Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Peru

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Peru by year

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Barbados

Peru

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Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	Peru
2023	1.71	1.98
2022	1.71	2
2021	1.71	2.03
2020	1.71	2.06
2019	1.72	2.09
2018	1.72	2.12
2017	1.72	2.15
2016	1.72	2.19
2015	1.73	2.23
2014	1.73	2.27
2013	1.73	2.32
2012	1.73	2.36
2011	1.76	2.41
2010	1.79	2.42
2009	1.77	2.48
2008	1.76	2.53
2007	1.76	2.58
2006	1.7	2.62
2005	1.74	2.64
2004	1.8	2.67
2003	1.86	2.66
2002	1.86	2.69
2001	1.96	2.74
2000	1.93	2.85
1999	1.78	2.92
1998	1.62	3
1997	1.65	3.1
1996	1.67	3.2
1995	1.7	3.32
1994	1.73	3.43
1993	1.77	3.55
1992	1.8	3.67
1991	1.84	3.79
1990	1.84	3.91
1989	1.64	4.03
1988	1.58	4.14
1987	1.61	4.25
1986	1.69	4.35
1985	1.77	4.46
1984	1.75	4.57
1983	1.86	4.68
1982	1.86	4.8
1981	1.85	4.92
1980	1.78	5.04
1979	1.86	5.17
1978	1.84	5.31
1977	2.2	5.44
1976	2.24	5.58
1975	2.45	5.71
1974	2.65	5.84
1973	2.87	5.97
1972	3.15	6.09
1971	3.2	6.21
1970	3.08	6.32
1969	3.34	6.42
1968	3.57	6.51
1967	3.6	6.6
1966	4.14	6.68
1965	4.18	6.75
1964	4.21	6.81
1963	4.3	6.86
1962	4.3	6.9
1961	4.15	6.92
1960	4.71	6.94

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.98 in Peru in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Barbados

Peru

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Year	Natural population change
	Barbados	Peru
2023	158	353,788
2022	43	327,859
2021	415	235,440
2020	503	301,950
2019	542	346,981
2018	584	343,123
2017	616	349,333
2016	655	355,859
2015	690	362,781
2014	730	368,708
2013	772	372,694
2012	815	376,501
2011	897	383,268
2010	981	382,510
2009	1,000	396,522
2008	989	413,640
2007	1,028	435,122
2006	927	445,884
2005	1,018	454,199
2004	1,204	459,617
2003	1,321	459,243
2002	1,369	463,709
2001	1,578	470,154
2000	1,577	484,222
1999	1,351	487,095
1998	1,093	489,436
1997	1,172	495,348
1996	1,334	501,855
1995	1,467	507,894
1994	1,607	512,735
1993	1,765	513,769
1992	1,912	514,618
1991	2,055	513,867
1990	2,101	515,233
1989	1,719	512,152
1988	1,684	508,429
1987	1,841	502,229
1986	2,111	496,712
1985	2,356	488,887
1984	2,388	477,968
1983	2,656	469,781
1982	2,660	461,107
1981	2,605	453,158
1980	2,393	445,100
1979	2,485	439,110
1978	2,367	432,127
1977	2,988	425,428
1976	2,988	420,284
1975	3,321	414,400
1974	3,644	408,299
1973	3,996	400,752
1972	4,505	396,960
1971	4,530	391,506
1970	4,271	318,022
1969	4,710	379,347
1968	5,035	372,379
1967	4,984	365,224
1966	5,842	356,819
1965	5,762	349,245
1964	5,688	341,570
1963	5,706	332,352
1962	5,589	321,716
1961	5,208	313,385
1960	5,949	302,924

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 +1.05% in Peru.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.18% in Barbados and +1.05% in Peru.

