Fertility Rate: Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda's fertility rate is currently 1.582 births per woman as of 2024. # Antigua and Barbuda Fertility Rate Antigua and Barbuda's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.582 births per woman
+0.3% y/y
Peak (1960)
4.602 births per woman
Low (2018)
1.371 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Antigua and Barbuda
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Antigua and Barbuda
Analysis# Antigua and Barbuda Fertility Rate
Antigua and Barbuda's fertility rate stands at 1.582 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic decline from its 1960 peak of 4.602. The nation has experienced a 65.6% decrease over six decades, falling well below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman. The all-time low of 1.371 occurred in 2018, six years before the current measurement.
Recent data from 2015 onward reveals relative stability around 1.5 births per woman, following the 2018 low point. The fertility rate dipped to 1.458 in 2016, then gradually recovered to 1.569 by 2020 and has remained steady between 1.578 and 1.582 through 2024. This plateau suggests the nation's fertility rate has stabilized after decades of sustained decline, indicating demographic patterns consistent with a developed Caribbean economy.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.582 births per woman | +0.25% |
| 2023 | 1.578 births per woman | -0.13% |
| 2022 | 1.58 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 1.58 births per woman | +0.70% |
| 2020 | 1.569 births per woman | +6.88% |
| 2019 | 1.468 births per woman | +7.08% |
| 2018 | 1.371 births per woman | -7.68% |
| 2017 | 1.485 births per woman | +1.85% |
| 2016 | 1.458 births per woman | -6.96% |
| 2015 | 1.567 births per woman | +2.69% |
| 2014 | 1.526 births per woman | -0.72% |
| 2013 | 1.537 births per woman | -7.13% |
| 2012 | 1.655 births per woman | -5.21% |
| 2011 | 1.746 births per woman | -2.18% |
| 2010 | 1.785 births per woman | -11.02% |
| 2009 | 2.006 births per woman | -1.76% |
| 2008 | 2.042 births per woman | +9.78% |
| 2007 | 1.86 births per woman | +1.58% |
| 2006 | 1.831 births per woman | -0.05% |
| 2005 | 1.832 births per woman | -1.08% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.852 births per woman | -1.85% |
| 2003 | 1.887 births per woman | -2.73% |
| 2002 | 1.94 births per woman | -3.87% |
| 2001 | 2.018 births per woman | -8.11% |
| 2000 | 2.196 births per woman | +12.27% |
| 1999 | 1.956 births per woman | -3.02% |
| 1998 | 2.017 births per woman | -7.90% |
| 1997 | 2.19 births per woman | -3.35% |
| 1996 | 2.266 births per woman | +4.96% |
| 1995 | 2.159 births per woman | +4.35% |
| 1994 | 2.069 births per woman | +1.62% |
| 1993 | 2.036 births per woman | -4.23% |
| 1992 | 2.126 births per woman | +4.42% |
| 1991 | 2.036 births per woman | -9.47% |
| 1990 | 2.249 births per woman | +2.27% |
| 1989 | 2.199 births per woman | +3.14% |
| 1988 | 2.132 births per woman | +3.14% |
| 1987 | 2.067 births per woman | +1.72% |
| 1986 | 2.032 births per woman | -5.53% |
| 1985 | 2.151 births per woman | +5.54% |
| 1984 | 2.038 births per woman | -3.69% |
| 1983 | 2.116 births per woman | +1.39% |
| 1982 | 2.087 births per woman | -3.65% |
| 1981 | 2.166 births per woman | -6.27% |
| 1980 | 2.311 births per woman | -12.20% |
| 1979 | 2.632 births per woman | +2.29% |
| 1978 | 2.573 births per woman | -7.58% |
| 1977 | 2.784 births per woman | +0.14% |
| 1976 | 2.78 births per woman | +0.36% |
| 1975 | 2.77 births per woman | -5.53% |
| 1974 | 2.932 births per woman | -6.21% |
| 1973 | 3.126 births per woman | -4.90% |
| 1972 | 3.287 births per woman | -4.86% |
| 1971 | 3.455 births per woman | -4.77% |
| 1970 | 3.628 births per woman | -5.25% |
| 1969 | 3.829 births per woman | -4.61% |
| 1968 | 4.014 births per woman | -3.93% |
| 1967 | 4.178 births per woman | -3.33% |
| 1966 | 4.322 births per woman | -2.13% |
| 1965 | 4.416 births per woman | -1.52% |
| 1964 | 4.484 births per woman | -1.15% |
| 1963 | 4.536 births per woman | -0.24% |
| 1962 | 4.547 births per woman | -0.26% |
| 1961 | 4.559 births per woman | -0.93% |
| 1960 | 4.602 births per woman | — |
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