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Fertility & birth rates in Bahrain and Guyana

Updated on by Georank team

Bahrain has an annual birth rate of 12.5 births per 1,000 people, compared to 20.3 for Guyana. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.82 in Bahrain and 2.41 in Guyana — 32.2% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -74.9% in Bahrain and by -61.9% in Guyana — in 1960, it was 7.26 and 6.33, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Bahrain is ranked 111/196 by birth rate compared to 75/196 for Guyana.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 30 in Bahrain — it's 27.1 in Guyana.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 7.54 in Bahrain vs 69.9 in Guyana.
  • In Bahrain, 22.2% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 25.9% in Guyana.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.04% in Bahrain and +1.3% in Guyana.

Birth rate data compared

Bahrain Guyana
Fertility rate 1.82 2.41
Birth rate 12.5 20.3
Birth rate rank 111/196 75/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 20.8 years
Average age at childbearing 30 years 27.1 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 6.96 67.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 90.3 127.7
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 31.4 23.2
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 22.2% 25.9%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 30.6% 28.6%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.6% 97.6%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.02% 0.08%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.44% 1.56%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.72% 2.38%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.86% 2.57%
Population change due to births and deaths +16,356 +10,716
Natural population change rank 113/196 116/196
Natural population change rate +1.04% +1.3%
Population growth +0.74% +0.57%
Population growth rank 120/197 129/197
Life expectancy 81.6 years 70.4 years

Fertility rate in Bahrain vs Guyana chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bahrain was 1.82 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.41 in Guyana in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bahrain vs Guyana population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Bahrain
Factual

UN forecast
Guyana
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Bahrain Guyana
1960 7.26 6.33
1961 7.23 6.34
1962 7.19 6.33
1963 7.14 6.31
1964 7.09 6.23
1965 7.03 6.14
1966 6.94 6.02
1967 6.84 5.89
1968 6.71 5.75
1969 6.57 5.58
1970 6.43 5.41
1971 6.28 5.26
1972 6.14 5.08
1973 5.97 4.87
1974 5.79 4.64
1975 5.62 4.45
1976 5.45 4.28
1977 5.29 4.12
1978 5.12 3.97
1979 4.94 3.86
1980 4.76 3.77
1981 4.6 3.72
1982 4.51 3.68
1983 4.41 3.64
1984 4.3 3.54
1985 4.28 3.47
1986 4.25 3.38
1987 4.13 3.31
1988 4.04 3.23
1989 3.96 3.19
1990 3.82 3.18
1991 3.63 3.18
1992 3.55 3.19
1993 3.46 3.2
1994 3.29 3.23
1995 3.13 3.24
1996 2.99 3.23
1997 2.92 3.22
1998 2.89 3.18
1999 2.9 3.13
2000 2.8 3.06
2001 2.65 2.96
2002 2.7 2.84
2003 2.78 2.75
2004 2.77 2.68
2005 2.67 2.65
2006 2.46 2.66
2007 2.28 2.68
2008 2.15 2.7
2009 2.05 2.69
2010 1.99 2.68
2011 2.03 2.69
2012 2.11 2.7
2013 2.17 2.71
2014 2.15 2.7
2015 2.11 2.67
2016 2.04 2.63
2017 1.98 2.59
2018 1.91 2.55
2019 1.84 2.52
2020 1.86 2.49
2021 1.85 2.46
2022 1.84 2.44
2023 1.82 2.41
2024 1.8 2.39
2025 1.78 2.37
2026 1.77 2.35
2027 1.75 2.32
2028 1.74 2.3
2029 1.74 2.28
2030 1.73 2.26
2031 1.72 2.23
2032 1.72 2.21
2033 1.71 2.2
2034 1.71 2.18
2035 1.7 2.16
2036 1.7 2.15
2037 1.69 2.13
2038 1.69 2.12
2039 1.69 2.11
2040 1.68 2.1
2041 1.68 2.09
2042 1.68 2.07
2043 1.68 2.06
2044 1.68 2.05
2045 1.67 2.03
2046 1.67 2.02
2047 1.67 2.01
2048 1.67 2
2049 1.66 1.98
2050 1.66 1.98

