Fertility & birth rates in Chad and Dominica

Fertility rate in Chad vs Dominica chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chad was 6.12 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.48 in Dominica in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Chad vs Dominica population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Chad	Dominica
1960	6.25	6.18
1961	6.27	6.16
1962	6.29	6.12
1963	6.3	6.08
1964	6.32	6.03
1965	6.34	5.95
1966	6.36	5.86
1967	6.39	5.74
1968	6.43	5.59
1969	6.48	5.41
1970	6.53	5.22
1971	6.58	4.99
1972	6.85	4.67
1973	6.87	4.28
1974	6.86	3.84
1975	6.88	3.46
1976	6.89	3.19
1977	6.9	3.02
1978	6.89	2.96
1979	6.91	2.96
1980	6.91	3.04
1981	6.94	3.11
1982	6.96	3.17
1983	6.98	3.18
1984	7.02	3.15
1985	7.04	3.12
1986	7.07	3.08
1987	7.11	3.06
1988	7.15	3.06
1989	7.19	3.06
1990	7.22	3.09
1991	7.26	3.15
1992	7.3	3.18
1993	7.34	3.2
1994	7.31	2.96
1995	7.29	2.71
1996	7.29	2.55
1997	7.27	2.41
1998	7.27	2.32
1999	7.26	2.46
2000	7.25	2.35
2001	7.23	2.4
2002	7.2	2.16
2003	7.18	2.08
2004	7.16	2.02
2005	7.13	2
2006	7.12	2.07
2007	7.09	2.02
2008	7.06	1.97
2009	7.02	1.92
2010	6.99	1.89
2011	6.95	1.86
2012	6.91	1.83
2013	6.84	1.78
2014	6.78	1.71
2015	6.71	1.65
2016	6.62	1.58
2017	6.54	1.54
2018	6.46	1.52
2019	6.41	1.5
2020	6.35	1.5
2021	6.26	1.48
2022	6.22	1.48
2023	6.12	1.48
2024	6.03	1.48
2025	5.94	1.47
2026	5.83	1.46
2027	5.74	1.46
2028	5.63	1.46
2029	5.54	1.46
2030	5.44	1.46
2031	5.36	1.46
2032	5.25	1.46
2033	5.15	1.46
2034	5.06	1.46
2035	4.97	1.46
2036	4.88	1.46
2037	4.8	1.47
2038	4.72	1.47
2039	4.63	1.47
2040	4.55	1.47
2041	4.47	1.48
2042	4.39	1.48
2043	4.32	1.48
2044	4.24	1.48
2045	4.17	1.49
2046	4.1	1.49
2047	4.04	1.49
2048	3.97	1.49
2049	3.91	1.5
2050	3.85	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chad	Dominica
1960	41%	44.7%
1961	41.2%	45%
1962	41.5%	45.3%
1963	41.7%	45.6%
1964	41.9%	46%
1965	42%	46.4%
1966	42.1%	46.9%
1967	42.2%	47.5%
1968	42.4%	48.1%
1969	42.5%	48.7%
1970	42.7%	48.7%
1971	43%	48.1%
1972	43.2%	47.3%
1973	43.5%	46.5%
1974	43.9%	45.7%
1975	44.2%	44.9%
1976	44.6%	44.1%
1977	45%	43.3%
1978	45.4%	42.5%
1979	45.7%	41.7%
1980	46.6%	40.7%
1981	47.5%	39.6%
1982	46.6%	38.2%
1983	45.8%	36.9%
1984	46.5%	35.8%
1985	47.3%	34.9%
1986	47.2%	34.2%
1987	47%	33.6%
1988	46.8%	33.2%
1989	46.8%	33.1%
1990	47.1%	33.1%
1991	47.1%	33.2%
1992	46.9%	33%
1993	47.5%	32.8%
1994	48.2%	32.6%
1995	47.9%	32.3%
1996	47.8%	31.9%
1997	48.2%	31.5%
1998	48.5%	31.1%
1999	48.6%	30.6%
2000	48.8%	30%
2001	49%	29.3%
2002	49.1%	28.7%
2003	49%	28%
2004	48.7%	27.4%
2005	48.6%	26.8%
2006	48.6%	26.2%
2007	48.7%	25.5%
2008	48.7%	24.7%
2009	48.7%	24.1%
2010	48.8%	23.5%
2011	48.7%	23.1%
2012	48.7%	22.6%
2013	48.6%	22.5%
2014	48.5%	22.3%
2015	48.5%	21.7%
2016	48.5%	20.8%
2017	48.4%	19.9%
2018	48.2%	19.5%
2019	48.1%	19.2%
2020	48%	18.8%
2021	47.7%	18.5%
2022	47.4%	18.3%
2023	46.7%	18.1%
2024	46.1%	17.9%
2025	46%	17.6%
2026	46%	17.4%
2027	45.9%	17.1%
2028	45.8%	16.8%
2029	45.6%	16.5%
2030	45.4%	16.3%
2031	45.1%	16%
2032	44.9%	15.9%
2033	44.6%	15.7%
2034	44.3%	15.6%
2035	44%	15.5%
2036	43.7%	15.4%
2037	43.3%	15.3%
2038	42.9%	15.3%
2039	42.4%	15.2%
2040	41.9%	15.2%
2041	41.4%	15.2%
2042	40.9%	15.1%
2043	40.5%	15.1%
2044	40%	15.1%
2045	39.6%	15.1%
2046	39.2%	15.1%
2047	38.8%	15%
2048	38.4%	15%
2049	38.1%	15%
2050	37.7%	14.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Chad and 17.9% in Dominica in 2024, compared to 47.1% and 33.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chad and Dominica compared.

