Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Moldova

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Moldova 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 1.73 in Moldova in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Moldova 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	Moldova
1960	4.71	3.32
1961	4.15	3.23
1962	4.3	3.04
1963	4.3	2.89
1964	4.21	2.71
1965	4.18	2.69
1966	4.14	2.65
1967	3.6	2.62
1968	3.57	2.59
1969	3.34	2.57
1970	3.08	2.57
1971	3.2	2.56
1972	3.15	2.56
1973	2.87	2.57
1974	2.65	2.56
1975	2.45	2.52
1976	2.24	2.47
1977	2.2	2.42
1978	1.84	2.39
1979	1.86	2.38
1980	1.78	2.38
1981	1.85	2.4
1982	1.86	2.45
1983	1.86	2.58
1984	1.75	2.67
1985	1.77	2.67
1986	1.69	2.74
1987	1.61	2.78
1988	1.58	2.63
1989	1.64	2.46
1990	1.84	2.39
1991	1.84	2.28
1992	1.8	2.22
1993	1.77	2.11
1994	1.73	1.99
1995	1.7	1.83
1996	1.67	1.71
1997	1.65	1.79
1998	1.62	1.65
1999	1.78	1.56
2000	1.93	1.5
2001	1.96	1.47
2002	1.86	1.45
2003	1.86	1.48
2004	1.8	1.54
2005	1.74	1.53
2006	1.7	1.54
2007	1.76	1.58
2008	1.76	1.64
2009	1.77	1.72
2010	1.79	1.7
2011	1.76	1.65
2012	1.73	1.66
2013	1.73	1.62
2014	1.73	1.82
2015	1.73	1.87
2016	1.72	1.89
2017	1.72	1.81
2018	1.72	1.81
2019	1.72	1.78
2020	1.71	1.77
2021	1.71	1.75
2022	1.71	1.69
2023	1.71	1.73
2024	1.71	1.73
2025	1.7	1.72
2026	1.7	1.72
2027	1.7	1.72
2028	1.7	1.72
2029	1.7	1.72
2030	1.7	1.72
2031	1.69	1.72
2032	1.69	1.72
2033	1.69	1.71
2034	1.69	1.71
2035	1.69	1.71
2036	1.69	1.71
2037	1.69	1.71
2038	1.69	1.71
2039	1.69	1.71
2040	1.68	1.71
2041	1.68	1.71
2042	1.68	1.71
2043	1.68	1.7
2044	1.68	1.7
2045	1.68	1.7
2046	1.68	1.7
2047	1.68	1.7
2048	1.68	1.7
2049	1.68	1.7
2050	1.68	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Moldova
1960	37.2%	34.5%
1961	37.2%	34.9%
1962	37.1%	35.1%
1963	37.1%	35.1%
1964	37.1%	34.7%
1965	37.1%	34.2%
1966	37.1%	33.5%
1967	36.9%	32.8%
1968	36.7%	32.1%
1969	36.4%	31.3%
1970	36%	30.7%
1971	35.7%	30.1%
1972	35.3%	29.5%
1973	34.9%	28.9%
1974	34.4%	28.3%
1975	33.6%	27.7%
1976	32.8%	27.2%
1977	32.1%	26.8%
1978	31.1%	26.5%
1979	30%	26.7%
1980	29%	26.9%
1981	28%	26.9%
1982	27.2%	27%
1983	26.7%	27.1%
1984	26.2%	27.3%
1985	25.8%	27.5%
1986	25.5%	27.7%
1987	25.1%	27.8%
1988	24.8%	27.9%
1989	24.5%	27.8%
1990	24.2%	27.7%
1991	23.9%	27.6%
1992	23.6%	27.4%
1993	23.4%	27.2%
1994	23.2%	27%
1995	23%	26.7%
1996	22.8%	26.3%
1997	22.6%	25.8%
1998	22.3%	25.1%
1999	22.1%	24.4%
2000	21.9%	23.5%
2001	21.7%	22.5%
2002	21.6%	21.6%
2003	21.5%	20.7%
2004	21.3%	19.9%
2005	21%	19.3%
2006	20.7%	18.8%
2007	20.5%	18.4%
2008	20.3%	18%
2009	20.2%	17.7%
2010	20.2%	17.5%
2011	20%	17.4%
2012	19.9%	17.3%
2013	19.7%	17.4%
2014	19.4%	17.8%
2015	19.2%	18.2%
2016	18.9%	18.7%
2017	18.7%	19.1%
2018	18.4%	19.5%
2019	18.2%	19.8%
2020	18.1%	20%
2021	17.9%	20.1%
2022	17.7%	20.1%
2023	17.5%	20%
2024	17.2%	19.8%
2025	17.1%	19.5%
2026	16.9%	19.2%
2027	16.8%	18.9%
2028	16.7%	18.4%
2029	16.6%	17.9%
2030	16.5%	17.3%
2031	16.4%	16.8%
2032	16.4%	16.3%
2033	16.3%	15.9%
2034	16.2%	15.6%
2035	16.1%	15.4%
2036	16%	15.2%
2037	15.9%	15.1%
2038	15.8%	15.1%
2039	15.8%	15.1%
2040	15.7%	15.2%
2041	15.6%	15.3%
2042	15.5%	15.4%
2043	15.4%	15.6%
2044	15.3%	15.7%
2045	15.2%	15.9%
2046	15.2%	16.1%
2047	15.1%	16.3%
2048	15%	16.5%
2049	14.9%	16.6%
2050	14.9%	16.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 19.8% in Moldova in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 27.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Moldova compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Moldova by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and -0.08% in Moldova. 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	Moldova
1960	5,949	36,352
1961	5,208	35,180
1962	5,589	32,082
1963	5,706	29,382
1964	5,688	25,860
1965	5,762	24,916
1966	5,842	23,720
1967	4,984	22,654
1968	5,035	22,005
1969	4,710	21,768
1970	4,271	22,314
1971	4,530	23,359
1972	4,505	24,626
1973	3,996	25,967
1974	3,644	27,219
1975	3,321	27,677
1976	2,988	27,801
1977	2,988	27,707
1978	2,367	27,622
1979	2,485	28,322
1980	2,393	30,053
1981	2,605	31,360
1982	2,660	32,814
1983	2,656	36,076
1984	2,388	38,108
1985	2,356	38,060
1986	2,111	39,463
1987	1,841	40,122
1988	1,684	35,608
1989	1,719	29,638
1990	2,101	25,824
1991	2,055	21,127
1992	1,912	17,373
1993	1,765	13,886
1994	1,607	9,921
1995	1,467	5,534
1996	1,334	2,655
1997	1,172	4,669
1998	1,093	2,140
1999	1,351	642
2000	1,577	-324
2001	1,578	-718
2002	1,369	-1,249
2003	1,321	-322
2004	1,204	1,714
2005	1,018	2,005
2006	927	2,406
2007	1,028	3,490
2008	989	5,210
2009	1,000	7,492
2010	981	7,456
2011	897	5,948
2012	815	5,581
2013	772	3,537
2014	730	7,248
2015	690	6,049
2016	655	4,580
2017	616	1,402
2018	584	-961
2019	542	-3,416
2020	503	-7,067
2021	415	-13,444
2022	43	-6,385
2023	158	-7,007

