Fertility & birth rates in Bahamas and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Bahamas vs North Macedonia 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 1.5 in North Macedonia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Bahamas vs North Macedonia 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	North Macedonia
1960	5.09	3.83
1961	5.16	3.62
1962	5.13	3.5
1963	5.06	3.62
1964	4.97	3.56
1965	4.88	3.52
1966	4.79	3.43
1967	4.69	3.33
1968	4.56	3.22
1969	4.38	3.1
1970	4.21	3.01
1971	4.06	2.93
1972	3.89	2.87
1973	3.73	2.72
1974	3.57	2.7
1975	3.42	2.69
1976	3.3	2.62
1977	3.17	2.49
1978	3.05	2.42
1979	2.94	2.4
1980	2.84	2.36
1981	2.77	2.29
1982	2.71	2.29
1983	2.65	2.25
1984	2.59	2.24
1985	2.55	2.25
1986	2.53	2.25
1987	2.52	2.32
1988	2.52	2.32
1989	2.52	2.25
1990	2.52	2.27
1991	2.51	2.31
1992	2.71	2.28
1993	2.61	2.26
1994	2.47	2.23
1995	2.42	2.13
1996	2.35	2.06
1997	2.29	1.92
1998	2.23	1.89
1999	2.13	1.77
2000	2.06	1.86
2001	2.02	1.73
2002	1.98	1.79
2003	1.97	1.75
2004	1.98	1.52
2005	2.01	1.5
2006	2.02	1.46
2007	2.04	1.46
2008	2	1.47
2009	2.01	1.5
2010	1.84	1.6
2011	1.79	1.46
2012	1.76	1.5
2013	1.74	1.5
2014	1.69	1.5
2015	1.57	1.49
2016	1.5	1.5
2017	1.42	1.43
2018	1.4	1.42
2019	1.4	1.34
2020	1.39	1.31
2021	1.38	1.6
2022	1.38	1.6
2023	1.37	1.5
2024	1.37	1.5
2025	1.36	1.5
2026	1.36	1.51
2027	1.35	1.51
2028	1.35	1.51
2029	1.35	1.51
2030	1.35	1.52
2031	1.36	1.52
2032	1.36	1.52
2033	1.36	1.52
2034	1.37	1.52
2035	1.37	1.52
2036	1.37	1.53
2037	1.38	1.53
2038	1.38	1.53
2039	1.38	1.53
2040	1.39	1.53
2041	1.39	1.53
2042	1.39	1.53
2043	1.39	1.54
2044	1.4	1.54
2045	1.4	1.54
2046	1.4	1.54
2047	1.4	1.55
2048	1.41	1.55
2049	1.41	1.55
2050	1.41	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bahamas	North Macedonia
1960	41.1%	37.7%
1961	41%	37.8%
1962	40.9%	37.6%
1963	40.8%	37.2%
1964	40.7%	36.7%
1965	40.7%	36.3%
1966	40.6%	35.8%
1967	40.6%	35.2%
1968	40.4%	34.7%
1969	40.3%	34.1%
1970	40.1%	33.5%
1971	40%	33%
1972	39.9%	32.6%
1973	39.7%	32.2%
1974	39.4%	31.7%
1975	39%	31.3%
1976	38.4%	30.9%
1977	37.8%	30.6%
1978	37%	30.3%
1979	36.1%	29.9%
1980	35.3%	29.5%
1981	34.4%	29.1%
1982	33.6%	28.8%
1983	32.8%	28.5%
1984	32%	28.3%
1985	31.2%	28.1%
1986	30.6%	27.8%
1987	30%	27.6%
1988	29.5%	27.4%
1989	29.2%	27.1%
1990	28.9%	26.9%
1991	28.7%	26.5%
1992	28.6%	26.1%
1993	28.6%	25.7%
1994	28.6%	25.5%
1995	28.5%	25.4%
1996	28.5%	25.1%
1997	28.4%	24.8%
1998	28.2%	24.4%
1999	28.1%	23.9%
2000	27.8%	23.4%
2001	27.5%	22.9%
2002	27.2%	22.5%
2003	26.8%	22.1%
2004	26.3%	21.7%
2005	25.9%	21.2%
2006	25.4%	20.8%
2007	24.9%	20.4%
2008	24.3%	20%
2009	23.8%	19.7%
2010	23.3%	19.3%
2011	22.8%	19%
2012	22.4%	18.8%
2013	22%	18.6%
2014	21.6%	18.3%
2015	21.3%	18%
2016	20.9%	17.8%
2017	20.6%	17.5%
2018	20.2%	17.4%
2019	19.8%	17.2%
2020	19.5%	17.2%
2021	19.1%	17.2%
2022	18.8%	17.2%
2023	18.3%	17.1%
2024	17.9%	16.8%
2025	17.5%	16.5%
2026	17.2%	16.2%
2027	16.9%	15.9%
2028	16.7%	15.6%
2029	16.4%	15.3%
2030	16.2%	14.9%
2031	16%	14.6%
2032	15.9%	14.3%
2033	15.8%	14%
2034	15.7%	13.7%
2035	15.6%	13.5%
2036	15.5%	13.3%
2037	15.4%	13.1%
2038	15.3%	13%
2039	15.3%	13%
2040	15.2%	13%
2041	15.1%	12.9%
2042	15%	12.9%
2043	14.9%	13%
2044	14.9%	13%
2045	14.8%	13%
2046	14.7%	13%
2047	14.7%	13%
2048	14.6%	13.1%
2049	14.5%	13.1%