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Bahrain
Factual

UN forecast
Guyana
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Bahrain Guyana
1960 42.7% 46.8%
1961 42.9% 47%
1962 43.2% 47.4%
1963 43.6% 47.6%
1964 44.1% 47.7%
1965 44.7% 47.8%
1966 45.3% 47.7%
1967 45.9% 47.5%
1968 46.1% 47.3%
1969 45.8% 46.9%
1970 45.3% 46.6%
1971 44.4% 46.3%
1972 43.4% 46%
1973 42.2% 45.7%
1974 41% 45.3%
1975 39.8% 44.9%
1976 38.7% 44.4%
1977 37.7% 43.9%
1978 36.8% 43.4%
1979 36% 42.9%
1980 35.3% 42.5%
1981 34.8% 41.9%
1982 34.4% 41.2%
1983 34% 40.5%
1984 33.7% 39.9%
1985 33.4% 39.2%
1986 33.3% 38.6%
1987 33.3% 38%
1988 33.3% 37.5%
1989 33.4% 37.2%
1990 33.6% 36.9%
1991 33.6% 36.7%
1992 33.5% 36.5%
1993 33.1% 36.4%
1994 32.6% 36.4%
1995 32.2% 36.4%
1996 31.7% 36.4%
1997 31.2% 36.5%
1998 30.7% 36.6%
1999 30.2% 36.6%
2000 29.8% 36.6%
2001 28.9% 36.5%
2002 27.6% 36.4%
2003 26.2% 36.1%
2004 24.9% 35.8%
2005 23.7% 35.3%
2006 22.8% 34.7%
2007 22% 34.1%
2008 21.3% 33.5%
2009 20.6% 32.9%
2010 20.4% 32.2%
2011 20.4% 31.6%
2012 19.9% 31.1%
2013 19.8% 30.8%
2014 20.3% 30.5%
2015 20.5% 30.3%
2016 20.1% 30.1%
2017 19.8% 30%
2018 19.8% 29.5%
2019 20.1% 29.3%
2020 19.9% 29.5%
2021 19.3% 29.4%
2022 19.1% 29.4%
2023 19% 29.3%
2024 18.7% 29.2%
2025 18.4% 28.9%
2026 18.2% 28.7%
2027 17.9% 28.4%
2028 17.7% 28.1%
2029 17.6% 27.8%
2030 17.4% 27.4%
2031 17.3% 27%
2032 17.2% 26.7%
2033 17.1% 26.3%
2034 17.1% 26%
2035 17.1% 25.6%
2036 17.2% 25.2%
2037 17.3% 24.9%
2038 17.3% 24.6%
2039 17.3% 24.3%
2040 17.3% 24.1%
2041 17.3% 23.9%
2042 17.3% 23.6%
2043 17.3% 23.4%
2044 17.3% 23.3%
2045 17.3% 23.1%
2046 17.3% 22.9%
2047 17.3% 22.7%
2048 17.2% 22.6%
2049 17.2% 22.4%
2050 17.1% 22.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.7% of the population in Bahrain and 29.2% in Guyana in 2024, compared to 33.6% and 36.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bahrain and Guyana compared.

Natural population change in Bahrain vs Guyana by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.16% in Bahrain and +1.36% in Guyana. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Bahrain
Guyana

