Fertility Rate: Dominica
Dominica's fertility rate is currently 1.48 births per woman as of 2024. # Dominica Fertility Rate Dominica's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.48 births per woman
-0.3% y/y
Peak (1960)
6.178 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.48 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Dominica
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Dominica
Analysis# Dominica Fertility Rate
Dominica's fertility rate stands at 1.48 births per woman in 2024, representing a historic low and marking the endpoint of a dramatic demographic shift. Since 1960, when the rate peaked at 6.178 births per woman, the country has experienced a 76.0% decline. This sharp contraction reflects broader patterns of development, urbanization, and changing family structures across the Caribbean region.
The decline accelerated notably from 2015 onward, dropping from 1.648 to 1.48 births per woman over nine years. Year-to-year decreases have been modest but consistent, with 2021 marking the initial low point before stabilizing near 1.48 by 2024. Dominica's fertility rate now falls below the replacement level of 2.1, indicating a population trajectory toward natural decline without immigration—a pattern increasingly common among upper-middle-income Caribbean nations.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.48 births per woman | -0.27% |
| 2023 | 1.484 births per woman | +0.13% |
| 2022 | 1.482 births per woman | -0.13% |
| 2021 | 1.484 births per woman | -0.74% |
| 2020 | 1.495 births per woman | -0.60% |
| 2019 | 1.504 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 2018 | 1.517 births per woman | -1.49% |
| 2017 | 1.54 births per woman | -2.59% |
| 2016 | 1.581 births per woman | -4.07% |
| 2015 | 1.648 births per woman | -3.79% |
| 2014 | 1.713 births per woman | -3.66% |
| 2013 | 1.778 births per woman | -2.68% |
| 2012 | 1.827 births per woman | -1.83% |
| 2011 | 1.861 births per woman | -1.38% |
| 2010 | 1.887 births per woman | -1.62% |
| 2009 | 1.918 births per woman | -2.54% |
| 2008 | 1.968 births per woman | -2.67% |
| 2007 | 2.022 births per woman | -2.51% |
| 2006 | 2.074 births per woman | +3.80% |
| 2005 | 1.998 births per woman | -1.24% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.023 births per woman | -2.51% |
| 2003 | 2.075 births per woman | -3.94% |
| 2002 | 2.16 births per woman | -9.96% |
| 2001 | 2.399 births per woman | +2.26% |
| 2000 | 2.346 births per woman | -4.56% |
| 1999 | 2.458 births per woman | +6.18% |
| 1998 | 2.315 births per woman | -3.78% |
| 1997 | 2.406 births per woman | -5.50% |
| 1996 | 2.546 births per woman | -5.98% |
| 1995 | 2.708 births per woman | -8.64% |
| 1994 | 2.964 births per woman | -7.40% |
| 1993 | 3.201 births per woman | +0.76% |
| 1992 | 3.177 births per woman | +1.02% |
| 1991 | 3.145 births per woman | +1.71% |
| 1990 | 3.092 births per woman | +1.08% |
| 1989 | 3.059 births per woman | +0.10% |
| 1988 | 3.056 births per woman | -0.23% |
| 1987 | 3.063 births per woman | -0.68% |
| 1986 | 3.084 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 1985 | 3.116 births per woman | -1.11% |
| 1984 | 3.151 births per woman | -0.85% |
| 1983 | 3.178 births per woman | +0.38% |
| 1982 | 3.166 births per woman | +1.67% |
| 1981 | 3.114 births per woman | +2.60% |
| 1980 | 3.035 births per woman | +2.53% |
| 1979 | 2.96 births per woman | +0.17% |
| 1978 | 2.955 births per woman | -2.15% |
| 1977 | 3.02 births per woman | -5.36% |
| 1976 | 3.191 births per woman | -7.80% |
| 1975 | 3.461 births per woman | -9.92% |
| 1974 | 3.842 births per woman | -10.13% |
| 1973 | 4.275 births per woman | -8.48% |
| 1972 | 4.671 births per woman | -6.30% |
| 1971 | 4.985 births per woman | -4.41% |
| 1970 | 5.215 births per woman | -3.64% |
| 1969 | 5.412 births per woman | -3.13% |
| 1968 | 5.587 births per woman | -2.61% |
| 1967 | 5.737 births per woman | -2.03% |
| 1966 | 5.856 births per woman | -1.61% |
| 1965 | 5.952 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 1964 | 6.027 births per woman | -0.94% |
| 1963 | 6.084 births per woman | -0.62% |
| 1962 | 6.122 births per woman | -0.55% |
| 1961 | 6.156 births per woman | -0.36% |
| 1960 | 6.178 births per woman | — |
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