.64
1970	3.08	6.68
1971	3.2	6.7
1972	3.15	6.71
1973	2.87	6.72
1974	2.65	6.73
1975	2.45	6.71
1976	2.24	6.73
1977	2.2	6.74
1978	1.84	6.73
1979	1.86	6.7
1980	1.78	6.67
1981	1.85	6.64
1982	1.86	6.59
1983	1.86	6.54
1984	1.75	6.48
1985	1.77	6.42
1986	1.69	6.34
1987	1.61	6.27
1988	1.58	6.21
1989	1.64	6.2
1990	1.84	6.18
1991	1.84	6.16
1992	1.8	6.13
1993	1.77	6.09
1994	1.73	6.06
1995	1.7	5.96
1996	1.67	5.86
1997	1.65	5.74
1998	1.62	5.62
1999	1.78	5.52
2000	1.93	5.46
2001	1.96	5.41
2002	1.86	5.37
2003	1.86	5.36
2004	1.8	5.37
2005	1.74	5.38
2006	1.7	5.4
2007	1.76	5.43
2008	1.76	5.44
2009	1.77	5.41
2010	1.79	5.38
2011	1.76	5.38
2012	1.73	5.35
2013	1.73	5.32
2014	1.73	5.26
2015	1.73	5.21
2016	1.72	5.16
2017	1.72	5.11
2018	1.72	5.04
2019	1.72	4.98
2020	1.71	4.91
2021	1.71	4.85
2022	1.71	4.77
2023	1.71	4.7
2024	1.71	4.63
2025	1.7	4.56
2026	1.7	4.48
2027	1.7	4.42
2028	1.7	4.36
2029	1.7	4.29
2030	1.7	4.24
2031	1.69	4.18
2032	1.69	4.11
2033	1.69	4.02
2034	1.69	3.97
2035	1.69	3.9
2036	1.69	3.83
2037	1.69	3.78
2038	1.69	3.71
2039	1.69	3.66
2040	1.68	3.6
2041	1.68	3.55
2042	1.68	3.5
2043	1.68	3.45
2044	1.68	3.39
2045	1.68	3.35
2046	1.68	3.3
2047	1.68	3.26
2048	1.68	3.21
2049	1.68	3.17
2050	1.68	3.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Mauritania
1960	37.2%	41.8%
1961	37.2%	41.8%
1962	37.1%	41.8%
1963	37.1%	41.8%
1964	37.1%	42%
1965	37.1%	42.4%
1966	37.1%	42.8%
1967	36.9%	43.2%
1968	36.7%	43.6%
1969	36.4%	44%
1970	36%	44.4%
1971	35.7%	44.7%
1972	35.3%	44.9%
1973	34.9%	45.2%
1974	34.4%	45.4%
1975	33.6%	45.5%
1976	32.8%	45.6%
1977	32.1%	45.7%
1978	31.1%	45.8%
1979	30%	45.9%
1980	29%	45.9%
1981	28%	45.9%
1982	27.2%	45.8%
1983	26.7%	45.8%
1984	26.2%	45.7%
1985	25.8%	45.6%
1986	25.5%	45.5%
1987	25.1%	45.4%
1988	24.8%	45.3%
1989	24.5%	45.4%
1990	24.2%	45.4%
1991	23.9%	45.3%
1992	23.6%	44.9%
1993	23.4%	44.4%
1994	23.2%	44.3%
1995	23%	44.4%
1996	22.8%	44.6%
1997	22.6%	44.7%
1998	22.3%	44.6%
1999	22.1%	44.4%
2000	21.9%	44.2%
2001	21.7%	44.1%
2002	21.6%	44.2%
2003	21.5%	44.2%
2004	21.3%	44.2%
2005	21%	44.2%
2006	20.7%	44.2%
2007	20.5%	44.3%
2008	20.3%	44.1%
2009	20.2%	43.9%
2010	20.2%	43.9%
2011	20%	43.9%
2012	19.9%	44.1%
2013	19.7%	44.2%
2014	19.4%	44.2%
2015	19.2%	44.3%
2016	18.9%	44.2%
2017	18.7%	44.2%
2018	18.4%	44.1%
2019	18.2%	44%
2020	18.1%	43.8%
2021	17.9%	43.6%
2022	17.7%	43.4%
2023	17.5%	43%
2024	17.2%	42.7%
2025	17.1%	42.4%
2026	16.9%	42%
2027	16.8%	41.7%
2028	16.7%	41.3%
2029	16.6%	41%
2030	16.5%	40.7%
2031	16.4%	40.4%
2032	16.4%	40%
2033	16.3%	39.7%
2034	16.2%	39.3%
2035	16.1%	39%
2036	16%	38.6%
2037	15.9%	38.3%
2038	15.8%	37.9%
2039	15.8%	37.6%
2040	15.7%	37.3%
2041	15.6%	36.9%
2042	15.5%	36.6%
2043	15.4%	36.2%
2044	15.3%	35.9%
2045	15.2%	35.5%
2046	15.2%	35.2%
2047	15.1%	34.8%
2048	15%	34.5%
2049	14.9%	34.1%
2050	14.9%	33.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 42.7% in Mauritania in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Mauritania compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Mauritania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +3% in Mauritania. 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	Mauritania
1960	5,949	21,604
1961	5,208	22,781
1962	5,589	23,927
1963	5,706	25,250
1964	5,688	26,565
1965	5,762	28,028
1966	5,842	29,502
1967	4,984	30,853
1968	5,035	32,029
1969	4,710	33,252
1970	4,271	34,382
1971	4,530	35,279
1972	4,505	36,184
1973	3,996	37,122
1974	3,644	38,106
1975	3,321	38,975
1976	2,988	40,149
1977	2,988	41,352
1978	2,367	42,539
1979	2,485	43,537
1980	2,393	45,026
1981	2,605	46,641
1982	2,660	47,947
1983	2,656	49,187
1984	2,388	50,705
1985	2,356	52,125
1986	2,111	53,313
1987	1,841	55,037
1988	1,684	56,654
1989	1,719	58,666
1990	2,101	59,934
1991	2,055	61,782
1992	1,912	63,501
1993	1,765	68,167
1994	1,607	70,570
1995	1,467	72,244
1996	1,334	71,939
1997	1,172	71,327
1998	1,093	72,045
1999	1,351	73,554
2000	1,577	75,929
2001	1,578	78,769
2002	1,369	80,993
2003	1,321	83,804
2004	1,204	87,578
2005	1,018	90,940
2006	927	94,991
2007	1,028	98,895
2008	989	102,432
2009	1,000	105,273
2010	981	108,121
2011	897	111,165
2012	815	113,489
2013	772	115,558
2014	730	118,792
2015	690	122,092
2016	655	125,342
2017	616	128,562
2018	584	131,584
2019	542	134,460
2020	503	134,899
2021	415	137,557
2022	43	142,451
2023	158	145,164

