Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Portugal

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Portugal 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 1.44 in Portugal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Portugal 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	Portugal
1960	4.71	3.16
1961	4.15	3.21
1962	4.3	3.23
1963	4.3	3.12
1964	4.21	3.21
1965	4.18	3.15
1966	4.14	3.16
1967	3.6	3.16
1968	3.57	3.12
1969	3.34	3.12
1970	3.08	3.01
1971	3.2	3
1972	3.15	2.86
1973	2.87	2.77
1974	2.65	2.7
1975	2.45	2.75
1976	2.24	2.82
1977	2.2	2.69
1978	1.84	2.45
1979	1.86	2.31
1980	1.78	2.25
1981	1.85	2.13
1982	1.86	2.07
1983	1.86	1.95
1984	1.75	1.9
1985	1.77	1.72
1986	1.69	1.66
1987	1.61	1.62
1988	1.58	1.61
1989	1.64	1.57
1990	1.84	1.56
1991	1.84	1.56
1992	1.8	1.54
1993	1.77	1.52
1994	1.73	1.45
1995	1.7	1.41
1996	1.67	1.44
1997	1.65	1.47
1998	1.62	1.47
1999	1.78	1.5
2000	1.93	1.55
2001	1.96	1.45
2002	1.86	1.46
2003	1.86	1.44
2004	1.8	1.4
2005	1.74	1.41
2006	1.7	1.37
2007	1.76	1.35
2008	1.76	1.39
2009	1.77	1.34
2010	1.79	1.39
2011	1.76	1.35
2012	1.73	1.28
2013	1.73	1.21
2014	1.73	1.24
2015	1.73	1.31
2016	1.72	1.37
2017	1.72	1.38
2018	1.72	1.42
2019	1.72	1.44
2020	1.71	1.42
2021	1.71	1.35
2022	1.71	1.43
2023	1.71	1.44
2024	1.71	1.45
2025	1.7	1.45
2026	1.7	1.45
2027	1.7	1.46
2028	1.7	1.46
2029	1.7	1.46
2030	1.7	1.46
2031	1.69	1.47
2032	1.69	1.47
2033	1.69	1.47
2034	1.69	1.48
2035	1.69	1.48
2036	1.69	1.48
2037	1.69	1.48
2038	1.69	1.49
2039	1.69	1.49
2040	1.68	1.49
2041	1.68	1.49
2042	1.68	1.49
2043	1.68	1.49
2044	1.68	1.5
2045	1.68	1.5
2046	1.68	1.5
2047	1.68	1.5
2048	1.68	1.5
2049	1.68	1.5
2050	1.68	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Portugal
1960	37.2%	29.3%
1961	37.2%	29.1%
1962	37.1%	29.1%
1963	37.1%	29.1%
1964	37.1%	29.1%
1965	37.1%	29.1%
1966	37.1%	29.2%
1967	36.9%	29.2%
1968	36.7%	29.2%
1969	36.4%	29.1%
1970	36%	28.7%
1971	35.7%	28.4%
1972	35.3%	28.2%
1973	34.9%	27.9%
1974	34.4%	27.7%
1975	33.6%	27.4%
1976	32.8%	27.2%
1977	32.1%	27.1%
1978	31.1%	26.8%
1979	30%	26.4%
1980	29%	25.9%
1981	28%	25.4%
1982	27.2%	25%
1983	26.7%	24.5%
1984	26.2%	24.1%
1985	25.8%	23.7%
1986	25.5%	23.1%
1987	25.1%	22.5%
1988	24.8%	21.9%
1989	24.5%	21.2%
1990	24.2%	20.5%
1991	23.9%	19.7%
1992	23.6%	19.1%
1993	23.4%	18.6%
1994	23.2%	18.2%
1995	23%	17.8%
1996	22.8%	17.4%
1997	22.6%	17.1%
1998	22.3%	16.8%
1999	22.1%	16.6%
2000	21.9%	16.4%
2001	21.7%	16.2%
2002	21.6%	16.1%
2003	21.5%	16.1%
2004	21.3%	16%
2005	21%	15.9%
2006	20.7%	15.8%
2007	20.5%	15.6%
2008	20.3%	15.5%
2009	20.2%	15.4%
2010	20.2%	15.2%
2011	20%	15%
2012	19.9%	14.9%
2013	19.7%	14.8%
2014	19.4%	14.6%
2015	19.2%	14.3%
2016	18.9%	14.1%
2017	18.7%	13.9%
2018	18.4%	13.7%
2019	18.2%	13.5%
2020	18.1%	13.3%
2021	17.9%	13.1%
2022	17.7%	13%
2023	17.5%	12.9%
2024	17.2%	12.8%
2025	17.1%	12.7%
2026	16.9%	12.6%
2027	16.8%	12.6%
2028	16.7%	12.6%
2029	16.6%	12.6%
2030	16.5%	12.7%
2031	16.4%	12.7%
2032	16.4%	12.7%
2033	16.3%	12.7%
2034	16.2%	12.7%
2035	16.1%	12.8%
2036	16%	12.9%
2037	15.9%	12.9%
2038	15.8%	13%
2039	15.8%	13%
2040	15.7%	13.1%
2041	15.6%	13.1%
2042	15.5%	13.2%
2043	15.4%	13.2%
