Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Barbados vs New Zealand by year

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Barbados

New Zealand

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Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	New Zealand
2023	1.71	1.56
2022	1.71	1.66
2021	1.71	1.64
2020	1.71	1.61
2019	1.72	1.72
2018	1.72	1.71
2017	1.72	1.81
2016	1.72	1.87
2015	1.73	1.99
2014	1.73	1.92
2013	1.73	2.01
2012	1.73	2.1
2011	1.76	2.09
2010	1.79	2.17
2009	1.77	2.13
2008	1.76	2.19
2007	1.76	2.18
2006	1.7	2.01
2005	1.74	1.97
2004	1.8	1.98
2003	1.86	1.93
2002	1.86	1.89
2001	1.96	1.97
2000	1.93	1.98
1999	1.78	1.97
1998	1.62	1.89
1997	1.65	1.96
1996	1.67	1.96
1995	1.7	1.98
1994	1.73	1.98
1993	1.77	2.04
1992	1.8	2.06
1991	1.84	2.09
1990	1.84	2.18
1989	1.64	2.12
1988	1.58	2.1
1987	1.61	2.03
1986	1.69	1.96
1985	1.77	1.93
1984	1.75	1.93
1983	1.86	1.92
1982	1.86	1.95
1981	1.85	2.01
1980	1.78	2.03
1979	1.86	2.12
1978	1.84	2.07
1977	2.2	2.21
1976	2.24	2.27
1975	2.45	2.37
1974	2.65	2.58
1973	2.87	2.76
1972	3.15	3
1971	3.2	3.18
1970	3.08	3.17
1969	3.34	3.28
1968	3.57	3.34
1967	3.6	3.35
1966	4.14	3.41
1965	4.18	3.54
1964	4.21	3.8
1963	4.3	4.05
1962	4.3	4.19
1961	4.15	4.31
1960	4.71	4.24

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Barbados

New Zealand

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Year	Natural population change
	Barbados	New Zealand
2023	158	18,876
2022	43	20,123
2021	415	23,644
2020	503	24,905
2019	542	25,299
2018	584	24,797
2017	616	26,282
2016	655	28,237
2015	690	29,408
2014	730	26,196
2013	772	29,096
2012	815	31,077
2011	897	31,302
2010	981	35,458
2009	1,000	33,560
2008	989	35,143
2007	1,028	35,480
2006	927	30,924
2005	1,018	30,674
2004	1,204	29,634
2003	1,321	28,150
2002	1,369	25,941
2001	1,578	27,939
2000	1,577	29,897
1999	1,351	28,916
1998	1,093	29,146
1997	1,172	30,137
1996	1,334	28,997
1995	1,467	29,828
1994	1,607	30,372
1993	1,765	31,685
1992	1,912	32,067
1991	2,055	33,518
1990	2,101	33,298
1989	1,719	30,749
1988	1,684	29,846
1987	1,841	27,603
1986	2,111	25,549
1985	2,356	24,126
1984	2,388	26,043
1983	2,656	24,315
1982	2,660	24,207
1981	2,605	25,374
1980	2,393	23,658
1979	2,485	26,675
1978	2,367	26,156
1977	2,988	28,020
1976	2,988	29,456
1975	3,321	31,355
1974	3,644	33,896
1973	3,996	35,239
1972	4,505	38,244
1971	4,530	40,000
1970	4,271	37,101
1969	4,710	38,098
1968	5,035	37,594
1967	4,984	37,974
1966	5,842	36,151
1965	5,762	36,982
1964	5,688	39,375
1963	5,706	42,027
1962	5,589	42,865
1961	5,208	43,482
1960	5,949	41,791

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 +0.36% in New Zealand.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.18% in Barbados and +0.51% in New Zealand.

