Barbados vs Dominica: Birth rate
Barbados
11.17 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Dominica
11.09 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Barbados rank
149th
Dominica rank
150th
Birth rate over time
- Barbados
- Dominica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 11.17 births per 1,000 people against 11.09 births per 1,000 people in Dominica, a difference of 0.08 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Barbados ranks 149th and Dominica ranks 150th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Dominica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.37 births per 1,000 people | 40.08 births per 1,000 people | 6.71 births per 1,000 people | Dominica |
| 1960s | 30.5 births per 1,000 people | 38.46 births per 1,000 people | 7.96 births per 1,000 people | Dominica |
| 1970s | 20.73 births per 1,000 people | 25.4 births per 1,000 people | 4.66 births per 1,000 people | Dominica |
| 1980s | 15.81 births per 1,000 people | 25.1 births per 1,000 people | 9.29 births per 1,000 people | Dominica |
| 1990s | 14.86 births per 1,000 people | 22.68 births per 1,000 people | 7.82 births per 1,000 people | Dominica |
| 2000s | 13.58 births per 1,000 people | 15.76 births per 1,000 people | 2.18 births per 1,000 people | Dominica |
| 2010s | 11.94 births per 1,000 people | 12.95 births per 1,000 people | 1.01 births per 1,000 people | Dominica |
| 2020s | 11.26 births per 1,000 people | 11.22 births per 1,000 people | 0.038 births per 1,000 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Barbados or Dominica?
- Barbados, at 11.17 births per 1,000 people against 11.09 births per 1,000 people in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Barbados and Dominica?
- 0.08 births per 1,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Dominica rank globally for birth rate?
- Barbados ranks 149th and Dominica ranks 150th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.