Fertility & birth rates in Bahamas and Paraguay

Fertility rate in Bahamas vs Paraguay 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 2.42 in Paraguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Bahamas vs Paraguay 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	Paraguay
1960	5.09	6.5
1961	5.16	6.49
1962	5.13	6.47
1963	5.06	6.45
1964	4.97	6.42
1965	4.88	6.35
1966	4.79	6.23
1967	4.69	6.1
1968	4.56	5.97
1969	4.38	5.84
1970	4.21	5.72
1971	4.06	5.59
1972	3.89	5.46
1973	3.73	5.35
1974	3.57	5.27
1975	3.42	5.18
1976	3.3	5.12
1977	3.17	5.08
1978	3.05	5.04
1979	2.94	5.06
1980	2.84	5.1
1981	2.77	5.15
1982	2.71	5.13
1983	2.65	5.09
1984	2.59	5.04
1985	2.55	4.97
1986	2.53	4.93
1987	2.52	4.85
1988	2.52	4.77
1989	2.52	4.68
1990	2.52	4.57
1991	2.51	4.48
1992	2.71	4.4
1993	2.61	4.28
1994	2.47	4.2
1995	2.42	4.11
1996	2.35	4.01
1997	2.29	3.91
1998	2.23	3.8
1999	2.13	3.67
2000	2.06	3.51
2001	2.02	3.36
2002	1.98	3.23
2003	1.97	3.12
2004	1.98	3.05
2005	2.01	2.97
2006	2.02	2.89
2007	2.04	2.82
2008	2	2.79
2009	2.01	2.76
2010	1.84	2.7
2011	1.79	2.67
2012	1.76	2.66
2013	1.74	2.64
2014	1.69	2.65
2015	1.57	2.65
2016	1.5	2.62
2017	1.42	2.59
2018	1.4	2.56
2019	1.4	2.53
2020	1.39	2.5
2021	1.38	2.47
2022	1.38	2.44
2023	1.37	2.42
2024	1.37	2.42
2025	1.36	2.39
2026	1.36	2.37
2027	1.35	2.35
2028	1.35	2.33
2029	1.35	2.31
2030	1.35	2.29
2031	1.36	2.27
2032	1.36	2.26
2033	1.36	2.24
2034	1.37	2.22
2035	1.37	2.21
2036	1.37	2.19
2037	1.38	2.17
2038	1.38	2.16
2039	1.38	2.14
2040	1.39	2.13
2041	1.39	2.12
2042	1.39	2.11
2043	1.39	2.09
2044	1.4	2.08
2045	1.4	2.07
2046	1.4	2.06
2047	1.4	2.05
2048	1.41	2.04
2049	1.41	2.03
2050	1.41	2.02

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bahamas	Paraguay
1960	41.1%	46.3%
1961	41%	46.2%
1962	40.9%	46.1%
1963	40.8%	46%
1964	40.7%	46%
1965	40.7%	46%
1966	40.6%	46%
1967	40.6%	45.9%
1968	40.4%	45.8%
1969	40.3%	45.7%
1970	40.1%	45.5%
1971	40%	45.2%
1972	39.9%	45%
1973	39.7%	44.6%
1974	39.4%	44.2%
1975	39%	43.7%
1976	38.4%	43.3%
1977	37.8%	42.8%
1978	37%	42.4%
1979	36.1%	42%
1980	35.3%	41.6%
1981	34.4%	41.4%
1982	33.6%	41.2%
1983	32.8%	41.2%
1984	32%	41.2%
1985	31.2%	41.2%
1986	30.6%	41.3%
1987	30%	41.3%
1988	29.5%	41.4%
1989	29.2%	41.5%
1990	28.9%	41.5%
1991	28.7%	41.5%
1992	28.6%	41.5%
1993	28.6%	41.4%
1994	28.6%	41.3%
1995	28.5%	41.1%
1996	28.5%	40.8%
1997	28.4%	40.4%
1998	28.2%	40%
1999	28.1%	39.5%
2000	27.8%	39%
2001	27.5%	38.4%
2002	27.2%	37.9%
2003	26.8%	37.3%
2004	26.3%	36.6%
2005	25.9%	35.8%
2006	25.4%	35.1%
2007	24.9%	34.4%
2008	24.3%	33.8%
2009	23.8%	33.2%
2010	23.3%	32.5%
2011	22.8%	32%
2012	22.4%	31.4%
2013	22%	30.9%
2014	21.6%	30.5%
2015	21.3%	30.2%
2016	20.9%	29.9%
2017	20.6%	29.7%
2018	20.2%	29.5%
2019	19.8%	29.3%
2020	19.5%	29.1%
2021	19.1%	29%
2022	18.8%	28.9%
2023	18.3%	28.8%
2024	17.9%	28.6%
2025	17.5%	28.4%
2026	17.2%	28.1%
2027	16.9%	27.9%
2028	16.7%	27.6%
2029	16.4%	27.3%
2030	16.2%	26.9%
2031	16%	26.5%
2032	15.9%	26.1%
2033	15.8%	25.8%
2034	15.7%	25.4%
2035	15.6%	25%
2036	15.5%	24.7%
2037	15.4%	24.4%
2038	15.3%	24.1%
2039	15.3%	23.8%
2040	15.2%	23.5%
2041	15.1%	23.2%
2042	15%	23%
2043	14.9%	22.7%
2044	14.9%	22.5%
2045	14.8%	22.3%
2046	14.7%	22.1%
2047	14.7%	22%
2048	14.6%	21.8%
2049	14.5%	21.6%
2050	14.4%	21.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in the Bahamas and 28.6% in Paraguay in 2024, compared to 28.9% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Bahamas and Paraguay compared.

