Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and Yemen

Fertility rate in Dominica vs Yemen 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 4.59 in Yemen in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Dominica vs Yemen 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	Yemen
1960	6.18	7.99
1961	6.16	8
1962	6.12	8.01
1963	6.08	8.03
1964	6.03	8.07
1965	5.95	8.1
1966	5.86	8.14
1967	5.74	8.17
1968	5.59	8.19
1969	5.41	8.22
1970	5.22	8.23
1971	4.99	8.26
1972	4.67	8.27
1973	4.28	8.29
1974	3.84	8.33
1975	3.46	8.37
1976	3.19	8.42
1977	3.02	8.47
1978	2.96	8.5
1979	2.96	8.67
1980	3.04	8.71
1981	3.11	8.75
1982	3.17	8.79
1983	3.18	8.83
1984	3.15	8.85
1985	3.12	8.86
1986	3.08	8.86
1987	3.06	8.83
1988	3.06	8.79
1989	3.06	8.71
1990	3.09	8.61
1991	3.15	8.46
1992	3.18	8.27
1993	3.2	8.05
1994	2.96	7.8
1995	2.71	7.53
1996	2.55	7
1997	2.41	6.82
1998	2.32	6.64
1999	2.46	6.49
2000	2.35	6.32
2001	2.4	6.14
2002	2.16	5.97
2003	2.08	5.84
2004	2.02	5.71
2005	2	5.56
2006	2.07	5.41
2007	2.02	5.26
2008	1.97	5.11
2009	1.92	5
2010	1.89	4.81
2011	1.86	4.63
2012	1.83	4.63
2013	1.78	4.62
2014	1.71	4.62
2015	1.65	4.62
2016	1.58	4.61
2017	1.54	4.61
2018	1.52	4.61
2019	1.5	4.6
2020	1.5	4.6
2021	1.48	4.6
2022	1.48	4.59
2023	1.48	4.59
2024	1.48	4.5
2025	1.47	4.41
2026	1.46	4.33
2027	1.46	4.23
2028	1.46	4.14
2029	1.46	4.06
2030	1.46	3.97
2031	1.46	3.87
2032	1.46	3.8
2033	1.46	3.73
2034	1.46	3.66
2035	1.46	3.59
2036	1.46	3.51
2037	1.47	3.44
2038	1.47	3.38
2039	1.47	3.32
2040	1.47	3.26
2041	1.48	3.21
2042	1.48	3.16
2043	1.48	3.12
2044	1.48	3.07
2045	1.49	3.02
2046	1.49	2.97
2047	1.49	2.93
2048	1.49	2.89
2049	1.5	2.85
2050	1.5	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominica	Yemen
1960	44.7%	40.3%
1961	45%	40.4%
1962	45.3%	40.4%
1963	45.6%	40.6%
1964	46%	40.9%
1965	46.4%	41.3%
1966	46.9%	41.8%
1967	47.5%	42.3%
1968	48.1%	42.8%
1969	48.7%	43.3%
1970	48.7%	43.8%
1971	48.1%	44.3%
1972	47.3%	44.8%
1973	46.5%	45.3%
1974	45.7%	45.7%
1975	44.9%	46.2%
1976	44.1%	46.6%
1977	43.3%	47%
1978	42.5%	47.5%
1979	41.7%	47.9%
1980	40.7%	48.3%
1981	39.6%	48.7%
1982	38.2%	49.1%
1983	36.9%	49.4%
1984	35.8%	49.7%
1985	34.9%	50%
1986	34.2%	50.3%
1987	33.6%	50.5%
1988	33.2%	50.7%
1989	33.1%	50.9%
1990	33.1%	51.1%
1991	33.2%	51.2%
1992	33%	51.2%
1993	32.8%	51.2%
1994	32.6%	51.1%
1995	32.3%	50.9%
1996	31.9%	50.6%
1997	31.5%	50.3%
1998	31.1%	49.9%
1999	30.6%	49.5%
2000	30%	49%
2001	29.3%	48.6%
2002	28.7%	48.1%
2003	28%	47.6%
2004	27.4%	47.1%
2005	26.8%	46.5%
2006	26.2%	45.9%
2007	25.5%	45.3%
2008	24.7%	44.7%
2009	24.1%	44.1%
2010	23.5%	43.5%
2011	23.1%	43%
2012	22.6%	42.7%
2013	22.5%	42.3%
2014	22.3%	42.1%
2015	21.7%	41.8%
2016	20.8%	41.7%
2017	19.9%	41.6%
2018	19.5%	41.5%
2019	19.2%	41.4%
2020	18.8%	41.4%
2021	18.5%	41.4%
2022	18.3%	41.3%
2023	18.1%	41.2%
2024	17.9%	41.1%
2025	17.6%	41%
2026	17.4%	40.9%
2027	17.1%	40.8%
2028	16.8%	40.6%
2029	16.5%	40.3%
2030	16.3%	40%
2031	16%	39.6%
2032	15.9%	39.2%
2033	15.7%	38.7%
2034	15.6%	38.2%
2035	15.5%	37.7%
2036	15.4%	37.1%
2037	15.3%	36.5%
2038	15.3%	36%
2039	15.2%	35.4%
2040	15.2%	34.8%
2041	15.2%	34.3%
2042	15.1%	33.8%
2043	15.1%	33.4%
2044	15.1%	33%
2045	15.1%	32.6%
2046	15.1%	32.3%
2047	15%	32%
2048	15%	31.7%
2049	15%	31.4%
2050	14.9%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 41.1% in Yemen in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 51.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and Yemen compared.