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Moldova

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 19 deaths in Moldova.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Moldova
1985	55	62
1986	56	60
1987	57	56
1988	55	53
1989	57	52
1990	59	53
1991	60	53
1992	61	55
1993	55	55
1994	53	56
1995	52	54
1996	51	53
1997	51	52
1998	45	48
1999	44	43
2000	46	38
2001	46	35
2002	43	31
2003	45	29
2004	43	28
2005	44	26
2006	45	25
2007	42	24
2008	42	23
2009	42	22
2010	42	20
2011	41	19
2012	40	19
2013	40	19
2014	39	20
2015	37	20
2016	36	21
2017	37	20
2018	37	20
2019	36	21
2020	39	29
2021	38	24
2022	38	19
2023	35	19

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 1.47% in Moldova. 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	Moldova
1960	8.47%	-
1961	7.86%	-
1962	7.33%	-
1963	6.86%	-
1964	6.45%	-
1965	6.1%	-
1966	5.79%	-
1967	5.52%	-
1968	5.28%	-
1969	5.03%	-
1970	4.79%	-
1971	4.55%	6.39%
1972	4.32%	6.2%
1973	4.08%	6.03%
1974	3.86%	5.86%
1975	3.64%	5.68%
1976	3.43%	5.53%
1977	3.23%	5.38%
1978	3.04%	5.23%
1979	2.86%	5.08%
1980	2.69%	4.93%
1981	2.55%	4.78%
1982	2.44%	4.61%
1983	2.34%	4.41%
1984	2.26%	4.2%
1985	2.19%	4%
1986	2.12%	3.8%
1987	2.05%	3.62%
1988	1.97%	3.48%
1989	1.89%	3.38%
1990	1.81%	3.35%
1991	1.73%	3.39%
1992	1.66%	3.48%
1993	1.59%	3.62%
1994	1.53%	3.75%
1995	1.49%	3.84%
1996	1.45%	3.85%
1997	1.43%	3.78%
1998	1.42%	3.62%
1999	1.42%	3.4%
2000	1.44%	3.13%
2001	1.45%	2.85%
2002	1.47%	2.58%
2003	1.48%	2.34%
2004	1.49%	2.16%
2005	1.48%	2.01%
2006	1.47%	1.91%
2007	1.45%	1.83%
2008	1.43%	1.77%
2009	1.41%	1.73%
2010	1.39%	1.69%
2011	1.37%	1.66%
2012	1.35%	1.63%
2013	1.33%	1.6%
2014	1.31%	1.58%
2015	1.28%	1.55%
2016	1.25%	1.53%
2017	1.21%	1.52%
2018	1.18%	1.51%
2019	1.14%	1.5%
2020	1.11%	1.49%
2021	1.07%	1.48%
2022	1.04%	1.48%
2023	1%	1.47%