Fertility & birth rates in Bahamas and Dominican Republic

Fertility rate in Bahamas vs Dominican Republic chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Bahamas was 1.37 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.24 in the Dominican Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Bahamas vs the Dominican Republic population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bahamas	Dominican Republic
1960	5.09	7.56
1961	5.16	7.49
1962	5.13	7.4
1963	5.06	7.3
1964	4.97	7.19
1965	4.88	7.05
1966	4.79	6.95
1967	4.69	6.76
1968	4.56	6.55
1969	4.38	6.37
1970	4.21	6.18
1971	4.06	6.01
1972	3.89	5.84
1973	3.73	5.67
1974	3.57	5.44
1975	3.42	5.24
1976	3.3	5.05
1977	3.17	4.84
1978	3.05	4.64
1979	2.94	4.47
1980	2.84	4.3
1981	2.77	4.15
1982	2.71	4.01
1983	2.65	3.95
1984	2.59	3.82
1985	2.55	3.69
1986	2.53	3.6
1987	2.52	3.53
1988	2.52	3.5
1989	2.52	3.48
1990	2.52	3.41
1991	2.51	3.35
1992	2.71	3.29
1993	2.61	3.23
1994	2.47	3.16
1995	2.42	3.1
1996	2.35	3.04
1997	2.29	2.92
1998	2.23	2.84
1999	2.13	2.85
2000	2.06	2.87
2001	2.02	2.83
2002	1.98	2.76
2003	1.97	2.7
2004	1.98	2.64
2005	2.01	2.57
2006	2.02	2.51
2007	2.04	2.51
2008	2	2.55
2009	2.01	2.57
2010	1.84	2.56
2011	1.79	2.53
2012	1.76	2.5
2013	1.74	2.47
2014	1.69	2.45
2015	1.57	2.43
2016	1.5	2.41
2017	1.42	2.4
2018	1.4	2.4
2019	1.4	2.37
2020	1.39	2.33
2021	1.38	2.29
2022	1.38	2.27
2023	1.37	2.24
2024	1.37	2.22
2025	1.36	2.19
2026	1.36	2.17
2027	1.35	2.15
2028	1.35	2.13
2029	1.35	2.11
2030	1.35	2.08
2031	1.36	2.07
2032	1.36	2.05
2033	1.36	2.03
2034	1.37	2.02
2035	1.37	2
2036	1.37	1.99
2037	1.38	1.98
2038	1.38	1.96
2039	1.38	1.95
2040	1.39	1.94
2041	1.39	1.93
2042	1.39	1.93
2043	1.39	1.92
2044	1.4	1.91
2045	1.4	1.9
2046	1.4	1.89
2047	1.4	1.89
2048	1.41	1.88
2049	1.41	1.87
2050	1.41	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bahamas	Dominican Republic
1960	41.1%	48.6%
1961	41%	48.9%
1962	40.9%	49.1%
1963	40.8%	49.2%
1964	40.7%	49.3%
1965	40.7%	49.4%
1966	40.6%	49.3%
1967	40.6%	49.2%
1968	40.4%	48.9%
1969	40.3%	48.6%
1970	40.1%	48.2%
1971	40%	47.7%
1972	39.9%	47.3%
1973	39.7%	46.8%
1974	39.4%	46.3%
1975	39%	45.8%
1976	38.4%	45.2%
1977	37.8%	44.7%
1978	37%	44.2%
1979	36.1%	43.7%
1980	35.3%	43.2%
1981	34.4%	42.7%
1982	33.6%	42.3%
1983	32.8%	41.8%
1984	32%	41.4%
1985	31.2%	41%
1986	30.6%	40.6%
1987	30%	40.2%
1988	29.5%	39.8%
1989	29.2%	39.4%
1990	28.9%	39.1%
1991	28.7%	38.7%
1992	28.6%	38.4%
1993	28.6%	38%
1994	28.6%	37.7%
1995	28.5%	37.3%
1996	28.5%	37%
1997	28.4%	36.6%
1998	28.2%	36.1%
1999	28.1%	35.7%
2000	27.8%	35.3%
2001	27.5%	35%
2002	27.2%	34.6%
2003	26.8%	34.2%
2004	26.3%	33.7%
2005	25.9%	33.2%
2006	25.4%	32.7%
2007	24.9%	32.2%
2008	24.3%	31.7%
2009	23.8%	31.3%
2010	23.3%	30.9%
2011	22.8%	30.5%
2012	22.4%	30.1%
2013	22%	29.8%
2014	21.6%	29.5%
2015	21.3%	29.2%
2016	20.9%	28.8%
2017	20.6%	28.5%
2018	20.2%	28.2%
2019	19.8%	27.9%
2020	19.5%	27.7%
2021	19.1%	27.4%
2022	18.8%	27.2%
2023	18.3%	26.9%
2024	17.9%	26.6%
2025	17.5%	26.2%
2026	17.2%	25.8%
2027	16.9%	25.4%
2028	16.7%	25.1%
2029	16.4%	24.7%
2030	16.2%	24.3%
2031	16%	24%
2032	15.9%	23.6%
2033	15.8%	23.3%
2034	15.7%	22.9%
2035	15.6%	22.6%
2036	15.5%	22.3%
2037	15.4%	22%
2038	15.3%	21.7%
2039	15.3%	21.5%
2040	15.2%	21.3%
2041	15.1%	21%
2042	15%	20.8%
2043	14.9%	20.6%
2044	14.9%	20.4%
2045	14.8%	20.3%
2046	14.7%	20.1%
2047	14.7%	19.9%
2048	14.6%	19.8%
2049	14.5%	19.6%
2050	14.4%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in the Bahamas and 26.6% in the Dominican Republic in 2024, compared to 28.9% and 39.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic compared.

