Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and Thailand

Fertility rate in Dominica vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Dominica vs Thailand 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	Thailand
1960	6.18	6.33
1961	6.16	6.32
1962	6.12	6.33
1963	6.08	6.34
1964	6.03	6.31
1965	5.95	6.26
1966	5.86	6.18
1967	5.74	6.08
1968	5.59	5.93
1969	5.41	5.7
1970	5.22	5.45
1971	4.99	5.25
1972	4.67	5.08
1973	4.28	4.85
1974	3.84	4.6
1975	3.46	4.36
1976	3.19	4.12
1977	3.02	3.87
1978	2.96	3.62
1979	2.96	3.45
1980	3.04	3.29
1981	3.11	3.13
1982	3.17	2.94
1983	3.18	2.76
1984	3.15	2.58
1985	3.12	2.45
1986	3.08	2.36
1987	3.06	2.26
1988	3.06	2.17
1989	3.06	2.14
1990	3.09	2.07
1991	3.15	2.04
1992	3.18	2.01
1993	3.2	1.97
1994	2.96	1.93
1995	2.71	1.89
1996	2.55	1.87
1997	2.41	1.85
1998	2.32	1.82
1999	2.46	1.77
2000	2.35	1.73
2001	2.4	1.71
2002	2.16	1.69
2003	2.08	1.67
2004	2.02	1.67
2005	2	1.64
2006	2.07	1.63
2007	2.02	1.62
2008	1.97	1.59
2009	1.92	1.57
2010	1.89	1.56
2011	1.86	1.57
2012	1.83	1.56
2013	1.78	1.53
2014	1.71	1.48
2015	1.65	1.45
2016	1.58	1.4
2017	1.54	1.36
2018	1.52	1.32
2019	1.5	1.29
2020	1.5	1.26
2021	1.48	1.23
2022	1.48	1.22
2023	1.48	1.21
2024	1.48	1.2
2025	1.47	1.19
2026	1.46	1.19
2027	1.46	1.19
2028	1.46	1.19
2029	1.46	1.19
2030	1.46	1.2
2031	1.46	1.2
2032	1.46	1.21
2033	1.46	1.21
2034	1.46	1.22
2035	1.46	1.22
2036	1.46	1.23
2037	1.47	1.23
2038	1.47	1.24
2039	1.47	1.24
2040	1.47	1.25
2041	1.48	1.25
2042	1.48	1.26
2043	1.48	1.26
2044	1.48	1.26
2045	1.49	1.27
2046	1.49	1.27
2047	1.49	1.28
2048	1.49	1.28
2049	1.5	1.28
2050	1.5	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominica	Thailand
1960	44.7%	44.3%
1961	45%	44.6%
1962	45.3%	44.8%
1963	45.6%	45.1%
1964	46%	45.3%
1965	46.4%	45.4%
1966	46.9%	45.4%
1967	47.5%	45.3%
1968	48.1%	45.2%
1969	48.7%	45%
1970	48.7%	44.8%
1971	48.1%	44.4%
1972	47.3%	44%
1973	46.5%	43.5%
1974	45.7%	43%
1975	44.9%	42.4%
1976	44.1%	41.8%
1977	43.3%	41.1%
1978	42.5%	40.3%
1979	41.7%	39.5%
1980	40.7%	38.7%
1981	39.6%	37.8%
1982	38.2%	37%
1983	36.9%	36%
1984	35.8%	35.1%
1985	34.9%	34.1%
1986	34.2%	33.2%
1987	33.6%	32.4%
1988	33.2%	31.5%
1989	33.1%	30.7%
1990	33.1%	30%
1991	33.2%	29.2%
1992	33%	28.5%
1993	32.8%	28%
1994	32.6%	27.4%
1995	32.3%	26.9%
1996	31.9%	26.4%
1997	31.5%	25.9%
1998	31.1%	25.4%
1999	30.6%	24.9%
2000	30%	24.4%
2001	29.3%	23.9%
2002	28.7%	23.4%
2003	28%	23%
2004	27.4%	22.6%
2005	26.8%	22.2%
2006	26.2%	21.7%
2007	25.5%	21.3%
2008	24.7%	20.9%
2009	24.1%	20.6%
2010	23.5%	20.1%
2011	23.1%	19.7%
2012	22.6%	19.2%
2013	22.5%	18.8%
2014	22.3%	18.5%
2015	21.7%	18.1%
2016	20.8%	17.7%
2017	19.9%	17.3%
2018	19.5%	16.9%
2019	19.2%	16.6%
2020	18.8%	16.2%
2021	18.5%	15.8%
2022	18.3%	15.4%
2023	18.1%	15.1%
2024	17.9%	14.7%
2025	17.6%	14.4%
2026	17.4%	14.1%
2027	17.1%	13.7%
2028	16.8%	13.4%
2029	16.5%	13.1%
2030	16.3%	12.9%
2031	16%	12.7%
2032	15.9%	12.5%
2033	15.7%	12.3%
2034	15.6%	12.2%
2035	15.5%	12.1%
2036	15.4%	12%
2037	15.3%	11.9%
2038	15.3%	11.9%
2039	15.2%	11.8%
2040	15.2%	11.8%
2041	15.2%	11.8%
2042	15.1%	11.8%
2043	15.1%	11.7%
2044	15.1%	11.7%
2045	15.1%	11.7%
