Fertility & birth rates in Bahamas and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Bahamas vs New Zealand by year

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Bahamas

New Zealand

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Year	Fertility rate
	Bahamas	New Zealand
2023	1.37	1.56
2022	1.38	1.66
2021	1.38	1.64
2020	1.39	1.61
2019	1.4	1.72
2018	1.4	1.71
2017	1.42	1.81
2016	1.5	1.87
2015	1.57	1.99
2014	1.69	1.92
2013	1.74	2.01
2012	1.76	2.1
2011	1.79	2.09
2010	1.84	2.17
2009	2.01	2.13
2008	2	2.19
2007	2.04	2.18
2006	2.02	2.01
2005	2.01	1.97
2004	1.98	1.98
2003	1.97	1.93
2002	1.98	1.89
2001	2.02	1.97
2000	2.06	1.98
1999	2.13	1.97
1998	2.23	1.89
1997	2.29	1.96
1996	2.35	1.96
1995	2.42	1.98
1994	2.47	1.98
1993	2.61	2.04
1992	2.71	2.06
1991	2.51	2.09
1990	2.52	2.18
1989	2.52	2.12
1988	2.52	2.1
1987	2.52	2.03
1986	2.53	1.96
1985	2.55	1.93
1984	2.59	1.93
1983	2.65	1.92
1982	2.71	1.95
1981	2.77	2.01
1980	2.84	2.03
1979	2.94	2.12
1978	3.05	2.07
1977	3.17	2.21
1976	3.3	2.27
1975	3.42	2.37
1974	3.57	2.58
1973	3.73	2.76
1972	3.89	3
1971	4.06	3.18
1970	4.21	3.17
1969	4.38	3.28
1968	4.56	3.34
1967	4.69	3.35
1966	4.79	3.41
1965	4.88	3.54
1964	4.97	3.8
1963	5.06	4.05
1962	5.13	4.19
1961	5.16	4.31
1960	5.09	4.24

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 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Bahamas vs New Zealand population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Bahamas

New Zealand

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Year	Natural population change
	Bahamas	New Zealand
2023	854	18,876
2022	947	20,123
2021	-93	23,644
2020	631	24,905
2019	740	25,299
2018	1,173	24,797
2017	1,289	26,282
2016	1,569	28,237
2015	1,840	29,408
2014	2,259	26,196
2013	2,432	29,096
2012	2,485	31,077
2011	2,558	31,302
2010	2,662	35,458
2009	3,163	33,560
2008	3,134	35,143
2007	3,243	35,480
2006	3,205	30,924
2005	3,220	30,674
2004	3,165	29,634
2003	3,181	28,150
2002	3,249	25,941
2001	3,377	27,939
2000	3,487	29,897
1999	3,688	28,916
1998	3,949	29,146
1997	4,107	30,137
1996	4,265	28,997
1995	4,434	29,828
1994	4,558	30,372
1993	4,877	31,685
1992	5,064	32,067
1991	4,498	33,518
1990	4,432	33,298
1989	4,323	30,749
1988	4,198	29,846
1987	4,090	27,603
1986	3,998	25,549
1985	3,918	24,126
1984	3,892	26,043
1983	3,888	24,315
1982	3,863	24,207
1981	3,851	25,374
1980	3,845	23,658
1979	3,899	26,675
1978	3,987	26,156
1977	4,069	28,020
1976	4,167	29,456
1975	4,249	31,355
1974	4,352	33,896
1973	4,467	35,239
1972	4,583	38,244
1971	4,690	40,000
1970	4,726	37,101
1969	4,688	38,098
1968	4,622	37,594
1967	4,502	37,974
1966	4,339	36,151
1965	4,193	36,982
1964	4,037	39,375
1963	3,901	42,027
1962	3,748	42,865
1961	3,577	43,482
1960	3,351	41,791

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.21% in the Bahamas and +0.36% in New Zealand.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.29% in the Bahamas and +0.51% in New Zealand.

