Fertility & birth rates in Bahamas and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Bahamas vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Bahamas vs Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	5.09	7.2
1961	5.16	7.21
1962	5.13	7.23
1963	5.06	7.23
1964	4.97	7.23
1965	4.88	7.23
1966	4.79	7.2
1967	4.69	7.16
1968	4.56	7.11
1969	4.38	7.04
1970	4.21	6.98
1971	4.06	6.94
1972	3.89	6.94
1973	3.73	6.94
1974	3.57	6.88
1975	3.42	6.83
1976	3.3	6.77
1977	3.17	6.71
1978	3.05	6.66
1979	2.94	6.59
1980	2.84	6.52
1981	2.77	6.45
1982	2.71	6.33
1983	2.65	6.2
1984	2.59	6.04
1985	2.55	5.87
1986	2.53	5.69
1987	2.52	5.5
1988	2.52	5.28
1989	2.52	5.07
1990	2.52	4.88
1991	2.51	4.72
1992	2.71	4.57
1993	2.61	4.39
1994	2.47	4.28
1995	2.42	4.15
1996	2.35	4.11
1997	2.29	4.08
1998	2.23	4.07
1999	2.13	4.06
2000	2.06	4.01
2001	2.02	3.98
2002	1.98	3.93
2003	1.97	3.86
2004	1.98	3.78
2005	2.01	3.69
2006	2.02	3.64
2007	2.04	3.68
2008	2	3.78
2009	2.01	3.95
2010	1.84	4.04
2011	1.79	4.13
2012	1.76	4.13
2013	1.74	4.11
2014	1.69	4.01
2015	1.57	3.91
2016	1.5	3.83
2017	1.42	3.77
2018	1.4	3.74
2019	1.4	3.75
2020	1.39	3.75
2021	1.38	3.77
2022	1.38	3.77
2023	1.37	3.72
2024	1.37	3.67
2025	1.36	3.62
2026	1.36	3.57
2027	1.35	3.52
2028	1.35	3.47
2029	1.35	3.43
2030	1.35	3.38
2031	1.36	3.33
2032	1.36	3.29
2033	1.36	3.25
2034	1.37	3.21
2035	1.37	3.17
2036	1.37	3.13
2037	1.38	3.09
2038	1.38	3.06
2039	1.38	3.02
2040	1.39	2.99
2041	1.39	2.96
2042	1.39	2.93
2043	1.39	2.9
2044	1.4	2.87
2045	1.4	2.84
2046	1.4	2.81
2047	1.4	2.78
2048	1.41	2.75
2049	1.41	2.72
2050	1.41	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bahamas	Zimbabwe
1960	41.1%	47.3%
1961	41%	47.7%
1962	40.9%	48.1%
1963	40.8%	48.5%
1964	40.7%	48.8%
1965	40.7%	48.7%
1966	40.6%	48.6%
1967	40.6%	48.5%
1968	40.4%	48.5%
1969	40.3%	48.4%
1970	40.1%	48.3%
1971	40%	48.2%
1972	39.9%	48.2%
1973	39.7%	48.1%
1974	39.4%	48.1%
1975	39%	48.1%
1976	38.4%	48.2%
1977	37.8%	48.3%
1978	37%	48.5%
1979	36.1%	48.8%
1980	35.3%	48.7%
1981	34.4%	48.4%
1982	33.6%	48.3%
1983	32.8%	48.2%
1984	32%	48.1%
1985	31.2%	48%
1986	30.6%	47.9%
1987	30%	47.9%
1988	29.5%	47.9%
1989	29.2%	47.6%
1990	28.9%	47.1%
1991	28.7%	46.6%
1992	28.6%	46.8%
1993	28.6%	47.1%
1994	28.6%	46.6%
1995	28.5%	45.9%
1996	28.5%	45%
1997	28.4%	44%
1998	28.2%	43.1%
1999	28.1%	42.4%
2000	27.8%	41.9%
2001	27.5%	41.5%
2002	27.2%	41.4%
2003	26.8%	41.5%
2004	26.3%	41.7%
2005	25.9%	41.9%
2006	25.4%	42%
2007	24.9%	42.1%
2008	24.3%	42.4%
2009	23.8%	42.7%
2010	23.3%	43%
2011	22.8%	43.4%
2012	22.4%	43.7%
2013	22%	43.9%
2014	21.6%	43.9%
2015	21.3%	43.8%
2016	20.9%	43.6%
2017	20.6%	43.3%
2018	20.2%	42.9%
2019	19.8%	42.5%
2020	19.5%	42.2%
2021	19.1%	41.9%
2022	18.8%	41.6%
2023	18.3%	41.3%
2024	17.9%	40.9%
2025	17.5%	40.3%
2026	17.2%	39.6%
2027	16.9%	39%
2028	16.7%	38.4%
2029	16.4%	37.8%
2030	16.2%	37.4%
2031	16%	37%
2032	15.9%	36.8%
2033	15.8%	36.5%
2034	15.7%	36.3%
2035	15.6%	36.1%
2036	15.5%	35.8%
2037	15.4%	35.6%
2038	15.3%	35.3%
2039	15.3%	35.1%
2040	15.2%	34.8%
2041	15.1%	34.6%
2042	15%	34.3%
2043	14.9%	34.1%
2044	14.9%	33.8%
2045	14.8%	33.5%
2046	14.7%	33.2%
2047	14.7%	32.9%
2048	14.6%	32.6%
2049	14.5%	32.2%