2046	15.1%	11.7%
2047	15%	11.6%
2048	15%	11.6%
2049	15%	11.6%
2050	14.9%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Dominica vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.03% in Dominica and +0.18% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	1,720	774,190
1961	1,762	801,140
1962	1,786	828,741
1963	1,796	860,728
1964	1,792	885,137
1965	1,778	909,000
1966	1,752	929,469
1967	1,716	944,980
1968	1,673	953,806
1969	1,628	948,314
1970	1,574	937,116
1971	1,549	936,215
1972	1,497	940,420
1973	1,400	933,540
1974	1,267	923,151
1975	1,142	911,980
1976	1,050	894,072
1977	996	871,232
1978	991	847,799
1979	981	843,434
1980	1,090	845,575
1981	1,169	839,297
1982	1,250	817,951
1983	1,301	794,239
1984	1,308	779,856
1985	1,302	776,935
1986	1,285	783,430
1987	1,256	774,498
1988	1,222	765,252
1989	1,178	774,563
1990	1,138	760,808
1991	1,103	760,508
1992	1,111	754,999
1993	1,130	737,696
1994	1,002	712,589
1995	853	682,703
1996	753	661,397
1997	662	644,834
1998	595	617,318
1999	647	578,073
2000	561	543,884
2001	556	524,230
2002	429	504,299
2003	387	488,003
2004	360	466,542
2005	339	456,378
2006	364	441,211
2007	319	425,362
2008	272	401,730
2009	220	382,636
2010	171	370,466
2011	121	365,670
2012	167	351,485
2013	110	325,059
2014	257	294,628
2015	157	266,362
2016	177	226,255
2017	-124	194,695
2018	-60	159,383
2019	-75	116,867
2020	-88	84,107
2021	-205	57,382
2022	-118	-61,046
2023	-111	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	Thailand
1985	61	88
1986	63	78
1987	63	72
1988	68	67
1989	69	64
1990	77	60
1991	81	59
1992	80	58
1993	79	57
1994	77	54
1995	73	52
1996	71	49
1997	67	48
1998	64	47
1999	64	48
2000	61	49
2001	58	47
2002	56	44
2003	55	42
2004	54	44
2005	54	40
2006	54	38
2007	53	38
2008	53	37
2009	50	37
2010	50	37
2011	49	37
2012	51	36
2013	50	35
2014	53	34
2015	63	34
2016	48	34
2017	44	34
2018	43	34
2019	41	34
2020	47	36
2021	110	38
2022	44	112
2023	36	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica and 0.92% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	13.6%	14.7%
1961	12.4%	14.2%
1962	11.3%	13.7%
1963	10.3%	13.2%
1964	9.41%	12.8%
1965	8.59%	12.3%
1966	7.84%	11.8%
1967	7.16%	11.4%
1968	6.54%	10.9%
1969	5.98%	10.4%
1970	5.48%	9.95%
1971	5.02%	9.47%
1972	4.61%	9.01%
1973	4.24%	8.56%
1974	3.91%	8.14%
1975	3.61%	7.73%
1976	3.35%	7.35%
1977	3.12%	7%
1978	2.92%	6.67%
1979	2.74%	6.36%
1980	2.58%	6.07%
1981	2.45%	5.79%
1982	2.33%	5.53%
1983	2.22%	5.28%
1984	2.14%	5.03%
1985	2.06%	4.8%
1986	2%	4.57%
1987	1.95%	4.34%
1988	1.91%	4.12%
1989	1.88%	3.91%
1990	1.85%	3.69%
1991	1.84%	3.49%
1992	1.82%	3.3%
1993	1.82%	3.12%
1994	1.82%	2.96%
1995	1.83%	2.81%
1996	1.84%	2.67%
1997	1.86%	2.53%
1998	1.88%	2.41%
1999	1.91%	2.29%
2000	1.94%	2.18%
2001	1.97%	2.08%
2002	2.01%	1.98%
2003	2.06%	1.89%
2004	2.11%	1.81%
2005	2.16%	1.73%
2006	2.22%	1.66%
2007	2.28%	1.59%
2008	2.35%	1.53%
2009	2.42%	1.47%
2010	2.5%	1.42%
2011	2.57%	1.37%
2012	2.66%	1.32%
2013	2.74%	1.27%
2014	2.83%	1.23%
2015	2.93%	1.19%
2016	3.02%	1.15%
2017	3.12%	1.11%
2018	3.21%	1.08%
2019	3.3%	1.04%
2020	3.38%	1.01%
2021	3.45%	0.98%
2022	3.51%	0.95%
2023	3.55%	0.92%