Barbados vs Qatar: Fertility rate: births per woman

Barbados
1.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Qatar
1.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Barbados rank
139th
Qatar rank
136th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Barbados
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.73 live births per woman against 1.71 live births per woman in Barbados, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.

Barbados ranks 139th and Qatar ranks 136th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Qatar Difference Ahead
1950s 4.4 live births per woman 6.54 live births per woman 2.14 live births per woman Qatar
1960s 4.05 live births per woman 6.49 live births per woman 2.43 live births per woman Qatar
1970s 2.55 live births per woman 5.88 live births per woman 3.32 live births per woman Qatar
1980s 1.74 live births per woman 4.79 live births per woman 3.05 live births per woman Qatar
1990s 1.74 live births per woman 3.62 live births per woman 1.87 live births per woman Qatar
2000s 1.81 live births per woman 2.71 live births per woman 0.8964 live births per woman Qatar
2010s 1.73 live births per woman 1.95 live births per woman 0.2123 live births per woman Qatar
2020s 1.71 live births per woman 1.69 live births per woman 0.0222 live births per woman Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Barbados or Qatar?
Qatar, at 1.73 live births per woman against 1.71 live births per woman in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Barbados and Qatar?
0.02 live births per woman, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Qatar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Qatar rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Barbados ranks 139th and Qatar ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.