Fertility rate: births per woman in Dominica
Dominica: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.48 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Dominica, 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 Dominica is 1.48 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Dominica peaked at 6.18 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.48 live births per woman, in 2022.
That places Dominica 175th 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 | 5.79 live births per woman | 5.24 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.91 live births per woman | 5.41 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.86 live births per woman | 2.96 live births per woman | 5.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 3.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 3.2 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 172 Grenada 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 173 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 173 Hungary 1.49 live births per woman compare
- 176 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 177 Croatia 1.47 live births per woman compare
- 178 North Macedonia 1.47 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Dominica
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.761 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 63.81 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 63.5 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.3798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 86.98 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Dominica?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Dominica was 1.48 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 live births per woman in 2022.
- How does Dominica rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Dominica ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.