Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and Seychelles

Fertility rate in Dominica vs Seychelles by year

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Dominica

Seychelles

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Year	Fertility rate
	Dominica	Seychelles
2023	1.48	2.02
2022	1.48	2.01
2021	1.48	2.46
2020	1.5	2.29
2019	1.5	2.36
2018	1.52	2.41
2017	1.54	2.41
2016	1.58	2.39
2015	1.65	2.31
2014	1.71	2.25
2013	1.78	2.26
2012	1.83	2.37
2011	1.86	2.33
2010	1.89	2.16
2009	1.92	2.38
2008	1.97	2.33
2007	2.02	2.24
2006	2.07	2.11
2005	2	2.2
2004	2.02	2.01
2003	2.08	2.06
2002	2.16	2.04
2001	2.4	1.98
2000	2.35	2.08
1999	2.46	2.04
1998	2.32	2.04
1997	2.41	2.1
1996	2.55	2.31
1995	2.71	2.36
1994	2.96	2.6
1993	3.2	2.58
1992	3.18	2.53
1991	3.15	2.69
1990	3.09	2.61
1989	3.06	2.67
1988	3.06	2.79
1987	3.06	2.92
1986	3.08	3.07
1985	3.12	3.09
1984	3.15	3.24
1983	3.18	3.22
1982	3.17	3.13
1981	3.11	3.67
1980	3.04	3.79
1979	2.96	3.66
1978	2.96	3.92
1977	3.02	3.75
1976	3.19	4.09
1975	3.46	4.75
1974	3.84	5.1
1973	4.28	4.78
1972	4.67	5.16
1971	4.99	5.69
1970	5.22	5.31
1969	5.41	5.48
1968	5.59	5.61
1967	5.74	5.9
1966	5.86	6.13
1965	5.95	5.72
1964	6.03	5.69
1963	6.08	5.61
1962	6.12	5.51
1961	6.16	5.42
1960	6.18	5.31

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Dominica was 1.48 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.02 in the Seychelles in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Dominica

Seychelles

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Year	Natural population change
	Dominica	Seychelles
2023	-111	683
2022	-118	635
2021	-205	744
2020	-88	886
2019	-75	811
2018	-60	842
2017	-124	901
2016	177	900
2015	157	888
2014	257	832
2013	110	846
2012	167	989
2011	121	936
2010	171	844
2009	220	900
2008	272	887
2007	319	867
2006	364	804
2005	339	861
2004	360	842
2003	387	828
2002	429	837
2001	556	885
2000	561	958
1999	647	901
1998	595	844
1997	662	873
1996	753	1,047
1995	853	1,054
1994	1,002	1,136
1993	1,130	1,091
1992	1,111	1,076
1991	1,103	1,162
1990	1,138	1,070
1989	1,178	1,030
1988	1,222	1,135
1987	1,256	1,172
1986	1,285	1,222
1985	1,302	1,259
1984	1,308	1,255
1983	1,301	1,209
1982	1,250	1,069
1981	1,169	1,358
1980	1,090	1,386
1979	981	1,292
1978	991	1,330
1977	996	1,125
1976	1,050	1,174
1975	1,142	1,376
1974	1,267	1,361
1973	1,400	1,166
1972	1,497	1,199
1971	1,549	1,373
1970	1,574	1,087
1969	1,628	1,119
1968	1,673	1,145
1967	1,716	1,217
1966	1,752	1,280
1965	1,778	1,165
1964	1,792	1,155
1963	1,796	1,123
1962	1,786	1,083
1961	1,762	1,040
1960	1,720	977

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.17% in Dominica and +0.57% in the Seychelles.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.03% in Dominica and +0.82% in the Seychelles.