Natural population change in Bahamas vs Dominican Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.29% in the Bahamas and +1.34% in the Dominican Republic. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Bahamas	Dominican Republic
1960	3,351	117,346
1961	3,577	120,316
1962	3,748	122,977
1963	3,901	124,994
1964	4,037	127,504
1965	4,193	125,345
1966	4,339	132,096
1967	4,502	133,091
1968	4,622	133,666
1969	4,688	135,445
1970	4,726	137,835
1971	4,690	140,473
1972	4,583	143,255
1973	4,467	146,283
1974	4,352	147,652
1975	4,249	149,339
1976	4,167	151,201
1977	4,069	152,825
1978	3,987	154,043
1979	3,899	154,779
1980	3,845	157,697
1981	3,851	158,419
1982	3,863	159,597
1983	3,888	163,136
1984	3,892	164,263
1985	3,918	164,091
1986	3,998	165,674
1987	4,090	167,552
1988	4,198	171,291
1989	4,323	175,365
1990	4,432	176,748
1991	4,498	177,371
1992	5,064	177,481
1993	4,877	177,691
1994	4,558	176,882
1995	4,434	175,439
1996	4,265	174,008
1997	4,107	168,419
1998	3,949	164,287
1999	3,688	167,742
2000	3,487	171,684
2001	3,377	170,193
2002	3,249	166,740
2003	3,181	163,267
2004	3,165	158,789
2005	3,220	155,405
2006	3,205	151,122
2007	3,243	152,066
2008	3,134	156,664
2009	3,163	160,893
2010	2,662	162,072
2011	2,558	162,094
2012	2,485	160,915
2013	2,432	159,330
2014	2,259	157,260
2015	1,840	154,258
2016	1,569	151,550
2017	1,289	151,565
2018	1,173	150,852
2019	740	144,869
2020	631	137,417
2021	-93	128,866
2022	947	138,767
2023	854	132,360

Maternal mortality chart: Bahamas vs Dominican Republic

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 76 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Bahamas, compared to 124 deaths in the Dominican Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahamas	Dominican Republic
1985	70	249
1986	68	241
1987	66	231
1988	66	221
1989	65	213
1990	65	203
1991	67	193
1992	67	185
1993	66	176
1994	64	166
1995	63	152
1996	62	138
1997	59	122
1998	57	109
1999	54	92
2000	51	76
2001	48	68
2002	46	68
2003	57	71
2004	69	78
2005	70	83
2006	74	87
2007	78	90
2008	80	94
2009	84	96
2010	79	92
2011	74	91
2012	71	89
2013	74	91
2014	78	95
2015	83	102
2016	77	106
2017	79	104
2018	82	107
2019	82	118
2020	84	121
2021	174	153
2022	80	124
2023	76	124

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in the Bahamas and 3.14% in the Dominican Republic. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Bahamas	Dominican Republic
1960	-	14.8%
1961	-	14.6%
1962	-	14.5%
1963	-	14.3%
1964	-	14.1%
1965	-	13.8%
1966	-	13.5%
1967	-	13.3%
1968	2.94%	13%
1969	2.99%	12.7%
1970	3.03%	12.4%
1971	3.07%	12%
1972	3.1%	11.7%
1973	3.13%	11.3%
1974	3.14%	10.9%
1975	3.13%	10.5%
1976	3.1%	10.1%
1977	3.07%	9.71%
1978	3.03%	9.35%
1979	2.99%	9.01%
1980	2.95%	8.68%
1981	2.91%	8.36%
1982	2.88%	8.05%
1983	2.84%	7.76%
1984	2.81%	7.48%
1985	2.78%	7.21%
1986	2.73%	6.94%
1987	2.65%	6.69%
1988	2.55%	6.44%
1989	2.45%	6.19%
1990	2.34%	5.95%
1991	2.23%	5.7%
1992	2.12%	5.46%
1993	2.03%	5.22%
1994	1.93%	5%
1995	1.84%	4.78%
1996	1.76%	4.58%
1997	1.69%	4.4%
1998	1.65%	4.24%
1999	1.62%	4.1%
2000	1.62%	3.98%
2001	1.63%	3.88%
2002	1.65%	3.8%
2003	1.67%	3.73%
2004	1.69%	3.67%
2005	1.69%	3.62%
2006	1.68%	3.59%
2007	1.65%	3.56%
2008	1.62%	3.54%
2009	1.58%	3.52%
2010	1.54%	3.51%
2011	1.5%	3.5%
2012	1.47%	3.49%
2013	1.44%	3.5%
2014	1.42%	3.5%
2015	1.39%	3.5%
2016	1.38%	3.5%
2017	1.36%	3.5%
2018	1.35%	3.47%
2019	2.35%	3.43%
2020	1.33%	3.38%
2021	1.31%	3.31%
2022	1.29%	3.22%
2023	1.27%	3.14%