Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) was 2.09 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.09 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.86 live births per woman
in 1962
All-time low
2.08 live births per woman
in 2017
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Guadeloupe, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Guadeloupe recorded 2.09 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Guadeloupe peaked at 5.86 live births per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.08 live births per woman, in 2017.
Guadeloupe ranks 109th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.59 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.64 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 5.66 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 5.69 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 5.7 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 5.77 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 5.71 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 5.6 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 5.63 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 5.63 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 5.77 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 5.67 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 5.86 live births per woman | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 5.71 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 5.58 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 5.59 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 5.58 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 5.43 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 5.22 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 4.98 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 4.76 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 4.56 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 4.35 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 4.17 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 3.99 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 3.75 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 3.34 live births per woman | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 2.93 live births per woman | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 2.58 live births per woman | -11.7% |
| 1979 | 2.46 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 2.47 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.46 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.46 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.46 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.45 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.43 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 2.37 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.31 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.27 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 2.26 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.24 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.23 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 2.2 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.16 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 2.13 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.12 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.12 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.13 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.15 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.18 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.22 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.23 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.22 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.23 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.29 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.23 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.16 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.12 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.14 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.17 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.19 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.22 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.21 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.18 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.14 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.08 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.15 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.17 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.13 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.11 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.09 live births per woman | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 live births per woman | 5.59 live births per woman | 5.77 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.54 live births per woman | 4.98 live births per woman | 5.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.69 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | 4.76 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.47 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
- 106 Myanmar 2.12 live births per woman compare
- 107 Monaco 2.11 live births per woman compare
- 108 United States Virgin Islands 2.09 live births per woman compare
- 110 Venezuela 2.08 live births per woman compare
- 111 Cook Islands 2.04 live births per woman compare
- 112 Martinique 2.01 live births per woman compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Guadeloupe?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Guadeloupe was 2.09 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 live births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 live births per woman in 2017.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Guadeloupe ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guadeloupe data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.