Birth rate in Barbados vs New Zealand by year

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Barbados

New Zealand

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Barbados	New Zealand
2023	11.2	10.9
2022	11.2	11.5
2021	11.3	11.5
2020	11.3	11.3
2019	11.4	12
2018	11.5	11.8
2017	11.6	12.4
2016	11.7	12.6
2015	11.8	13.2
2014	11.9	12.7
2013	12	13.2
2012	12.2	13.9
2011	12.5	14
2010	12.8	14.7
2009	12.8	14.5
2008	12.8	15.1
2007	12.9	15.2
2006	12.6	14.1
2005	12.9	14
2004	13.5	14.2
2003	14	13.9
2002	14.2	13.7
2001	15.1	14.4
2000	15.1	14.7
1999	14.1	14.9
1998	13.1	14.5
1997	13.5	15.2
1996	14	15.3
1995	14.5	15.7
1994	15	15.8
1993	15.5	16.5
1992	16	16.8
1991	16.4	17.1
1990	16.6	17.9
1989	14.9	17.4
1988	14.4	17.4
1987	14.7	16.7
1986	15.5	16.1
1985	16.3	15.8
1984	16.1	15.9
1983	17	15.7
1982	16.9	15.7
1981	16.6	16.1
1980	15.7	16.1
1979	16.2	16.7
1978	15.8	16.2
1977	18.4	17.2
1976	18.5	17.6
1975	20	18.3
1974	21.4	19.5
1973	22.9	20.4
1972	24.9	21.7
1971	25.1	22.5
1970	24.1	22
1969	25.9	22.4
1968	27.4	22.6
1967	27.4	22.4
1966	31.3	22.4
1965	31.4	22.8
1964	31.6	24.1
1963	32.1	25.4
1962	32.1	26.2
1961	31	27
1960	35	26.4

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.2 in Barbados and 10.9 in New Zealand, compared with 35 and 26.4, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Barbados

Factual

UN forecast

New Zealand

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Barbados	New Zealand
2100	12.9%	13.6%
2099	12.9%	13.6%
2098	12.9%	13.6%
2097	13%	13.6%
2096	13%	13.7%
2095	13%	13.7%
2094	13%	13.7%
2093	13%	13.8%
2092	13.1%	13.8%
2091	13.1%	13.8%
2090	13.1%	13.8%
2089	13.1%	13.8%
2088	13.2%	13.9%
2087	13.2%	13.9%
2086	13.2%	13.9%
2085	13.2%	13.9%
2084	13.3%	13.9%
2083	13.3%	13.9%
2082	13.4%	13.9%
2081	13.4%	13.9%
2080	13.4%	13.9%
2079	13.5%	13.9%
2078	13.5%	13.9%
2077	13.6%	13.9%
2076	13.6%	13.9%
2075	13.7%	13.9%
2074	13.7%	14%
2073	13.7%	14%
2072	13.8%	14%
2071	13.8%	14.1%
2070	13.9%	14.1%
2069	13.9%	14.1%
2068	14%	14.2%
2067	14%	14.3%
2066	14.1%	14.3%
2065	14.1%	14.4%
2064	14.1%	14.4%
2063	14.2%	14.5%
2062	14.2%	14.6%
2061	14.3%	14.7%
2060	14.3%	14.7%
2059	14.4%	14.8%
2058	14.4%	14.9%
2057	14.5%	15%
2056	14.5%	15%
2055	14.6%	15.1%
2054	14.6%	15.1%
2053	14.7%	15.2%
2052	14.8%	15.2%
2051	14.8%	15.2%
2050	14.9%	15.2%
2049	15%	15.2%
2048	15%	15.3%
2047	15.1%	15.3%
2046	15.2%	15.3%
2045	15.3%	15.3%
2044	15.4%	15.3%
2043	15.5%	15.4%
2042	15.5%	15.4%
2041	15.6%	15.5%
2040	15.7%	15.5%
2039	15.8%	15.6%
2038	15.9%	15.7%
2037	16%	15.9%
2036	16.1%	16%
2035	16.1%	16.1%
2034	16.2%	16.2%
2033	16.3%	16.4%
2032	16.4%	16.5%
2031	16.5%	16.7%
2030	16.6%	16.9%
2029	16.7%	17.1%
2028	16.8%	17.3%
2027	16.9%	17.5%
2026	17%	17.8%
2025	17.1%	18%
2024	17.2%	18.1%
2023	17.5%	18.4%
2022	17.7%	18.6%
2021	17.9%	18.9%
2020	18.1%	19%
2019	18.2%	19.2%
2018	18.4%	19.3%
2017	18.7%	19.5%
2016	18.9%	19.6%
2015	19.2%	19.9%
2014	19.4%	20.2%
2013	19.7%	20.4%
2012	19.9%	20.6%
2011	20%	20.8%
2010	20.2%	20.9%
2009	20.2%	20.9%
2008	20.3%	21%
2007	20.5%	21.1%
2006	20.7%	21.3%
2005	21%	21.5%
2004	21.3%	21.8%
2003	21.5%	22.1%
2002	21.6%	22.4%
2001	21.7%	22.6%
2000	21.9%	22.8%
1999	22.1%	22.9%
1998	22.3%	23%
1997	22.6%	23%
1996	22.8%	23%
1995	23%	23.1%
1994	23.2%	23.1%
1993	23.4%	23.1%
1992	23.6%	23.1%
1991	23.9%	23.2%
1990	24.2%	23.3%
1989	24.5%	23.3%
1988	24.8%	23.5%
1987	25.1%	23.8%
1986	25.5%	24.2%
1985	25.8%	24.6%
1984	26.2%	25.1%
1983	26.7%	25.6%
1982	27.2%	26.2%
1981	28%	26.7%
1980	29%	27.2%
1979	30%	27.8%
1978	31.1%	28.4%
1977	32.1%	29%
1976	32.8%	29.6%
1975	33.6%	30.1%
1974	34.4%	30.5%
1973	34.9%	31%
1972	35.3%	31.4%
1971	35.7%	31.7%
1970	36%	31.9%
1969	36.4%	32.2%
1968	36.7%	32.3%
1967	36.9%	32.5%
1966	37.1%	32.6%
1965	37.1%	32.7%
1964	37.1%	32.9%
1963	37.1%	32.9%
1962	37.1%	33%
1961	37.2%	33%
1960	37.2%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and New Zealand compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs New Zealand

