Dominica birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Dominica has a birth rate of 11.1 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.48 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Dominica was 6.18 children per woman — 4.16 times higher than in 2023.

Dominica birth rate statistics:

Dominica is ranked 129/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 110/194 in 1960.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.2, a change from 27.5 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 127.6 in 1960 to 34.1 in 2023.
24.6% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 22.3% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Dominica by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	1.48	150
2022	1.48	154
2021	1.48	163
2020	1.5	158
2019	1.5	160
2018	1.52	164
2017	1.54	160
2016	1.58	162
2015	1.65	152
2014	1.71	147
2013	1.78	139
2012	1.83	138
2011	1.86	137
2010	1.89	136
2009	1.92	137
2008	1.97	131
2007	2.02	124
2006	2.07	121
2005	2	129
2004	2.02	124
2003	2.08	120
2002	2.16	119
2001	2.4	112
2000	2.35	115
1999	2.46	116
1998	2.32	121
1997	2.41	120
1996	2.55	118
1995	2.71	120
1994	2.96	105
1993	3.2	103
1992	3.18	108
1991	3.15	111
1990	3.09	115
1989	3.06	116
1988	3.06	118
1987	3.06	120
1986	3.08	121
1985	3.12	121
1984	3.15	123
1983	3.18	123
1982	3.17	125
1981	3.11	129
1980	3.04	133
1979	2.96	133
1978	2.96	135
1977	3.02	134
1976	3.19	134
1975	3.46	130
1974	3.84	127
1973	4.28	122
1972	4.67	122
1971	4.99	119
1970	5.22	114
1969	5.41	114
1968	5.59	112
1967	5.74	112
1966	5.86	109
1965	5.95	107
1964	6.03	106
1963	6.08	108
1962	6.12	104
1961	6.16	101
1960	6.18	99

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Dominica was 1.48 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2003. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.2 — a 53.6% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	-111	737	848
2022	-118	744	862
2021	-205	756	961
2020	-88	770	858
2019	-75	781	856
2018	-60	793	853
2017	-124	809	933
2016	177	899	722
2015	157	922	765
2014	257	962	705
2013	110	926	816
2012	167	958	791
2011	121	947	826
2010	171	963	792
2009	220	981	761
2008	272	1,009	737
2007	319	1,040	721
2006	364	1,069	705
2005	339	1,032	693
2004	360	1,046	686
2003	387	1,069	682
2002	429	1,106	677
2001	556	1,230	674
2000	561	1,227	666
1999	647	1,310	663
1998	595	1,255	660
1997	662	1,323	661
1996	753	1,417	664
1995	853	1,524	671
1994	1,002	1,677	675
1993	1,130	1,815	685
1992	1,111	1,804	693
1991	1,103	1,793	690
1990	1,138	1,807	669
1989	1,178	1,824	646
1988	1,222	1,842	620
1987	1,256	1,849	593
1986	1,285	1,856	571
1985	1,302	1,854	552
1984	1,308	1,851	543
1983	1,301	1,833	532
1982	1,250	1,782	532
1981	1,169	1,700	531
1980	1,090	1,616	526
1979	981	1,544	563
1978	991	1,514	523
1977	996	1,520	524
1976	1,050	1,575	525
1975	1,142	1,672	530
1974	1,267	1,809	542
1973	1,400	1,957	557
1972	1,497	2,076	579
1971	1,549	2,154	605
1970	1,574	2,199	625
1969	1,628	2,259	631
1968	1,673	2,308	635
1967	1,716	2,358	642
1966	1,752	2,401	649
1965	1,778	2,439	661
1964	1,792	2,471	679
1963	1,796	2,495	699
1962	1,786	2,509	723
1961	1,762	2,517	755
1960	1,720	2,507	787

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Dominica (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been -0.03% annually. On average, 19 more people died each year than were born.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.17% — 111 more people died than were born.

In 2023, Dominica ranks 160/196 for absolute natural population change and 168/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Dominica compared to other countries

