Fertility & birth rates in Bahamas and Mauritania

Fertility rate in Bahamas vs Mauritania 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 4.7 in Mauritania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Bahamas vs Mauritania 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	Mauritania
1960	5.09	6.15
1961	5.16	6.2
1962	5.13	6.24
1963	5.06	6.31
1964	4.97	6.37
1965	4.88	6.44
1966	4.79	6.52
1967	4.69	6.57
1968	4.56	6.6
1969	4.38	6.64
1970	4.21	6.68
1971	4.06	6.7
1972	3.89	6.71
1973	3.73	6.72
1974	3.57	6.73
1975	3.42	6.71
1976	3.3	6.73
1977	3.17	6.74
1978	3.05	6.73
1979	2.94	6.7
1980	2.84	6.67
1981	2.77	6.64
1982	2.71	6.59
1983	2.65	6.54
1984	2.59	6.48
1985	2.55	6.42
1986	2.53	6.34
1987	2.52	6.27
1988	2.52	6.21
1989	2.52	6.2
1990	2.52	6.18
1991	2.51	6.16
1992	2.71	6.13
1993	2.61	6.09
1994	2.47	6.06
1995	2.42	5.96
1996	2.35	5.86
1997	2.29	5.74
1998	2.23	5.62
1999	2.13	5.52
2000	2.06	5.46
2001	2.02	5.41
2002	1.98	5.37
2003	1.97	5.36
2004	1.98	5.37
2005	2.01	5.38
2006	2.02	5.4
2007	2.04	5.43
2008	2	5.44
2009	2.01	5.41
2010	1.84	5.38
2011	1.79	5.38
2012	1.76	5.35
2013	1.74	5.32
2014	1.69	5.26
2015	1.57	5.21
2016	1.5	5.16
2017	1.42	5.11
2018	1.4	5.04
2019	1.4	4.98
2020	1.39	4.91
2021	1.38	4.85
2022	1.38	4.77
2023	1.37	4.7
2024	1.37	4.63
2025	1.36	4.56
2026	1.36	4.48
2027	1.35	4.42
2028	1.35	4.36
2029	1.35	4.29
2030	1.35	4.24
2031	1.36	4.18
2032	1.36	4.11
2033	1.36	4.02
2034	1.37	3.97
2035	1.37	3.9
2036	1.37	3.83
2037	1.38	3.78
2038	1.38	3.71
2039	1.38	3.66
2040	1.39	3.6
2041	1.39	3.55
2042	1.39	3.5
2043	1.39	3.45
2044	1.4	3.39
2045	1.4	3.35
2046	1.4	3.3
2047	1.4	3.26
2048	1.41	3.21
2049	1.41	3.17
2050	1.41	3.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bahamas	Mauritania
1960	41.1%	41.8%
1961	41%	41.8%
1962	40.9%	41.8%
1963	40.8%	41.8%
1964	40.7%	42%
1965	40.7%	42.4%
1966	40.6%	42.8%
1967	40.6%	43.2%
1968	40.4%	43.6%
1969	40.3%	44%
1970	40.1%	44.4%
1971	40%	44.7%
1972	39.9%	44.9%
1973	39.7%	45.2%
1974	39.4%	45.4%
1975	39%	45.5%
1976	38.4%	45.6%
1977	37.8%	45.7%
1978	37%	45.8%
1979	36.1%	45.9%
1980	35.3%	45.9%
1981	34.4%	45.9%
1982	33.6%	45.8%
1983	32.8%	45.8%
1984	32%	45.7%
1985	31.2%	45.6%
1986	30.6%	45.5%
1987	30%	45.4%
1988	29.5%	45.3%
1989	29.2%	45.4%
1990	28.9%	45.4%
1991	28.7%	45.3%
1992	28.6%	44.9%
1993	28.6%	44.4%
1994	28.6%	44.3%
1995	28.5%	44.4%
1996	28.5%	44.6%
1997	28.4%	44.7%
1998	28.2%	44.6%
1999	28.1%	44.4%
2000	27.8%	44.2%
2001	27.5%	44.1%
2002	27.2%	44.2%
2003	26.8%	44.2%
2004	26.3%	44.2%
2005	25.9%	44.2%
2006	25.4%	44.2%
2007	24.9%	44.3%
2008	24.3%	44.1%
2009	23.8%	43.9%
2010	23.3%	43.9%
2011	22.8%	43.9%
2012	22.4%	44.1%
2013	22%	44.2%
2014	21.6%	44.2%
2015	21.3%	44.3%
2016	20.9%	44.2%
2017	20.6%	44.2%
2018	20.2%	44.1%
2019	19.8%	44%
2020	19.5%	43.8%
2021	19.1%	43.6%
2022	18.8%	43.4%
2023	18.3%	43%
2024	17.9%	42.7%
2025	17.5%	42.4%
2026	17.2%	42%
2027	16.9%	41.7%
2028	16.7%	41.3%
2029	16.4%	41%
2030	16.2%	40.7%
2031	16%	40.4%
2032	15.9%	40%
2033	15.8%	39.7%
2034	15.7%	39.3%
2035	15.6%	39%
2036	15.5%	38.6%
2037	15.4%	38.3%
2038	15.3%	37.9%
2039	15.3%	37.6%
2040	15.2%	37.3%
2041	15.1%	36.9%
2042	15%	36.6%
2043	14.9%	36.2%
2044	14.9%	35.9%
2045	14.8%	35.5%
2046	14.7%	35.2%
2047	14.7%	34.8%
2048	14.6%	34.5%
2049	14.5%	34.1%
2050	14.4%	33.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in the Bahamas and 42.7% in Mauritania in 2024, compared to 28.9% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Bahamas and Mauritania compared.