Natural population change in Bahamas vs Paraguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.29% in the Bahamas and +1.56% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	3,351	60,009
1961	3,577	61,536
1962	3,748	63,079
1963	3,901	64,741
1964	4,037	65,681
1965	4,193	66,063
1966	4,339	66,002
1967	4,502	65,695
1968	4,622	65,575
1969	4,688	65,616
1970	4,726	65,905
1971	4,690	66,142
1972	4,583	66,625
1973	4,467	67,803
1974	4,352	69,059
1975	4,249	70,285
1976	4,167	71,973
1977	4,069	74,359
1978	3,987	76,691
1979	3,899	80,345
1980	3,845	84,568
1981	3,851	89,456
1982	3,863	92,917
1983	3,888	96,406
1984	3,892	99,937
1985	3,918	102,859
1986	3,998	105,776
1987	4,090	107,962
1988	4,198	110,348
1989	4,323	111,727
1990	4,432	112,864
1991	4,498	114,472
1992	5,064	115,442
1993	4,877	115,211
1994	4,558	115,662
1995	4,434	115,777
1996	4,265	115,623
1997	4,107	115,095
1998	3,949	114,122
1999	3,688	112,726
2000	3,487	109,979
2001	3,377	107,225
2002	3,249	104,658
2003	3,181	102,427
2004	3,165	101,896
2005	3,220	101,035
2006	3,205	99,808
2007	3,243	99,141
2008	3,134	99,821
2009	3,163	100,296
2010	2,662	99,456
2011	2,558	100,442
2012	2,485	102,508
2013	2,432	103,383
2014	2,259	105,585
2015	1,840	106,817
2016	1,569	106,804
2017	1,289	105,634
2018	1,173	104,908
2019	740	103,179
2020	631	98,667
2021	-93	78,667
2022	947	94,627
2023	854	97,748

Maternal mortality chart: Bahamas vs Paraguay

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 58 deaths in Paraguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahamas	Paraguay
1985	70	237
1986	68	230
1987	66	225
1988	66	220
1989	65	209
1990	65	198
1991	67	192
1992	67	195
1993	66	197
1994	64	201
1995	63	202
1996	62	203
1997	59	205
1998	57	207
1999	54	207
2000	51	207
2001	48	207
2002	46	206
2003	57	203
2004	69	199
2005	70	194
2006	74	186
2007	78	177
2008	80	166
2009	84	152
2010	79	136
2011	74	120
2012	71	100
2013	74	84
2014	78	70
2015	83	64
2016	77	60
2017	79	58
2018	82	58
2019	82	58
2020	84	69
2021	174	140
2022	80	78
2023	76	58

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in the Bahamas and 1.7% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	-	8.18%
1961	-	8.11%
1962	-	8.06%
1963	-	8.02%
1964	-	7.99%
1965	-	7.96%
1966	-	7.94%
1967	-	7.91%
1968	2.94%	7.88%
1969	2.99%	7.84%
1970	3.03%	7.79%
1971	3.07%	7.73%
1972	3.1%	7.66%
1973	3.13%	7.57%
1974	3.14%	7.46%
1975	3.13%	7.34%
1976	3.1%	7.21%
1977	3.07%	7.06%
1978	3.03%	6.91%
1979	2.99%	6.74%
1980	2.95%	6.55%
1981	2.91%	6.35%
1982	2.88%	6.14%
1983	2.84%	5.92%
1984	2.81%	5.71%
1985	2.78%	5.5%
1986	2.73%	5.3%
1987	2.65%	5.1%
1988	2.55%	4.92%
1989	2.45%	4.73%
1990	2.34%	4.55%
1991	2.23%	4.38%
1992	2.12%	4.23%
1993	2.03%	4.08%
1994	1.93%	3.95%
1995	1.84%	3.83%
1996	1.76%	3.72%
1997	1.69%	3.62%
1998	1.65%	3.53%
1999	1.62%	3.45%
2000	1.62%	3.36%
2001	1.63%	3.29%
2002	1.65%	3.22%
2003	1.67%	3.14%
2004	1.69%	3.07%
2005	1.69%	2.99%
2006	1.68%	2.91%
2007	1.65%	2.83%
2008	1.62%	2.75%
2009	1.58%	2.67%
2010	1.54%	2.59%
2011	1.5%	2.51%
2012	1.47%	2.44%
2013	1.44%	2.37%
2014	1.42%	2.3%
2015	1.39%	2.22%
2016	1.38%	2.15%
2017	1.36%	2.08%
2018	1.35%	2.01%
2019	2.35%	1.94%
2020	1.33%	1.88%
2021	1.31%	1.82%
2022	1.29%	1.76%
2023	1.27%	1.7%