Fertility & birth rates in Bahamas and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Bahamas vs DR Congo 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 6.05 in the DR Congo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Bahamas vs the DR Congo 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	DR Congo
1960	5.09	6.11
1961	5.16	6.12
1962	5.13	6.14
1963	5.06	6.16
1964	4.97	6.19
1965	4.88	6.21
1966	4.79	6.24
1967	4.69	6.27
1968	4.56	6.29
1969	4.38	6.3
1970	4.21	6.33
1971	4.06	6.34
1972	3.89	6.37
1973	3.73	6.39
1974	3.57	6.4
1975	3.42	6.42
1976	3.3	6.44
1977	3.17	6.45
1978	3.05	6.46
1979	2.94	6.48
1980	2.84	6.5
1981	2.77	6.52
1982	2.71	6.54
1983	2.65	6.56
1984	2.59	6.59
1985	2.55	6.61
1986	2.53	6.63
1987	2.52	6.65
1988	2.52	6.66
1989	2.52	6.65
1990	2.52	6.65
1991	2.51	6.65
1992	2.71	6.64
1993	2.61	6.64
1994	2.47	6.64
1995	2.42	6.68
1996	2.35	6.67
1997	2.29	6.69
1998	2.23	6.7
1999	2.13	6.69
2000	2.06	6.7
2001	2.02	6.66
2002	1.98	6.61
2003	1.97	6.55
2004	1.98	6.53
2005	2.01	6.53
2006	2.02	6.55
2007	2.04	6.56
2008	2	6.58
2009	2.01	6.59
2010	1.84	6.59
2011	1.79	6.58
2012	1.76	6.56
2013	1.74	6.53
2014	1.69	6.48
2015	1.57	6.44
2016	1.5	6.39
2017	1.42	6.35
2018	1.4	6.3
2019	1.4	6.25
2020	1.39	6.21
2021	1.38	6.16
2022	1.38	6.11
2023	1.37	6.05
2024	1.37	5.98
2025	1.36	5.9
2026	1.36	5.8
2027	1.35	5.71
2028	1.35	5.62
2029	1.35	5.52
2030	1.35	5.42
2031	1.36	5.32
2032	1.36	5.2
2033	1.36	5.09
2034	1.37	4.99
2035	1.37	4.87
2036	1.37	4.77
2037	1.38	4.64
2038	1.38	4.55
2039	1.38	4.47
2040	1.39	4.38
2041	1.39	4.3
2042	1.39	4.21
2043	1.39	4.14
2044	1.4	4.06
2045	1.4	3.99
2046	1.4	3.92
2047	1.4	3.85
2048	1.41	3.78
2049	1.41	3.72
2050	1.41	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bahamas	DR Congo
1960	41.1%	42.9%
1961	41%	42.8%
1962	40.9%	42.7%
1963	40.8%	42.7%
1964	40.7%	42.7%
1965	40.7%	42.8%
1966	40.6%	42.9%
1967	40.6%	43%
1968	40.4%	43.2%
1969	40.3%	43.3%
1970	40.1%	43.4%
1971	40%	43.6%
1972	39.9%	43.8%
1973	39.7%	44%
1974	39.4%	44.2%
1975	39%	44.3%
1976	38.4%	44.5%
1977	37.8%	44.6%
1978	37%	44.5%
1979	36.1%	44.3%
1980	35.3%	44.2%
1981	34.4%	44.3%
1982	33.6%	44.3%
1983	32.8%	44.2%
1984	32%	44.1%
1985	31.2%	44.1%
1986	30.6%	44.1%
1987	30%	44.2%
1988	29.5%	44.3%
1989	29.2%	44.3%
1990	28.9%	44.4%
1991	28.7%	44.4%
1992	28.6%	44.5%
1993	28.6%	44.5%
1994	28.6%	44.1%
1995	28.5%	44%
1996	28.5%	44.7%
1997	28.4%	45.4%
1998	28.2%	45.6%
1999	28.1%	45.6%
2000	27.8%	45.7%
2001	27.5%	45.7%
2002	27.2%	45.7%
2003	26.8%	45.8%
2004	26.3%	45.9%
2005	25.9%	45.9%
2006	25.4%	45.9%
2007	24.9%	46%
2008	24.3%	46%
2009	23.8%	46.1%
2010	23.3%	46.1%
2011	22.8%	46%
2012	22.4%	46%
2013	22%	46%
2014	21.6%	46%
2015	21.3%	46%
2016	20.9%	45.9%
2017	20.6%	45.8%
2018	20.2%	45.9%
2019	19.8%	46%
2020	19.5%	46.1%
2021	19.1%	46.1%
2022	18.8%	46.1%
2023	18.3%	46.1%
2024	17.9%	46%
2025	17.5%	45.9%
2026	17.2%	45.8%
2027	16.9%	45.7%
2028	16.7%	45.5%
2029	16.4%	45.3%
2030	16.2%	45%
2031	16%	44.8%
2032	15.9%	44.5%
2033	15.8%	44.2%
2034	15.7%	43.8%
2035	15.6%	43.4%
2036	15.5%	43%
2037	15.4%	42.6%
2038	15.3%	42.2%
2039	15.3%	41.7%
2040	15.2%	41.3%
2041	15.1%	40.9%
2042	15%	40.4%
2043	14.9%	40%
2044	14.9%	39.6%
2045	14.8%	39.2%
2046	14.7%	38.8%
2047	14.7%	38.4%
2048	14.6%	38%
2049	14.5%	37.7%
