Fertility & birth rates in Bahamas and Tanzania

Fertility rate in Bahamas vs Tanzania 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 4.61 in Tanzania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Bahamas vs Tanzania 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	Tanzania
1960	5.09	6.54
1961	5.16	6.56
1962	5.13	6.61
1963	5.06	6.65
1964	4.97	6.68
1965	4.88	6.73
1966	4.79	6.8
1967	4.69	6.86
1968	4.56	6.9
1969	4.38	6.95
1970	4.21	7
1971	4.06	7.04
1972	3.89	7.05
1973	3.73	7.06
1974	3.57	7.12
1975	3.42	7.1
1976	3.3	7.09
1977	3.17	7.07
1978	3.05	7.06
1979	2.94	7.04
1980	2.84	6.99
1981	2.77	6.93
1982	2.71	6.87
1983	2.65	6.81
1984	2.59	6.72
1985	2.55	6.6
1986	2.53	6.49
1987	2.52	6.41
1988	2.52	6.38
1989	2.52	6.3
1990	2.52	6.2
1991	2.51	6.14
1992	2.71	6.08
1993	2.61	6
1994	2.47	5.89
1995	2.42	5.82
1996	2.35	5.83
1997	2.29	5.84
1998	2.23	5.81
1999	2.13	5.75
2000	2.06	5.67
2001	2.02	5.62
2002	1.98	5.57
2003	1.97	5.58
2004	1.98	5.6
2005	2.01	5.58
2006	2.02	5.51
2007	2.04	5.4
2008	2	5.32
2009	2.01	5.26
2010	1.84	5.23
2011	1.79	5.14
2012	1.76	5.14
2013	1.74	5.16
2014	1.69	5.12
2015	1.57	5.03
2016	1.5	5.01
2017	1.42	4.99
2018	1.4	4.93
2019	1.4	4.87
2020	1.39	4.8
2021	1.38	4.73
2022	1.38	4.67
2023	1.37	4.61
2024	1.37	4.54
2025	1.36	4.47
2026	1.36	4.41
2027	1.35	4.34
2028	1.35	4.28
2029	1.35	4.22
2030	1.35	4.16
2031	1.36	4.11
2032	1.36	4.04
2033	1.36	3.98
2034	1.37	3.94
2035	1.37	3.88
2036	1.37	3.83
2037	1.38	3.76
2038	1.38	3.72
2039	1.38	3.67
2040	1.39	3.63
2041	1.39	3.57
2042	1.39	3.54
2043	1.39	3.49
2044	1.4	3.46
2045	1.4	3.4
2046	1.4	3.39
2047	1.4	3.35
2048	1.41	3.31
2049	1.41	3.25
2050	1.41	3.23

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bahamas	Tanzania
1960	41.1%	44.9%
1961	41%	44.8%
1962	40.9%	44.8%
1963	40.8%	44.8%
1964	40.7%	45%
1965	40.7%	45.2%
1966	40.6%	45.4%
1967	40.6%	45.6%
1968	40.4%	45.8%
1969	40.3%	45.9%
1970	40.1%	46%
1971	40%	46.1%
1972	39.9%	46.1%
1973	39.7%	46.2%
1974	39.4%	46.3%
1975	39%	46.4%
1976	38.4%	46.5%
1977	37.8%	46.6%
1978	37%	46.7%
1979	36.1%	46.9%
1980	35.3%	47.2%
1981	34.4%	47.4%
1982	33.6%	47.5%
1983	32.8%	47.6%
1984	32%	47.5%
1985	31.2%	47.4%
1986	30.6%	47.2%
1987	30%	46.9%
1988	29.5%	46.7%
1989	29.2%	46.5%
1990	28.9%	46.3%
1991	28.7%	46.2%
1992	28.6%	46%
1993	28.6%	45.5%
1994	28.6%	44.9%
1995	28.5%	44.5%
1996	28.5%	44.7%
1997	28.4%	44.8%
1998	28.2%	44.7%
1999	28.1%	44.7%
2000	27.8%	44.6%
2001	27.5%	44.5%
2002	27.2%	44.6%
2003	26.8%	44.6%
2004	26.3%	44.7%
2005	25.9%	44.8%
2006	25.4%	44.9%
2007	24.9%	45%
2008	24.3%	45.1%
2009	23.8%	45.3%
2010	23.3%	45.3%
2011	22.8%	45.2%
2012	22.4%	45.1%
2013	22%	44.9%
2014	21.6%	44.8%
2015	21.3%	44.5%
2016	20.9%	44.2%
2017	20.6%	44%
2018	20.2%	43.8%
2019	19.8%	43.6%
2020	19.5%	43.4%
2021	19.1%	43.1%
2022	18.8%	42.9%
2023	18.3%	42.7%
2024	17.9%	42.5%
2025	17.5%	42.3%
2026	17.2%	42.1%
2027	16.9%	41.9%
2028	16.7%	41.7%
2029	16.4%	41.4%
2030	16.2%	41.1%
2031	16%	40.9%
2032	15.9%	40.5%
2033	15.8%	40.2%
2034	15.7%	39.8%
2035	15.6%	39.5%
2036	15.5%	39.1%
2037	15.4%	38.8%
2038	15.3%	38.4%
2039	15.3%	38.1%
2040	15.2%	37.8%
2041	15.1%	37.5%
2042	15%	37.1%
2043	14.9%	36.8%
2044	14.9%	36.5%
2045	14.8%	36.2%
2046	14.7%	35.9%
2047	14.7%	35.6%
2048	14.6%	35.4%
2049	14.5%	35.1%
2050	14.4%	34.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in the Bahamas and 42.5% in Tanzania in 2024, compared to 28.9% and 46.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Bahamas and Tanzania compared.

