Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and Venezuela

Fertility rate in Dominica vs Venezuela 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 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Dominica vs Venezuela 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	Venezuela
1960	6.18	6.38
1961	6.16	6.3
1962	6.12	6.23
1963	6.08	6.16
1964	6.03	6.07
1965	5.95	5.98
1966	5.86	5.87
1967	5.74	5.75
1968	5.59	5.61
1969	5.41	5.47
1970	5.22	5.32
1971	4.99	5.17
1972	4.67	5.04
1973	4.28	4.91
1974	3.84	4.79
1975	3.46	4.69
1976	3.19	4.59
1977	3.02	4.49
1978	2.96	4.4
1979	2.96	4.3
1980	3.04	4.2
1981	3.11	4.1
1982	3.17	4.01
1983	3.18	3.93
1984	3.15	3.86
1985	3.12	3.79
1986	3.08	3.73
1987	3.06	3.67
1988	3.06	3.6
1989	3.06	3.52
1990	3.09	3.45
1991	3.15	3.37
1992	3.18	3.29
1993	3.2	3.22
1994	2.96	3.15
1995	2.71	3.08
1996	2.55	3.02
1997	2.41	2.97
1998	2.32	2.91
1999	2.46	2.86
2000	2.35	2.79
2001	2.4	2.78
2002	2.16	2.74
2003	2.08	2.7
2004	2.02	2.64
2005	2	2.63
2006	2.07	2.6
2007	2.02	2.52
2008	1.97	2.48
2009	1.92	2.42
2010	1.89	2.4
2011	1.86	2.4
2012	1.83	2.38
2013	1.78	2.33
2014	1.71	2.3
2015	1.65	2.25
2016	1.58	2.22
2017	1.54	2.18
2018	1.52	2.15
2019	1.5	2.13
2020	1.5	2.12
2021	1.48	2.11
2022	1.48	2.09
2023	1.48	2.08
2024	1.48	2.08
2025	1.47	2.06
2026	1.46	2.04
2027	1.46	2.03
2028	1.46	2.01
2029	1.46	2
2030	1.46	1.99
2031	1.46	1.98
2032	1.46	1.97
2033	1.46	1.96
2034	1.46	1.95
2035	1.46	1.94
2036	1.46	1.93
2037	1.47	1.92
2038	1.47	1.91
2039	1.47	1.91
2040	1.47	1.9
2041	1.48	1.89
2042	1.48	1.88
2043	1.48	1.87
2044	1.48	1.86
2045	1.49	1.86
2046	1.49	1.85
2047	1.49	1.84
2048	1.49	1.84
2049	1.5	1.83
2050	1.5	1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominica	Venezuela
1960	44.7%	46.8%
1961	45%	46.9%
1962	45.3%	47%
1963	45.6%	47%
1964	46%	47%
1965	46.4%	46.9%
1966	46.9%	46.8%
1967	47.5%	46.6%
1968	48.1%	46.3%
1969	48.7%	46%
1970	48.7%	45.6%
1971	48.1%	45.2%
1972	47.3%	44.7%
1973	46.5%	44.3%
1974	45.7%	43.8%
1975	44.9%	43.3%
1976	44.1%	42.9%
1977	43.3%	42.5%
1978	42.5%	42.1%
1979	41.7%	41.7%
1980	40.7%	41.3%
1981	39.6%	41%
1982	38.2%	40.6%
1983	36.9%	40.3%
1984	35.8%	39.9%
1985	34.9%	39.6%
1986	34.2%	39.3%
1987	33.6%	39%
1988	33.2%	38.7%
1989	33.1%	38.4%
1990	33.1%	38.1%
1991	33.2%	37.8%
1992	33%	37.4%
1993	32.8%	37%
1994	32.6%	36.6%
1995	32.3%	36.2%
1996	31.9%	35.8%
1997	31.5%	35.3%
1998	31.1%	34.9%
1999	30.6%	34.5%
2000	30%	34%
2001	29.3%	33.6%
2002	28.7%	33.1%
2003	28%	32.7%
2004	27.4%	32.2%
2005	26.8%	31.8%
2006	26.2%	31.4%
2007	25.5%	31%
2008	24.7%	30.6%
2009	24.1%	30.3%
2010	23.5%	29.9%
2011	23.1%	29.5%
2012	22.6%	29.2%
2013	22.5%	28.9%
2014	22.3%	28.5%
2015	21.7%	28.2%
2016	20.8%	27.9%
2017	19.9%	27.8%
2018	19.5%	27.9%
2019	19.2%	28%
2020	18.8%	27.8%
2021	18.5%	27.4%
2022	18.3%	26.8%
2023	18.1%	26.2%
2024	17.9%	25.5%
2025	17.6%	24.9%
2026	17.4%	24.3%
2027	17.1%	23.8%
2028	16.8%	23.2%
2029	16.5%	22.8%
2030	16.3%	22.4%
2031	16%	22%
2032	15.9%	21.7%
2033	15.7%	21.5%
2034	15.6%	21.4%
2035	15.5%	21.4%
2036	15.4%	21.4%
2037	15.3%	21.5%
2038	15.3%	21.5%
2039	15.2%	21.4%
2040	15.2%	21.4%
2041	15.2%	21.3%
2042	15.1%	21.2%
2043	15.1%	21.1%
2044	15.1%	20.9%
2045	15.1%	20.7%
2046	15.1%	20.5%
2047	15%	20.3%
2048	15%	20%
2049	15%	19.8%
2050	14.9%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and Venezuela compared.

Natural population change in Dominica vs Venezuela by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.03% in Dominica and +1% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	1,720	285,105
1961	1,762	292,109
1962	1,786	299,345
1963	1,796	307,279
1964	1,792	314,397
1965	1,778	321,695
1966	1,752	329,697
1967	1,716	335,813
1968	1,673	340,973
1969	1,628	343,596
1970	1,574	350,709
1971	1,549	355,212
1972	1,497	360,749
1973	1,400	367,612
1974	1,267	375,678
1975	1,142	385,045
1976	1,050	395,344
1977	996	405,315
1978	991	414,032
1979	981	421,256
1980	1,090	425,613
1981	1,169	432,059
1982	1,250	436,564
1983	1,301	443,569
1984	1,308	449,186
1985	1,302	455,517
1986	1,285	468,252
1987	1,256	474,204
1988	1,222	477,569
1989	1,178	478,053
1990	1,138	478,168
1991	1,103	477,917
1992	1,111	474,824
1993	1,130	473,189
1994	1,002	469,178
1995	853	469,267
1996	753	468,653
1997	662	472,002
1998	595	469,123
1999	647	463,787
2000	561	459,802
2001	556	451,487
2002	429	466,821
2003	387	456,902
2004	360	455,881
2005	339	463,260
2006	364	460,152
2007	319	452,482
2008	272	435,870
2009	220	427,257
2010	171	425,397
2011	121	425,958
2012	167	420,758
2013	110	408,930
2014	257	395,088
2015	157	384,560
2016	177	359,651
2017	-124	340,222
2018	-60	317,302
2019	-75	274,826
2020	-88	237,223
2021	-205	207,746
2022	-118	216,619
2023	-111	213,020

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs Venezuela

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 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	Venezuela
1985	61	83
1986	63	81
1987	63	81
1988	68	80
1989	69	80
1990	77	83
1991	81	80
1992	80	82
1993	79	82
1994	77	84
1995	73	84
1996	71	86
1997	67	82
1998	64	82
1999	64	88
2000	61	86
2001	58	101
2002	56	87
2003	55	97
2004	54	94
2005	54	93
2006	54	96
2007	53	92
2008	53	103
2009	50	109
2010	50	110
2011	49	104
2012	51	113
2013	50	123
2014	53	133
2015	63	136
2016	48	162
2017	44	195
2018	43	205
2019	41	202
2020	47	207
2021	110	251
2022	44	219
2023	36	227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica and 2.43% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	13.6%	7.97%
1961	12.4%	7.72%
1962	11.3%	7.49%
1963	10.3%	7.3%
1964	9.41%	7.14%
1965	8.59%	7%
1966	7.84%	6.87%
1967	7.16%	6.75%
1968	6.54%	6.61%
1969	5.98%	6.47%
1970	5.48%	6.3%
1971	5.02%	6.12%
1972	4.61%	5.94%
1973	4.24%	5.75%
1974	3.91%	5.57%
1975	3.61%	5.38%
1976	3.35%	5.2%
1977	3.12%	5.01%
1978	2.92%	4.82%
1979	2.74%	4.62%
1980	2.58%	4.42%
1981	2.45%	4.24%
1982	2.33%	4.07%
1983	2.22%	3.91%
1984	2.14%	3.77%
1985	2.06%	3.64%
1986	2%	3.5%
1987	1.95%	3.37%
1988	1.91%	3.23%
1989	1.88%	3.09%
1990	1.85%	2.96%
1991	1.84%	2.86%
1992	1.82%	2.78%
1993	1.82%	2.73%
1994	1.82%	2.68%
1995	1.83%	2.63%
1996	1.84%	2.55%
1997	1.86%	2.45%
1998	1.88%	2.34%
1999	1.91%	2.24%
2000	1.94%	2.15%
2001	1.97%	2.09%
2002	2.01%	2.03%
2003	2.06%	1.98%
2004	2.11%	1.91%
2005	2.16%	1.85%
2006	2.22%	1.79%
2007	2.28%	1.74%
2008	2.35%	1.72%
2009	2.42%	1.71%
2010	2.5%	1.72%
2011	2.57%	1.73%
2012	2.66%	1.76%
2013	2.74%	1.79%
2014	2.83%	1.83%
2015	2.93%	1.92%
2016	3.02%	2.43%
2017	3.12%	2.43%
2018	3.21%	2.43%
2019	3.3%	2.43%
2020	3.38%	2.43%
2021	3.45%	2.43%
2022	3.51%	2.43%
2023	3.55%	2.43%