Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Nauru

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Nauru 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 3.33 in Nauru in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Nauru 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	Nauru
1960	4.71	5.34
1961	4.15	5.38
1962	4.3	5.42
1963	4.3	5.44
1964	4.21	5.47
1965	4.18	5.48
1966	4.14	5.41
1967	3.6	5.29
1968	3.57	5.14
1969	3.34	4.94
1970	3.08	4.74
1971	3.2	4.54
1972	3.15	4.36
1973	2.87	4.19
1974	2.65	4.07
1975	2.45	3.97
1976	2.24	3.9
1977	2.2	3.86
1978	1.84	3.84
1979	1.86	3.85
1980	1.78	3.88
1981	1.85	3.94
1982	1.86	3.99
1983	1.86	4.06
1984	1.75	4.11
1985	1.77	4.14
1986	1.69	4.15
1987	1.61	4.14
1988	1.58	4.11
1989	1.64	4.07
1990	1.84	4.02
1991	1.84	3.99
1992	1.8	3.95
1993	1.77	3.89
1994	1.73	3.84
1995	1.7	3.81
1996	1.67	3.78
1997	1.65	3.74
1998	1.62	3.68
1999	1.78	3.64
2000	1.93	3.54
2001	1.96	3.46
2002	1.86	3.4
2003	1.86	3.39
2004	1.8	3.38
2005	1.74	3.38
2006	1.7	3.4
2007	1.76	3.5
2008	1.76	3.67
2009	1.77	3.85
2010	1.79	4.02
2011	1.76	4.12
2012	1.73	4.12
2013	1.73	4.1
2014	1.73	4.09
2015	1.73	4.08
2016	1.72	4.03
2017	1.72	3.88
2018	1.72	3.68
2019	1.72	3.53
2020	1.71	3.47
2021	1.71	3.43
2022	1.71	3.38
2023	1.71	3.33
2024	1.71	3.29
2025	1.7	3.25
2026	1.7	3.2
2027	1.7	3.16
2028	1.7	3.12
2029	1.7	3.09
2030	1.7	3.05
2031	1.69	3.01
2032	1.69	2.98
2033	1.69	2.95
2034	1.69	2.92
2035	1.69	2.89
2036	1.69	2.86
2037	1.69	2.83
2038	1.69	2.8
2039	1.69	2.77
2040	1.68	2.75
2041	1.68	2.72
2042	1.68	2.7
2043	1.68	2.67
2044	1.68	2.65
2045	1.68	2.63
2046	1.68	2.61
2047	1.68	2.58
2048	1.68	2.56
2049	1.68	2.55
2050	1.68	2.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Nauru
1960	37.2%	34.8%
1961	37.2%	35.2%
1962	37.1%	35.7%
1963	37.1%	36.5%
1964	37.1%	37.5%
1965	37.1%	38.6%
1966	37.1%	39.4%
1967	36.9%	39.5%
1968	36.7%	41.3%
1969	36.4%	43.4%
1970	36%	42.9%
1971	35.7%	41.3%
1972	35.3%	39.7%
1973	34.9%	38.1%
1974	34.4%	36.4%
1975	33.6%	34.9%
1976	32.8%	33.4%
1977	32.1%	31.9%
1978	31.1%	30.9%
1979	30%	30.6%
1980	29%	30.9%
1981	28%	31.9%
1982	27.2%	33.2%
1983	26.7%	34.6%
1984	26.2%	35.7%
1985	25.8%	36.5%
1986	25.5%	37.5%
1987	25.1%	38.3%
1988	24.8%	39.2%
1989	24.5%	40.2%
1990	24.2%	41.2%
1991	23.9%	42.1%
1992	23.6%	42.5%
1993	23.4%	42.5%
1994	23.2%	42.1%
1995	23%	41.7%
1996	22.8%	41.1%
1997	22.6%	40.5%
1998	22.3%	39.9%
1999	22.1%	39.4%
2000	21.9%	38.9%
2001	21.7%	38.5%
2002	21.6%	38.2%
2003	21.5%	37.7%
2004	21.3%	37.1%
2005	21%	36.6%
2006	20.7%	36.1%
2007	20.5%	35.7%
2008	20.3%	35.6%
2009	20.2%	35.8%
2010	20.2%	36.3%
2011	20%	37.1%
2012	19.9%	37.7%
2013	19.7%	38%
2014	19.4%	38.2%
2015	19.2%	38.2%
2016	18.9%	38.2%
2017	18.7%	38%
2018	18.4%	37.6%
2019	18.2%	37.6%
2020	18.1%	38%
2021	17.9%	38.3%
2022	17.7%	38.3%
2023	17.5%	38.2%
2024	17.2%	37.8%
2025	17.1%	37.1%
2026	16.9%	36.4%
2027	16.8%	35.7%
2028	16.7%	35%
2029	16.6%	34.3%
2030	16.5%	33.7%
2031	16.4%	33.1%
2032	16.4%	32.7%
2033	16.3%	32.4%
2034	16.2%	32.1%
2035	16.1%	31.9%
2036	16%	31.6%
2037	15.9%	31.3%
2038	15.8%	31.1%
2039	15.8%	31%
2040	15.7%	31%
2041	15.6%	30.9%
2042	15.5%	30.9%
2043	15.4%	30.9%
2044	15.3%	30.9%
2045	15.2%	30.8%
2046	15.2%	30.7%
2047	15.1%	30.6%
2048	15%	30.4%
2049	14.9%	30.2%
2050	14.9%	30%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 37.8% in Nauru in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 41.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Nauru compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Nauru by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +2.28% in Nauru. 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	Nauru
1960	5,949	72
1961	5,208	70
1962	5,589	75
1963	5,706	88
1964	5,688	100
1965	5,762	113
1966	5,842	123
1967	4,984	117
1968	5,035	116
1969	4,710	71
1970	4,271	49
1971	4,530	50
1972	4,505	53
1973	3,996	57
1974	3,644	63
1975	3,321	70
1976	2,988	79
1977	2,988	89
1978	2,367	111
1979	2,485	130
1980	2,393	145
1981	2,605	157
1982	2,660	162
1983	2,656	163
1984	2,388	166
1985	2,356	171
1986	2,111	178
1987	1,841	186
1988	1,684	195
1989	1,719	204
1990	2,101	214
1991	2,055	225
1992	1,912	237
1993	1,765	235
1994	1,607	229
1995	1,467	225
1996	1,334	221
1997	1,172	218
1998	1,093	214
1999	1,351	212
2000	1,577	207
2001	1,578	203
2002	1,369	200
2003	1,321	201
2004	1,204	202
2005	1,018	204
2006	927	209
2007	1,028	222
2008	989	240
2009	1,000	261
2010	981	281
2011	897	291
2012	815	292
2013	772	291
2014	730	290
2015	690	291
2016	655	289
2017	616	279
2018	584	265
2019	542	255
2020	503	246
2021	415	236
2022	43	226
2023	158	213

