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Fertility in Antigua and Barbuda sits at 1.57 children per woman in 2026, below the replacement level of 2.1. Over the preceding five years it has held broadly steady. About 1 thousand babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 11.4 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 0.76, well below the 1.0 that marks generational replacement. Women are having children later in life, at a mean age of 28.4 years, up from 26.4 in 1980. Mothers aged 15-19 account for 9% of births. By 2100, projections see it holding near 1.61 children per woman.
Fertility rate
1.57 children/woman
Birth rate
11.4 per 1,000 people
Total births
1.1K
Mean age at birth
28.4 years
Antigua and Barbuda's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 5.1 children per woman in 1950 to 1.57 today, below the 2.1 replacement level.