Natural population change in Bahamas vs Tanzania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.29% in the Bahamas and +3.05% in Tanzania. 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	Tanzania
1960	3,351	275,814
1961	3,577	286,839
1962	3,748	300,663
1963	3,901	314,644
1964	4,037	328,527
1965	4,193	343,456
1966	4,339	360,229
1967	4,502	374,763
1968	4,622	389,467
1969	4,688	408,322
1970	4,726	427,988
1971	4,690	449,014
1972	4,583	467,305
1973	4,467	488,429
1974	4,352	515,152
1975	4,249	533,906
1976	4,167	553,617
1977	4,069	574,938
1978	3,987	595,024
1979	3,899	613,388
1980	3,845	629,444
1981	3,851	645,496
1982	3,863	662,627
1983	3,888	679,720
1984	3,892	687,435
1985	3,918	697,867
1986	3,998	705,677
1987	4,090	718,580
1988	4,198	736,551
1989	4,323	743,854
1990	4,432	750,825
1991	4,498	762,011
1992	5,064	767,961
1993	4,877	778,044
1994	4,558	803,953
1995	4,434	838,980
1996	4,265	868,524
1997	4,107	882,544
1998	3,949	920,806
1999	3,688	948,659
2000	3,487	985,185
2001	3,377	1,026,242
2002	3,249	1,063,195
2003	3,181	1,118,435
2004	3,165	1,175,379
2005	3,220	1,224,165
2006	3,205	1,257,927
2007	3,243	1,278,285
2008	3,134	1,303,728
2009	3,163	1,332,015
2010	2,662	1,363,477
2011	2,558	1,384,886
2012	2,485	1,439,325
2013	2,432	1,509,008
2014	2,259	1,565,630
2015	1,840	1,592,882
2016	1,569	1,659,502
2017	1,289	1,726,909
2018	1,173	1,777,852
2019	740	1,816,669
2020	631	1,861,377
2021	-93	1,880,137
2022	947	1,927,960
2023	854	1,960,623

Maternal mortality chart: Bahamas vs Tanzania

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 276 deaths in Tanzania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahamas	Tanzania
1985	70	980
1986	68	971
1987	66	964
1988	66	949
1989	65	927
1990	65	900
1991	67	873
1992	67	864
1993	66	851
1994	64	816
1995	63	797
1996	62	775
1997	59	777
1998	57	739
1999	54	635
2000	51	568
2001	48	493
2002	46	454
2003	57	397
2004	69	365
2005	70	350
2006	74	366
2007	78	453
2008	80	511
2009	84	502
2010	79	486
2011	74	475
2012	71	448
2013	74	479
2014	78	454
2015	83	433
2016	77	396
2017	79	345
2018	82	319
2019	82	292
2020	84	160
2021	174	162
2022	80	152
2023	76	276

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in the Bahamas and 3.89% in Tanzania. 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	Tanzania
1960	-	24.2%
1961	-	24%
1962	-	23.8%
1963	-	23.6%
1964	-	23.4%
1965	-	23.1%
1966	-	22.8%
1967	-	22.5%
1968	2.94%	22.2%
1969	2.99%	21.9%
1970	3.03%	21.6%
1971	3.07%	21.2%
1972	3.1%	20.9%
1973	3.13%	20.5%
1974	3.14%	20.1%
1975	3.13%	19.6%
1976	3.1%	19.2%
1977	3.07%	18.8%
1978	3.03%	18.4%
1979	2.99%	18.1%
1980	2.95%	17.9%
1981	2.91%	17.8%
1982	2.88%	17.8%
1983	2.84%	17.8%
1984	2.81%	17.8%
1985	2.78%	17.7%
1986	2.73%	17.6%
1987	2.65%	17.4%
1988	2.55%	17.2%
1989	2.45%	16.9%
1990	2.34%	16.7%
1991	2.23%	16.5%
1992	2.12%	16.3%
1993	2.03%	16.1%
1994	1.93%	15.9%
1995	1.84%	15.6%
1996	1.76%	15.2%
1997	1.69%	14.8%
1998	1.65%	14.2%
1999	1.62%	13.6%
2000	1.62%	12.8%
2001	1.63%	12.1%
2002	1.65%	11.3%
2003	1.67%	10.5%
2004	1.69%	9.86%
2005	1.69%	9.24%
2006	1.68%	8.69%
2007	1.65%	8.16%
2008	1.62%	7.7%
2009	1.58%	7.24%
2010	1.54%	6.86%
2011	1.5%	6.5%
2012	1.47%	6.21%
2013	1.44%	5.95%
2014	1.42%	5.67%
2015	1.39%	5.48%
2016	1.38%	5.25%
2017	1.36%	5.02%
2018	1.35%	4.8%
2019	2.35%	4.6%
2020	1.33%	4.42%
2021	1.31%	4.22%
2022	1.29%	4.05%
2023	1.27%	3.89%