Bahamas birth & fertility rate decline on charts

The Bahamas has a birth rate of 10.9 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.37 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in the Bahamas was 5.09 children per woman — 3.71 times higher than in 2023.

The Bahamas birth rate statistics:

The Bahamas is ranked 135/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 127/194 in 1960.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.9, a change from 28.1 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 92.5 in 1960 to 24.6 in 2023.
26.7% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 24.3% in 1960.

Fertility rate in the Bahamas by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	1.37	167
2022	1.38	170
2021	1.38	174
2020	1.39	174
2019	1.4	176
2018	1.4	179
2017	1.42	178
2016	1.5	170
2015	1.57	162
2014	1.69	153
2013	1.74	144
2012	1.76	144
2011	1.79	142
2010	1.84	141
2009	2.01	123
2008	2	126
2007	2.04	122
2006	2.02	124
2005	2.01	125
2004	1.98	129
2003	1.97	130
2002	1.98	130
2001	2.02	129
2000	2.06	130
1999	2.13	126
1998	2.23	125
1997	2.29	127
1996	2.35	128
1995	2.42	126
1994	2.47	128
1993	2.61	126
1992	2.71	124
1991	2.51	133
1990	2.52	133
1989	2.52	133
1988	2.52	135
1987	2.52	136
1986	2.53	136
1985	2.55	136
1984	2.59	136
1983	2.65	134
1982	2.71	135
1981	2.77	135
1980	2.84	134
1979	2.94	134
1978	3.05	133
1977	3.17	131
1976	3.3	131
1975	3.42	132
1974	3.57	133
1973	3.73	130
1972	3.89	132
1971	4.06	130
1970	4.21	131
1969	4.38	130
1968	4.56	130
1967	4.69	129
1966	4.79	130
1965	4.88	130
1964	4.97	132
1963	5.06	132
1962	5.13	132
1961	5.16	131
1960	5.09	133

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in the Bahamas was 1.37 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2000. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.61 — a 47.4% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	854	4,334	3,480
2022	947	4,349	3,402
2021	-93	4,369	4,462
2020	631	4,400	3,769
2019	740	4,418	3,678
2018	1,173	4,423	3,250
2017	1,289	4,459	3,170
2016	1,569	4,650	3,081
2015	1,840	4,858	3,018
2014	2,259	5,162	2,903
2013	2,432	5,268	2,836
2012	2,485	5,284	2,799
2011	2,558	5,305	2,747
2010	2,662	5,352	2,690
2009	3,163	5,775	2,612
2008	3,134	5,669	2,535
2007	3,243	5,697	2,454
2006	3,205	5,583	2,378
2005	3,220	5,531	2,311
2004	3,165	5,425	2,260
2003	3,181	5,377	2,196
2002	3,249	5,404	2,155
2001	3,377	5,503	2,126
2000	3,487	5,587	2,100
1999	3,688	5,772	2,084
1998	3,949	6,015	2,066
1997	4,107	6,145	2,038
1996	4,265	6,260	1,995
1995	4,434	6,374	1,940
1994	4,558	6,437	1,879
1993	4,877	6,702	1,825
1992	5,064	6,845	1,781
1991	4,498	6,225	1,727
1990	4,432	6,128	1,696
1989	4,323	5,986	1,663
1988	4,198	5,826	1,628
1987	4,090	5,674	1,584
1986	3,998	5,533	1,535
1985	3,918	5,401	1,483
1984	3,892	5,333	1,441
1983	3,888	5,297	1,409
1982	3,863	5,253	1,390
1981	3,851	5,223	1,372
1980	3,845	5,196	1,351
1979	3,899	5,218	1,319
1978	3,987	5,272	1,285
1977	4,069	5,323	1,254
1976	4,167	5,401	1,234
1975	4,249	5,478	1,229
1974	4,352	5,591	1,239
1973	4,467	5,708	1,241
1972	4,583	5,821	1,238
1971	4,690	5,914	1,224
1970	4,726	5,940	1,214
1969	4,688	5,885	1,197
1968	4,622	5,799	1,177
1967	4,502	5,657	1,155
1966	4,339	5,477	1,138
1965	4,193	5,307	1,114
1964	4,037	5,133	1,096
1963	3,901	4,977	1,076
1962	3,748	4,802	1,054
1961	3,577	4,610	1,033
1960	3,351	4,362	1,011

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in the Bahamas (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +0.29% annually. On average, 1,120 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 0.21% — 854 more people were born than died.

