Barbados vs Greenland: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Barbados
1.71 births per woman
in 2024
Greenland
1.71 births per woman
in 2024
Barbados rank
127th
Greenland rank
128th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Barbados
- Greenland
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.71 births per woman against 1.71 births per woman in Greenland, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.
Barbados ranks 127th and Greenland ranks 128th of 215 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.05 births per woman | 6.08 births per woman | 2.03 births per woman | Greenland |
| 1970s | 2.55 births per woman | 2.63 births per woman | 0.0739 births per woman | Greenland |
| 1980s | 1.74 births per woman | 2.21 births per woman | 0.4766 births per woman | Greenland |
| 1990s | 1.74 births per woman | 2.54 births per woman | 0.7979 births per woman | Greenland |
| 2000s | 1.81 births per woman | 2.37 births per woman | 0.5593 births per woman | Greenland |
| 2010s | 1.73 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | 0.345 births per woman | Greenland |
| 2020s | 1.71 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 0.1354 births per woman | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Barbados or Greenland?
- Barbados, at 1.71 births per woman against 1.71 births per woman in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Barbados and Greenland?
- 0 births per woman, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Greenland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Greenland rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Barbados ranks 127th and Greenland ranks 128th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.