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Barbados

New Zealand

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	New Zealand
2023	35	7
2022	38	23
2021	38	8
2020	39	8
2019	36	8
2018	37	7
2017	37	8
2016	36	8
2015	37	8
2014	39	7
2013	40	8
2012	40	9
2011	41	10
2010	42	10
2009	42	10
2008	42	10
2007	42	10
2006	45	10
2005	44	11
2004	43	11
2003	45	11
2002	43	11
2001	46	10
2000	46	11
1999	44	12
1998	45	12
1997	51	13
1996	51	14
1995	52	14
1994	53	13
1993	55	14
1992	61	15
1991	60	16
1990	59	18
1989	57	18
1988	55	19
1987	57	19
1986	56	18
1985	55	19

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 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Under-five mortality rates

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Barbados

New Zealand

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Barbados	New Zealand
2023	1%	0.47%
2022	1.04%	0.48%
2021	1.07%	0.49%
2020	1.11%	0.5%
2019	1.14%	0.51%
2018	1.18%	0.52%
2017	1.21%	0.53%
2016	1.25%	0.55%
2015	1.28%	0.56%
2014	1.31%	0.57%
2013	1.33%	0.59%
2012	1.35%	0.6%
2011	1.37%	0.61%
2010	1.39%	0.62%
2009	1.41%	0.63%
2008	1.43%	0.64%
2007	1.45%	0.65%
2006	1.47%	0.65%
2005	1.48%	0.66%
2004	1.49%	0.67%
2003	1.48%	0.69%
2002	1.47%	0.7%
2001	1.45%	0.72%
2000	1.44%	0.74%
1999	1.42%	0.76%
1998	1.42%	0.78%
1997	1.43%	0.81%
1996	1.45%	0.84%
1995	1.49%	0.87%
1994	1.53%	0.91%
1993	1.59%	0.95%
1992	1.66%	1%
1991	1.73%	1.06%
1990	1.81%	1.12%
1989	1.89%	1.18%
1988	1.97%	1.24%
1987	2.05%	1.29%
1986	2.12%	1.34%
1985	2.19%	1.38%
1984	2.26%	1.41%
1983	2.34%	1.45%
1982	2.44%	1.48%
1981	2.55%	1.52%
1980	2.69%	1.56%
1979	2.86%	1.61%
1978	3.04%	1.66%
1977	3.23%	1.71%
1976	3.43%	1.77%
1975	3.64%	1.83%
1974	3.86%	1.88%
1973	4.08%	1.94%
1972	4.32%	1.98%
1971	4.55%	2.03%
1970	4.79%	2.08%
1969	5.03%	2.12%
1968	5.28%	2.16%
1967	5.52%	2.2%
1966	5.79%	2.25%
1965	6.1%	2.31%
1964	6.45%	2.39%
1963	6.86%	2.48%
1962	7.33%	2.58%
1961	7.86%	2.68%
1960	8.47%	2.78%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.47% in New Zealand. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.