Barbados vs Guadeloupe: Birth rate

Barbados
11.17 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guadeloupe
11.24 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Barbados rank
149th
Guadeloupe rank
146th

Birth rate over time

  • Barbados
  • Guadeloupe
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How they compare

Guadeloupe currently reports 11.24 births per 1,000 people against 11.17 births per 1,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 people.

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

Barbados ranks 149th and Guadeloupe ranks 146th of 236 countries.

Guadeloupe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Guadeloupe Difference Ahead
1950s 33.37 births per 1,000 people 38.51 births per 1,000 people 5.14 births per 1,000 people Guadeloupe
1960s 30.5 births per 1,000 people 35.29 births per 1,000 people 4.79 births per 1,000 people Guadeloupe
1970s 20.73 births per 1,000 people 26.09 births per 1,000 people 5.36 births per 1,000 people Guadeloupe
1980s 15.81 births per 1,000 people 19.81 births per 1,000 people 4 births per 1,000 people Guadeloupe
1990s 14.86 births per 1,000 people 18.23 births per 1,000 people 3.37 births per 1,000 people Guadeloupe
2000s 13.58 births per 1,000 people 15.76 births per 1,000 people 2.18 births per 1,000 people Guadeloupe
2010s 11.94 births per 1,000 people 12.54 births per 1,000 people 0.6002 births per 1,000 people Guadeloupe
2020s 11.26 births per 1,000 people 11.73 births per 1,000 people 0.4655 births per 1,000 people Guadeloupe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Barbados or Guadeloupe?
Guadeloupe, at 11.24 births per 1,000 people against 11.17 births per 1,000 people in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Barbados and Guadeloupe?
0.07 births per 1,000 people, with Guadeloupe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guadeloupe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Guadeloupe rank globally for birth rate?
Barbados ranks 149th and Guadeloupe ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
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 number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.