Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	4.71	7.2
1961	4.15	7.21
1962	4.3	7.23
1963	4.3	7.23
1964	4.21	7.23
1965	4.18	7.23
1966	4.14	7.2
1967	3.6	7.16
1968	3.57	7.11
1969	3.34	7.04
1970	3.08	6.98
1971	3.2	6.94
1972	3.15	6.94
1973	2.87	6.94
1974	2.65	6.88
1975	2.45	6.83
1976	2.24	6.77
1977	2.2	6.71
1978	1.84	6.66
1979	1.86	6.59
1980	1.78	6.52
1981	1.85	6.45
1982	1.86	6.33
1983	1.86	6.2
1984	1.75	6.04
1985	1.77	5.87
1986	1.69	5.69
1987	1.61	5.5
1988	1.58	5.28
1989	1.64	5.07
1990	1.84	4.88
1991	1.84	4.72
1992	1.8	4.57
1993	1.77	4.39
1994	1.73	4.28
1995	1.7	4.15
1996	1.67	4.11
1997	1.65	4.08
1998	1.62	4.07
1999	1.78	4.06
2000	1.93	4.01
2001	1.96	3.98
2002	1.86	3.93
2003	1.86	3.86
2004	1.8	3.78
2005	1.74	3.69
2006	1.7	3.64
2007	1.76	3.68
2008	1.76	3.78
2009	1.77	3.95
2010	1.79	4.04
2011	1.76	4.13
2012	1.73	4.13
2013	1.73	4.11
2014	1.73	4.01
2015	1.73	3.91
2016	1.72	3.83
2017	1.72	3.77
2018	1.72	3.74
2019	1.72	3.75
2020	1.71	3.75
2021	1.71	3.77
2022	1.71	3.77
2023	1.71	3.72
2024	1.71	3.67
2025	1.7	3.62
2026	1.7	3.57
2027	1.7	3.52
2028	1.7	3.47
2029	1.7	3.43
2030	1.7	3.38
2031	1.69	3.33
2032	1.69	3.29
2033	1.69	3.25
2034	1.69	3.21
2035	1.69	3.17
2036	1.69	3.13
2037	1.69	3.09
2038	1.69	3.06
2039	1.69	3.02
2040	1.68	2.99
2041	1.68	2.96
2042	1.68	2.93
2043	1.68	2.9
2044	1.68	2.87
2045	1.68	2.84
2046	1.68	2.81
2047	1.68	2.78
2048	1.68	2.75
2049	1.68	2.72
2050	1.68	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Zimbabwe
1960	37.2%	47.3%
1961	37.2%	47.7%
1962	37.1%	48.1%
1963	37.1%	48.5%
1964	37.1%	48.8%
1965	37.1%	48.7%
1966	37.1%	48.6%
1967	36.9%	48.5%
1968	36.7%	48.5%
1969	36.4%	48.4%
1970	36%	48.3%
1971	35.7%	48.2%
1972	35.3%	48.2%
1973	34.9%	48.1%
1974	34.4%	48.1%
1975	33.6%	48.1%
1976	32.8%	48.2%
1977	32.1%	48.3%
1978	31.1%	48.5%
1979	30%	48.8%
1980	29%	48.7%
1981	28%	48.4%
1982	27.2%	48.3%
1983	26.7%	48.2%
1984	26.2%	48.1%
1985	25.8%	48%
1986	25.5%	47.9%
1987	25.1%	47.9%
1988	24.8%	47.9%
1989	24.5%	47.6%
1990	24.2%	47.1%
1991	23.9%	46.6%
1992	23.6%	46.8%
1993	23.4%	47.1%
1994	23.2%	46.6%
1995	23%	45.9%
1996	22.8%	45%
1997	22.6%	44%
1998	22.3%	43.1%
1999	22.1%	42.4%
2000	21.9%	41.9%
2001	21.7%	41.5%
2002	21.6%	41.4%
2003	21.5%	41.5%
2004	21.3%	41.7%
2005	21%	41.9%
2006	20.7%	42%
2007	20.5%	42.1%
2008	20.3%	42.4%
2009	20.2%	42.7%
2010	20.2%	43%
2011	20%	43.4%
2012	19.9%	43.7%
2013	19.7%	43.9%
2014	19.4%	43.9%
2015	19.2%	43.8%
2016	18.9%	43.6%
2017	18.7%	43.3%
2018	18.4%	42.9%
2019	18.2%	42.5%
2020	18.1%	42.2%
2021	17.9%	41.9%
2022	17.7%	41.6%
2023	17.5%	41.3%
2024	17.2%	40.9%
2025	17.1%	40.3%
2026	16.9%	39.6%
2027	16.8%	39%
2028	16.7%	38.4%
2029	16.6%	37.8%
2030	16.5%	37.4%
2031	16.4%	37%
2032	16.4%	36.8%
2033	16.3%	36.5%
2034	16.2%	36.3%
2035	16.1%	36.1%
2036	16%	35.8%
2037	15.9%	35.6%
2038	15.8%	35.3%
2039	15.8%	35.1%
2040	15.7%	34.8%
2041	15.6%	34.6%
2042	15.5%	34.3%
2043	15.4%	34.1%
2044	15.3%	33.8%
2045	15.2%	33.5%
2046	15.2%	33.2%
2047	15.1%	32.9%
