Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Tuvalu

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Tuvalu 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 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Tuvalu 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	Tuvalu
1960	4.71	5.15
1961	4.15	5.09
1962	4.3	5
1963	4.3	4.91
1964	4.21	4.83
1965	4.18	4.73
1966	4.14	4.64
1967	3.6	4.49
1968	3.57	4.36
1969	3.34	4.23
1970	3.08	4.08
1971	3.2	3.94
1972	3.15	3.81
1973	2.87	3.71
1974	2.65	3.63
1975	2.45	3.58
1976	2.24	3.55
1977	2.2	3.56
1978	1.84	3.59
1979	1.86	3.65
1980	1.78	3.73
1981	1.85	3.8
1982	1.86	3.88
1983	1.86	3.91
1984	1.75	3.95
1985	1.77	3.97
1986	1.69	3.97
1987	1.61	3.94
1988	1.58	3.88
1989	1.64	3.8
1990	1.84	3.75
1991	1.84	3.79
1992	1.8	3.86
1993	1.77	3.92
1994	1.73	3.92
1995	1.7	3.96
1996	1.67	3.95
1997	1.65	3.95
1998	1.62	3.95
1999	1.78	3.92
2000	1.93	3.84
2001	1.96	3.75
2002	1.86	3.64
2003	1.86	3.58
2004	1.8	3.55
2005	1.74	3.55
2006	1.7	3.53
2007	1.76	3.45
2008	1.76	3.42
2009	1.77	3.43
2010	1.79	3.44
2011	1.76	3.46
2012	1.73	3.47
2013	1.73	3.39
2014	1.73	3.33
2015	1.73	3.31
2016	1.72	3.3
2017	1.72	3.3
2018	1.72	3.33
2019	1.72	3.33
2020	1.71	3.31
2021	1.71	3.28
2022	1.71	3.24
2023	1.71	3.21
2024	1.71	3.17
2025	1.7	3.14
2026	1.7	3.1
2027	1.7	3.06
2028	1.7	3.03
2029	1.7	3
2030	1.7	2.97
2031	1.69	2.94
2032	1.69	2.91
2033	1.69	2.88
2034	1.69	2.84
2035	1.69	2.82
2036	1.69	2.79
2037	1.69	2.77
2038	1.69	2.74
2039	1.69	2.72
2040	1.68	2.69
2041	1.68	2.67
2042	1.68	2.65
2043	1.68	2.63
2044	1.68	2.61
2045	1.68	2.58
2046	1.68	2.57
2047	1.68	2.54
2048	1.68	2.52
2049	1.68	2.5
2050	1.68	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Tuvalu
1960	37.2%	41%
1961	37.2%	42.1%
1962	37.1%	43.1%
1963	37.1%	43.9%
1964	37.1%	44.1%
1965	37.1%	43.9%
1966	37.1%	43.9%
1967	36.9%	44.1%
1968	36.7%	44.3%
1969	36.4%	43.9%
1970	36%	43.2%
1971	35.7%	42.3%
1972	35.3%	41.3%
1973	34.9%	40.2%
1974	34.4%	39.4%
1975	33.6%	38.9%
1976	32.8%	38.1%
1977	32.1%	37%
1978	31.1%	35.5%
1979	30%	34.5%
1980	29%	34%
1981	28%	33.4%
1982	27.2%	32.8%
1983	26.7%	32.1%
1984	26.2%	31.6%
1985	25.8%	31.7%
1986	25.5%	32.3%
1987	25.1%	32.9%
1988	24.8%	33.5%
1989	24.5%	34.1%
1990	24.2%	34.5%
1991	23.9%	35%
1992	23.6%	35.4%
1993	23.4%	35.9%
1994	23.2%	36.1%
1995	23%	36.2%
1996	22.8%	36.3%
1997	22.6%	36.3%
1998	22.3%	36.3%
1999	22.1%	36.2%
2000	21.9%	36.3%
2001	21.7%	36.3%
2002	21.6%	36.3%
2003	21.5%	36%
2004	21.3%	35.5%
2005	21%	35%
2006	20.7%	34.5%
2007	20.5%	34%
2008	20.3%	33.5%
2009	20.2%	33.1%
2010	20.2%	32.8%
2011	20%	32.6%
2012	19.9%	32.5%
2013	19.7%	32.4%
2014	19.4%	32.1%
2015	19.2%	31.9%
2016	18.9%	31.8%
2017	18.7%	31.6%
2018	18.4%	31.6%
2019	18.2%	31.7%
2020	18.1%	31.7%
2021	17.9%	31.6%
2022	17.7%	32%
2023	17.5%	32.6%
2024	17.2%	32.9%
2025	17.1%	33%
2026	16.9%	32.9%
2027	16.8%	32.7%
2028	16.7%	32.3%
2029	16.6%	31.8%
2030	16.5%	31.2%
2031	16.4%	30.6%
2032	16.4%	29.9%
2033	16.3%	29.3%
2034	16.2%	28.7%
2035	16.1%	28.2%
2036	16%	27.8%
2037	15.9%	27.5%
2038	15.8%	27.1%
2039	15.8%	26.9%
2040	15.7%	26.9%
2041	15.6%	26.9%
2042	15.5%	26.9%
2043	15.4%	27%
2044	15.3%	27.1%
2045	15.2%	27.3%
2046	15.2%	27.4%
2047	15.1%	27.6%
2048	15%	27.7%
2049	14.9%	27.8%
2050	14.9%	27.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Tuvalu compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Tuvalu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +1.48% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	5,949	126
1961	5,208	120
1962	5,589	113
1963	5,706	106
1964	5,688	98
1965	5,762	93
1966	5,842	91
1967	4,984	92
1968	5,035	97
1969	4,710	102
1970	4,271	102
1971	4,530	101
1972	4,505	94
1973	3,996	101
1974	3,644	102
1975	3,321	108
1976	2,988	117
1977	2,988	128
1978	2,367	141
1979	2,485	158
1980	2,393	173
1981	2,605	186
1982	2,660	198
1983	2,656	206
1984	2,388	212
1985	2,356	215
1986	2,111	219
1987	1,841	219
1988	1,684	215
1989	1,719	208
1990	2,101	204
1991	2,055	203
1992	1,912	196
1993	1,765	202
1994	1,607	195
1995	1,467	191
1996	1,334	182
1997	1,172	177
1998	1,093	172
1999	1,351	166
2000	1,577	159
2001	1,578	151
2002	1,369	141
2003	1,321	136
2004	1,204	132
2005	1,018	131
2006	927	129
2007	1,028	125
2008	989	125
2009	1,000	130
2010	981	136
2011	897	142
2012	815	148
2013	772	148
2014	730	149
2015	690	153
2016	655	157
2017	616	163
2018	584	169
2019	542	166
2020	503	161
2021	415	151
2022	43	150
2023	158	137

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Tuvalu

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 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Tuvalu
1985	55	230
1986	56	226
1987	57	252
1988	55	300
1989	57	296
1990	59	291
1991	60	289
1992	61	312
1993	55	286
1994	53	284
1995	52	281
1996	51	277
1997	51	249
1998	45	245
1999	44	242
2000	46	237
2001	46	235
2002	43	234
2003	45	210
2004	43	209
2005	44	230
2006	45	226
2007	42	222
2008	42	219
2009	42	215
2010	42	213
2011	41	169
2012	40	168
2013	40	168
2014	39	168
2015	37	169
2016	36	170
2017	37	171
2018	37	153
2019	36	155
2020	39	206
2021	38	157
2022	38	220
2023	35	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 1.99% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	8.47%	17.7%
1961	7.86%	17%
1962	7.33%	16.3%
1963	6.86%	15.6%
1964	6.45%	14.9%
1965	6.1%	14.2%
1966	5.79%	13.6%
1967	5.52%	12.9%
1968	5.28%	12.3%
1969	5.03%	11.7%
1970	4.79%	11.1%
1971	4.55%	10.5%
1972	4.32%	9.93%
1973	4.08%	9.37%
1974	3.86%	8.81%
1975	3.64%	8.31%
1976	3.43%	7.84%
1977	3.23%	7.43%
1978	3.04%	7.08%
1979	2.86%	6.76%
1980	2.69%	6.49%
1981	2.55%	6.26%
1982	2.44%	6.06%
1983	2.34%	5.9%
1984	2.26%	5.76%
1985	2.19%	5.66%
1986	2.12%	5.59%
1987	2.05%	5.53%
1988	1.97%	5.47%
1989	1.89%	5.42%
1990	1.81%	5.37%
1991	1.73%	5.31%
1992	1.66%	5.24%
1993	1.59%	5.15%
1994	1.53%	5.05%
1995	1.49%	4.94%
1996	1.45%	4.81%
1997	1.43%	4.67%
1998	1.42%	4.52%
1999	1.42%	4.39%
2000	1.44%	4.26%
2001	1.45%	4.16%
2002	1.47%	4.07%
2003	1.48%	3.98%
2004	1.49%	3.89%
2005	1.48%	3.8%
2006	1.47%	3.68%
2007	1.45%	3.56%
2008	1.43%	3.42%
2009	1.41%	3.28%
2010	1.39%	3.14%
2011	1.37%	3.02%
2012	1.35%	2.91%
2013	1.33%	2.8%
2014	1.31%	2.71%
2015	1.28%	2.61%
2016	1.25%	2.52%
2017	1.21%	2.43%
2018	1.18%	2.35%
2019	1.14%	2.27%
2020	1.11%	2.19%
2021	1.07%	2.12%
2022	1.04%	2.05%
2023	1%	1.99%