What is birth rate in Guadeloupe?

Birth rate in Guadeloupe was 11.24 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Guadeloupe?

The highest recorded value was 39.95 births per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Guadeloupe?

The lowest recorded value was 11.24 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Guadeloupe rank for birth rate?

Guadeloupe ranks 146th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Guadeloupe?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Guadeloupe data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Guadeloupe

Name: Birth rate in Guadeloupe
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guadeloupe: Birth rate was 11.24 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

11.24 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 3.8%

Rank

146th

of 236 regions

All-time high

39.95 births per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

11.24 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate in Guadeloupe, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate in Guadeloupe stood at 11.24 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Guadeloupe peaked at 39.95 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 11.24 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Guadeloupe 146th out of 236 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	38.51 births per 1,000 people	36.82 births per 1,000 people	39.95 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	35.29 births per 1,000 people	32.37 births per 1,000 people	37.51 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	26.09 births per 1,000 people	19.44 births per 1,000 people	31.4 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	19.81 births per 1,000 people	19.3 births per 1,000 people	20.21 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	18.23 births per 1,000 people	17.53 births per 1,000 people	19.25 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	15.76 births per 1,000 people	13.54 births per 1,000 people	17.57 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	12.54 births per 1,000 people	11.43 births per 1,000 people	13.38 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	11.73 births per 1,000 people	11.24 births per 1,000 people	12.06 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Guadeloupe

143 New Zealand 11.45 births per 1,000 people compare
144 Falkland Islands 11.31 births per 1,000 people compare
145 Saint Lucia 11.26 births per 1,000 people compare
147 Iceland 11.21 births per 1,000 people compare
148 United States Virgin Islands 11.19 births per 1,000 people compare
149 Barbados 11.17 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Guadeloupe

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 10,773 people (2100)
Population density 150.91 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.5% (2100)
Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.2% (2023)
Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.2% (2023)
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 2.09 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Guadeloupe →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in Guadeloupe?: Birth rate in Guadeloupe was 11.24 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Guadeloupe?: The highest recorded value was 39.95 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Guadeloupe?: The lowest recorded value was 11.24 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Guadeloupe rank for birth rate?: Guadeloupe ranks 146th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Guadeloupe?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guadeloupe data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.