Barbados vs United States Virgin Islands: Birth rate
Barbados
11.17 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
11.19 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Barbados rank
149th
United States Virgin Islands rank
148th
Birth rate over time
- Barbados
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 11.19 births per 1,000 people against 11.17 births per 1,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.02 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 149th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 148th of 236 countries.
United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.37 births per 1,000 people | 33.39 births per 1,000 people | 0.0228 births per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 30.5 births per 1,000 people | 41.48 births per 1,000 people | 10.98 births per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 20.73 births per 1,000 people | 32.94 births per 1,000 people | 12.21 births per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 15.81 births per 1,000 people | 24.47 births per 1,000 people | 8.67 births per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 14.86 births per 1,000 people | 23.97 births per 1,000 people | 9.1 births per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 13.58 births per 1,000 people | 16.18 births per 1,000 people | 2.6 births per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 11.94 births per 1,000 people | 13.58 births per 1,000 people | 1.63 births per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 11.26 births per 1,000 people | 11.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.1225 births per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Barbados or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 11.19 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.02 births per 1,000 people, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States Virgin Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for birth rate?
- Barbados ranks 149th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 148th 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
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.