2044	15.3%	13.3%
2045	15.2%	13.3%
2046	15.2%	13.4%
2047	15.1%	13.4%
2048	15%	13.4%
2049	14.9%	13.5%
2050	14.9%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and -0.29% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	5,949	118,693
1961	5,208	117,867
1962	5,589	123,217
1963	5,706	113,783
1964	5,688	120,170
1965	5,762	115,182
1966	5,842	107,171
1967	4,984	106,495
1968	5,035	100,737
1969	4,710	89,329
1970	4,271	87,672
1971	4,530	82,980
1972	4,505	83,715
1973	3,996	76,835
1974	3,644	74,412
1975	3,321	81,841
1976	2,988	85,138
1977	2,988	84,156
1978	2,367	70,731
1979	2,485	67,628
1980	2,393	63,481
1981	2,605	56,152
1982	2,660	58,479
1983	2,656	47,798
1984	2,388	45,983
1985	2,356	33,077
1986	2,111	31,102
1987	1,841	28,084
1988	1,684	24,047
1989	1,719	22,011
1990	2,101	13,976
1991	2,055	12,948
1992	1,912	13,933
1993	1,765	7,972
1994	1,607	9,991
1995	1,467	4,011
1996	1,334	4,026
1997	1,172	8,087
1998	1,093	7,112
1999	1,351	8,175
2000	1,577	15,435
2001	1,578	8,290
2002	1,369	8,335
2003	1,321	4,184
2004	1,204	7,339
2005	1,018	2,101
2006	927	3,156
2007	1,028	-1,055
2008	989	0
2009	1,000	-5,284
2010	981	-4,230
2011	897	-5,279
2012	815	-17,875
2013	772	-24,052
2014	730	-22,882
2015	690	-23,823
2016	655	-23,749
2017	616	-23,691
2018	584	-25,709
2019	542	-24,687
2020	503	-39,129
2021	415	-45,592
2022	43	-40,694
2023	158	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Portugal

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 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Portugal
1985	55	20
1986	56	19
1987	57	19
1988	55	18
1989	57	18
1990	59	17
1991	60	17
1992	61	16
1993	55	15
1994	53	13
1995	52	12
1996	51	12
1997	51	12
1998	45	11
1999	44	10
2000	46	9
2001	46	9
2002	43	9
2003	45	8
2004	43	8
2005	44	8
2006	45	8
2007	42	8
2008	42	9
2009	42	9
2010	42	10
2011	41	10
2012	40	10
2013	40	10
2014	39	11
2015	37	11
2016	36	12
2017	37	13
2018	37	14
2019	36	15
2020	39	14
2021	38	19
2022	38	16
2023	35	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.32% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	8.47%	11.4%
1961	7.86%	11%
1962	7.33%	10.4%
1963	6.86%	9.76%
1964	6.45%	9.1%
1965	6.1%	8.53%
1966	5.79%	8.09%
1967	5.52%	7.76%
1968	5.28%	7.51%
1969	5.03%	7.22%
1970	4.79%	6.81%
1971	4.55%	6.3%
1972	4.32%	5.78%
1973	4.08%	5.27%
1974	3.86%	4.79%
1975	3.64%	4.35%
1976	3.43%	3.94%
1977	3.23%	3.57%
1978	3.04%	3.24%
1979	2.86%	2.97%
1980	2.69%	2.75%
1981	2.55%	2.58%
1982	2.44%	2.43%
1983	2.34%	2.29%
1984	2.26%	2.16%
1985	2.19%	2.04%
1986	2.12%	1.93%
1987	2.05%	1.82%
1988	1.97%	1.7%
1989	1.89%	1.59%
1990	1.81%	1.47%
1991	1.73%	1.36%
1992	1.66%	1.25%
1993	1.59%	1.14%
1994	1.53%	1.05%
1995	1.49%	0.98%
1996	1.45%	0.92%
1997	1.43%	0.86%
1998	1.42%	0.82%
1999	1.42%	0.77%
2000	1.44%	0.72%
2001	1.45%	0.66%
2002	1.47%	0.61%
2003	1.48%	0.55%
2004	1.49%	0.5%
2005	1.48%	0.47%
2006	1.47%	0.44%
2007	1.45%	0.42%
2008	1.43%	0.4%
2009	1.41%	0.39%
2010	1.39%	0.38%
2011	1.37%	0.37%
2012	1.35%	0.37%
2013	1.33%	0.36%
2014	1.31%	0.36%
2015	1.28%	0.36%
2016	1.25%	0.36%
2017	1.21%	0.36%
2018	1.18%	0.35%
2019	1.14%	0.35%
2020	1.11%	0.34%
2021	1.07%	0.33%
2022	1.04%	0.32%
2023	1%	0.32%