Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Nigeria

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Nigeria 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 4.48 in Nigeria in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Nigeria 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	Nigeria
1960	4.71	6.36
1961	4.15	6.35
1962	4.3	6.36
1963	4.3	6.35
1964	4.21	6.36
1965	4.18	6.37
1966	4.14	6.39
1967	3.6	6.4
1968	3.57	6.42
1969	3.34	6.44
1970	3.08	6.47
1971	3.2	6.53
1972	3.15	6.58
1973	2.87	6.63
1974	2.65	6.7
1975	2.45	6.77
1976	2.24	6.81
1977	2.2	6.86
1978	1.84	6.92
1979	1.86	6.89
1980	1.78	6.85
1981	1.85	6.82
1982	1.86	6.8
1983	1.86	6.78
1984	1.75	6.7
1985	1.77	6.62
1986	1.69	6.56
1987	1.61	6.5
1988	1.58	6.5
1989	1.64	6.49
1990	1.84	6.46
1991	1.84	6.43
1992	1.8	6.39
1993	1.77	6.35
1994	1.73	6.32
1995	1.7	6.27
1996	1.67	6.22
1997	1.65	6.14
1998	1.62	6.07
1999	1.78	6.08
2000	1.93	6.12
2001	1.96	6.13
2002	1.86	6.12
2003	1.86	6.1
2004	1.8	6.09
2005	1.74	6.06
2006	1.7	6.05
2007	1.76	6.03
2008	1.76	6.02
2009	1.77	5.99
2010	1.79	5.95
2011	1.76	5.89
2012	1.73	5.8
2013	1.73	5.69
2014	1.73	5.62
2015	1.73	5.5
2016	1.72	5.34
2017	1.72	5.18
2018	1.72	5.02
2019	1.72	4.86
2020	1.71	4.7
2021	1.71	4.64
2022	1.71	4.55
2023	1.71	4.48
2024	1.71	4.38
2025	1.7	4.3
2026	1.7	4.2
2027	1.7	4.1
2028	1.7	4.01
2029	1.7	3.92
2030	1.7	3.82
2031	1.69	3.73
2032	1.69	3.65
2033	1.69	3.56
2034	1.69	3.48
2035	1.69	3.41
2036	1.69	3.34
2037	1.69	3.27
2038	1.69	3.21
2039	1.69	3.16
2040	1.68	3.1
2041	1.68	3.04
2042	1.68	2.99
2043	1.68	2.94
2044	1.68	2.89
2045	1.68	2.85
2046	1.68	2.8
2047	1.68	2.76
2048	1.68	2.73
2049	1.68	2.69
2050	1.68	2.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Nigeria
1960	37.2%	41.1%
1961	37.2%	41.1%
1962	37.1%	41.1%
1963	37.1%	41.2%
1964	37.1%	41.4%
1965	37.1%	41.5%
1966	37.1%	41.7%
1967	36.9%	41.8%
1968	36.7%	42%
1969	36.4%	42.2%
1970	36%	42.4%
1971	35.7%	42.5%
1972	35.3%	42.8%
1973	34.9%	43%
1974	34.4%	43.2%
1975	33.6%	43.4%
1976	32.8%	43.7%
1977	32.1%	43.9%
1978	31.1%	44.2%
1979	30%	44.4%
1980	29%	44.6%
1981	28%	44.8%
1982	27.2%	45%
1983	26.7%	45.2%
1984	26.2%	45.4%
1985	25.8%	45.5%
1986	25.5%	45.6%
1987	25.1%	45.6%
1988	24.8%	45.5%
1989	24.5%	45.5%
1990	24.2%	45.3%
1991	23.9%	45.2%
1992	23.6%	45%
1993	23.4%	44.8%
1994	23.2%	44.6%
1995	23%	44.4%
1996	22.8%	44.2%
1997	22.6%	44.1%
1998	22.3%	43.9%
1999	22.1%	43.8%
2000	21.9%	43.7%
2001	21.7%	43.7%
2002	21.6%	43.8%
2003	21.5%	43.8%
2004	21.3%	43.9%
2005	21%	44%
2006	20.7%	44.1%
2007	20.5%	44.2%
2008	20.3%	44.3%
2009	20.2%	44.4%
2010	20.2%	44.4%
2011	20%	44.5%
2012	19.9%	44.5%
2013	19.7%	44.5%
2014	19.4%	44.4%
2015	19.2%	44.3%
2016	18.9%	44.1%
2017	18.7%	43.9%
2018	18.4%	43.6%
2019	18.2%	43.2%
2020	18.1%	42.8%
2021	17.9%	42.4%
2022	17.7%	42%
2023	17.5%	41.5%
2024	17.2%	41%
2025	17.1%	40.5%
2026	16.9%	40%
2027	16.8%	39.5%
2028	16.7%	39%
2029	16.6%	38.5%
2030	16.5%	38%
2031	16.4%	37.6%
2032	16.4%	37.2%
2033	16.3%	36.8%
2034	16.2%	36.5%
2035	16.1%	36.2%
2036	16%	35.9%
2037	15.9%	35.5%
2038	15.8%	35.2%
2039	15.8%	34.9%
2040	15.7%	34.5%
2041	15.6%	34.2%
2042	15.5%	33.8%
2043	15.4%	33.5%
2044	15.3%	33.1%
2045	15.2%	32.8%
2046	15.2%	32.4%
2047	15.1%	32%
2048	15%	31.6%
2049	14.9%	31.3%
2050	14.9%	30.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 41% in Nigeria in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 45.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Nigeria compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Nigeria by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +2.29% in Nigeria. 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	Nigeria
1960	5,949	901,301
1961	5,208	932,111
1962	5,589	966,452
1963	5,706	995,116
1964	5,688	1,028,272
1965	5,762	1,061,840
1966	5,842	1,095,582
1967	4,984	1,082,884
1968	5,035	1,168,254
1969	4,710	1,213,484
1970	4,271	1,295,507
1971	4,530	1,373,896
1972	4,505	1,448,928
1973	3,996	1,525,485
1974	3,644	1,624,813
1975	3,321	1,718,623
1976	2,988	1,827,289
1977	2,988	1,923,917
1978	2,367	2,019,621
1979	2,485	2,074,807
1980	2,393	2,121,618
1981	2,605	2,179,884
1982	2,660	2,233,401
1983	2,656	2,292,089
1984	2,388	2,278,060
1985	2,356	2,289,784
1986	2,111	2,295,003
1987	1,841	2,322,397
1988	1,684	2,376,419
1989	1,719	2,452,324
1990	2,101	2,491,928
1991	2,055	2,527,807
1992	1,912	2,596,173
1993	1,765	2,673,675
1994	1,607	2,735,198
1995	1,467	2,830,771
1996	1,334	2,882,205
1997	1,172	2,936,500
1998	1,093	3,003,946
1999	1,351	3,155,425
2000	1,577	3,343,196
2001	1,578	3,478,370
2002	1,369	3,606,814
2003	1,321	3,751,120
2004	1,204	3,877,376
2005	1,018	4,013,788
2006	927	4,135,703
2007	1,028	4,265,428
2008	989	4,412,976
2009	1,000	4,528,149
2010	981	4,629,173
2011	897	4,728,363
2012	815	4,774,508
2013	772	4,811,751
2014	730	4,862,319
2015	690	4,823,045
2016	655	4,761,594
2017	616	4,706,183
2018	584	4,659,898
2019	542	4,609,941
2020	503	4,525,164
2021	415	4,641,562
2022	43	4,739,502
2023	158	4,834,309

