Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception was 1.58 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Antigua and Barbuda is 1.58 births per woman, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 4.6 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.37 births per woman, in 2018.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 137th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.35 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 4.6 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman | 3.63 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 births per woman | 2.03 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 births per woman | 1.96 births per woman | 2.27 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 births per woman | 1.37 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman | 5 |
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More population data for Antigua and Barbuda
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 154.54 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,658 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.58 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.58 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.55 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 32.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.58 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 births per woman in 2018.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.