Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and United States

Fertility rate in Barbados vs United States by year

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Barbados

United States

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Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	United States
2023	1.71	1.62
2022	1.71	1.66
2021	1.71	1.66
2020	1.71	1.64
2019	1.72	1.71
2018	1.72	1.73
2017	1.72	1.77
2016	1.72	1.82
2015	1.73	1.84
2014	1.73	1.86
2013	1.73	1.86
2012	1.73	1.88
2011	1.76	1.89
2010	1.79	1.93
2009	1.77	2
2008	1.76	2.07
2007	1.76	2.12
2006	1.7	2.11
2005	1.74	2.06
2004	1.8	2.05
2003	1.86	2.05
2002	1.86	2.02
2001	1.96	2.03
2000	1.93	2.06
1999	1.78	2.01
1998	1.62	2
1997	1.65	1.97
1996	1.67	1.98
1995	1.7	1.98
1994	1.73	2
1993	1.77	2.02
1992	1.8	2.05
1991	1.84	2.06
1990	1.84	2.08
1989	1.64	2.01
1988	1.58	1.93
1987	1.61	1.87
1986	1.69	1.84
1985	1.77	1.84
1984	1.75	1.81
1983	1.86	1.8
1982	1.86	1.83
1981	1.85	1.81
1980	1.78	1.84
1979	1.86	1.81
1978	1.84	1.76
1977	2.2	1.79
1976	2.24	1.74
1975	2.45	1.77
1974	2.65	1.84
1973	2.87	1.88
1972	3.15	2.01
1971	3.2	2.27
1970	3.08	2.48
1969	3.34	2.46
1968	3.57	2.46
1967	3.6	2.56
1966	4.14	2.72
1965	4.18	2.91
1964	4.21	3.19
1963	4.3	3.32
1962	4.3	3.46
1961	4.15	3.62
1960	4.71	3.65

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Barbados

United States

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Year	Natural population change
	Barbados	United States
2023	158	502,372
2022	43	399,926
2021	415	199,137
2020	503	208,862
2019	542	887,476
2018	584	955,022
2017	616	1,028,037
2016	655	1,197,627
2015	690	1,270,126
2014	730	1,357,281
2013	772	1,322,711
2012	815	1,411,822
2011	897	1,441,697
2010	981	1,548,182
2009	1,000	1,717,920
2008	989	1,794,154
2007	1,028	1,897,757
2006	927	1,849,955
2005	1,018	1,684,445
2004	1,204	1,698,271
2003	1,321	1,653,615
2002	1,369	1,581,938
2001	1,578	1,595,826
2000	1,577	1,664,758
1999	1,351	1,564,050
1998	1,093	1,573,857
1997	1,172	1,501,014
1996	1,334	1,510,137
1995	1,467	1,546,031
1994	1,607	1,633,302
1993	1,765	1,717,685
1992	1,912	1,875,328
1991	2,055	1,926,543
1990	2,101	2,026,068
1989	1,719	1,875,826
1988	1,684	1,735,943
1987	1,841	1,720,252
1986	2,111	1,656,917
1985	2,356	1,689,258
1984	2,388	1,627,192
1983	2,656	1,636,544
1982	2,660	1,714,317
1981	2,605	1,652,153
1980	2,393	1,608,450
1979	2,485	1,597,894
1978	2,367	1,402,283
1977	2,988	1,431,556
1976	2,988	1,264,604
1975	3,321	1,252,644
1974	3,644	1,218,968
1973	3,996	1,165,499
1972	4,505	1,301,355
1971	4,530	1,640,519
1970	4,271	1,824,965
1969	4,710	1,702,487
1968	5,035	1,565,507
1967	4,984	1,669,181
1966	5,842	1,749,387
1965	5,762	1,943,030
1964	5,688	2,245,099
1963	5,706	2,289,826
1962	5,589	2,406,337
1961	5,208	2,571,681
1960	5,949	2,565,530

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 +0.15% in the United States.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.18% in Barbados and +0.25% in the United States.

Birth rate in Barbados vs United States by year

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Barbados

United States

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Barbados	United States
2023	11.2	10.7
2022	11.2	11
2021	11.3	11
2020	11.3	10.9
2019	11.4	11.4
2018	11.5	11.6
2017	11.6	11.8
2016	11.7	12.2
2015	11.8	12.4
2014	11.9	12.5
2013	12	12.4
2012	12.2	12.6
2011	12.5	12.7
2010	12.8	13
2009	12.8	13.5
2008	12.8	14
2007	12.9	14.3
2006	12.6	14.3
2005	12.9	14
2004	13.5	14
2003	14	14.1
2002	14.2	14
2001	15.1	14.1
2000	15.1	14.4
1999	14.1	14.2
1998	13.1	14.3
1997	13.5	14.2
1996	14	14.4
1995	14.5	14.6
1994	15	15
1993	15.5	15.4
1992	16	15.8
1991	16.4	16.2
1990	16.6	16.7
1989	14.9	16.4
1988	14.4	16
1987	14.7	15.7
1986	15.5	15.6
1985	16.3	15.8
1984	16.1	15.6
1983	17	15.6
1982	16.9	15.9
1981	16.6	15.8
1980	15.7	15.9
1979	16.2	15.6
1978	15.8	15
1977	18.4	15.1
1976	18.5	14.6
1975	20	14.6
1974	21.4	14.8
1973	22.9	14.8
1972	24.9	15.6
1971	25.1	17.2
1970	24.1	18.4
1969	25.9	17.9
1968	27.4	17.6
1967	27.4	17.8
1966	31.3	18.4
1965	31.4	19.4
1964	31.6	21.1
1963	32.1	21.7
1962	32.1	22.4
1961	31	23.3
1960	35	23.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.2 in Barbados and 10.7 in the United States, compared with 35 and 23.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Barbados

Factual

UN forecast

United States

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Barbados	United States
2100	12.9%	14.4%
2099	12.9%	14.4%
2098	12.9%	14.4%
2097	13%	14.4%
2096	13%	14.4%
2095	13%	14.5%
2094	13%	14.5%
2093	13%	14.5%
2092	13.1%	14.5%
2091	13.1%	14.6%
2090	13.1%	14.6%
2089	13.1%	14.7%
2088	13.2%	14.7%
2087	13.2%	14.7%
2086	13.2%	14.8%
2085	13.2%	14.8%
2084	13.3%	14.8%
2083	13.3%	14.9%
2082	13.4%	14.9%
2081	13.4%	14.9%
2080	13.4%	14.9%
2079	13.5%	14.9%
2078	13.5%	14.9%
2077	13.6%	14.9%
2076	13.6%	14.9%
2075	13.7%	14.9%
2074	13.7%	14.9%
2073	13.7%	14.9%
2072	13.8%	14.9%
2071	13.8%	14.9%
2070	13.9%	14.9%
2069	13.9%	14.9%
2068	14%	14.9%
2067	14%	14.9%
2066	14.1%	14.9%
2065	14.1%	15%
2064	14.1%	15%
2063	14.2%	15%
2062	14.2%	15.1%
2061	14.3%	15.1%
2060	14.3%	15.2%
2059	14.4%	15.3%
2058	14.4%	15.4%
2057	14.5%	15.5%
2056	14.5%	15.5%
2055	14.6%	15.6%
2054	14.6%	15.7%
2053	14.7%	15.8%
2052	14.8%	15.8%
2051	14.8%	15.9%
2050	14.9%	15.9%
2049	15%	16%
2048	15%	16%
2047	15.1%	16%
2046	15.2%	16%
2045	15.3%	16%
2044	15.4%	16%
2043	15.5%	16%
2042	15.5%	16%
2041	15.6%	15.9%
2040	15.7%	15.9%
2039	15.8%	15.9%
2038	15.9%	15.9%
2037	16%	15.9%
2036	16.1%	15.9%
2035	16.1%	15.9%
2034	16.2%	15.9%
2033	16.3%	16%
2032	16.4%	16.1%
2031	16.5%	16.2%
2030	16.6%	16.3%
2029	16.7%	16.5%
2028	16.8%	16.6%
2027	16.9%	16.8%
2026	17%	17%
2025	17.1%	17.2%
2024	17.2%	17.3%
2023	17.5%	17.6%
2022	17.7%	17.9%
2021	17.9%	18.1%
2020	18.1%	18.4%
2019	18.2%	18.6%
2018	18.4%	18.8%
2017	18.7%	18.9%
2016	18.9%	19.1%
2015	19.2%	19.2%
2014	19.4%	19.3%
2013	19.7%	19.4%
2012	19.9%	19.5%
2011	20%	19.6%
2010	20.2%	19.7%
2009	20.2%	19.8%
2008	20.3%	19.9%
2007	20.5%	20%
2006	20.7%	20.2%
2005	21%	20.3%
2004	21.3%	20.5%
2003	21.5%	20.7%
2002	21.6%	20.9%
2001	21.7%	21%
2000	21.9%	21.2%
1999	22.1%	21.3%
1998	22.3%	21.4%
1997	22.6%	21.5%
1996	22.8%	21.7%
1995	23%	21.8%
1994	23.2%	21.9%
1993	23.4%	21.9%
1992	23.6%	21.8%
1991	23.9%	21.7%
1990	24.2%	21.6%
1989	24.5%	21.5%
1988	24.8%	21.3%
1987	25.1%	21.3%
1986	25.5%	21.3%
1985	25.8%	21.5%
1984	26.2%	21.7%
1983	26.7%	21.8%
1982	27.2%	22%
1981	28%	22.1%
1980	29%	22.4%
1979	30%	22.8%
1978	31.1%	23.2%
1977	32.1%	23.8%
1976	32.8%	24.4%
1975	33.6%	25.2%
1974	34.4%	25.9%
1973	34.9%	26.6%
1972	35.3%	27.4%
1971	35.7%	28%
1970	36%	28.6%
1969	36.4%	29%
1968	36.7%	29.5%
1967	36.9%	30%
1966	37.1%	30.4%
1965	37.1%	30.7%
1964	37.1%	30.9%
1963	37.1%	31.1%
1962	37.1%	31.3%
1961	37.2%	31.4%
1960	37.2%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and the United States compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs United States