Birth rate in Barbados vs Peru by year

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Barbados

Peru

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Barbados	Peru
2023	11.2	15.9
2022	11.2	16.2
2021	11.3	16.4
2020	11.3	16.6
2019	11.4	16.9
2018	11.5	16.9
2017	11.6	17.3
2016	11.7	17.6
2015	11.8	17.9
2014	11.9	18.4
2013	12	18.8
2012	12.2	19.2
2011	12.5	19.8
2010	12.8	19.9
2009	12.8	20.4
2008	12.8	20.9
2007	12.9	21.4
2006	12.6	21.8
2005	12.9	22.1
2004	13.5	22.4
2003	14	22.3
2002	14.2	22.6
2001	15.1	23
2000	15.1	23.8
1999	14.1	24.3
1998	13.1	24.9
1997	13.5	25.6
1996	14	26.4
1995	14.5	27.2
1994	15	28
1993	15.5	28.8
1992	16	29.6
1991	16.4	30.4
1990	16.6	31.1
1989	14.9	31.8
1988	14.4	32.4
1987	14.7	33
1986	15.5	33.5
1985	16.3	34
1984	16.1	34.5
1983	17	35
1982	16.9	35.4
1981	16.6	35.9
1980	15.7	36.5
1979	16.2	37.1
1978	15.8	37.7
1977	18.4	38.3
1976	18.5	38.9
1975	20	39.5
1974	21.4	40.1
1973	22.9	40.7
1972	24.9	41.2
1971	25.1	41.8
1970	24.1	42.4
1969	25.9	42.9
1968	27.4	43.4
1967	27.4	44
1966	31.3	44.4
1965	31.4	44.9
1964	31.6	45.4
1963	32.1	45.8
1962	32.1	46.2
1961	31	46.6
1960	35	46.9

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.2 in Barbados and 15.9 in Peru, compared with 35 and 46.9, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Barbados

Factual

UN forecast

Peru

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Barbados	Peru
2100	12.9%	13.5%
2099	12.9%	13.5%
2098	12.9%	13.6%
2097	13%	13.6%
2096	13%	13.6%
2095	13%	13.7%
2094	13%	13.7%
2093	13%	13.7%
2092	13.1%	13.8%
2091	13.1%	13.8%
2090	13.1%	13.8%
2089	13.1%	13.9%
2088	13.2%	13.9%
2087	13.2%	14%
2086	13.2%	14%
2085	13.2%	14.1%
2084	13.3%	14.1%
2083	13.3%	14.2%
2082	13.4%	14.2%
2081	13.4%	14.3%
2080	13.4%	14.3%
2079	13.5%	14.4%
2078	13.5%	14.5%
2077	13.6%	14.5%
2076	13.6%	14.6%
2075	13.7%	14.7%
2074	13.7%	14.8%
2073	13.7%	14.8%
2072	13.8%	14.9%
2071	13.8%	15%
2070	13.9%	15.1%
2069	13.9%	15.2%
2068	14%	15.3%
2067	14%	15.4%
2066	14.1%	15.5%
2065	14.1%	15.6%
2064	14.1%	15.7%
2063	14.2%	15.8%
2062	14.2%	15.9%
2061	14.3%	16%
2060	14.3%	16.1%
2059	14.4%	16.3%
2058	14.4%	16.4%
2057	14.5%	16.5%
2056	14.5%	16.7%
2055	14.6%	16.8%
2054	14.6%	17%
2053	14.7%	17.2%
2052	14.8%	17.3%
2051	14.8%	17.5%
2050	14.9%	17.7%
2049	15%	17.8%
2048	15%	18%
2047	15.1%	18.2%
2046	15.2%	18.4%
2045	15.3%	18.6%
2044	15.4%	18.8%
2043	15.5%	19%
2042	15.5%	19.3%
2041	15.6%	19.5%
2040	15.7%	19.7%
2039	15.8%	19.9%
2038	15.9%	20.2%
2037	16%	20.4%
2036	16.1%	20.7%
2035	16.1%	20.9%
2034	16.2%	21.2%
2033	16.3%	21.4%
2032	16.4%	21.7%
2031	16.5%	21.9%
2030	16.6%	22.2%
2029	16.7%	22.5%
2028	16.8%	22.8%
2027	16.9%	23.1%
2026	17%	23.4%
2025	17.1%	23.8%
2024	17.2%	24%
2023	17.5%	24.4%
2022	17.7%	24.8%
2021	17.9%	25.1%
2020	18.1%	25.5%
2019	18.2%	25.9%
2018	18.4%	26.4%
2017	18.7%	26.8%
2016	18.9%	27.2%
2015	19.2%	27.5%
2014	19.4%	27.8%
2013	19.7%	28.2%
2012	19.9%	28.5%
2011	20%	28.9%
2010	20.2%	29.3%
2009	20.2%	29.7%
2008	20.3%	30.2%
2007	20.5%	30.7%
2006	20.7%	31.2%
2005	21%	31.7%
2004	21.3%	32.3%
2003	21.5%	32.9%
2002	21.6%	33.5%
2001	21.7%	34.1%
2000	21.9%	34.7%
1999	22.1%	35.3%
1998	22.3%	35.8%
1997	22.6%	36.4%
1996	22.8%	36.9%
1995	23%	37.4%
1994	23.2%	37.9%
1993	23.4%	38.3%
1992	23.6%	38.7%
1991	23.9%	39.1%
1990	24.2%	39.4%
1989	24.5%	39.8%
1988	24.8%	40.2%
1987	25.1%	40.5%
1986	25.5%	40.8%
1985	25.8%	41.2%
1984	26.2%	41.5%
1983	26.7%	41.8%
1982	27.2%	42.1%
1981	28%	42.4%
1980	29%	42.6%
1979	30%	42.8%
1978	31.1%	43%
1977	32.1%	43.2%
1976	32.8%	43.4%
1975	33.6%	43.5%
1974	34.4%	43.6%
1973	34.9%	43.7%
1972	35.3%	43.8%
1971	35.7%	43.9%
1970	36%	44%
1969	36.4%	44.1%
1968	36.7%	44.2%
1967	36.9%	44.2%
1966	37.1%	44.2%
1965	37.1%	44.3%
1964	37.1%	44.3%
1963	37.1%	44.3%
1962	37.1%	44.3%
1961	37.2%	44.2%
1960	37.2%	44%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 24% in Peru in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 39.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Peru compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Peru

