Barbados vs Dominican Republic: Share of births by age of mother
Barbados
13.0%
in 2023
Dominican Republic
12.6%
in 2023
Barbados rank
53rd
Dominican Republic rank
56th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Barbados
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.0% against 12.6% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 53rd and Dominican Republic ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.1% | 15.9% | 3.2% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 19.2% | 16.5% | 2.6% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 20.2% | 20.3% | 0.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 20.7% | 1.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 23.4% | 7.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 23.2% | 9.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 19.9% | 6.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.2% | 0.1% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Barbados or Dominican Republic?
- Barbados, at 13.0% against 12.6% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Barbados and Dominican Republic?
- 0.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominican Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Dominican Republic rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Barbados ranks 53rd and Dominican Republic ranks 56th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.