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Barbados

United States

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	United States
2023	35	17
2022	38	20
2021	38	31
2020	39	22
2019	36	18
2018	37	18
2017	37	18
2016	36	18
2015	37	17
2014	39	17
2013	40	16
2012	40	16
2011	41	15
2010	42	15
2009	42	15
2008	42	14
2007	42	13
2006	45	13
2005	44	13
2004	43	13
2003	45	13
2002	43	13
2001	46	13
2000	46	12
1999	44	12
1998	45	11
1997	51	11
1996	51	11
1995	52	12
1994	53	11
1993	55	12
1992	61	11
1991	60	12
1990	59	12
1989	57	12
1988	55	12
1987	57	11
1986	56	11
1985	55	11

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 17 deaths in the United States.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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Barbados

United States

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Barbados	United States
2023	1%	0.65%
2022	1.04%	0.65%
2021	1.07%	0.65%
2020	1.11%	0.65%
2019	1.14%	0.65%
2018	1.18%	0.65%
2017	1.21%	0.66%
2016	1.25%	0.67%
2015	1.28%	0.68%
2014	1.31%	0.68%
2013	1.33%	0.69%
2012	1.35%	0.7%
2011	1.37%	0.72%
2010	1.39%	0.73%
2009	1.41%	0.75%
2008	1.43%	0.76%
2007	1.45%	0.77%
2006	1.47%	0.79%
2005	1.48%	0.8%
2004	1.49%	0.81%
2003	1.48%	0.81%
2002	1.47%	0.82%
2001	1.45%	0.83%
2000	1.44%	0.84%
1999	1.42%	0.86%
1998	1.42%	0.87%
1997	1.43%	0.89%
1996	1.45%	0.92%
1995	1.49%	0.95%
1994	1.53%	0.98%
1993	1.59%	1.01%
1992	1.66%	1.05%
1991	1.73%	1.09%
1990	1.81%	1.12%
1989	1.89%	1.16%
1988	1.97%	1.19%
1987	2.05%	1.21%
1986	2.12%	1.24%
1985	2.19%	1.27%
1984	2.26%	1.3%
1983	2.34%	1.34%
1982	2.44%	1.39%
1981	2.55%	1.44%
1980	2.69%	1.5%
1979	2.86%	1.56%
1978	3.04%	1.63%
1977	3.23%	1.71%
1976	3.43%	1.79%
1975	3.64%	1.88%
1974	3.86%	1.97%
1973	4.08%	2.06%
1972	4.32%	2.15%
1971	4.55%	2.24%
1970	4.79%	2.32%
1969	5.03%	2.41%
1968	5.28%	2.49%
1967	5.52%	2.57%
1966	5.79%	2.64%
1965	6.1%	2.71%
1964	6.45%	2.77%
1963	6.86%	2.83%
1962	7.33%	2.89%
1961	7.86%	2.95%
1960	8.47%	3.01%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 0.65% in the United States. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.