Birth rate in Bahamas vs New Zealand by year

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Bahamas

New Zealand

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Bahamas	New Zealand
2023	10.9	10.9
2022	10.9	11.5
2021	11	11.5
2020	11.1	11.3
2019	11.2	12
2018	11.3	11.8
2017	11.4	12.4
2016	12	12.6
2015	12.6	13.2
2014	13.5	12.7
2013	13.9	13.2
2012	14.1	13.9
2011	14.3	14
2010	14.6	14.7
2009	15.9	14.5
2008	15.8	15.1
2007	16.1	15.2
2006	16	14.1
2005	16.1	14
2004	16	14.2
2003	16	13.9
2002	16.3	13.7
2001	16.8	14.4
2000	17.3	14.7
1999	18.1	14.9
1998	19.1	14.5
1997	19.8	15.2
1996	20.4	15.3
1995	21.1	15.7
1994	21.7	15.8
1993	23	16.5
1992	23.9	16.8
1991	22.2	17.1
1990	22.2	17.9
1989	22.1	17.4
1988	21.9	17.4
1987	21.7	16.7
1986	21.5	16.1
1985	21.3	15.8
1984	21.4	15.9
1983	21.6	15.7
1982	21.8	15.7
1981	22.1	16.1
1980	22.3	16.1
1979	22.9	16.7
1978	23.6	16.2
1977	24.3	17.2
1976	25.2	17.6
1975	26.1	18.3
1974	27.2	19.5
1973	28.4	20.4
1972	29.7	21.7
1971	31	22.5
1970	32.1	22
1969	33.1	22.4
1968	34.1	22.6
1967	34.9	22.4
1966	35.4	22.4
1965	35.9	22.8
1964	36.3	24.1
1963	36.8	25.4
1962	37.4	26.2
1961	37.7	27
1960	37.5	26.4

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.9 in the Bahamas and 10.9 in New Zealand, compared with 37.5 and 26.4, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Bahamas

Factual

UN forecast

New Zealand

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Bahamas	New Zealand
2100	13.7%	13.6%
2099	13.6%	13.6%
2098	13.6%	13.6%
2097	13.6%	13.6%
2096	13.6%	13.7%
2095	13.6%	13.7%
2094	13.6%	13.7%
2093	13.6%	13.8%
2092	13.6%	13.8%
2091	13.6%	13.8%
2090	13.6%	13.8%
2089	13.6%	13.8%
2088	13.6%	13.9%
2087	13.6%	13.9%
2086	13.6%	13.9%
2085	13.6%	13.9%
2084	13.6%	13.9%
2083	13.6%	13.9%
2082	13.7%	13.9%
2081	13.7%	13.9%
2080	13.7%	13.9%
2079	13.7%	13.9%
2078	13.7%	13.9%
2077	13.7%	13.9%
2076	13.7%	13.9%
2075	13.7%	13.9%
2074	13.6%	14%
2073	13.6%	14%
2072	13.6%	14%
2071	13.6%	14.1%
2070	13.6%	14.1%
2069	13.6%	14.1%
2068	13.7%	14.2%
2067	13.7%	14.3%
2066	13.7%	14.3%
2065	13.7%	14.4%
2064	13.7%	14.4%
2063	13.7%	14.5%
2062	13.7%	14.6%
2061	13.8%	14.7%
2060	13.8%	14.7%
2059	13.9%	14.8%
2058	13.9%	14.9%
2057	14%	15%
2056	14%	15%
2055	14.1%	15.1%
2054	14.2%	15.1%
2053	14.2%	15.2%
2052	14.3%	15.2%
2051	14.4%	15.2%
2050	14.5%	15.2%
2049	14.5%	15.2%
2048	14.6%	15.3%
2047	14.7%	15.3%
2046	14.8%	15.3%
2045	14.8%	15.3%
2044	14.9%	15.3%
2043	15%	15.4%
2042	15.1%	15.4%
2041	15.1%	15.5%
2040	15.2%	15.5%
2039	15.3%	15.6%
2038	15.4%	15.7%
2037	15.5%	15.9%
2036	15.6%	16%
2035	15.6%	16.1%
2034	15.7%	16.2%
2033	15.8%	16.4%
2032	15.9%	16.5%
2031	16.1%	16.7%
2030	16.2%	16.9%
2029	16.5%	17.1%
2028	16.8%	17.3%
2027	17.1%	17.5%
2026	17.4%	17.8%
2025	17.7%	18%
2024	17.9%	18.1%
2023	18.3%	18.4%
2022	18.8%	18.6%
2021	19.1%	18.9%
2020	19.5%	19%
2019	19.8%	19.2%
2018	20.2%	19.3%
2017	20.6%	19.5%
2016	20.9%	19.6%
2015	21.3%	19.9%
2014	21.6%	20.2%
2013	22%	20.4%
2012	22.4%	20.6%
2011	22.8%	20.8%
2010	23.3%	20.9%
2009	23.8%	20.9%
2008	24.3%	21%
2007	24.9%	21.1%
2006	25.4%	21.3%
2005	25.9%	21.5%
2004	26.3%	21.8%
2003	26.8%	22.1%
2002	27.2%	22.4%
2001	27.5%	22.6%
2000	27.8%	22.8%
1999	28.1%	22.9%
1998	28.2%	23%
1997	28.4%	23%
1996	28.5%	23%
1995	28.5%	23.1%
1994	28.6%	23.1%
1993	28.6%	23.1%
1992	28.6%	23.1%
1991	28.7%	23.2%
1990	28.9%	23.3%
1989	29.2%	23.3%
1988	29.5%	23.5%
1987	30%	23.8%
1986	30.6%	24.2%
1985	31.2%	24.6%
1984	32%	25.1%
1983	32.8%	25.6%
1982	33.6%	26.2%
1981	34.4%	26.7%
1980	35.3%	27.2%
1979	36.1%	27.8%
1978	37%	28.4%
1977	37.8%	29%
1976	38.4%	29.6%
1975	39%	30.1%
1974	39.4%	30.5%
1973	39.7%	31%
1972	39.9%	31.4%
1971	40%	31.7%
1970	40.1%	31.9%
1969	40.3%	32.2%
1968	40.4%	32.3%
1967	40.6%	32.5%
1966	40.6%	32.6%
1965	40.7%	32.7%
1964	40.7%	32.9%
1963	40.8%	32.9%
1962	40.9%	33%
1961	41%	33%
1960	41.1%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in the Bahamas and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 28.9% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Bahamas and New Zealand compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Bahamas vs New Zealand

