Fertility rate, total in Barbados
Barbados: Fertility rate, total was 1.71 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Barbados, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Barbados is 1.71 births per woman, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Barbados peaked at 4.71 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.58 births per woman, in 1988.
Barbados ranks 127th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.05 births per woman | 3.34 births per woman | 4.71 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.55 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 3.2 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | 1.96 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.72 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Barbados
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,743 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,772 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,753 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 20,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1,944 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,757 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 24,507 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,825 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Barbados?
- Fertility rate, total in Barbados was 1.71 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 births per woman in 1988.
- How does Barbados rank for fertility rate, total?
- Barbados ranks 127th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.