Natural population change in Dominica vs Yemen by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.03% in Dominica and +3.02% in Yemen. 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	Yemen
1960	1,720	122,994
1961	1,762	129,787
1962	1,786	131,262
1963	1,796	133,781
1964	1,792	147,299
1965	1,778	155,398
1966	1,752	164,091
1967	1,716	173,637
1968	1,673	182,518
1969	1,628	196,305
1970	1,574	207,613
1971	1,549	219,095
1972	1,497	229,322
1973	1,400	240,235
1974	1,267	252,737
1975	1,142	266,815
1976	1,050	281,078
1977	996	296,115
1978	991	312,439
1979	981	336,378
1980	1,090	355,767
1981	1,169	374,482
1982	1,250	392,302
1983	1,301	414,823
1984	1,308	434,674
1985	1,302	455,576
1986	1,285	464,665
1987	1,256	493,337
1988	1,222	513,296
1989	1,178	530,464
1990	1,138	549,654
1991	1,103	565,837
1992	1,111	582,072
1993	1,130	595,459
1994	1,002	602,363
1995	853	607,966
1996	753	588,786
1997	662	604,443
1998	595	615,488
1999	647	633,166
2000	561	646,694
2001	556	658,704
2002	429	672,494
2003	387	694,457
2004	360	710,493
2005	339	726,708
2006	364	750,082
2007	319	764,780
2008	272	779,123
2009	220	798,911
2010	171	803,246
2011	121	806,359
2012	167	845,645
2013	110	884,929
2014	257	920,330
2015	157	939,922
2016	177	975,697
2017	-124	1,006,725
2018	-60	1,020,238
2019	-75	1,056,432
2020	-88	1,086,322
2021	-205	1,103,622
2022	-118	1,153,375
2023	-111	1,198,150

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs Yemen

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 118 deaths in Yemen.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	Yemen
1985	61	430
1986	63	430
1987	63	400
1988	68	388
1989	69	371
1990	77	359
1991	81	341
1992	80	330
1993	79	319
1994	77	311
1995	73	296
1996	71	282
1997	67	271
1998	64	260
1999	64	250
2000	61	241
2001	58	231
2002	56	218
2003	55	205
2004	54	194
2005	54	181
2006	54	171
2007	53	161
2008	53	153
2009	50	149
2010	50	144
2011	49	140
2012	51	137
2013	50	135
2014	53	134
2015	63	135
2016	48	134
2017	44	142
2018	43	134
2019	41	131
2020	47	135
2021	110	156
2022	44	125
2023	36	118

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica and 3.93% in Yemen. 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	Yemen
1960	13.6%	42.9%
1961	12.4%	42.2%
1962	11.3%	41.5%
1963	10.3%	40.8%
1964	9.41%	40%
1965	8.59%	39%
1966	7.84%	38%
1967	7.16%	36.8%
1968	6.54%	35.6%
1969	5.98%	34.3%
1970	5.48%	33%
1971	5.02%	31.8%
1972	4.61%	30.6%
1973	4.24%	29.5%
1974	3.91%	28.4%
1975	3.61%	27.2%
1976	3.35%	26%
1977	3.12%	24.7%
1978	2.92%	23.4%
1979	2.74%	22.1%
1980	2.58%	20.8%
1981	2.45%	19.6%
1982	2.33%	18.4%
1983	2.22%	17.2%
1984	2.14%	16.2%
1985	2.06%	15.3%
1986	2%	14.6%
1987	1.95%	14%
1988	1.91%	13.4%
1989	1.88%	12.9%
1990	1.85%	12.5%
1991	1.84%	12.1%
1992	1.82%	11.8%
1993	1.82%	11.6%
1994	1.82%	11.3%
1995	1.83%	11.1%
1996	1.84%	10.8%
1997	1.86%	10.5%
1998	1.88%	10.2%
1999	1.91%	9.77%
2000	1.94%	9.32%
2001	1.97%	8.84%
2002	2.01%	8.36%
2003	2.06%	7.9%
2004	2.11%	7.47%
2005	2.16%	7.06%
2006	2.22%	6.68%
2007	2.28%	6.33%
2008	2.35%	6.02%
2009	2.42%	5.74%
2010	2.5%	5.49%
2011	2.57%	5.3%
2012	2.66%	5.14%
2013	2.74%	4.95%
2014	2.83%	4.84%
2015	2.93%	4.9%
2016	3.02%	4.77%
2017	3.12%	4.66%
2018	3.21%	4.7%
2019	3.3%	4.59%
2020	3.38%	4.32%
2021	3.45%	4.24%
2022	3.51%	4.08%
2023	3.55%	3.93%