Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and Vietnam

Fertility rate in Dominica vs Vietnam by year

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Dominica

Vietnam

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Year	Fertility rate
	Dominica	Vietnam
2023	1.48	1.91
2022	1.48	1.93
2021	1.48	1.94
2020	1.5	1.96
2019	1.5	1.94
2018	1.52	1.88
2017	1.54	1.99
2016	1.58	2
2015	1.65	2.1
2014	1.71	2.09
2013	1.78	1.98
2012	1.83	1.97
2011	1.86	1.93
2010	1.89	1.91
2009	1.92	1.92
2008	1.97	1.93
2007	2.02	1.91
2006	2.07	1.87
2005	2	1.89
2004	2.02	1.97
2003	2.08	2
2002	2.16	2.01
2001	2.4	2.02
2000	2.35	2.03
1999	2.46	2
1998	2.32	2.1
1997	2.41	2.27
1996	2.55	2.47
1995	2.71	2.7
1994	2.96	2.94
1993	3.2	3.17
1992	3.18	3.35
1991	3.15	3.52
1990	3.09	3.6
1989	3.06	3.64
1988	3.06	3.62
1987	3.06	3.72
1986	3.08	3.96
1985	3.12	4.21
1984	3.15	4.41
1983	3.18	4.52
1982	3.17	4.59
1981	3.11	4.67
1980	3.04	4.8
1979	2.96	4.94
1978	2.96	5.1
1977	3.02	5.29
1976	3.19	5.46
1975	3.46	5.62
1974	3.84	5.78
1973	4.28	6.11
1972	4.67	6.1
1971	4.99	6.07
1970	5.22	6.02
1969	5.41	6.01
1968	5.59	6.03
1967	5.74	5.88
1966	5.86	5.97
1965	5.95	6.16
1964	6.03	6.29
1963	6.08	6.39
1962	6.12	6.26
1961	6.16	5.48
1960	6.18	6.27

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Dominica was 1.48 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.91 in Vietnam in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Dominica

Vietnam

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Year	Natural population change
	Dominica	Vietnam
2023	-111	727,955
2022	-118	775,914
2021	-205	799,593
2020	-88	924,004
2019	-75	895,262
2018	-60	882,977
2017	-124	1,001,833
2016	177	1,045,094
2015	157	1,145,903
2014	257	1,151,221
2013	110	1,071,570
2012	167	1,063,741
2011	121	1,029,859
2010	171	1,005,559
2009	220	1,007,778
2008	272	1,008,141
2007	319	981,689
2006	364	943,041
2005	339	942,084
2004	360	985,438
2003	387	1,001,470
2002	429	991,427
2001	556	985,610
2000	561	966,894
1999	647	925,519
1998	595	959,016
1997	662	1,028,116
1996	753	1,108,686
1995	853	1,203,666
1994	1,002	1,291,534
1993	1,130	1,370,365
1992	1,111	1,419,952
1991	1,103	1,459,311
1990	1,138	1,449,157
1989	1,178	1,423,622
1988	1,222	1,370,108
1987	1,256	1,359,481
1986	1,285	1,407,957
1985	1,302	1,453,954
1984	1,308	1,477,448
1983	1,301	1,453,913
1982	1,250	1,407,959
1981	1,169	1,358,500
1980	1,090	1,321,595
1979	981	1,314,563
1978	991	1,286,991
1977	996	1,259,315
1976	1,050	1,232,608
1975	1,142	1,175,181
1974	1,267	1,000,505
1973	1,400	1,061,707
1972	1,497	921,524
1971	1,549	963,259
1970	1,574	905,902
1969	1,628	878,359
1968	1,673	815,116
1967	1,716	862,071
1966	1,752	876,283
1965	1,778	913,761
1964	1,792	950,219
1963	1,796	961,067
1962	1,786	960,046
1961	1,762	798,978
1960	1,720	955,268

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 +0.73% in Vietnam.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.03% in Dominica and +0.97% in Vietnam.