Natural population change in Bahamas vs Mauritania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.29% in the Bahamas and +3% in Mauritania. 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	Mauritania
1960	3,351	21,604
1961	3,577	22,781
1962	3,748	23,927
1963	3,901	25,250
1964	4,037	26,565
1965	4,193	28,028
1966	4,339	29,502
1967	4,502	30,853
1968	4,622	32,029
1969	4,688	33,252
1970	4,726	34,382
1971	4,690	35,279
1972	4,583	36,184
1973	4,467	37,122
1974	4,352	38,106
1975	4,249	38,975
1976	4,167	40,149
1977	4,069	41,352
1978	3,987	42,539
1979	3,899	43,537
1980	3,845	45,026
1981	3,851	46,641
1982	3,863	47,947
1983	3,888	49,187
1984	3,892	50,705
1985	3,918	52,125
1986	3,998	53,313
1987	4,090	55,037
1988	4,198	56,654
1989	4,323	58,666
1990	4,432	59,934
1991	4,498	61,782
1992	5,064	63,501
1993	4,877	68,167
1994	4,558	70,570
1995	4,434	72,244
1996	4,265	71,939
1997	4,107	71,327
1998	3,949	72,045
1999	3,688	73,554
2000	3,487	75,929
2001	3,377	78,769
2002	3,249	80,993
2003	3,181	83,804
2004	3,165	87,578
2005	3,220	90,940
2006	3,205	94,991
2007	3,243	98,895
2008	3,134	102,432
2009	3,163	105,273
2010	2,662	108,121
2011	2,558	111,165
2012	2,485	113,489
2013	2,432	115,558
2014	2,259	118,792
2015	1,840	122,092
2016	1,569	125,342
2017	1,289	128,562
2018	1,173	131,584
2019	740	134,460
2020	631	134,899
2021	-93	137,557
2022	947	142,451
2023	854	145,164

Maternal mortality chart: Bahamas vs Mauritania

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 381 deaths in Mauritania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahamas	Mauritania
1985	70	998
1986	68	961
1987	66	914
1988	66	887
1989	65	883
1990	65	858
1991	67	845
1992	67	811
1993	66	813
1994	64	809
1995	63	815
1996	62	813
1997	59	752
1998	57	698
1999	54	669
2000	51	644
2001	48	616
2002	46	590
2003	57	571
2004	69	557
2005	70	536
2006	74	521
2007	78	516
2008	80	506
2009	84	500
2010	79	499
2011	74	494
2012	71	496
2013	74	496
2014	78	484
2015	83	469
2016	77	456
2017	79	450
2018	82	437
2019	82	424
2020	84	413
2021	174	425
2022	80	385
2023	76	381

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in the Bahamas and 3.78% in Mauritania. 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	Mauritania
1960	-	25.3%
1961	-	24.7%
1962	-	24%
1963	-	23.4%
1964	-	22.7%
1965	-	22%
1966	-	21.3%
1967	-	20.6%
1968	2.94%	19.9%
1969	2.99%	19.4%
1970	3.03%	19%
1971	3.07%	18.9%
1972	3.1%	18.9%
1973	3.13%	19%
1974	3.14%	19%
1975	3.13%	18.9%
1976	3.1%	18.6%
1977	3.07%	18.2%
1978	3.03%	17.6%
1979	2.99%	17.1%
1980	2.95%	16.6%
1981	2.91%	16.1%
1982	2.88%	15.6%
1983	2.84%	15.1%
1984	2.81%	14.5%
1985	2.78%	13.8%
1986	2.73%	13.2%
1987	2.65%	12.6%
1988	2.55%	12.1%
1989	2.45%	11.8%
1990	2.34%	11.5%
1991	2.23%	11.4%
1992	2.12%	11.3%
1993	2.03%	11.2%
1994	1.93%	11.2%
1995	1.84%	11.1%
1996	1.76%	11%
1997	1.69%	10.8%
1998	1.65%	10.6%
1999	1.62%	10.2%
2000	1.62%	9.82%
2001	1.63%	9.35%
2002	1.65%	8.81%
2003	1.67%	8.25%
2004	1.69%	7.7%
2005	1.69%	7.18%
2006	1.68%	6.73%
2007	1.65%	6.35%
2008	1.62%	6.04%
2009	1.58%	5.79%
2010	1.54%	5.61%
2011	1.5%	5.45%
2012	1.47%	5.31%
2013	1.44%	5.17%
2014	1.42%	5.04%
2015	1.39%	4.89%
2016	1.38%	4.74%
2017	1.36%	4.59%
2018	1.35%	4.45%
2019	2.35%	4.3%
2020	1.33%	4.17%
2021	1.31%	4.03%
2022	1.29%	3.91%
2023	1.27%	3.78%