	Dominica	Rank
Fertility rate	1.48	150/196
Birth rate	11.1	129/196
Population change due to births and deaths	-111	160/196
Natural population change rate	-0.17%	168/196
Population growth	-0.46%	186/197
Average age at childbearing	28.2 years	151/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	34.4	93/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	70.4	139/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	15.1	143/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	24.6%	97/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	47.9%	81/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	100%	4/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.04%	107/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	3.08%	10/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	3.31%	41/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	3.55%	53/192
Life expectancy	71.6 years	128/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	21.3	34.4	70.4	15.1
2025	21.6	34.3	70.2	15.4
2024	21.9	34.4	70.7	15.5
2023	22.1	33.8	70.6	15.5
2022	22.3	34.2	71	15.4
2021	22.5	34.4	71.1	15.3
2020	22.8	35.2	72.2	15.1
2019	23.1	35.8	72.5	15.2
2018	23.2	36	73	15.1
2017	23.6	35.8	74.4	15.1
2016	25.6	37.5	76.4	16.3
2015	26	39.5	80.2	16.8
2014	27.1	40.8	83.3	17.6
2013	26.4	42.7	86.4	17.3
2012	27.6	43.7	89	17.9
2011	27.3	44.8	90.7	17.9
2010	27.9	45	91.7	18.5
2009	28.4	45.9	93.3	19.3
2008	29.2	47.2	95.8	20.6
2007	30	48.8	98	22
2006	30.9	50.2	99.7	23.8
2005	29.9	48	97.1	23.5
2004	30.2	49.9	97.8	24.3
2003	30.8	50.8	99.3	25.5
2002	32	52.3	104.4	26.9
2001	35.6	57.2	116.8	29.7
2000	35.4	57.6	114.2	29.1
1999	37.6	63.4	119	30.2
1998	35.8	60.9	111.6	28.4
1997	37.6	63.7	115.9	29.5
1996	40.1	63.5	124.5	30.8
1995	43.2	69.7	134.5	31.8
1994	47.4	78.6	147.5	33.9
1993	51.3	88.2	159.8	35.7
1992	51.1	90.5	160.8	34.4
1991	50.7	89.6	159.8	33.7
1990	50.9	92.2	156	32.9
1989	51.1	93.3	155.3	31.7
1988	51.3	91.7	157.5	30.8
1987	51.2	90.2	158.9	30.5
1986	51.2	91.3	160.6	30.1
1985	50.8	88.9	164.3	29.7
1984	50.6	91.3	167.1	29.3
1983	49.9	93.3	169.8	28.6
1982	48.1	92.5	169.5	27.9
1981	45.7	86.3	169.8	27.5
1980	43.3	82.9	162.3	27.7
1979	41.1	80	156.5	27.2
1978	40.2	79.2	155.2	27.2
1977	40.4	80.9	158.7	27.7
1976	41.9	84.2	166.9	29.2
1975	44.6	90.9	180.3	31.6
1974	48.2	97.5	198	35.7
1973	52.3	105.8	217.6	40.5
1972	55.7	113.3	234.3	45.3
1971	57.9	119	246.8	49.6
1970	59.3	123	255.7	53
1969	61.8	128.2	264.1	56.9
1968	64.3	130	269.6	60.9
1967	66.9	132.6	275.3	63.8
1966	69.3	135	280.5	65.9
1965	71.4	135.7	283.3	67.7
1964	73.3	136.1	286	68.8
1963	75	135.7	289.3	69.7
1962	76.3	134.9	290.7	70.3
1961	77.4	132.6	293.3	71.1
1960	77.9	129.3	294.5	72.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Dominica by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 11% will be to women under age 20, 44.8% to women ages 20-29, and 44.2% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 19.8%, 55.4%, and 24.8%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Dominica	World
2100	13.1%	16.5%
2099	13.1%	16.6%
2098	13.2%	16.6%
2097	13.2%	16.7%
2096	13.2%	16.8%
2095	13.2%	16.8%
2094	13.3%	16.9%
2093	13.3%	17%
2092	13.3%	17%
2091	13.4%	17.1%
2090	13.4%	17.2%
2089	13.4%	17.2%
2088	13.5%	17.3%
2087	13.5%	17.4%
2086	13.5%	17.4%
2085	13.6%	17.5%
2084	13.6%	17.5%
2083	13.6%	17.6%
2082	13.6%	17.7%
2081	13.6%	17.7%
2080	13.6%	17.8%
2079	13.7%	17.8%
2078	13.7%	17.9%
2077	13.7%	17.9%
2076	13.7%	18%
2075	13.7%	18%
2074	13.7%	18.1%
2073	13.7%	18.2%
2072	13.7%	18.2%
2071	13.7%	18.3%
2070	13.7%	18.3%
2069	13.7%	18.4%
2068	13.8%	18.5%
2067	13.8%	18.6%
2066	13.8%	18.6%
2065	13.9%	18.7%
2064	14%	18.8%
2063	14%	18.9%
2062	14.1%	19.1%
2061	14.2%	19.2%
2060	14.3%	19.3%
2059	14.3%	19.4%
2058	14.4%	19.5%
2057	14.5%	19.6%
2056	14.6%	19.8%
2055	14.7%	19.9%
2054	14.7%	20%
2053	14.8%	20.1%
2052	14.9%	20.2%
2051	14.9%	20.3%
2050	14.9%	20.4%
2049	15%	20.5%
2048	15%	20.6%
2047	15.1%	20.7%
2046	15.1%	20.8%
2045	15.1%	20.9%
2044	15.1%	20.9%
2043	15.1%	21%
2042	15.2%	21.1%
2041	15.2%	21.2%
2040	15.2%	21.2%
2039	15.3%	21.3%
2038	15.3%	21.4%
2037	15.4%	21.5%
2036	15.5%	21.6%
2035	15.6%	21.8%
2034	15.7%	22%
2033	15.8%	22.2%
2032	15.9%	22.4%
2031	16.2%	22.7%
2030	16.4%	23%
2029	16.7%	23.3%
2028	16.9%	23.6%
2027	17.3%	23.9%
2026	17.5%	24.2%
2025	17.7%	24.6%
2024	17.9%	24.7%
2023	18.1%	25%
2022	18.3%	25.3%
2021	18.5%	25.6%
2020	18.8%	25.8%
2019	19.2%	26%
2018	19.5%	26.2%
2017	19.9%	26.4%
2016	20.8%	26.5%
2015	21.7%	26.6%
2014	22.3%	26.8%
2013	22.5%	26.9%
2012	22.6%	27%
2011	23.1%	27.1%
2010	23.5%	27.3%
2009	24.1%	27.5%
2008	24.7%	27.6%
2007	25.5%	27.9%
2006	26.2%	28.1%
2005	26.8%	28.5%
2004	27.4%	28.8%
2003	28%	29.2%
2002	28.7%	29.6%
2001	29.3%	30%
2000	30%	30.4%
1999	30.6%	30.8%
1998	31.1%	31.1%
1997	31.5%	31.5%
1996	31.9%	31.8%
1995	32.3%	32.1%
1994	32.6%	32.3%
1993	32.8%	32.5%
1992	33%	32.7%
1991	33.2%	32.9%
1990	33.1%	33%
1989	33.1%	33.2%
1988	33.2%	33.4%
1987	33.6%	33.6%
1986	34.2%	33.8%
1985	34.9%	34%
1984	35.8%	34.3%
1983	36.9%	34.6%
1982	38.2%	34.9%
1981	39.6%	35.2%
1980	40.7%	35.5%
1979	41.7%	35.9%
1978	42.5%	36.3%
1977	43.3%	36.7%
1976	44.1%	36.9%
1975	44.9%	37.1%
1974	45.7%	37.2%
1973	46.5%	37.3%
1972	47.3%	37.5%
1971	48.1%	37.6%
1970	48.7%	37.7%
1969	48.7%	37.8%
1968	48.1%	37.9%
1967	47.5%	38%
1966	46.9%	38%
1965	46.4%	38%
1964	46%	38%
1963	45.6%	37.8%
1962	45.3%	37.6%
1961	45%	37.5%
1960	44.7%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Dominica was 44.7% in 1960, 33% in 1992, and 17.9% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Dominica.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
Year	Dominica	World
2023	36	197
2022	44	203
2021	110	242
2020	47	211
2019	41	207
2018	43	211
2017	44	215
2016	48	220
2015	63	228
2014	53	231
2013	50	235
2012	51	239
2011	49	247
2010	50	253
2009	50	258
2008	53	264
2007	53	269
2006	54	276
2005	54	283
2004	54	291
2003	55	301
2002	56	311
2001	58	321
2000	61	328
1999	64	340
1998	64	360
1997	67	358
1996	71	366
1995	73	371
1994	77	382
1993	79	389
1992	80	395
1991	81	395
1990	77	391
1989	69	401
1988	68	414
1987	63	429
1986	63	438
1985	61	460