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Mauritania

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 381 deaths in Mauritania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Mauritania
1985	55	998
1986	56	961
1987	57	914
1988	55	887
1989	57	883
1990	59	858
1991	60	845
1992	61	811
1993	55	813
1994	53	809
1995	52	815
1996	51	813
1997	51	752
1998	45	698
1999	44	669
2000	46	644
2001	46	616
2002	43	590
2003	45	571
2004	43	557
2005	44	536
2006	45	521
2007	42	516
2008	42	506
2009	42	500
2010	42	499
2011	41	494
2012	40	496
2013	40	496
2014	39	484
2015	37	469
2016	36	456
2017	37	450
2018	37	437
2019	36	424
2020	39	413
2021	38	425
2022	38	385
2023	35	381

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 3.78% in Mauritania. 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	Mauritania
1960	8.47%	25.3%
1961	7.86%	24.7%
1962	7.33%	24%
1963	6.86%	23.4%
1964	6.45%	22.7%
1965	6.1%	22%
1966	5.79%	21.3%
1967	5.52%	20.6%
1968	5.28%	19.9%
1969	5.03%	19.4%
1970	4.79%	19%
1971	4.55%	18.9%
1972	4.32%	18.9%
1973	4.08%	19%
1974	3.86%	19%
1975	3.64%	18.9%
1976	3.43%	18.6%
1977	3.23%	18.2%
1978	3.04%	17.6%
1979	2.86%	17.1%
1980	2.69%	16.6%
1981	2.55%	16.1%
1982	2.44%	15.6%
1983	2.34%	15.1%
1984	2.26%	14.5%
1985	2.19%	13.8%
1986	2.12%	13.2%
1987	2.05%	12.6%
1988	1.97%	12.1%
1989	1.89%	11.8%
1990	1.81%	11.5%
1991	1.73%	11.4%
1992	1.66%	11.3%
1993	1.59%	11.2%
1994	1.53%	11.2%
1995	1.49%	11.1%
1996	1.45%	11%
1997	1.43%	10.8%
1998	1.42%	10.6%
1999	1.42%	10.2%
2000	1.44%	9.82%
2001	1.45%	9.35%
2002	1.47%	8.81%
2003	1.48%	8.25%
2004	1.49%	7.7%
2005	1.48%	7.18%
2006	1.47%	6.73%
2007	1.45%	6.35%
2008	1.43%	6.04%
2009	1.41%	5.79%
2010	1.39%	5.61%
2011	1.37%	5.45%
2012	1.35%	5.31%
2013	1.33%	5.17%
2014	1.31%	5.04%
2015	1.28%	4.89%
2016	1.25%	4.74%
2017	1.21%	4.59%
2018	1.18%	4.45%
2019	1.14%	4.3%
2020	1.11%	4.17%
2021	1.07%	4.03%
2022	1.04%	3.91%
2023	1%	3.78%