Barbados vs Moldova: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Barbados
1.71 births per woman
in 2024
Moldova
1.73 births per woman
in 2024
Barbados rank
127th
Moldova rank
124th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Barbados
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 1.73 births per woman against 1.71 births per woman in Barbados, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 127th and Moldova ranks 124th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Moldova in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.05 births per woman | 2.83 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | Barbados |
| 1970s | 2.55 births per woman | 2.5 births per woman | 0.0527 births per woman | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.74 births per woman | 2.58 births per woman | 0.8376 births per woman | Moldova |
| 1990s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 0.2115 births per woman | Moldova |
| 2000s | 1.81 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | 0.269 births per woman | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | 0.0277 births per woman | Moldova |
| 2020s | 1.71 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.0254 births per woman | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Barbados or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 1.73 births per woman against 1.71 births per woman in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Barbados and Moldova?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Moldova?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Moldova rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Barbados ranks 127th and Moldova ranks 124th 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.