Birth rate in Dominica vs Vietnam by year

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Dominica

Vietnam

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Dominica	Vietnam
2023	11.1	13.8
2022	11.1	14.3
2021	11.3	14.7
2020	11.4	15.2
2019	11.5	15.5
2018	11.6	15.4
2017	11.8	16.8
2016	12.9	17.3
2015	13.1	18.5
2014	13.7	18.7
2013	13.3	17.9
2012	13.9	17.9
2011	13.7	17.6
2010	14	17.4
2009	14.3	17.5
2008	14.7	17.7
2007	15.1	17.5
2006	15.5	17.2
2005	15	17.4
2004	15.2	18
2003	15.6	18.2
2002	16.2	18.1
2001	18	18.1
2000	17.9	18
1999	19	17.6
1998	18.2	18.3
1997	19.1	19.6
1996	20.4	21
1995	21.9	22.7
1994	24.1	24.5
1993	26.2	26.1
1992	26	27.3
1991	25.9	28.5
1990	26	28.9
1989	26	29
1988	26.1	28.7
1987	26	29.2
1986	26	30.7
1985	25.8	32.2
1984	25.7	33.3
1983	25.3	33.7
1982	24.5	33.6
1981	23.3	33.4
1980	22.1	33.5
1979	21.2	34.1
1978	20.8	34.3
1977	21	34.6
1976	21.9	34.9
1975	23.4	35.1
1974	25.5	35.5
1973	27.7	36.9
1972	29.6	36.4
1971	31	35.7
1970	31.9	35.2
1969	33.3	35.1
1968	34.6	35.2
1967	36	34.6
1966	37.2	35.4
1965	38.4	37.1
1964	39.5	38.6
1963	40.4	40
1962	41.2	40
1961	41.8	35.6
1960	42.2	41.6

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.1 in Dominica and 13.8 in Vietnam, compared with 42.2 and 41.6, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Dominica

Factual

UN forecast

Vietnam

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Dominica	Vietnam
2100	13.1%	13.2%
2099	13.1%	13.2%
2098	13.2%	13.3%
2097	13.2%	13.3%
2096	13.2%	13.3%
2095	13.2%	13.4%
2094	13.3%	13.4%
2093	13.3%	13.5%
2092	13.3%	13.5%
2091	13.4%	13.6%
2090	13.4%	13.7%
2089	13.4%	13.7%
2088	13.5%	13.8%
2087	13.5%	13.9%
2086	13.5%	14%
2085	13.6%	14%
2084	13.6%	14.1%
2083	13.6%	14.2%
2082	13.6%	14.2%
2081	13.6%	14.3%
2080	13.6%	14.3%
2079	13.7%	14.4%
2078	13.7%	14.4%
2077	13.7%	14.4%
2076	13.7%	14.4%
2075	13.7%	14.5%
2074	13.7%	14.5%
2073	13.7%	14.5%
2072	13.7%	14.5%
2071	13.7%	14.5%
2070	13.7%	14.5%
2069	13.7%	14.5%
2068	13.8%	14.5%
2067	13.8%	14.6%
2066	13.8%	14.6%
2065	13.9%	14.7%
2064	14%	14.8%
2063	14%	14.9%
2062	14.1%	15%
2061	14.2%	15.1%
2060	14.3%	15.3%
2059	14.3%	15.4%
2058	14.4%	15.6%
2057	14.5%	15.8%
2056	14.6%	16%
2055	14.7%	16.2%
2054	14.7%	16.4%
2053	14.8%	16.6%
2052	14.9%	16.7%
2051	14.9%	16.9%
2050	14.9%	17%
2049	15%	17.1%
2048	15%	17.2%
2047	15.1%	17.3%
2046	15.1%	17.4%
2045	15.1%	17.4%
2044	15.1%	17.5%
2043	15.1%	17.5%
2042	15.2%	17.5%
2041	15.2%	17.6%
2040	15.2%	17.6%
2039	15.3%	17.7%
2038	15.3%	17.8%
2037	15.4%	18%
2036	15.5%	18.2%
2035	15.6%	18.4%
2034	15.7%	18.7%
2033	15.8%	18.9%
2032	15.9%	19.3%
2031	16.2%	19.7%
2030	16.4%	20.2%
2029	16.7%	20.8%
2028	16.9%	21.4%
2027	17.3%	22.2%
2026	17.5%	22.7%
2025	17.7%	23%
2024	17.9%	23.2%
2023	18.1%	23.6%
2022	18.3%	23.9%
2021	18.5%	24.2%
2020	18.8%	24.4%
2019	19.2%	24.5%
2018	19.5%	24.6%
2017	19.9%	24.4%
2016	20.8%	24.1%
2015	21.7%	24%
2014	22.3%	24%
2013	22.5%	23.9%
2012	22.6%	24%
2011	23.1%	24.2%
2010	23.5%	24.6%
2009	24.1%	25.1%
2008	24.7%	25.6%
2007	25.5%	26.2%
2006	26.2%	26.9%
2005	26.8%	27.7%
2004	27.4%	28.5%
2003	28%	29.2%
2002	28.7%	29.9%
2001	29.3%	30.6%
2000	30%	31.5%
1999	30.6%	32.5%
1998	31.1%	33.5%
1997	31.5%	34.5%
1996	31.9%	35.4%
1995	32.3%	36.1%
1994	32.6%	36.7%
1993	32.8%	37.2%
1992	33%	37.7%
1991	33.2%	38.1%
1990	33.1%	38.5%
1989	33.1%	38.8%
1988	33.2%	39.2%
1987	33.6%	39.6%
1986	34.2%	39.9%
1985	34.9%	40.1%
1984	35.8%	40.1%
1983	36.9%	40.2%
1982	38.2%	40.2%
1981	39.6%	40.2%
1980	40.7%	40.3%
1979	41.7%	40.4%
1978	42.5%	40.6%
1977	43.3%	41%
1976	44.1%	41.2%
1975	44.9%	41.4%
1974	45.7%	41.8%
1973	46.5%	42.1%
1972	47.3%	42.4%
1971	48.1%	42.7%
1970	48.7%	42.9%
1969	48.7%	43.2%
1968	48.1%	43.4%
1967	47.5%	43.5%
1966	46.9%	43.6%
1965	46.4%	43.5%
1964	46%	43.4%
1963	45.6%	43.1%
1962	45.3%	42.4%
1961	45%	41.8%
1960	44.7%	41.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 23.2% in Vietnam in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 38.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and Vietnam compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs Vietnam