2050	14.4%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in the Bahamas and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 28.9% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Bahamas and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Bahamas vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.29% in the Bahamas and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	3,351	126,959
1961	3,577	131,531
1962	3,748	136,317
1963	3,901	140,984
1964	4,037	145,848
1965	4,193	151,164
1966	4,339	156,014
1967	4,502	161,205
1968	4,622	166,865
1969	4,688	172,626
1970	4,726	178,979
1971	4,690	185,427
1972	4,583	193,725
1973	4,467	201,885
1974	4,352	208,806
1975	4,249	216,947
1976	4,167	221,419
1977	4,069	225,139
1978	3,987	222,979
1979	3,899	223,657
1980	3,845	241,179
1981	3,851	271,361
1982	3,863	279,934
1983	3,888	286,545
1984	3,892	290,052
1985	3,918	290,756
1986	3,998	289,894
1987	4,090	286,766
1988	4,198	277,498
1989	4,323	270,838
1990	4,432	265,444
1991	4,498	260,943
1992	5,064	255,291
1993	4,877	228,045
1994	4,558	216,343
1995	4,434	206,695
1996	4,265	205,269
1997	4,107	216,288
1998	3,949	225,614
1999	3,688	232,393
2000	3,487	236,343
2001	3,377	227,909
2002	3,249	244,170
2003	3,181	243,057
2004	3,165	248,307
2005	3,220	248,545
2006	3,205	248,963
2007	3,243	261,805
2008	3,134	280,527
2009	3,163	309,316
2010	2,662	335,570
2011	2,558	359,572
2012	2,485	371,135
2013	2,432	374,757
2014	2,259	366,350
2015	1,840	356,203
2016	1,569	348,772
2017	1,289	344,035
2018	1,173	345,883
2019	740	348,798
2020	631	354,790
2021	-93	349,908
2022	947	371,243
2023	854	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Bahamas vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahamas	Zimbabwe
1985	70	573
1986	68	525
1987	66	480
1988	66	431
1989	65	382
1990	65	353
1991	67	332
1992	67	333
1993	66	331
1994	64	332
1995	63	332
1996	62	352
1997	59	357
1998	57	368
1999	54	399
2000	51	405
2001	48	467
2002	46	418
2003	57	455
2004	69	451
2005	70	454
2006	74	480
2007	78	519
2008	80	526
2009	84	540
2010	79	567
2011	74	564
2012	71	558
2013	74	525
2014	78	468
2015	83	428
2016	77	411
2017	79	389
2018	82	386
2019	82	388
2020	84	380
2021	174	446
2022	80	368
2023	76	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in the Bahamas and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	-	15.2%
1961	-	14.8%
1962	-	14.4%
1963	-	14%
1964	-	13.5%
1965	-	13.1%
1966	-	12.7%
1967	-	12.4%
1968	2.94%	12.1%
1969	2.99%	11.8%
1970	3.03%	11.7%
1971	3.07%	11.5%
1972	3.1%	11.5%
1973	3.13%	11.4%
1974	3.14%	11.4%
1975	3.13%	11.4%
1976	3.1%	11.5%
1977	3.07%	11.5%
1978	3.03%	11.5%
1979	2.99%	11.3%
1980	2.95%	11.1%
1981	2.91%	10.7%
1982	2.88%	10.1%
1983	2.84%	9.5%
1984	2.81%	8.87%
1985	2.78%	8.31%
1986	2.73%	7.86%
1987	2.65%	7.61%
1988	2.55%	7.55%
1989	2.45%	7.69%
1990	2.34%	7.97%
1991	2.23%	8.33%
1992	2.12%	8.73%
1993	2.03%	9.16%
1994	1.93%	9.52%
1995	1.84%	9.83%
1996	1.76%	10%
1997	1.69%	10.1%
1998	1.65%	10%
1999	1.62%	9.92%
2000	1.62%	9.83%
2001	1.63%	9.79%
2002	1.65%	8.48%
2003	1.67%	8.85%
2004	1.69%	9.17%
2005	1.69%	9.23%
2006	1.68%	9.4%
2007	1.65%	9.47%
2008	1.62%	9.34%
2009	1.58%	9.03%
2010	1.54%	8.5%
2011	1.5%	7.88%
2012	1.47%	7.14%
2013	1.44%	6.55%
2014	1.42%	6.18%
2015	1.39%	5.98%
2016	1.38%	5.69%
2017	1.36%	5.5%
2018	1.35%	5.23%
2019	2.35%	5.11%
2020	1.33%	5.01%
2021	1.31%	4.76%
2022	1.29%	4.6%
2023	1.27%	4.42%