Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Barbados
Barbados: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.71 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.71
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
135th
of 229 countries
All-time high
4.71
in 1960
All-time low
1.58
in 1988
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Barbados, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.71 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Barbados peaked at 4.71 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.58, in 1988.
That places Barbados 135th out of 229 countries 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.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.47 | — |
| 1951 | 4.52 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 4.55 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 4.53 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 4.46 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 4.44 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 4.18 | -5.9% |
| 1957 | 4.33 | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 4.25 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 4.28 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 4.71 | +10.1% |
| 1961 | 4.15 | -11.8% |
| 1962 | 4.3 | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 4.3 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 4.21 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 4.18 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 4.14 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 3.6 | -13.2% |
| 1968 | 3.57 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 3.34 | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 3.08 | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 3.2 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 3.15 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 2.87 | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 2.65 | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 2.45 | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 2.24 | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 2.2 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.84 | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 1.86 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.78 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.85 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.86 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.86 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.75 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 1.77 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.69 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.61 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 1.58 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.64 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.84 | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 1.84 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.8 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.77 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.73 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.7 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.67 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.65 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.62 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.78 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 1.93 | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 1.96 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.86 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.86 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.74 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.75 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.76 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.77 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.78 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.76 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.73 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.73 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.73 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.73 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.72 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.72 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.72 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.72 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.71 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.71 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.71 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.71 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.4 | 4.18 | 4.55 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.05 | 3.34 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.55 | 1.84 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 | 1.58 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 | 1.62 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 | 1.7 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 | 1.72 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 132 Qatar 1.73 compare
- 133 Armenia 1.71 compare
- 134 Romania 1.71 compare
- 136 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.7 compare
- 137 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1.69 compare
- 138 Azerbaijan 1.67 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Barbados
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,793 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.1287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.16 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.16 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.297 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.98 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Barbados?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Barbados was 1.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 in 1988.
- How does Barbados rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Barbados ranks 135th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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