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Bahamas

New Zealand

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahamas	New Zealand
2023	76	7
2022	80	23
2021	174	8
2020	84	8
2019	82	8
2018	82	7
2017	79	8
2016	77	8
2015	83	8
2014	78	7
2013	74	8
2012	71	9
2011	74	10
2010	79	10
2009	84	10
2008	80	10
2007	78	10
2006	74	10
2005	70	11
2004	69	11
2003	57	11
2002	46	11
2001	48	10
2000	51	11
1999	54	12
1998	57	12
1997	59	13
1996	62	14
1995	63	14
1994	64	13
1993	66	14
1992	67	15
1991	67	16
1990	65	18
1989	65	18
1988	66	19
1987	66	19
1986	68	18
1985	70	19

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 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Under-five mortality rates

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Bahamas

New Zealand

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Bahamas	New Zealand
2023	1.27%	0.47%
2022	1.29%	0.48%
2021	1.31%	0.49%
2020	1.33%	0.5%
2019	2.35%	0.51%
2018	1.35%	0.52%
2017	1.36%	0.53%
2016	1.38%	0.55%
2015	1.39%	0.56%
2014	1.42%	0.57%
2013	1.44%	0.59%
2012	1.47%	0.6%
2011	1.5%	0.61%
2010	1.54%	0.62%
2009	1.58%	0.63%
2008	1.62%	0.64%
2007	1.65%	0.65%
2006	1.68%	0.65%
2005	1.69%	0.66%
2004	1.69%	0.67%
2003	1.67%	0.69%
2002	1.65%	0.7%
2001	1.63%	0.72%
2000	1.62%	0.74%
1999	1.62%	0.76%
1998	1.65%	0.78%
1997	1.69%	0.81%
1996	1.76%	0.84%
1995	1.84%	0.87%
1994	1.93%	0.91%
1993	2.03%	0.95%
1992	2.12%	1%
1991	2.23%	1.06%
1990	2.34%	1.12%
1989	2.45%	1.18%
1988	2.55%	1.24%
1987	2.65%	1.29%
1986	2.73%	1.34%
1985	2.78%	1.38%
1984	2.81%	1.41%
1983	2.84%	1.45%
1982	2.88%	1.48%
1981	2.91%	1.52%
1980	2.95%	1.56%
1979	2.99%	1.61%
1978	3.03%	1.66%
1977	3.07%	1.71%
1976	3.1%	1.77%
1975	3.13%	1.83%
1974	3.14%	1.88%
1973	3.13%	1.94%
1972	3.1%	1.98%
1971	3.07%	2.03%
1970	3.03%	2.08%
1969	2.99%	2.12%
1968	2.94%	2.16%
1967	-	2.2%
1966	-	2.25%
1965	-	2.31%
1964	-	2.39%
1963	-	2.48%
1962	-	2.58%
1961	-	2.68%
1960	-	2.78%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in the Bahamas and 0.47% in New Zealand. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.