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Barbados

Peru

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Peru
2023	35	51
2022	38	81
2021	38	141
2020	39	75
2019	36	60
2018	37	66
2017	37	67
2016	36	69
2015	37	71
2014	39	73
2013	40	75
2012	40	79
2011	41	83
2010	42	86
2009	42	89
2008	42	91
2007	42	94
2006	45	99
2005	44	103
2004	43	107
2003	45	104
2002	43	106
2001	46	109
2000	46	115
1999	44	124
1998	45	139
1997	51	152
1996	51	166
1995	52	179
1994	53	188
1993	55	192
1992	61	195
1991	60	201
1990	59	191
1989	57	190
1988	55	190
1987	57	192
1986	56	193
1985	55	198

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 51 deaths in Peru.

Under-five mortality rates

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Barbados

Peru

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Barbados	Peru
2023	1%	1.58%
2022	1.04%	1.61%
2021	1.07%	1.64%
2020	1.11%	1.66%
2019	1.14%	1.68%
2018	1.18%	1.69%
2017	1.21%	1.71%
2016	1.25%	1.73%
2015	1.28%	1.76%
2014	1.31%	1.79%
2013	1.33%	1.84%
2012	1.35%	1.89%
2011	1.37%	1.96%
2010	1.39%	2.04%
2009	1.41%	2.14%
2008	1.43%	2.25%
2007	1.45%	2.37%
2006	1.47%	2.5%
2005	1.48%	2.65%
2004	1.49%	2.82%
2003	1.48%	3.01%
2002	1.47%	3.24%
2001	1.45%	3.49%
2000	1.44%	3.79%
1999	1.42%	4.13%
1998	1.42%	4.51%
1997	1.43%	4.92%
1996	1.45%	5.36%
1995	1.49%	5.82%
1994	1.53%	6.29%
1993	1.59%	6.75%
1992	1.66%	7.2%
1991	1.73%	7.63%
1990	1.81%	8.04%
1989	1.89%	8.46%
1988	1.97%	8.92%
1987	2.05%	9.43%
1986	2.12%	9.97%
1985	2.19%	10.5%
1984	2.26%	11.1%
1983	2.34%	11.6%
1982	2.44%	12%
1981	2.55%	12.4%
1980	2.69%	12.7%
1979	2.86%	12.9%
1978	3.04%	13.2%
1977	3.23%	13.5%
1976	3.43%	13.8%
1975	3.64%	14.2%
1974	3.86%	14.7%
1973	4.08%	15.1%
1972	4.32%	15.6%
1971	4.55%	16.1%
1970	4.79%	19.7%
1969	5.03%	17%
1968	5.28%	17.5%
1967	5.52%	18.1%
1966	5.79%	18.7%
1965	6.1%	19.4%
1964	6.45%	20.2%
1963	6.86%	20.9%
1962	7.33%	21.6%
1961	7.86%	22.2%
1960	8.47%	22.9%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 1.58% in Peru. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.