Birth rate in Dominica vs Seychelles by year

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Dominica

Seychelles

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Dominica	Seychelles
2023	11.1	13
2022	11.1	13.1
2021	11.3	16.8
2020	11.4	15.8
2019	11.5	16.4
2018	11.6	17.1
2017	11.8	17.2
2016	12.9	17.4
2015	13.1	17
2014	13.7	17
2013	13.3	17.4
2012	13.9	18.6
2011	13.7	18.6
2010	14	16.8
2009	14.3	18.1
2008	14.7	17.8
2007	15.1	17.6
2006	15.5	17.3
2005	15	18.5
2004	15.2	17.4
2003	15.6	18.1
2002	16.2	17.7
2001	18	17.7
2000	17.9	18.6
1999	19	18.2
1998	18.2	17.9
1997	19.1	19.1
1996	20.4	21.1
1995	21.9	21
1994	24.1	22.9
1993	26.2	23.4
1992	26	22.6
1991	25.9	24.2
1990	26	23.1
1989	26	23
1988	26.1	23.8
1987	26	24.5
1986	26	26.2
1985	25.8	26.5
1984	25.7	26.9
1983	25.3	25.8
1982	24.5	24.1
1981	23.3	28.1
1980	22.1	28.9
1979	21.2	27.6
1978	20.8	28.9
1977	21	25.9
1976	21.9	27.1
1975	23.4	30.5
1974	25.5	32.1
1973	27.7	28.8
1972	29.6	30.8
1971	31	33.6
1970	31.9	30.2
1969	33.3	31.7
1968	34.6	33.1
1967	36	35.5
1966	37.2	37.8
1965	38.4	36.2
1964	39.5	36.8
1963	40.4	37
1962	41.2	37
1961	41.8	36.9
1960	42.2	36.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.1 in Dominica and 13 in the Seychelles, compared with 42.2 and 36.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Dominica

Factual

UN forecast

Seychelles

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Dominica	Seychelles
2100	13.1%	14.8%
2099	13.1%	14.9%
2098	13.2%	14.9%
2097	13.2%	15%
2096	13.2%	15%
2095	13.2%	15.1%
2094	13.3%	15.1%
2093	13.3%	15.2%
2092	13.3%	15.2%
2091	13.4%	15.2%
2090	13.4%	15.3%
2089	13.4%	15.3%
2088	13.5%	15.3%
2087	13.5%	15.3%
2086	13.5%	15.3%
2085	13.6%	15.4%
2084	13.6%	15.4%
2083	13.6%	15.4%
2082	13.6%	15.4%
2081	13.6%	15.4%
2080	13.6%	15.4%
2079	13.7%	15.4%
2078	13.7%	15.5%
2077	13.7%	15.5%
2076	13.7%	15.5%
2075	13.7%	15.6%
2074	13.7%	15.6%
2073	13.7%	15.7%
2072	13.7%	15.7%
2071	13.7%	15.7%
2070	13.7%	15.8%
2069	13.7%	15.8%
2068	13.8%	15.9%
2067	13.8%	15.9%
2066	13.8%	16%
2065	13.9%	16%
2064	14%	16.1%
2063	14%	16.1%
2062	14.1%	16.1%
2061	14.2%	16.2%
2060	14.3%	16.2%
2059	14.3%	16.2%
2058	14.4%	16.2%
2057	14.5%	16.2%
2056	14.6%	16.2%
2055	14.7%	16.2%
2054	14.7%	16.3%
2053	14.8%	16.3%
2052	14.9%	16.3%
2051	14.9%	16.3%
2050	14.9%	16.4%
2049	15%	16.4%
2048	15%	16.5%
2047	15.1%	16.6%
2046	15.1%	16.7%
2045	15.1%	16.9%
2044	15.1%	17%
2043	15.1%	17.2%
2042	15.2%	17.4%
2041	15.2%	17.5%
2040	15.2%	17.7%
2039	15.3%	17.9%
2038	15.3%	18%
2037	15.4%	18.2%
2036	15.5%	18.5%
2035	15.6%	18.6%
2034	15.7%	18.8%
2033	15.8%	18.9%
2032	15.9%	19%
2031	16.2%	19.1%
2030	16.4%	19.2%
2029	16.7%	19.3%
2028	16.9%	19.4%
2027	17.3%	19.5%
2026	17.5%	19.7%
2025	17.7%	19.9%
2024	17.9%	20%
2023	18.1%	20.1%
2022	18.3%	20.3%
2021	18.5%	20.4%
2020	18.8%	20.6%
2019	19.2%	20.7%
2018	19.5%	20.9%
2017	19.9%	21%
2016	20.8%	21.2%
2015	21.7%	21.4%
2014	22.3%	21.6%
2013	22.5%	21.8%
2012	22.6%	22%
2011	23.1%	22.2%
2010	23.5%	22.5%
2009	24.1%	22.9%
2008	24.7%	23.5%
2007	25.5%	24%
2006	26.2%	24.5%
2005	26.8%	25%
2004	27.4%	25.5%
2003	28%	26%
2002	28.7%	26.5%
2001	29.3%	27%
2000	30%	27.6%
1999	30.6%	28.2%
1998	31.1%	28.8%
1997	31.5%	29.3%
1996	31.9%	29.8%
1995	32.3%	30.3%
1994	32.6%	30.6%
1993	32.8%	31%
1992	33%	31.5%
1991	33.2%	31.9%
1990	33.1%	32.4%
1989	33.1%	32.9%
1988	33.2%	33.4%
1987	33.6%	33.8%
1986	34.2%	34.1%
1985	34.9%	34.4%
1984	35.8%	34.8%
1983	36.9%	35.2%
1982	38.2%	35.7%
1981	39.6%	36.4%
1980	40.7%	37.1%
1979	41.7%	37.9%
1978	42.5%	38.8%
1977	43.3%	39.7%
1976	44.1%	40.5%
1975	44.9%	41.2%
1974	45.7%	41.9%
1973	46.5%	42.5%
1972	47.3%	43%
1971	48.1%	43.4%
1970	48.7%	43.6%
1969	48.7%	43.4%
1968	48.1%	43.1%
1967	47.5%	42.7%
1966	46.9%	42.1%
1965	46.4%	41.5%
1964	46%	40.9%
1963	45.6%	40.3%
1962	45.3%	39.7%
1961	45%	39.1%
1960	44.7%	38.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 20% in the Seychelles in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 32.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and the Seychelles compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs Seychelles

