Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.07 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.07 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
110th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.86 live births per woman
in 1962
All-time low
2.07 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guadeloupe, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Guadeloupe recorded 2.07 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guadeloupe peaked at 5.86 live births per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.07 live births per woman, in 2024.
That places Guadeloupe 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.59 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.64 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 5.66 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 5.69 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 5.7 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 5.77 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 5.71 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 5.6 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 5.63 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 5.63 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 5.77 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 5.67 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 5.86 live births per woman | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 5.71 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 5.58 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 5.59 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 5.58 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 5.43 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 5.22 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 4.98 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 4.76 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 4.56 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 4.35 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 4.17 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 3.99 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 3.75 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 3.34 live births per woman | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 2.93 live births per woman | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 2.58 live births per woman | -11.7% |
| 1979 | 2.46 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 2.47 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 2.46 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.46 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.46 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.45 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.43 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 2.37 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.31 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.27 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 2.26 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.24 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.23 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 2.2 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.16 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 2.13 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.12 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.12 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.13 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.15 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.18 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.22 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.23 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.22 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.23 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.29 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.23 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.16 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.12 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.14 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.17 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.19 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.22 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.21 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.18 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.14 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.08 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.15 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.17 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.13 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.11 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.09 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.07 live births per woman | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 live births per woman | 5.59 live births per woman | 5.77 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.54 live births per woman | 4.98 live births per woman | 5.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.69 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | 4.76 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.47 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
- 107 Myanmar 2.1 live births per woman compare
- 108 United States Virgin Islands 2.08 live births per woman compare
- 109 Venezuela 2.08 live births per woman compare
- 111 Belize 2.02 live births per woman compare
- 111 Cook Islands 2.02 live births per woman compare
- 113 Martinique 1.99 live births per woman compare
More education data for Guadeloupe
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,281 (1995)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.67 % change on previous year (1995)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,678 (1995)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (1995)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24,618 (1995)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,920 (1993)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,899 (1995)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.44 % change on previous year (1995)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (1993)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guadeloupe?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guadeloupe was 2.07 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 live births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Guadeloupe ranks 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guadeloupe data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.