2050	14.4%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in the Bahamas and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 28.9% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Bahamas and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Bahamas vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.29% in the Bahamas and +3.29% in the DR Congo. 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	DR Congo
1960	3,351	363,517
1961	3,577	368,207
1962	3,748	383,406
1963	3,901	398,972
1964	4,037	406,334
1965	4,193	429,002
1966	4,339	463,397
1967	4,502	479,552
1968	4,622	497,682
1969	4,688	514,800
1970	4,726	533,300
1971	4,690	549,343
1972	4,583	564,495
1973	4,467	578,280
1974	4,352	593,539
1975	4,249	608,655
1976	4,167	624,147
1977	4,069	638,242
1978	3,987	646,411
1979	3,899	691,773
1980	3,845	724,111
1981	3,851	748,371
1982	3,863	774,823
1983	3,888	807,122
1984	3,892	844,956
1985	3,918	885,670
1986	3,998	925,334
1987	4,090	959,875
1988	4,198	995,278
1989	4,323	1,027,238
1990	4,432	1,063,508
1991	4,498	1,114,033
1992	5,064	1,152,781
1993	4,877	1,209,242
1994	4,558	1,259,539
1995	4,434	1,395,440
1996	4,265	1,380,490
1997	4,107	1,392,037
1998	3,949	1,375,130
1999	3,688	1,450,318
2000	3,487	1,549,518
2001	3,377	1,594,999
2002	3,249	1,631,597
2003	3,181	1,679,188
2004	3,165	1,731,022
2005	3,220	1,800,300
2006	3,205	1,889,398
2007	3,243	1,963,738
2008	3,134	2,044,210
2009	3,163	2,126,912
2010	2,662	2,212,255
2011	2,558	2,310,679
2012	2,485	2,405,462
2013	2,432	2,489,378
2014	2,259	2,580,251
2015	1,840	2,665,016
2016	1,569	2,753,687
2017	1,289	2,883,245
2018	1,173	2,993,184
2019	740	3,075,538
2020	631	3,156,152
2021	-93	3,227,992
2022	947	3,347,664
2023	854	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Bahamas vs DR Congo

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 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahamas	DR Congo
1985	70	934
1986	68	902
1987	66	863
1988	66	824
1989	65	791
1990	65	755
1991	67	735
1992	67	709
1993	66	683
1994	64	656
1995	63	644
1996	62	661
1997	59	617
1998	57	605
1999	54	601
2000	51	585
2001	48	588
2002	46	601
2003	57	605
2004	69	607
2005	70	613
2006	74	619
2007	78	631
2008	80	620
2009	84	608
2010	79	601
2011	74	589
2012	71	578
2013	74	567
2014	78	558
2015	83	545
2016	77	526
2017	79	519
2018	82	508
2019	82	493
2020	84	489
2021	174	507
2022	80	456
2023	76	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in the Bahamas and 7.32% in the DR Congo. 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	DR Congo
1968	2.94%	-
1969	2.99%	25.1%
1970	3.03%	24.7%
1971	3.07%	24.3%
1972	3.1%	24%
1973	3.13%	23.7%
1974	3.14%	23.4%
1975	3.13%	23%
1976	3.1%	22.6%
1977	3.07%	22.3%
1978	3.03%	21.9%
1979	2.99%	21.5%
1980	2.95%	21.2%
1981	2.91%	20.9%
1982	2.88%	20.6%
1983	2.84%	20.3%
1984	2.81%	20%
1985	2.78%	19.7%
1986	2.73%	19.5%
1987	2.65%	19.2%
1988	2.55%	19%
1989	2.45%	18.8%
1990	2.34%	18.5%
1991	2.23%	18.3%
1992	2.12%	18.1%
1993	2.03%	17.9%
1994	1.93%	17.7%
1995	1.84%	17.5%
1996	1.76%	17.3%
1997	1.69%	17%
1998	1.65%	16.7%
1999	1.62%	16.3%
2000	1.62%	15.9%
2001	1.63%	15.5%
2002	1.65%	15%
2003	1.67%	14.6%
2004	1.69%	14.1%
2005	1.69%	13.6%
2006	1.68%	13.1%
2007	1.65%	12.7%
2008	1.62%	12.2%
2009	1.58%	11.8%
2010	1.54%	11.4%
2011	1.5%	11%
2012	1.47%	10.6%
2013	1.44%	10.3%
2014	1.42%	9.9%
2015	1.39%	9.56%
2016	1.38%	9.23%
2017	1.36%	8.93%
2018	1.35%	8.63%
2019	2.35%	8.35%
2020	1.33%	8.07%
2021	1.31%	7.81%
2022	1.29%	7.57%
2023	1.27%	7.32%