Barbados vs France: Fertility rate, total
Barbados
1.71 births per woman
in 2023
France
1.66 births per woman
in 2023
Barbados rank
130th
France rank
132nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Barbados
- France
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.71 births per woman against 1.66 births per woman in France, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 130th and France ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and France in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.55 births per woman | 2.17 births per woman | 0.3878 births per woman | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 0.1038 births per woman | France |
| 1990s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 0.0163 births per woman | France |
| 2000s | 1.81 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 0.1286 births per woman | France |
| 2010s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 0.2201 births per woman | France |
| 2020s | 1.71 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 0.0708 births per woman | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Barbados or France?
- Barbados, at 1.71 births per woman against 1.66 births per woman in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Barbados and France?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and France?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and France rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Barbados ranks 130th and France ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release