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Dominica

Vietnam

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	Vietnam
2023	36	48
2022	44	49
2021	110	52
2020	47	51
2019	41	52
2018	43	53
2017	44	55
2016	48	56
2015	63	58
2014	53	59
2013	50	60
2012	51	60
2011	49	61
2010	50	62
2009	50	64
2008	53	65
2007	53	66
2006	54	67
2005	54	69
2004	54	72
2003	55	71
2002	56	74
2001	58	78
2000	61	83
1999	64	86
1998	64	93
1997	67	104
1996	71	111
1995	73	119
1994	77	130
1993	79	135
1992	80	139
1991	81	142
1990	77	147
1989	69	152
1988	68	155
1987	63	163
1986	63	174
1985	61	186

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 48 deaths in Vietnam.

Under-five mortality rates

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Vietnam

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Dominica	Vietnam
2023	3.55%	2%
2022	3.51%	2.04%
2021	3.45%	2.07%
2020	3.38%	2.1%
2019	3.3%	2.12%
2018	3.21%	2.14%
2017	3.12%	2.15%
2016	3.02%	2.18%
2015	2.93%	2.2%
2014	2.83%	2.22%
2013	2.74%	2.24%
2012	2.66%	2.26%
2011	2.57%	2.28%
2010	2.5%	2.31%
2009	2.42%	2.33%
2008	2.35%	2.36%
2007	2.28%	2.4%
2006	2.22%	2.45%
2005	2.16%	2.5%
2004	2.11%	2.57%
2003	2.06%	2.65%
2002	2.01%	2.74%
2001	1.97%	2.86%
2000	1.94%	2.98%
1999	1.91%	3.13%
1998	1.88%	3.29%
1997	1.86%	3.48%
1996	1.84%	3.68%
1995	1.83%	3.9%
1994	1.82%	4.14%
1993	1.82%	4.39%
1992	1.82%	4.64%
1991	1.84%	4.9%
1990	1.85%	5.15%
1989	1.88%	5.4%
1988	1.91%	5.64%
1987	1.95%	5.85%
1986	2%	6.04%
1985	2.06%	6.21%
1984	2.14%	6.36%
1983	2.22%	6.5%
1982	2.33%	6.64%
1981	2.45%	6.79%
1980	2.58%	6.94%
1979	2.74%	7.1%
1978	2.92%	7.27%
1977	3.12%	7.44%
1976	3.35%	7.6%
1975	3.61%	7.75%
1974	3.91%	10.7%
1973	4.24%	10.4%
1972	4.61%	11.9%
1971	5.02%	10.5%
1970	5.48%	10.7%
1969	5.98%	10.8%
1968	6.54%	11.6%
1967	7.16%	10%
1966	7.84%	9.97%
1965	8.59%	9.93%
1964	9.41%	8.73%
1963	10.3%	-
1962	11.3%	-
1961	12.4%	-
1960	13.6%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica and 2% in Vietnam. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.