2050	14.4%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in the Bahamas and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 28.9% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Bahamas and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Bahamas vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.29% in the Bahamas and -0.07% in North Macedonia. 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	North Macedonia
1960	3,351	28,816
1961	3,577	27,846
1962	3,748	25,317
1963	3,901	28,124
1964	4,037	27,889
1965	4,193	28,564
1966	4,339	28,766
1967	4,502	28,401
1968	4,622	28,378
1969	4,688	27,464
1970	4,726	28,022
1971	4,690	28,010
1972	4,583	28,236
1973	4,467	28,032
1974	4,352	28,400
1975	4,249	28,983
1976	4,167	28,799
1977	4,069	27,410
1978	3,987	27,150
1979	3,899	27,096
1980	3,845	26,547
1981	3,851	25,689
1982	3,863	25,810
1983	3,888	24,690
1984	3,892	24,436
1985	3,918	24,167
1986	3,998	23,720
1987	4,090	24,359
1988	4,198	24,064
1989	4,323	22,912
1990	4,432	22,868
1991	4,498	23,387
1992	5,064	21,659
1993	4,877	20,797
1994	4,558	19,103
1995	4,434	17,239
1996	4,265	14,806
1997	4,107	12,979
1998	3,949	12,446
1999	3,688	10,489
2000	3,487	12,159
2001	3,377	10,174
2002	3,249	9,697
2003	3,181	8,900
2004	3,165	5,444
2005	3,220	4,011
2006	3,205	3,988
2007	3,243	2,974
2008	3,134	3,746
2009	3,163	4,309
2010	2,662	4,866
2011	2,558	3,100
2012	2,485	3,087
2013	2,432	3,653
2014	2,259	3,644
2015	1,840	2,294
2016	1,569	2,374
2017	1,289	1,329
2018	1,173	1,512
2019	740	-375
2020	631	-5,939
2021	-93	-9,737
2022	947	-4,397
2023	854	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Bahamas vs North Macedonia

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 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahamas	North Macedonia
1985	70	17
1986	68	16
1987	66	15
1988	66	16
1989	65	14
1990	65	16
1991	67	15
1992	67	14
1993	66	14
1994	64	13
1995	63	13
1996	62	14
1997	59	13
1998	57	13
1999	54	12
2000	51	11
2001	48	9
2002	46	10
2003	57	8
2004	69	8
2005	70	7
2006	74	7
2007	78	7
2008	80	6
2009	84	6
2010	79	5
2011	74	5
2012	71	5
2013	74	5
2014	78	4
2015	83	4
2016	77	4
2017	79	4
2018	82	3
2019	82	3
2020	84	7
2021	174	12
2022	80	3
2023	76	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in the Bahamas and 0.33% in North Macedonia. 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	North Macedonia
1968	2.94%	-
1969	2.99%	-
1970	3.03%	-
1971	3.07%	-
1972	3.1%	-
1973	3.13%	-
1974	3.14%	-
1975	3.13%	-
1976	3.1%	-
1977	3.07%	-
1978	3.03%	-
1979	2.99%	-
1980	2.95%	-
1981	2.91%	5.79%
1982	2.88%	5.53%
1983	2.84%	5.25%
1984	2.81%	5.06%
1985	2.78%	5%
1986	2.73%	4.91%
1987	2.65%	4.69%
1988	2.55%	4.36%
1989	2.45%	4.01%
1990	2.34%	3.7%
1991	2.23%	3.46%
1992	2.12%	3.3%
1993	2.03%	3.13%
1994	1.93%	2.85%
1995	1.84%	2.45%
1996	1.76%	2.12%
1997	1.69%	1.93%
1998	1.65%	1.83%
1999	1.62%	1.73%
2000	1.62%	1.59%
2001	1.63%	1.48%
2002	1.65%	1.43%
2003	1.67%	1.43%
2004	1.69%	1.42%
2005	1.69%	1.37%
2006	1.68%	1.3%
2007	1.65%	1.23%
2008	1.62%	1.17%
2009	1.58%	1.1%
2010	1.54%	1.04%
2011	1.5%	1%
2012	1.47%	1.02%
2013	1.44%	1.07%
2014	1.42%	1.11%
2015	1.39%	1.13%
2016	1.38%	1.08%
2017	1.36%	0.97%
2018	1.35%	0.83%
2019	2.35%	0.7%
2020	1.33%	0.59%
2021	1.31%	0.5%
2022	1.29%	0.41%
2023	1.27%	0.33%