Dominica birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Dominica chart

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 below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Dominica	World
1960	6.18	4.69
1961	6.16	4.56
1962	6.12	5.02
1963	6.08	5.31
1964	6.03	5.13
1965	5.95	5.08
1966	5.86	4.97
1967	5.74	4.87
1968	5.59	4.98
1969	5.41	4.88
1970	5.22	4.84
1971	4.99	4.69
1972	4.67	4.55
1973	4.28	4.42
1974	3.84	4.26
1975	3.46	4.07
1976	3.19	3.97
1977	3.02	3.84
1978	2.96	3.77
1979	2.96	3.76
1980	3.04	3.73
1981	3.11	3.71
1982	3.17	3.72
1983	3.18	3.59
1984	3.15	3.57
1985	3.12	3.53
1986	3.08	3.51
1987	3.06	3.48
1988	3.06	3.39
1989	3.06	3.35
1990	3.09	3.31
1991	3.15	3.13
1992	3.18	3.04
1993	3.2	2.97
1994	2.96	2.92
1995	2.71	2.87
1996	2.55	2.82
1997	2.41	2.78
1998	2.32	2.75
1999	2.46	2.72
2000	2.35	2.73
2001	2.4	2.69
2002	2.16	2.66
2003	2.08	2.64
2004	2.02	2.63
2005	2	2.61
2006	2.07	2.61
2007	2.02	2.6
2008	1.97	2.6
2009	1.92	2.59
2010	1.89	2.57
2011	1.86	2.55
2012	1.83	2.56
2013	1.78	2.53
2014	1.71	2.52
2015	1.65	2.49
2016	1.58	2.49
2017	1.54	2.46
2018	1.52	2.39
2019	1.5	2.35
2020	1.5	2.28
2021	1.48	2.25
2022	1.48	2.22
2023	1.48	2.2
2024	1.48	2.19
2025	1.47	2.18
2026	1.46	2.18
2027	1.46	2.17
2028	1.46	2.16
2029	1.46	2.15
2030	1.46	2.14
2031	1.46	2.13
2032	1.46	2.12
2033	1.46	2.12
2034	1.46	2.11
2035	1.46	2.1
2036	1.46	2.09
2037	1.47	2.09
2038	1.47	2.08
2039	1.47	2.08
2040	1.47	2.08
2041	1.48	2.07
2042	1.48	2.07
2043	1.48	2.07
2044	1.48	2.07
2045	1.49	2.06
2046	1.49	2.06
2047	1.49	2.06
2048	1.49	2.05
2049	1.5	2.05
2050	1.5	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 10.8% were to women under 20 years old, 45.1% to women ages 20-29, and 44.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 19.8%, 55.4%, and 24.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Dominica by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Dominica	World
1960	44.7%	37.4%
1961	45%	37.5%
1962	45.3%	37.6%
1963	45.6%	37.8%
1964	46%	38%
1965	46.4%	38%
1966	46.9%	38%
1967	47.5%	38%
1968	48.1%	37.9%
1969	48.7%	37.8%
1970	48.7%	37.7%
1971	48.1%	37.6%
1972	47.3%	37.5%
1973	46.5%	37.3%
1974	45.7%	37.2%
1975	44.9%	37.1%
1976	44.1%	36.9%
1977	43.3%	36.7%
1978	42.5%	36.3%
1979	41.7%	35.9%
1980	40.7%	35.5%
1981	39.6%	35.2%
1982	38.2%	34.9%
1983	36.9%	34.6%
1984	35.8%	34.3%
1985	34.9%	34%
1986	34.2%	33.8%
1987	33.6%	33.6%
1988	33.2%	33.4%
1989	33.1%	33.2%
1990	33.1%	33%
1991	33.2%	32.9%
1992	33%	32.7%
1993	32.8%	32.5%
1994	32.6%	32.3%
1995	32.3%	32.1%
1996	31.9%	31.8%
1997	31.5%	31.5%
1998	31.1%	31.1%
1999	30.6%	30.8%
2000	30%	30.4%
2001	29.3%	30%
2002	28.7%	29.6%
2003	28%	29.2%
2004	27.4%	28.8%
2005	26.8%	28.5%
2006	26.2%	28.1%
2007	25.5%	27.9%
2008	24.7%	27.6%
2009	24.1%	27.5%
2010	23.5%	27.3%
2011	23.1%	27.1%
2012	22.6%	27%
2013	22.5%	26.9%
2014	22.3%	26.8%
2015	21.7%	26.6%
2016	20.8%	26.5%
2017	19.9%	26.4%
2018	19.5%	26.2%
2019	19.2%	26%
2020	18.8%	25.8%
2021	18.5%	25.6%
2022	18.3%	25.3%
2023	18.1%	25%
2024	17.9%	24.7%
2025	17.6%	24.4%
2026	17.4%	24.1%
2027	17.1%	23.8%
2028	16.8%	23.4%
2029	16.5%	23.1%
2030	16.3%	22.8%
2031	16%	22.6%
2032	15.9%	22.3%
2033	15.7%	22.1%
2034	15.6%	21.9%
2035	15.5%	21.7%
2036	15.4%	21.6%
2037	15.3%	21.5%
2038	15.3%	21.4%
2039	15.2%	21.3%
2040	15.2%	21.2%
2041	15.2%	21.1%
2042	15.1%	21%
2043	15.1%	21%
2044	15.1%	20.9%
2045	15.1%	20.8%
2046	15.1%	20.7%
2047	15%	20.7%
2048	15%	20.6%
2049	15%	20.5%
2050	14.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Dominica was 44.7% in 1960, 32.8% in 1993, and 17.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Dominica.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Dominica, excluding migration, has been -0.03% annually. On average, -19 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Dominica
1960	1,720
1961	1,762
1962	1,786
1963	1,796
1964	1,792
1965	1,778
1966	1,752
1967	1,716
1968	1,673
1969	1,628
1970	1,574
1971	1,549
1972	1,497
1973	1,400
1974	1,267
1975	1,142
1976	1,050
1977	996
1978	991
1979	981
1980	1,090
1981	1,169
1982	1,250
1983	1,301
1984	1,308
1985	1,302
1986	1,285
1987	1,256
1988	1,222
1989	1,178
1990	1,138
1991	1,103
1992	1,111
1993	1,130
1994	1,002
1995	853
1996	753
1997	662
1998	595
1999	647
2000	561
2001	556
2002	429
2003	387
2004	360
2005	339
2006	364
2007	319
2008	272
2009	220
2010	171
2011	121
2012	167
2013	110
2014	257
2015	157
2016	177
2017	-124
2018	-60
2019	-75
2020	-88
2021	-205
2022	-118
2023	-111

