Birth rate, crude in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Birth rate, crude was 14.05 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.05 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
30th
of 45 groups
All-time high
40.86 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
14.05 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Caribbean Small States, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 14.05 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Caribbean Small States peaked at 40.86 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 14.05 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places Caribbean Small States 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.86 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 40.21 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 39.72 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 39.02 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 38.19 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 37.24 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 36.15 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 34.74 per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 33.73 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 32.64 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 31.8 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 31.52 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 31.3 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 30.83 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 30.13 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 29.55 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 29.12 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 28.95 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 28.64 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 28.64 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 28.58 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 28.8 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 29.03 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 29.08 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 28.6 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 28.36 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 27.75 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 27.02 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 26.21 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 25.67 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 25.09 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 24.39 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 23.96 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 23.3 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 22.73 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 22.21 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 21.62 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 21.2 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 20.63 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 20.39 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 20.03 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 19.58 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 18.91 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 18.38 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 17.96 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 17.82 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 17.72 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.67 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.57 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.45 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 17.09 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 16.89 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.78 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.67 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.51 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 16.23 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 15.91 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 15.57 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 15.23 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 15.19 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.8 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 14.45 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 14.36 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 14.2 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 14.05 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.25 per 1,000 people | 32.64 per 1,000 people | 40.86 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.05 per 1,000 people | 28.64 per 1,000 people | 31.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.91 per 1,000 people | 25.67 per 1,000 people | 29.08 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.55 per 1,000 people | 20.39 per 1,000 people | 25.09 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.31 per 1,000 people | 17.45 per 1,000 people | 20.03 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.21 per 1,000 people | 15.19 per 1,000 people | 17.09 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.37 per 1,000 people | 14.05 per 1,000 people | 14.8 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 27 Liberia 30.58 per 1,000 people compare
- 28 Congo 30.42 per 1,000 people compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 30.11 per 1,000 people compare
- 30 Equatorial Guinea 29.99 per 1,000 people compare
- 31 Zimbabwe 29.89 per 1,000 people compare
- 32 Gambia 29.86 per 1,000 people compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 29.56 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0061 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Caribbean Small States?
- Birth rate, crude in Caribbean Small States was 14.05 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 40.86 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.05 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for birth rate, crude?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.