Barbados vs New Zealand: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Barbados
1.68
in 2023
New Zealand
1.65
in 2023
Barbados rank
139th
New Zealand rank
142nd

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Barbados
  • New Zealand
01234194819852023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1.68 against 1.65 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 142nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados New Zealand Difference Ahead
1950s 3.75 3.68 0.0768 Barbados
1960s 3.73 3.61 0.1224 Barbados
1970s 2.42 2.5 0.0786 New Zealand
1980s 1.67 1.95 0.2815 New Zealand
1990s 1.69 1.98 0.2884 New Zealand
2000s 1.76 1.99 0.2296 New Zealand
2010s 1.69 1.92 0.2229 New Zealand
2020s 1.68 1.64 0.0403 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Barbados or New Zealand?
Barbados, at 1.68 against 1.65 in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Barbados and New Zealand?
0.03, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Zealand?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and New Zealand rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Barbados ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed