Barbados vs Suriname: Birth rate by women's age group
Barbados
45.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Suriname
48.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Barbados rank
78th
Suriname rank
76th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Barbados
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 48.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 45.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Barbados, a difference of 2.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 78th and Suriname ranks 76th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 135.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 105.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 30.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 117.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 101.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 15.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Barbados |
| 1970s | 80.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 84.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 59.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 90.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 30.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 57.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 86.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 28.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 51.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 76.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 25.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 46.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 59.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 13.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 45.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 49.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 3.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Barbados or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 48.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 45.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Barbados and Suriname?
- 2.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Barbados ranks 78th and Suriname ranks 76th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.