Fertility & birth rates in Grenada and Ireland

Fertility rate in Grenada vs Ireland by year

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Grenada

Ireland

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Year	Fertility rate
	Grenada	Ireland
2023	1.49	1.5
2022	1.5	1.54
2021	1.52	1.78
2020	1.53	1.63
2019	1.54	1.71
2018	1.53	1.75
2017	1.44	1.77
2016	1.62	1.81
2015	1.72	1.85
2014	1.8	1.89
2013	1.91	1.93
2012	1.97	1.98
2011	2.01	2.03
2010	2.04	2.05
2009	2.08	2.06
2008	2.12	2.06
2007	2.15	2.01
2006	2.19	1.91
2005	2.24	1.86
2004	2.29	1.93
2003	2.33	1.96
2002	2.38	1.97
2001	2.42	1.94
2000	2.44	1.89
1999	2.39	1.9
1998	2.49	1.94
1997	2.8	1.93
1996	2.85	1.88
1995	2.82	1.84
1994	2.79	1.85
1993	2.81	1.9
1992	2.97	1.99
1991	3.11	2.08
1990	3.06	2.11
1989	3.23	2.08
1988	3.19	2.17
1987	3.58	2.32
1986	3.58	2.44
1985	3.48	2.48
1984	3.22	2.58
1983	3.31	2.74
1982	3.15	2.94
1981	2.99	3.05
1980	3.3	3.21
1979	3.34	3.21
1978	3.35	3.21
1977	3.46	3.24
1976	3.6	3.29
1975	3.75	3.37
1974	3.92	3.59
1973	4.05	3.71
1972	4.18	3.84
1971	4.31	3.93
1970	4.46	3.85
1969	4.69	3.83
1968	4.84	3.77
1967	5.04	3.84
1966	5.3	3.94
1965	5.6	4.04
1964	5.91	4.07
1963	6.2	4.01
1962	6.44	3.92
1961	6.63	3.78
1960	6.74	3.78

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Grenada was 1.49 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.5 in Ireland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Grenada vs Ireland population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Grenada

Ireland

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Year	Natural population change
	Grenada	Ireland
2023	334	19,652
2022	371	19,287
2021	343	26,064
2020	433	23,687
2019	462	28,365
2018	470	29,878
2017	402	31,379
2016	579	33,339
2015	684	35,265
2014	772	37,728
2013	878	39,302
2012	925	42,775
2011	954	45,801
2010	989	47,426
2009	1,024	47,168
2008	1,046	46,691
2007	1,059	43,109
2006	1,068	36,752
2005	1,075	33,279
2004	1,034	33,376
2003	1,074	32,372
2002	1,077	31,062
2001	1,082	27,837
2000	1,105	23,592
1999	1,092	21,402
1998	1,204	22,277
1997	1,480	21,311
1996	1,559	18,915
1995	1,580	16,601
1994	1,596	17,234
1993	1,641	17,166
1992	1,811	20,283
1991	1,953	21,206
1990	1,931	21,787
1989	2,084	20,012
1988	2,044	22,912
1987	2,345	26,904
1986	2,324	27,963
1985	2,215	29,013
1984	1,975	31,791
1983	1,817	34,053
1982	1,798	38,344
1981	1,625	39,364
1980	1,840	40,612
1979	1,871	38,798
1978	1,882	36,288
1977	1,974	35,448
1976	2,092	33,676
1975	2,224	34,128
1974	2,360	34,199
1973	2,464	34,562
1972	2,578	34,316
1971	2,705	35,606
1970	2,793	30,756
1969	2,948	29,326
1968	3,040	27,697
1967	3,158	29,895
1966	3,278	26,866
1965	3,399	30,500
1964	3,508	31,532
1963	3,601	29,667
1962	3,674	28,077
1961	3,703	25,137
1960	3,678	28,286

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 +0.29% in Grenada and +0.37% in Ireland.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.42% in Grenada and +0.58% in Ireland.