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Nigeria

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 993 deaths in Nigeria.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Nigeria
1985	55	1,344
1986	56	1,363
1987	57	1,351
1988	55	1,332
1989	57	1,304
1990	59	1,285
1991	60	1,282
1992	61	1,246
1993	55	1,200
1994	53	1,193
1995	52	1,186
1996	51	1,185
1997	51	1,184
1998	45	1,189
1999	44	1,165
2000	46	1,136
2001	46	1,130
2002	43	1,117
2003	45	1,090
2004	43	1,075
2005	44	1,060
2006	45	1,067
2007	42	1,063
2008	42	1,081
2009	42	1,088
2010	42	1,094
2011	41	1,108
2012	40	1,124
2013	40	1,146
2014	39	1,155
2015	37	1,168
2016	36	1,155
2017	37	1,142
2018	37	1,118
2019	36	1,091
2020	39	1,065
2021	38	1,046
2022	38	1,016
2023	35	993

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 10.5% in Nigeria. 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	Nigeria
1960	8.47%	-
1961	7.86%	-
1962	7.33%	-
1963	6.86%	-
1964	6.45%	32.7%
1965	6.1%	32%
1966	5.79%	31.3%
1967	5.52%	30.7%
1968	5.28%	30%
1969	5.03%	29.3%
1970	4.79%	28.5%
1971	4.55%	27.7%
1972	4.32%	26.9%
1973	4.08%	26.1%
1974	3.86%	25.2%
1975	3.64%	24.4%
1976	3.43%	23.6%
1977	3.23%	22.9%
1978	3.04%	22.3%
1979	2.86%	21.8%
1980	2.69%	21.3%
1981	2.55%	21%
1982	2.44%	20.8%
1983	2.34%	20.7%
1984	2.26%	20.7%
1985	2.19%	20.8%
1986	2.12%	20.9%
1987	2.05%	20.9%
1988	1.97%	21%
1989	1.89%	21%
1990	1.81%	21%
1991	1.73%	20.9%
1992	1.66%	20.8%
1993	1.59%	20.7%
1994	1.53%	20.6%
1995	1.49%	20.4%
1996	1.45%	20.1%
1997	1.43%	19.7%
1998	1.42%	19.3%
1999	1.42%	18.8%
2000	1.44%	18.2%
2001	1.45%	17.7%
2002	1.47%	17.1%
2003	1.48%	16.5%
2004	1.49%	16%
2005	1.48%	15.5%
2006	1.47%	15%
2007	1.45%	14.5%
2008	1.43%	14.1%
2009	1.41%	13.8%
2010	1.39%	13.5%
2011	1.37%	13.3%
2012	1.35%	13.1%
2013	1.33%	12.9%
2014	1.31%	12.8%
2015	1.28%	12.6%
2016	1.25%	12.5%
2017	1.21%	12.3%
2018	1.18%	12%
2019	1.14%	11.8%
2020	1.11%	11.4%
2021	1.07%	11.1%
2022	1.04%	10.8%
2023	1%	10.5%