Natural population change in Chad vs Dominica by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.18% in Chad and -0.03% in Dominica. 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
	Chad	Dominica
1960	62,003	1,720
1961	63,639	1,762
1962	65,312	1,786
1963	67,414	1,796
1964	69,483	1,792
1965	70,913	1,778
1966	73,123	1,752
1967	76,142	1,716
1968	79,465	1,673
1969	83,413	1,628
1970	87,660	1,574
1971	89,404	1,549
1972	101,142	1,497
1973	104,418	1,400
1974	106,898	1,267
1975	109,315	1,142
1976	111,324	1,050
1977	113,498	996
1978	115,084	991
1979	117,780	981
1980	122,468	1,090
1981	111,907	1,169
1982	119,121	1,250
1983	144,684	1,301
1984	151,511	1,308
1985	145,845	1,302
1986	152,360	1,285
1987	156,797	1,256
1988	178,489	1,222
1989	188,485	1,178
1990	191,959	1,138
1991	200,102	1,103
1992	219,348	1,111
1993	229,984	1,130
1994	223,996	1,002
1995	234,010	853
1996	254,589	753
1997	261,030	662
1998	270,055	595
1999	278,264	647
2000	287,173	561
2001	297,254	556
2002	302,995	429
2003	314,740	387
2004	334,136	360
2005	352,302	339
2006	362,027	364
2007	376,732	319
2008	387,439	272
2009	401,937	220
2010	416,177	171
2011	428,989	121
2012	444,246	167
2013	454,517	110
2014	467,957	257
2015	478,010	157
2016	483,442	177
2017	494,304	-124
2018	509,642	-60
2019	530,540	-75
2020	541,234	-88
2021	554,851	-205
2022	588,060	-118
2023	605,924	-111

Maternal mortality chart: Chad vs Dominica

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 748 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chad, compared to 36 deaths in Dominica.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chad	Dominica
1985	1,119	61
1986	1,068	63
1987	1,123	63
1988	1,093	68
1989	1,083	69
1990	1,113	77
1991	1,093	81
1992	1,119	80
1993	1,166	79
1994	1,151	77
1995	1,119	73
1996	1,150	71
1997	1,146	67
1998	1,177	64
1999	1,184	64
2000	1,208	61
2001	1,204	58
2002	1,199	56
2003	1,170	55
2004	1,167	54
2005	1,189	54
2006	1,220	54
2007	1,240	53
2008	1,264	53
2009	1,285	50
2010	1,284	50
2011	1,264	49
2012	1,245	51
2013	1,216	50
2014	1,198	53
2015	1,176	63
2016	1,133	48
2017	1,085	44
2018	1,020	43
2019	958	41
2020	877	47
2021	869	110
2022	775	44
2023	748	36

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 10.1% in Chad and 3.55% in Dominica. 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
	Chad	Dominica
1960	26.7%	13.6%
1961	26.6%	12.4%
1962	26.5%	11.3%
1963	26.4%	10.3%
1964	26.3%	9.41%
1965	26.1%	8.59%
1966	26%	7.84%
1967	25.9%	7.16%
1968	25.7%	6.54%
1969	25.6%	5.98%
1970	25.4%	5.48%
1971	25.3%	5.02%
1972	25.2%	4.61%
1973	25%	4.24%
1974	24.8%	3.91%
1975	24.7%	3.61%
1976	24.6%	3.35%
1977	24.4%	3.12%
1978	24.2%	2.92%
1979	24.1%	2.74%
1980	23.8%	2.58%
1981	23.6%	2.45%
1982	23.4%	2.33%
1983	23.2%	2.22%
1984	22.9%	2.14%
1985	22.6%	2.06%
1986	22.3%	2%
1987	22%	1.95%
1988	21.8%	1.91%
1989	21.5%	1.88%
1990	21.2%	1.85%
1991	20.9%	1.84%
1992	20.6%	1.82%
1993	20.3%	1.82%
1994	20.1%	1.82%
1995	19.8%	1.83%
1996	19.6%	1.84%
1997	19.3%	1.86%
1998	19%	1.88%
1999	18.7%	1.91%
2000	18.4%	1.94%
2001	18%	1.97%
2002	17.7%	2.01%
2003	17.3%	2.06%
2004	17%	2.11%
2005	16.7%	2.16%
2006	16.3%	2.22%
2007	15.9%	2.28%
2008	15.5%	2.35%
2009	15.2%	2.42%
2010	14.8%	2.5%
2011	14.4%	2.57%
2012	14%	2.66%
2013	13.7%	2.74%
2014	13.3%	2.83%
2015	12.9%	2.93%
2016	12.6%	3.02%
2017	12.2%	3.12%
2018	11.8%	3.21%
2019	11.5%	3.3%
2020	11.1%	3.38%
2021	10.8%	3.45%
2022	10.4%	3.51%
2023	10.1%	3.55%