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Dominica

Seychelles

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	Seychelles
2023	36	42
2022	44	89
2021	110	74
2020	47	51
2019	41	48
2018	43	49
2017	44	47
2016	48	47
2015	63	46
2014	53	46
2013	50	48
2012	51	49
2011	49	50
2010	50	50
2009	50	51
2008	53	51
2007	53	52
2006	54	51
2005	54	50
2004	54	52
2003	55	47
2002	56	45
2001	58	43
2000	61	45
1999	64	41
1998	64	41
1997	67	37
1996	71	39
1995	73	40
1994	77	45
1993	79	49
1992	80	50
1991	81	54
1990	77	53
1989	69	61
1988	68	60
1987	63	62
1986	63	65
1985	61	69

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 42 deaths in the Seychelles.

Under-five mortality rates

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Dominica

Seychelles

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Dominica	Seychelles
2023	3.55%	1.43%
2022	3.51%	1.45%
2021	3.45%	1.47%
2020	3.38%	1.48%
2019	3.3%	1.48%
2018	3.21%	1.48%
2017	3.12%	1.47%
2016	3.02%	1.46%
2015	2.93%	1.45%
2014	2.83%	1.45%
2013	2.74%	1.44%
2012	2.66%	1.43%
2011	2.57%	1.42%
2010	2.5%	1.41%
2009	2.42%	1.4%
2008	2.35%	1.39%
2007	2.28%	1.39%
2006	2.22%	1.38%
2005	2.16%	1.38%
2004	2.11%	1.38%
2003	2.06%	1.37%
2002	2.01%	1.37%
2001	1.97%	1.37%
2000	1.94%	1.38%
1999	1.91%	1.38%
1998	1.88%	1.39%
1997	1.86%	1.4%
1996	1.84%	1.41%
1995	1.83%	1.43%
1994	1.82%	1.46%
1993	1.82%	1.49%
1992	1.82%	1.53%
1991	1.84%	1.58%
1990	1.85%	1.63%
1989	1.88%	1.69%
1988	1.91%	1.76%
1987	1.95%	1.84%
1986	2%	1.93%
1985	2.06%	2.04%
1984	2.14%	2.16%
1983	2.22%	2.32%
1982	2.33%	2.51%
1981	2.45%	2.74%
1980	2.58%	3.01%
1979	2.74%	3.34%
1978	2.92%	3.72%
1977	3.12%	4.14%
1976	3.35%	4.6%
1975	3.61%	5.09%
1974	3.91%	5.59%
1973	4.24%	6.09%
1972	4.61%	6.59%
1971	5.02%	7.09%
1970	5.48%	7.58%
1969	5.98%	8.07%
1968	6.54%	8.52%
1967	7.16%	8.92%
1966	7.84%	9.26%
1965	8.59%	9.55%
1964	9.41%	9.8%
1963	10.3%	10%
1962	11.3%	10.2%
1961	12.4%	10.3%
1960	13.6%	10.5%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica and 1.43% in the Seychelles. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.