Fertility rate, total in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Fertility rate, total was 1.83 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.83 births per woman
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
29th
of 45 groups
All-time high
5.85 births per woman
in 1960
All-time low
1.83 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Caribbean Small States, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 1.83 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Caribbean Small States peaked at 5.85 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.83 births per woman, in 2024.
Caribbean Small States ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.85 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 5.79 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 5.76 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 5.69 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 5.59 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 5.46 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 5.3 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 5.09 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 4.92 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 4.73 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 4.56 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 4.45 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 4.33 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 4.17 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 4 births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 3.84 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 3.71 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 3.61 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 3.5 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 3.43 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 3.37 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.33 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.31 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 3.27 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.19 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.15 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.07 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.99 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 2.9 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.85 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.79 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.73 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 2.69 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.63 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 2.57 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.53 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.48 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.44 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.39 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.38 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.35 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.31 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.24 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.19 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.14 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.13 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.12 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.12 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.11 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.11 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.07 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.05 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.05 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.04 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.03 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.97 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.94 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.92 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.89 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.87 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.84 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.84 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.83 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.83 births per woman | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.42 births per woman | 4.73 births per woman | 5.85 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 births per woman | 3.43 births per woman | 4.56 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.14 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman | 3.37 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 births per woman | 2.38 births per woman | 2.79 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 2.07 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 1.87 births per woman | 5 |
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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 fertility rate, total in Caribbean Small States?
- Fertility rate, total in Caribbean Small States was 1.83 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.85 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for fertility rate, total?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.