2048	15%	32.6%
2049	14.9%	32.2%
2050	14.9%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	5,949	126,959
1961	5,208	131,531
1962	5,589	136,317
1963	5,706	140,984
1964	5,688	145,848
1965	5,762	151,164
1966	5,842	156,014
1967	4,984	161,205
1968	5,035	166,865
1969	4,710	172,626
1970	4,271	178,979
1971	4,530	185,427
1972	4,505	193,725
1973	3,996	201,885
1974	3,644	208,806
1975	3,321	216,947
1976	2,988	221,419
1977	2,988	225,139
1978	2,367	222,979
1979	2,485	223,657
1980	2,393	241,179
1981	2,605	271,361
1982	2,660	279,934
1983	2,656	286,545
1984	2,388	290,052
1985	2,356	290,756
1986	2,111	289,894
1987	1,841	286,766
1988	1,684	277,498
1989	1,719	270,838
1990	2,101	265,444
1991	2,055	260,943
1992	1,912	255,291
1993	1,765	228,045
1994	1,607	216,343
1995	1,467	206,695
1996	1,334	205,269
1997	1,172	216,288
1998	1,093	225,614
1999	1,351	232,393
2000	1,577	236,343
2001	1,578	227,909
2002	1,369	244,170
2003	1,321	243,057
2004	1,204	248,307
2005	1,018	248,545
2006	927	248,963
2007	1,028	261,805
2008	989	280,527
2009	1,000	309,316
2010	981	335,570
2011	897	359,572
2012	815	371,135
2013	772	374,757
2014	730	366,350
2015	690	356,203
2016	655	348,772
2017	616	344,035
2018	584	345,883
2019	542	348,798
2020	503	354,790
2021	415	349,908
2022	43	371,243
2023	158	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Zimbabwe
1985	55	573
1986	56	525
1987	57	480
1988	55	431
1989	57	382
1990	59	353
1991	60	332
1992	61	333
1993	55	331
1994	53	332
1995	52	332
1996	51	352
1997	51	357
1998	45	368
1999	44	399
2000	46	405
2001	46	467
2002	43	418
2003	45	455
2004	43	451
2005	44	454
2006	45	480
2007	42	519
2008	42	526
2009	42	540
2010	42	567
2011	41	564
2012	40	558
2013	40	525
2014	39	468
2015	37	428
2016	36	411
2017	37	389
2018	37	386
2019	36	388
2020	39	380
2021	38	446
2022	38	368
2023	35	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	8.47%	15.2%
1961	7.86%	14.8%
1962	7.33%	14.4%
1963	6.86%	14%
1964	6.45%	13.5%
1965	6.1%	13.1%
1966	5.79%	12.7%
1967	5.52%	12.4%
1968	5.28%	12.1%
1969	5.03%	11.8%
1970	4.79%	11.7%
1971	4.55%	11.5%
1972	4.32%	11.5%
1973	4.08%	11.4%
1974	3.86%	11.4%
1975	3.64%	11.4%
1976	3.43%	11.5%
1977	3.23%	11.5%
1978	3.04%	11.5%
1979	2.86%	11.3%
1980	2.69%	11.1%
1981	2.55%	10.7%
1982	2.44%	10.1%
1983	2.34%	9.5%
1984	2.26%	8.87%
1985	2.19%	8.31%
1986	2.12%	7.86%
1987	2.05%	7.61%
1988	1.97%	7.55%
1989	1.89%	7.69%
1990	1.81%	7.97%
1991	1.73%	8.33%
1992	1.66%	8.73%
1993	1.59%	9.16%
1994	1.53%	9.52%
1995	1.49%	9.83%
1996	1.45%	10%
1997	1.43%	10.1%
1998	1.42%	10%
1999	1.42%	9.92%
2000	1.44%	9.83%
2001	1.45%	9.79%
2002	1.47%	8.48%
2003	1.48%	8.85%
2004	1.49%	9.17%
2005	1.48%	9.23%
2006	1.47%	9.4%
2007	1.45%	9.47%
2008	1.43%	9.34%
2009	1.41%	9.03%
2010	1.39%	8.5%
2011	1.37%	7.88%
2012	1.35%	7.14%
2013	1.33%	6.55%
2014	1.31%	6.18%
2015	1.28%	5.98%
2016	1.25%	5.69%
2017	1.21%	5.5%
2018	1.18%	5.23%
2019	1.14%	5.11%
2020	1.11%	5.01%
2021	1.07%	4.76%
2022	1.04%	4.6%
2023	1%	4.42%