Children per woman vs population growth in Barbados

Barbados: Children per woman vs population growth was 0.056 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.056
Change on year
up 268.4%
World rank
175th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.58
in 1960
All-time low
0.0152
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Children per woman vs population growth in Barbados, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.056 for children per woman vs population growth in 2023.

That represents a change of up 268.4% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman vs population growth in Barbados peaked at 2.58 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0152, in 2022.

That places Barbados 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children per woman vs population growth in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Children per woman vs population growth in Barbados, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 1.91 —
1951 2 +4.9%
1952 2.08 +3.9%
1953 2.12 +1.7%
1954 2.14 +0.8%
1955 2.16 +1.2%
1956 2.06 -4.8%
1957 2.21 +7.6%
1958 2.19 -1.2%
1959 2.25 +2.8%
1960 2.58 +14.6%
1961 2.23 -13.3%
1962 2.38 +6.4%
1963 2.4 +1.1%
1964 2.37 -1.3%
1965 2.38 +0.3%
1966 2.38 +0.3%
1967 2.02 -15.4%
1968 2.03 +0.4%
1969 1.89 -6.8%
1970 1.71 -9.3%
1971 1.82 +6.1%
1972 1.8 -0.7%
1973 1.6 -11.5%
1974 1.45 -9.0%
1975 1.32 -9.0%
1976 1.19 -10.1%
1977 1.19 -0.0%
1978 0.941 -20.8%
1979 0.9892 +5.1%
1980 0.9513 -3.8%
1981 1.03 +8.6%
1982 1.05 +1.8%
1983 1.05 -0.5%
1984 0.9367 -10.4%
1985 0.9212 -1.7%
1986 0.8225 -10.7%
1987 0.7155 -13.0%
1988 0.6533 -8.7%
1989 0.6661 +2.0%
1990 0.8126 +22.0%
1991 0.7922 -2.5%
1992 0.7346 -7.3%
1993 0.6764 -7.9%
1994 0.6139 -9.2%
1995 0.5598 -8.8%
1996 0.5087 -9.1%
1997 0.4468 -12.2%
1998 0.4165 -6.8%
1999 0.5148 +23.6%
2000 0.6017 +16.9%
2001 0.6012 -0.1%
2002 0.5183 -13.8%
2003 0.4969 -4.1%
2004 0.4502 -9.4%
2005 0.3788 -15.9%
2006 0.3432 -9.4%
2007 0.3786 +10.3%
2008 0.3628 -4.2%
2009 0.3647 +0.5%
2010 0.3565 -2.2%
2011 0.325 -8.8%
2012 0.2945 -9.4%
2013 0.2777 -5.7%
2014 0.2622 -5.6%
2015 0.2474 -5.6%
2016 0.2346 -5.2%
2017 0.2201 -6.2%
2018 0.208 -5.5%
2019 0.1929 -7.3%
2020 0.1786 -7.4%
2021 0.147 -17.7%
2022 0.0152 -89.7%
2023 0.056 +268.4%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 0.056 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118, 50% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 0.056 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4839, 12% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children per woman vs population growth in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +268.4% 0.0152 0.056
2022 -89.7% 0.147 0.0152

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.11 1.91 2.25 10
1960s 2.27 1.89 2.58 10
1970s 1.4 0.941 1.82 10
1980s 0.8796 0.6533 1.05 10
1990s 0.6076 0.4165 0.8126 10
2000s 0.4496 0.3432 0.6017 10
2010s 0.2619 0.1929 0.3565 10
2020s 0.0992 0.0152 0.1786 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 172 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0733 compare
  2. 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0659 compare
  3. 174 Martinique 0.0651 compare
  4. 176 Mauritius 0.0534 compare
  5. 177 Malta 0.0533 compare
  6. 178 United Kingdom 0.0505 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children per woman vs population growth in Barbados?
Children per woman vs population growth in Barbados was 0.056 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children per woman vs population growth recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 2.58 in 1960.
What is the lowest children per woman vs population growth recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0152 in 2022.
How does Barbados rank for children per woman vs population growth?
Barbados ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is children per woman vs population growth rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman vs population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children per woman vs population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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