Fertility rate: births per woman in Barbados
Barbados: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.71 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Barbados, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Barbados is 1.71 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Barbados peaked at 4.71 live births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.58 live births per woman, in 1988.
That places Barbados 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.4 live births per woman | 4.18 live births per woman | 4.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.05 live births per woman | 3.34 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.55 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 3.2 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 1.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Barbados?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Barbados was 1.71 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 live births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 live births per woman in 1988.
- How does Barbados rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Barbados ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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
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.