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The maternal mortality rate in Dominica was 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.04% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a 41% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Dominica	World
2023	3.55%	2.49%
2022	3.51%	2.59%
2021	3.45%	2.66%
2020	3.38%	2.75%
2019	3.3%	2.86%
2018	3.21%	2.97%
2017	3.12%	3.11%
2016	3.02%	3.22%
2015	2.93%	3.35%
2014	2.83%	3.48%
2013	2.74%	3.61%
2012	2.66%	3.77%
2011	2.57%	3.97%
2010	2.5%	4.11%
2009	2.42%	4.31%
2008	2.35%	4.5%
2007	2.28%	4.7%
2006	2.22%	4.92%
2005	2.16%	5.16%
2004	2.11%	5.43%
2003	2.06%	5.65%
2002	2.01%	5.94%
2001	1.97%	6.21%
2000	1.94%	6.48%
1999	1.91%	6.75%
1998	1.88%	7.05%
1997	1.86%	7.28%
1996	1.84%	7.52%
1995	1.83%	7.76%
1994	1.82%	7.98%
1993	1.82%	8.19%
1992	1.82%	8.46%
1991	1.84%	8.66%
1990	1.85%	8.81%
1989	1.88%	9.02%
1988	1.91%	9.31%
1987	1.95%	9.47%
1986	2%	9.81%
1985	2.06%	10.1%
1984	2.14%	10.4%
1983	2.22%	10.6%
1982	2.33%	10.8%
1981	2.45%	11%
1980	2.58%	11.4%
1979	2.74%	11.7%
1978	2.92%	12.2%
1977	3.12%	12.6%
1976	3.35%	13%
1975	3.61%	13.4%
1974	3.91%	13.8%
1973	4.24%	14.1%
1972	4.61%	14.5%
1971	5.02%	15.1%
1970	5.48%	15.2%
1969	5.98%	15.4%
1968	6.54%	15.6%
1967	7.16%	15.9%
1966	7.84%	16.1%
1965	8.59%	16.4%
1964	9.41%	16.6%
1963	10.3%	16.5%
1962	11.3%	16.7%
1961	12.4%	17%
1960	13.6%	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The under-5 mortality rate in Dominica was 35.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.55% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is up from 19.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.