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Bahrain Guyana
1960 5,513 17,867
1961 5,882 18,092
1962 6,232 18,344
1963 6,557 18,606
1964 6,873 18,729
1965 7,148 18,791
1966 7,342 18,862
1967 7,492 18,933
1968 7,584 19,035
1969 7,277 19,133
1970 6,973 19,233
1971 6,650 19,273
1972 6,763 19,219
1973 7,012 18,991
1974 7,265 18,589
1975 7,535 18,317
1976 7,818 18,083
1977 8,093 17,805
1978 8,358 17,539
1979 8,587 17,402
1980 8,802 17,298
1981 9,020 17,471
1982 9,396 17,644
1983 9,821 17,753
1984 10,269 17,466
1985 10,924 17,292
1986 11,455 16,940
1987 11,709 16,600
1988 11,995 16,189
1989 12,293 15,947
1990 12,337 15,917
1991 11,491 15,896
1992 11,577 15,990
1993 11,521 16,099
1994 11,133 16,185
1995 10,824 15,991
1996 10,607 15,768
1997 10,739 15,568
1998 10,970 15,292
1999 11,397 14,763
2000 11,339 14,128
2001 10,948 13,307
2002 11,875 12,218
2003 13,243 11,344
2004 14,454 10,767
2005 15,196 10,455
2006 15,248 10,525
2007 15,393 10,741
2008 15,541 10,792
2009 15,795 10,758
2010 16,474 10,652
2011 15,990 10,713
2012 16,219 10,633
2013 17,044 10,887
2014 17,826 11,143
2015 18,193 11,199
2016 17,996 11,168
2017 18,140 11,108
2018 17,445 10,946
2019 16,639 11,665
2020 15,056 10,307
2021 15,401 8,125
2022 17,058 11,042
2023 16,356 10,716

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Maternal mortality chart: Bahrain vs Guyana

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 17 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bahrain, compared to 75 deaths in Guyana.

Bahrain
Guyana
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Bahrain Guyana
1985 37 241
1986 37 238
1987 36 234
1988 36 230
1989 35 227
1990 35 224
1991 34 219
1992 34 208
1993 33 205
1994 33 204
1995 31 207
1996 30 202
1997 28 195
1998 27 184
1999 26 178
2000 25 171
2001 24 163
2002 23 164
2003 22 164
2004 21 162
2005 20 166
2006 20 167
2007 19 158
2008 19 153
2009 18 146
2010 18 141
2011 18 135
2012 17 133
2013 17 128
2014 16 121
2015 16 117
2016 17 114
2017 17 110
2018 16 105
2019 17 107
2020 7 109
2021 10 189
2022 5 83
2023 17 75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.86% in Bahrain and 2.57% in Guyana. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Bahrain
Guyana

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Bahrain Guyana
1960 19.8% 9.19%
1961 18.2% 8.81%
1962 16.6% 8.49%
1963 15.2% 8.21%
1964 13.9% 7.99%
1965 12.7% 7.8%
1966 11.5% 7.66%
1967 10.5% 7.56%
1968 9.5% 7.48%
1969 8.6% 7.43%
1970 7.79% 7.39%
1971 7.05% 7.37%
1972 6.38% 7.35%
1973 5.8% 7.33%
1974 5.29% 7.31%
1975 4.84% 7.27%
1976 4.45% 7.24%
1977 4.11% 7.19%
1978 3.81% 7.14%
1979 3.54% 7.08%
1980 3.3% 7.02%
1981 3.09% 6.96%
1982 2.91% 6.89%
1983 2.76% 6.82%
1984 2.63% 6.74%
1985 2.52% 6.66%
1986 2.44% 6.57%
1987 2.38% 6.47%
1988 2.34% 6.35%
1989 2.32% 6.22%
1990 2.31% 6.08%
1991 2.27% 5.92%
1992 2.21% 5.77%
1993 2.1% 5.6%
1994 1.97% 5.45%
1995 1.82% 5.3%
1996 1.66% 5.16%
1997 1.52% 5.02%
1998 1.41% 4.89%
1999 1.32% 4.77%
2000 1.25% 4.65%
2001 1.2% 4.53%
2002 1.16% 4.42%
2003 1.13% 4.32%
2004 1.1% 4.23%
2005 1.06% 4.14%
2006 1.03% 4.05%
2007 0.98% 3.97%
2008 0.94% 3.89%
2009 0.9% 3.81%
2010 0.86% 3.73%
2011 0.83% 3.65%
2012 0.81% 3.58%
2013 0.79% 3.49%
2014 0.78% 3.4%
2015 0.77% 3.31%
2016 0.76% 3.21%
2017 0.77% 3.11%
2018 0.77% 3.02%
2019 0.78% 2.93%
2020 0.8% 2.84%
2021 0.82% 2.75%
2022 0.84% 2.66%
2023 0.86% 2.57%

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