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Nauru

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 273 deaths in Nauru.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Nauru
1985	55	191
1986	56	209
1987	57	206
1988	55	202
1989	57	198
1990	59	195
1991	60	216
1992	61	217
1993	55	219
1994	53	220
1995	52	219
1996	51	218
1997	51	218
1998	45	257
1999	44	277
2000	46	278
2001	46	299
2002	43	321
2003	45	323
2004	43	324
2005	44	328
2006	45	304
2007	42	303
2008	42	302
2009	42	300
2010	42	297
2011	41	260
2012	40	255
2013	40	247
2014	39	240
2015	37	253
2016	36	248
2017	37	259
2018	37	269
2019	36	267
2020	39	309
2021	38	266
2022	38	317
2023	35	273

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.89% in Nauru. 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	Nauru
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%	-
1972	4.32%	-
1973	4.08%	-
1974	3.86%	-
1975	3.64%	-
1976	3.43%	-
1977	3.23%	-
1978	3.04%	-
1979	2.86%	-
1980	2.69%	-
1981	2.55%	-
1982	2.44%	-
1983	2.34%	-
1984	2.26%	-
1985	2.19%	8.62%
1986	2.12%	8.2%
1987	2.05%	7.81%
1988	1.97%	7.43%
1989	1.89%	7.08%
1990	1.81%	6.74%
1991	1.73%	6.41%
1992	1.66%	6.09%
1993	1.59%	5.78%
1994	1.53%	5.49%
1995	1.49%	5.22%
1996	1.45%	4.97%
1997	1.43%	4.74%
1998	1.42%	4.52%
1999	1.42%	4.32%
2000	1.44%	4.13%
2001	1.45%	3.96%
2002	1.47%	3.81%
2003	1.48%	3.66%
2004	1.49%	3.53%
2005	1.48%	3.41%
2006	1.47%	3.29%
2007	1.45%	3.15%
2008	1.43%	3%
2009	1.41%	2.84%
2010	1.39%	2.66%
2011	1.37%	2.48%
2012	1.35%	2.29%
2013	1.33%	2.11%
2014	1.31%	1.93%
2015	1.28%	1.76%
2016	1.25%	1.61%
2017	1.21%	1.47%
2018	1.18%	1.34%
2019	1.14%	1.22%
2020	1.11%	1.11%
2021	1.07%	1.02%
2022	1.04%	0.95%
2023	1%	0.89%