In 2023, the Bahamas ranks 140/196 for absolute natural population change and 139/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in the Bahamas compared to other countries

	Bahamas	Rank
Fertility rate	1.37	167/196
Birth rate	10.9	135/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+854	140/196
Natural population change rate	+0.21%	139/196
Population growth	+0.46%	139/197
Average age at childbearing	28.9 years	113/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	24.2	109/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	65.3	149/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	14.7	147/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	26.7%	26/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	60.1%	39/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	99%	77/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.08%	74/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.92%	91/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	1.14%	104/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	1.27%	111/192
Life expectancy	75 years	95/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	20.1	24.2	65.3	14.7
2025	20.4	24.3	65.8	14.9
2024	20.7	24.6	66.5	15.1
2023	20.8	24.6	66.4	15.1
2022	21	24.7	66.6	15.1
2021	21.1	24.9	67.1	15
2020	21.4	25.1	67.3	15.1
2019	21.5	25.8	68	15.1
2018	21.7	26	68.5	15.3
2017	22	26.4	69.5	15.6
2016	23.1	28.5	73.3	16.3
2015	24.4	30.3	77.3	17.2
2014	26.1	33.5	83.4	18.4
2013	26.9	34.7	86.3	19.2
2012	27.3	35.2	87.7	19.7
2011	27.7	36.2	89.5	20.2
2010	28.3	36.9	92.3	21
2009	31	38.3	101.1	23.7
2008	30.9	40.4	100.8	23.5
2007	31.5	41.7	102.5	24.5
2006	31.4	41.3	101.7	24.8
2005	31.5	41.4	101.1	25.2
2004	31.3	41	99.5	25.4
2003	31.5	41	99	25.8
2002	32.1	41.5	99.7	26.4
2001	33.1	42.4	101.5	27.3
2000	34	43.6	103.6	28
1999	35.7	45.2	107.4	29.2
1998	37.7	47.4	112.6	30.6
1997	39.1	49	116	31.3
1996	40.5	50.4	119.4	31.9
1995	41.9	52.1	123	32.6
1994	43.1	53.5	125.9	32.9
1993	45.7	56.5	133.6	34.3
1992	47.7	59	139.1	35.3
1991	44.2	54.9	129.1	32.3
1990	44.3	55.4	129.9	32.2
1989	44	55.5	130.3	32.1
1988	43.7	55.5	130.4	32.1
1987	43.3	55.6	130.6	32.2
1986	43	56	131.2	32.5
1985	42.8	56.3	132.4	33
1984	43	57.5	134.7	34.1
1983	43.5	58.8	137.9	35.5
1982	43.9	60.1	140.6	36.9
1981	44.4	61.3	143.6	38.6
1980	45	62.7	146.7	40.5
1979	46.1	64.9	151	42.6
1978	47.5	67.2	156	45
1977	48.9	69.6	161	47.2
1976	50.7	72.1	166.5	49.5
1975	52.6	74.6	172.1	51.5
1974	54.8	77	178.6	53.7
1973	57.3	79.5	186.6	56
1972	59.9	81.8	194	58.7
1971	62.5	83.6	201.5	61.7
1970	64.7	85.4	208.6	64.1
1969	66.5	87.7	215.9	66.6
1968	68.4	89.5	223.3	69.3
1967	69.9	90.7	228.8	71.3
1966	70.7	91.8	233.1	72.5
1965	71.6	93.4	238	73.4
1964	72.3	94	242.4	74.6
1963	73.1	95.5	244.3	75.7
1962	73.7	94.5	247.2	76.2
1961	74	94	248.6	76.5
1960	73.1	94.3	246.2	75