Maternal mortality chart

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.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rate chart

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.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Dominica	World
1960	13.6%	18.5%
1961	12.4%	18.1%
1962	11.3%	17.8%
1963	10.3%	17.5%
1964	9.41%	17.7%
1965	8.59%	17.5%
1966	7.84%	17.3%
1967	7.16%	17%
1968	6.54%	16.5%
1969	5.98%	15.5%
1970	5.48%	15.2%
1971	5.02%	15.1%
1972	4.61%	14.4%
1973	4.24%	14.1%
1974	3.91%	13.7%
1975	3.61%	13.4%
1976	3.35%	13%
1977	3.12%	12.5%
1978	2.92%	12.1%
1979	2.74%	11.7%
1980	2.58%	11.4%
1981	2.45%	11%
1982	2.33%	10.8%
1983	2.22%	10.6%
1984	2.14%	10.4%
1985	2.06%	10.1%
1986	2%	9.81%
1987	1.95%	9.47%
1988	1.91%	9.31%
1989	1.88%	9.02%
1990	1.85%	8.81%
1991	1.84%	8.66%
1992	1.82%	8.46%
1993	1.82%	8.19%
1994	1.82%	7.98%
1995	1.83%	7.76%
1996	1.84%	7.52%
1997	1.86%	7.28%
1998	1.88%	7.05%
1999	1.91%	6.76%
2000	1.94%	6.48%
2001	1.97%	6.21%
2002	2.01%	5.94%
2003	2.06%	5.65%
2004	2.11%	5.43%
2005	2.16%	5.16%
2006	2.22%	4.92%
2007	2.28%	4.7%
2008	2.35%	4.5%
2009	2.42%	4.31%
2010	2.5%	4.11%
2011	2.57%	3.97%
2012	2.66%	3.77%
2013	2.74%	3.61%
2014	2.83%	3.48%
2015	2.93%	3.35%
2016	3.02%	3.23%
2017	3.12%	3.11%
2018	3.21%	2.97%
2019	3.3%	2.86%
2020	3.38%	2.75%
2021	3.45%	2.66%
2022	3.51%	2.59%
2023	3.55%	2.49%