Barbados vs Iceland: Birth rate
Barbados
11.17 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland
11.21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Barbados rank
149th
Iceland rank
147th
Birth rate over time
- Barbados
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 11.21 births per 1,000 people against 11.17 births per 1,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.04 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 149th and Iceland ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.37 births per 1,000 people | 28.06 births per 1,000 people | 5.31 births per 1,000 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 30.5 births per 1,000 people | 24.23 births per 1,000 people | 6.26 births per 1,000 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 20.73 births per 1,000 people | 20.06 births per 1,000 people | 0.6768 births per 1,000 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 15.81 births per 1,000 people | 17.88 births per 1,000 people | 2.07 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 14.86 births per 1,000 people | 16.58 births per 1,000 people | 1.72 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2000s | 13.58 births per 1,000 people | 14.67 births per 1,000 people | 1.09 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 11.94 births per 1,000 people | 13.06 births per 1,000 people | 1.11 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2020s | 11.26 births per 1,000 people | 11.94 births per 1,000 people | 0.6837 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Barbados or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 11.21 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 Iceland?
- 0.04 births per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Iceland rank globally for birth rate?
- Barbados ranks 149th and Iceland ranks 147th 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
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.