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in the Bahamas by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 8.11% will be to women under age 20, 46.3% to women ages 20-29, and 45.6% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 12.6%, 57.5%, and 29.9%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Bahamas	World
2100	13.7%	16.5%
2099	13.6%	16.6%
2098	13.6%	16.6%
2097	13.6%	16.7%
2096	13.6%	16.8%
2095	13.6%	16.8%
2094	13.6%	16.9%
2093	13.6%	17%
2092	13.6%	17%
2091	13.6%	17.1%
2090	13.6%	17.2%
2089	13.6%	17.2%
2088	13.6%	17.3%
2087	13.6%	17.4%
2086	13.6%	17.4%
2085	13.6%	17.5%
2084	13.6%	17.5%
2083	13.6%	17.6%
2082	13.7%	17.7%
2081	13.7%	17.7%
2080	13.7%	17.8%
2079	13.7%	17.8%
2078	13.7%	17.9%
2077	13.7%	17.9%
2076	13.7%	18%
2075	13.7%	18%
2074	13.6%	18.1%
2073	13.6%	18.2%
2072	13.6%	18.2%
2071	13.6%	18.3%
2070	13.6%	18.3%
2069	13.6%	18.4%
2068	13.7%	18.5%
2067	13.7%	18.6%
2066	13.7%	18.6%
2065	13.7%	18.7%
2064	13.7%	18.8%
2063	13.7%	18.9%
2062	13.7%	19.1%
2061	13.8%	19.2%
2060	13.8%	19.3%
2059	13.9%	19.4%
2058	13.9%	19.5%
2057	14%	19.6%
2056	14%	19.8%
2055	14.1%	19.9%
2054	14.2%	20%
2053	14.2%	20.1%
2052	14.3%	20.2%
2051	14.4%	20.3%
2050	14.5%	20.4%
2049	14.5%	20.5%
2048	14.6%	20.6%
2047	14.7%	20.7%
2046	14.8%	20.8%
2045	14.8%	20.9%
2044	14.9%	20.9%
2043	15%	21%
2042	15.1%	21.1%
2041	15.1%	21.2%
2040	15.2%	21.2%
2039	15.3%	21.3%
2038	15.4%	21.4%
2037	15.5%	21.5%
2036	15.6%	21.6%
2035	15.6%	21.8%
2034	15.7%	22%
2033	15.8%	22.2%
2032	15.9%	22.4%
2031	16.1%	22.7%
2030	16.2%	23%
2029	16.5%	23.3%
2028	16.8%	23.6%
2027	17.1%	23.9%
2026	17.4%	24.2%
2025	17.7%	24.6%
2024	17.9%	24.7%
2023	18.3%	25%
2022	18.8%	25.3%
2021	19.1%	25.6%
2020	19.5%	25.8%
2019	19.8%	26%
2018	20.2%	26.2%
2017	20.6%	26.4%
2016	20.9%	26.5%
2015	21.3%	26.6%
2014	21.6%	26.8%
2013	22%	26.9%
2012	22.4%	27%
2011	22.8%	27.1%
2010	23.3%	27.3%
2009	23.8%	27.5%
2008	24.3%	27.6%
2007	24.9%	27.9%
2006	25.4%	28.1%
2005	25.9%	28.5%
2004	26.3%	28.8%
2003	26.8%	29.2%
2002	27.2%	29.6%
2001	27.5%	30%
2000	27.8%	30.4%
1999	28.1%	30.8%
1998	28.2%	31.1%
1997	28.4%	31.5%
1996	28.5%	31.8%
1995	28.5%	32.1%
1994	28.6%	32.3%
1993	28.6%	32.5%
1992	28.6%	32.7%
1991	28.7%	32.9%
1990	28.9%	33%
1989	29.2%	33.2%
1988	29.5%	33.4%
1987	30%	33.6%
1986	30.6%	33.8%
1985	31.2%	34%
1984	32%	34.3%
1983	32.8%	34.6%
1982	33.6%	34.9%
1981	34.4%	35.2%
1980	35.3%	35.5%
1979	36.1%	35.9%
1978	37%	36.3%
1977	37.8%	36.7%
1976	38.4%	36.9%
1975	39%	37.1%
1974	39.4%	37.2%
1973	39.7%	37.3%
1972	39.9%	37.5%
1971	40%	37.6%
1970	40.1%	37.7%
1969	40.3%	37.8%
1968	40.4%	37.9%
1967	40.6%	38%
1966	40.6%	38%
1965	40.7%	38%
1964	40.7%	38%
1963	40.8%	37.8%
1962	40.9%	37.6%
1961	41%	37.5%
1960	41.1%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in the Bahamas was 41.1% in 1960, 28.6% in 1992, and 17.9% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of the Bahamas.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
Year	Bahamas	World
2023	76	197
2022	80	203
2021	174	242
2020	84	211
2019	82	207
2018	82	211
2017	79	215
2016	77	220
2015	83	228
2014	78	231
2013	74	235
2012	71	239
2011	74	247
2010	79	253
2009	84	258
2008	80	264
2007	78	269
2006	74	276
2005	70	283
2004	69	291
2003	57	301
2002	46	311
2001	48	321
2000	51	328
1999	54	340
1998	57	360
1997	59	358
1996	62	366
1995	63	371
1994	64	382
1993	66	389
1992	67	395
1991	67	395
1990	65	391
1989	65	401
1988	66	414
1987	66	429
1986	68	438
1985	70	460

