Barbados vs New Zealand: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Barbados
1.68 children per women
in 2023
New Zealand
1.65 children per women
in 2023
Barbados rank
139th
New Zealand rank
142nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Barbados
- New Zealand
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.68 children per women against 1.65 children per women in New Zealand, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
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 children per women | 3.68 children per women | 0.0768 children per women | Barbados |
| 1960s | 3.73 children per women | 3.61 children per women | 0.1224 children per women | Barbados |
| 1970s | 2.42 children per women | 2.5 children per women | 0.0786 children per women | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.67 children per women | 1.95 children per women | 0.2815 children per women | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.69 children per women | 1.98 children per women | 0.2884 children per women | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.76 children per women | 1.99 children per women | 0.2296 children per women | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.69 children per women | 1.92 children per women | 0.2229 children per women | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.68 children per women | 1.64 children per women | 0.0403 children per women | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Barbados or New Zealand?
- Barbados, at 1.68 children per women against 1.65 children per women in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Barbados and New Zealand?
- 0.03 children per women, 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Barbados ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).