Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and Malta

Fertility rate in Dominica vs Malta chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Dominica was 1.48 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.06 in Malta in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Dominica	Malta
1960	6.18	3.62
1961	6.16	3.27
1962	6.12	3.24
1963	6.08	2.9
1964	6.03	2.79
1965	5.95	2.52
1966	5.86	2.33
1967	5.74	2.24
1968	5.59	2.12
1969	5.41	2.02
1970	5.22	2.03
1971	4.99	2.06
1972	4.67	2.01
1973	4.28	1.65
1974	3.84	1.64
1975	3.46	2.27
1976	3.19	2.21
1977	3.02	2.14
1978	2.96	2.05
1979	2.96	2.1
1980	3.04	1.99
1981	3.11	1.87
1982	3.17	1.9
1983	3.18	1.92
1984	3.15	1.95
1985	3.12	1.95
1986	3.08	1.93
1987	3.06	1.97
1988	3.06	2.06
1989	3.06	2.1
1990	3.09	2.02
1991	3.15	1.99
1992	3.18	2.07
1993	3.2	1.96
1994	2.96	1.84
1995	2.71	1.77
1996	2.55	1.99
1997	2.41	1.93
1998	2.32	1.84
1999	2.46	1.73
2000	2.35	1.68
2001	2.4	1.48
2002	2.16	1.45
2003	2.08	1.48
2004	2.02	1.4
2005	2	1.38
2006	2.07	1.36
2007	2.02	1.35
2008	1.97	1.43
2009	1.92	1.42
2010	1.89	1.36
2011	1.86	1.45
2012	1.83	1.42
2013	1.78	1.36
2014	1.71	1.38
2015	1.65	1.37
2016	1.58	1.37
2017	1.54	1.26
2018	1.52	1.23
2019	1.5	1.14
2020	1.5	1.13
2021	1.48	1.13
2022	1.48	1.08
2023	1.48	1.06
2024	1.48	1.07
2025	1.47	1.08
2026	1.46	1.08
2027	1.46	1.09
2028	1.46	1.1
2029	1.46	1.11
2030	1.46	1.11
2031	1.46	1.12
2032	1.46	1.12
2033	1.46	1.13
2034	1.46	1.13
2035	1.46	1.14
2036	1.46	1.15
2037	1.47	1.15
2038	1.47	1.16
2039	1.47	1.16
2040	1.47	1.17
2041	1.48	1.17
2042	1.48	1.18
2043	1.48	1.18
2044	1.48	1.19
2045	1.49	1.19
2046	1.49	1.2
2047	1.49	1.2
2048	1.49	1.21
2049	1.5	1.21
2050	1.5	1.21

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominica	Malta
1960	44.7%	35.8%
1961	45%	35%
1962	45.3%	34.2%
1963	45.6%	33.4%
1964	46%	32.6%
1965	46.4%	31.7%
1966	46.9%	30.9%
1967	47.5%	30.1%
1968	48.1%	29.3%
1969	48.7%	28.5%
1970	48.7%	27.7%
1971	48.1%	26.9%
1972	47.3%	26.3%
1973	46.5%	25.6%
1974	45.7%	25%
1975	44.9%	24.5%
1976	44.1%	24.1%
1977	43.3%	23.8%
1978	42.5%	23.6%
1979	41.7%	23.5%
1980	40.7%	23.4%
1981	39.6%	23.5%
1982	38.2%	23.6%
1983	36.9%	23.8%
1984	35.8%	24%
1985	34.9%	24.1%
1986	34.2%	24.1%
1987	33.6%	24%
1988	33.2%	23.8%
1989	33.1%	23.6%
1990	33.1%	23.4%
1991	33.2%	23.1%
1992	33%	22.9%
1993	32.8%	22.6%
1994	32.6%	22.3%
1995	32.3%	22%
1996	31.9%	21.6%
1997	31.5%	21.2%
1998	31.1%	20.7%
1999	30.6%	20.2%
2000	30%	19.8%
2001	29.3%	19.4%
2002	28.7%	18.9%
2003	28%	18.4%
2004	27.4%	17.9%
2005	26.8%	17.4%
2006	26.2%	16.9%
2007	25.5%	16.4%
2008	24.7%	15.9%
2009	24.1%	15.5%
2010	23.5%	15.2%
2011	23.1%	14.9%
2012	22.6%	14.7%
2013	22.5%	14.5%
2014	22.3%	14.3%
2015	21.7%	14.2%
2016	20.8%	14.2%
2017	19.9%	14%
2018	19.5%	13.8%
2019	19.2%	13.6%
2020	18.8%	13.3%
2021	18.5%	13.2%
2022	18.3%	13.2%
2023	18.1%	13.2%
2024	17.9%	13%
2025	17.6%	12.9%
2026	17.4%	12.8%
2027	17.1%	12.6%
2028	16.8%	12.5%
2029	16.5%	12.3%
2030	16.3%	12.2%
2031	16%	12%
2032	15.9%	11.7%
2033	15.7%	11.5%
2034	15.6%	11.3%
2035	15.5%	11.1%
2036	15.4%	10.9%
2037	15.3%	10.8%
2038	15.3%	10.6%
2039	15.2%	10.4%
2040	15.2%	10.3%
2041	15.2%	10.1%
2042	15.1%	9.98%
2043	15.1%	9.86%
2044	15.1%	9.75%
2045	15.1%	9.66%
2046	15.1%	9.59%
2047	15%	9.55%
2048	15%	9.52%
2049	15%	9.51%
2050	14.9%	9.52%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 13% in Malta in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 23.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and Malta compared.

Natural population change in Dominica vs Malta by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.03% in Dominica and +0.13% in Malta. 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
	Dominica	Malta
1960	1,720	5,747
1961	1,762	4,748
1962	1,786	4,664
1963	1,796	3,709
1964	1,792	3,630
1965	1,778	2,646
1966	1,752	2,458
1967	1,716	2,306
1968	1,673	2,247
1969	1,628	2,069
1970	1,574	2,270
1971	1,549	2,482
1972	1,497	2,480
1973	1,400	2,327
1974	1,267	2,687
1975	1,142	2,829
1976	1,050	2,721
1977	996	2,916
1978	991	2,389
1979	981	2,852
1980	1,090	2,375
1981	1,169	2,233
1982	1,250	2,835
1983	1,301	2,512
1984	1,308	2,678
1985	1,302	2,590
1986	1,285	2,395
1987	1,256	2,412
1988	1,222	2,813
1989	1,178	2,981
1990	1,138	2,621
1991	1,103	2,438
1992	1,111	2,573
1993	1,130	2,451
1994	1,002	2,136
1995	853	1,887
1996	753	2,279
1997	662	1,991
1998	595	1,656
1999	647	1,357
2000	561	1,482
2001	556	1,061
2002	429	911
2003	387	917
2004	360	883
2005	339	727
2006	364	568
2007	319	691
2008	272	777
2009	220	825
2010	171	871
2011	121	916
2012	167	714
2013	110	807
2014	257	910
2015	157	888
2016	177	1,091
2017	-124	747
2018	-60	774
2019	-75	655
2020	-88	361
2021	-205	259
2022	-118	54
2023	-111	442

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs Malta

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Dominica, compared to 8 deaths in Malta.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	Malta
1985	61	21
1986	63	19
1987	63	19
1988	68	17
1989	69	17
1990	77	17
1991	81	17
1992	80	17
1993	79	16
1994	77	16
1995	73	15
1996	71	16
1997	67	15
1998	64	14
1999	64	15
2000	61	13
2001	58	12
2002	56	13
2003	55	13
2004	54	11
2005	54	11
2006	54	12
2007	53	10
2008	53	10
2009	50	11
2010	50	9
2011	49	11
2012	51	9
2013	50	7
2014	53	8
2015	63	7
2016	48	10
2017	44	7
2018	43	9
2019	41	8
2020	47	10
2021	110	10
2022	44	10
2023	36	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica and 0.55% in Malta. 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
	Dominica	Malta
1960	13.6%	4%
1961	12.4%	3.85%
1962	11.3%	3.73%
1963	10.3%	3.63%
1964	9.41%	3.53%
1965	8.59%	3.43%
1966	7.84%	3.31%
1967	7.16%	3.19%
1968	6.54%	3.06%
1969	5.98%	2.93%
1970	5.48%	2.79%
1971	5.02%	2.66%
1972	4.61%	2.52%
1973	4.24%	2.39%
1974	3.91%	2.26%
1975	3.61%	2.14%
1976	3.35%	2.03%
1977	3.12%	1.93%
1978	2.92%	1.84%
1979	2.74%	1.76%
1980	2.58%	1.69%
1981	2.45%	1.62%
1982	2.33%	1.57%
1983	2.22%	1.51%
1984	2.14%	1.45%
1985	2.06%	1.39%
1986	2%	1.33%
1987	1.95%	1.28%
1988	1.91%	1.23%
1989	1.88%	1.18%
1990	1.85%	1.13%
1991	1.84%	1.1%
1992	1.82%	1.06%
1993	1.82%	1.02%
1994	1.82%	0.98%
1995	1.83%	0.94%
1996	1.84%	0.9%
1997	1.86%	0.86%
1998	1.88%	0.82%
1999	1.91%	0.79%
2000	1.94%	0.76%
2001	1.97%	0.74%
2002	2.01%	0.72%
2003	2.06%	0.71%
2004	2.11%	0.7%
2005	2.16%	0.69%
2006	2.22%	0.69%
2007	2.28%	0.69%
2008	2.35%	0.69%
2009	2.42%	0.69%
2010	2.5%	0.69%
2011	2.57%	0.68%
2012	2.66%	0.68%
2013	2.74%	0.67%
2014	2.83%	0.67%
2015	2.93%	0.66%
2016	3.02%	0.65%
2017	3.12%	0.64%
2018	3.21%	0.63%
2019	3.3%	0.61%
2020	3.38%	0.6%
2021	3.45%	0.58%
2022	3.51%	0.57%
2023	3.55%	0.55%