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The maternal mortality rate in the Bahamas was 76 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.08% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a 49% increase compared to the year 2000.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Bahamas	World
2023	1.27%	2.49%
2022	1.29%	2.59%
2021	1.31%	2.66%
2020	1.33%	2.75%
2019	2.35%	2.86%
2018	1.35%	2.97%
2017	1.36%	3.11%
2016	1.38%	3.22%
2015	1.39%	3.35%
2014	1.42%	3.48%
2013	1.44%	3.61%
2012	1.47%	3.77%
2011	1.5%	3.97%
2010	1.54%	4.11%
2009	1.58%	4.31%
2008	1.62%	4.5%
2007	1.65%	4.7%
2006	1.68%	4.92%
2005	1.69%	5.16%
2004	1.69%	5.43%
2003	1.67%	5.65%
2002	1.65%	5.94%
2001	1.63%	6.21%
2000	1.62%	6.48%
1999	1.62%	6.75%
1998	1.65%	7.05%
1997	1.69%	7.28%
1996	1.76%	7.52%
1995	1.84%	7.76%
1994	1.93%	7.98%
1993	2.03%	8.19%
1992	2.12%	8.46%
1991	2.23%	8.66%
1990	2.34%	8.81%
1989	2.45%	9.02%
1988	2.55%	9.31%
1987	2.65%	9.47%
1986	2.73%	9.81%
1985	2.78%	10.1%
1984	2.81%	10.4%
1983	2.84%	10.6%
1982	2.88%	10.8%
1981	2.91%	11%
1980	2.95%	11.4%
1979	2.99%	11.7%
1978	3.03%	12.2%
1977	3.07%	12.6%
1976	3.1%	13%
1975	3.13%	13.4%
1974	3.14%	13.8%
1973	3.13%	14.1%
1972	3.1%	14.5%
1971	3.07%	15.1%
1970	3.03%	15.2%
1969	2.99%	15.4%
1968	2.94%	15.6%
1967	-	15.9%
1966	-	16.1%
1965	-	16.4%
1964	-	16.6%
1963	-	16.5%
1962	-	16.7%
1961	-	17%
1960	-	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The under-5 mortality rate in the Bahamas was 12.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.27% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 16.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.