Birth rate in Grenada vs Ireland by year

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Grenada

Ireland

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Grenada	Ireland
2023	11.7	10.3
2022	11.9	10.4
2021	12.1	11.8
2020	12.3	11.1
2019	12.5	11.9
2018	12.4	12.5
2017	11.6	12.8
2016	13.1	13.4
2015	13.9	13.9
2014	14.5	14.4
2013	15.4	14.9
2012	15.8	15.6
2011	16	16.2
2010	16.3	16.5
2009	16.5	16.7
2008	16.7	16.7
2007	16.8	16.2
2006	16.9	15.3
2005	17	14.8
2004	17.1	15.2
2003	17.1	15.4
2002	17.2	15.4
2001	17.3	15
2000	17.5	14.4
1999	17.4	14.4
1998	18.5	14.5
1997	21.2	14.4
1996	22.1	13.9
1995	22.4	13.5
1994	22.8	13.4
1993	23.4	13.8
1992	25.3	14.4
1991	26.9	14.9
1990	26.9	15.1
1989	28.6	14.8
1988	28.4	15.5
1987	31.7	16.5
1986	31.7	17.4
1985	30.7	17.6
1984	28.3	18.1
1983	28.6	19.1
1982	26.7	20.3
1981	24.8	20.9
1980	26.9	21.7
1979	26.9	21.5
1978	26.6	21.1
1977	27.1	21
1976	28	20.9
1975	29	21.1
1974	30.2	22
1973	31.2	22.3
1972	32.3	22.6
1971	33.7	22.6
1970	34.7	21.8
1969	36.4	21.5
1968	37.4	20.9
1967	38.9	21.1
1966	40.6	21.5
1965	42.4	22.1
1964	44.1	22.4
1963	45.7	22.2
1962	47	21.8
1961	48.1	21.2
1960	48.8	21.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.7 in Grenada and 10.3 in Ireland, compared with 48.8 and 21.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Grenada

Factual

UN forecast

Ireland

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Grenada	Ireland
2100	11.5%	12.7%
2099	11.5%	12.7%
2098	11.5%	12.8%
2097	11.5%	12.8%
2096	11.5%	12.9%
2095	11.5%	13%
2094	11.5%	13.1%
2093	11.5%	13.2%
2092	11.5%	13.3%
2091	11.5%	13.4%
2090	11.5%	13.4%
2089	11.5%	13.5%
2088	11.6%	13.6%
2087	11.6%	13.7%
2086	11.6%	13.7%
2085	11.6%	13.8%
2084	11.6%	13.8%
2083	11.6%	13.8%
2082	11.6%	13.8%
2081	11.6%	13.8%
2080	11.6%	13.7%
2079	11.7%	13.7%
2078	11.7%	13.6%
2077	11.7%	13.6%
2076	11.7%	13.5%
2075	11.7%	13.5%
2074	11.8%	13.4%
2073	11.8%	13.4%
2072	11.8%	13.4%
2071	11.9%	13.3%
2070	11.9%	13.3%
2069	12%	13.4%
2068	12%	13.4%
2067	12.1%	13.5%
2066	12.2%	13.5%
2065	12.3%	13.6%
2064	12.3%	13.8%
2063	12.4%	13.9%
2062	12.5%	14%
2061	12.6%	14.2%
2060	12.7%	14.4%
2059	12.8%	14.6%
2058	13%	14.7%
2057	13.1%	14.9%
2056	13.2%	15.1%
2055	13.3%	15.2%
2054	13.4%	15.3%
2053	13.5%	15.5%
2052	13.6%	15.6%
2051	13.7%	15.6%
2050	13.9%	15.7%
2049	14%	15.7%
2048	14.1%	15.7%
2047	14.2%	15.7%
2046	14.3%	15.6%
2045	14.4%	15.6%
2044	14.6%	15.5%
2043	14.7%	15.4%
2042	14.8%	15.3%
2041	15%	15.3%
2040	15.1%	15.2%
2039	15.3%	15.2%
2038	15.5%	15.1%
2037	15.7%	15.1%
2036	15.9%	15.3%
2035	16.1%	15.3%
2034	16.3%	15.5%
2033	16.5%	15.7%
2032	16.6%	15.9%
2031	16.8%	16.1%
2030	17.1%	16.4%
2029	17.5%	16.7%
2028	17.9%	17%
2027	18.3%	17.4%
2026	18.8%	17.9%
2025	19.2%	18.3%
2024	19.4%	18.6%
2023	19.8%	19%
2022	20.2%	19.5%
2021	20.6%	19.8%
2020	20.9%	20.1%
2019	21.2%	20.4%
2018	21.5%	20.7%
2017	21.8%	20.9%
2016	22.1%	21.2%
2015	22.4%	21.3%
2014	22.7%	21.4%
2013	23%	21.5%
2012	23.3%	21.5%
2011	23.6%	21.4%
2010	24%	21.1%
2009	24.6%	20.7%
2008	25.2%	20.5%
2007	25.9%	20.3%
2006	26.7%	20.4%
2005	27.7%	20.6%
2004	28.7%	20.8%
2003	29.8%	21%
2002	31%	21.1%
2001	32.1%	21.4%
2000	32.9%	21.8%
1999	33.3%	22.1%
1998	33.5%	22.5%
1997	33.6%	23%
1996	33.6%	23.6%
1995	33.5%	24.2%
1994	33.3%	24.9%
1993	33.1%	25.5%
1992	32.9%	26%
1991	32.8%	26.6%
1990	32.8%	27.1%
1989	33%	27.6%
1988	33.2%	28.1%
1987	33.6%	28.5%
1986	34.1%	28.9%
1985	34.8%	29.3%
1984	35.6%	29.6%
1983	36.5%	29.9%
1982	37.5%	30.1%
1981	38.6%	30.3%
1980	39.4%	30.4%
1979	40%	30.5%
1978	40.8%	30.7%
1977	41.5%	30.9%
1976	42.3%	31%
1975	43.1%	31.1%
1974	43.9%	31.2%
1973	44.7%	31.2%
1972	45.5%	31.2%
1971	46.2%	31.2%
1970	46.8%	31.1%
1969	47.2%	31.1%
1968	47.5%	31.1%
1967	47.6%	31.1%
1966	47.5%	31.1%
1965	47%	31.1%
1964	46.9%	30.9%
1963	47.1%	30.9%
1962	47.2%	30.9%
1961	47.2%	31%
1960	47.3%	30.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.4% of the population in Grenada and 18.6% in Ireland in 2024, compared to 32.8% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Grenada and Ireland compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Grenada vs Ireland

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Grenada

Ireland

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Grenada	Ireland
2023	48	4
2022	50	7
2021	52	6
2020	51	6
2019	48	4
2018	46	5
2017	45	4
2016	44	4
2015	46	5
2014	45	5
2013	44	5
2012	44	6
2011	44	6
2010	43	6
2009	41	6
2008	41	6
2007	40	6
2006	39	6
2005	40	6
2004	48	6
2003	42	6
2002	42	7
2001	45	7
2000	46	8
1999	48	7
1998	50	8
1997	50	8
1996	51	8
1995	54	9
1994	55	9
1993	53	9
1992	56	10
1991	59	10
1990	61	11
1989	64	10
1988	61	11
1987	68	10
1986	68	11
1985	71	11

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 48 deaths per 100,000 live births in Grenada, compared to 4 deaths in Ireland.

Under-five mortality rates

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Grenada

Ireland

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Grenada	Ireland
2023	1.83%	0.38%
2022	1.85%	0.37%
2021	1.87%	0.36%
2020	1.87%	0.35%
2019	1.85%	0.34%
2018	1.83%	0.34%
2017	1.81%	0.35%
2016	1.79%	0.36%
2015	1.75%	0.37%
2014	1.72%	0.38%
2013	1.68%	0.39%
2012	1.64%	0.4%
2011	1.6%	0.41%
2010	1.57%	0.42%
2009	1.54%	0.43%
2008	1.51%	0.44%
2007	1.5%	0.46%
2006	1.49%	0.49%
2005	1.48%	0.52%
2004	1.49%	0.56%
2003	1.49%	0.6%
2002	1.5%	0.65%
2001	1.52%	0.69%
2000	1.55%	0.72%
1999	1.58%	0.73%
1998	1.62%	0.73%
1997	1.67%	0.73%
1996	1.73%	0.73%
1995	1.79%	0.73%
1994	1.87%	0.74%
1993	1.95%	0.77%
1992	2.04%	0.81%
1991	2.13%	0.87%
1990	2.24%	0.92%
1989	2.35%	0.96%
1988	2.46%	0.99%
1987	2.58%	1.02%
1986	2.71%	1.04%
1985	2.85%	1.07%
1984	2.99%	1.11%
1983	3.15%	1.17%
1982	3.3%	1.23%
1981	3.46%	1.32%
1980	3.62%	1.43%
1979	3.77%	1.56%
1978	3.9%	1.69%
1977	4.03%	1.81%
1976	4.15%	1.91%
1975	4.25%	2%
1974	4.36%	2.06%
1973	4.47%	2.11%
1972	4.58%	2.14%
1971	4.71%	2.17%
1970	4.87%	2.22%
1969	5.06%	2.3%
1968	5.3%	2.41%
1967	5.59%	2.55%
1966	5.95%	2.71%
1965	6.39%	2.87%
1964	6.91%	3.01%
1963	7.5%	3.13%
1962	8.15%	3.25%
1961	8.83%	3.38%
1960	9.5%	3.53%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.83% in Grenada and 0.38% in Ireland. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.