Fertility & birth rates in Bahrain and Netherlands

Fertility rate in Bahrain vs Netherlands 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 1.43 in the Netherlands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bahrain	Netherlands
1960	7.26	3.12
1961	7.23	3.22
1962	7.19	3.18
1963	7.14	3.19
1964	7.09	3.17
1965	7.03	3.04
1966	6.94	2.9
1967	6.84	2.81
1968	6.71	2.72
1969	6.57	2.75
1970	6.43	2.57
1971	6.28	2.36
1972	6.14	2.15
1973	5.97	1.9
1974	5.79	1.77
1975	5.62	1.66
1976	5.45	1.63
1977	5.29	1.58
1978	5.12	1.58
1979	4.94	1.56
1980	4.76	1.6
1981	4.6	1.56
1982	4.51	1.5
1983	4.41	1.47
1984	4.3	1.49
1985	4.28	1.51
1986	4.25	1.55
1987	4.13	1.56
1988	4.04	1.55
1989	3.96	1.55
1990	3.82	1.62
1991	3.63	1.61
1992	3.55	1.59
1993	3.46	1.57
1994	3.29	1.57
1995	3.13	1.53
1996	2.99	1.53
1997	2.92	1.56
1998	2.89	1.63
1999	2.9	1.65
2000	2.8	1.72
2001	2.65	1.71
2002	2.7	1.73
2003	2.78	1.75
2004	2.77	1.72
2005	2.67	1.71
2006	2.46	1.72
2007	2.28	1.72
2008	2.15	1.77
2009	2.05	1.79
2010	1.99	1.79
2011	2.03	1.76
2012	2.11	1.72
2013	2.17	1.68
2014	2.15	1.71
2015	2.11	1.66
2016	2.04	1.66
2017	1.98	1.62
2018	1.91	1.59
2019	1.84	1.57
2020	1.86	1.54
2021	1.85	1.62
2022	1.84	1.49
2023	1.82	1.43
2024	1.8	1.43
2025	1.78	1.44
2026	1.77	1.44
2027	1.75	1.45
2028	1.74	1.45
2029	1.74	1.45
2030	1.73	1.46
2031	1.72	1.46
2032	1.72	1.47
2033	1.71	1.47
2034	1.71	1.48
2035	1.7	1.48
2036	1.7	1.48
2037	1.69	1.48
2038	1.69	1.48
2039	1.69	1.49
2040	1.68	1.49
2041	1.68	1.49
2042	1.68	1.5
2043	1.68	1.5
2044	1.68	1.5
2045	1.67	1.5
2046	1.67	1.5
2047	1.67	1.51
2048	1.67	1.51
2049	1.66	1.51
2050	1.66	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bahrain	Netherlands
1960	42.7%	30%
1961	42.9%	29.7%
1962	43.2%	29.1%
1963	43.6%	28.7%
1964	44.1%	28.5%
1965	44.7%	28.3%
1966	45.3%	28.1%
1967	45.9%	27.8%
1968	46.1%	27.6%
1969	45.8%	27.5%
1970	45.3%	27.3%
1971	44.4%	27.1%
1972	43.4%	26.8%
1973	42.2%	26.4%
1974	41%	25.9%
1975	39.8%	25.3%
1976	38.7%	24.8%
1977	37.7%	24.2%
1978	36.8%	23.5%
1979	36%	22.9%
1980	35.3%	22.3%
1981	34.8%	21.8%
1982	34.4%	21.3%
1983	34%	20.7%
1984	33.7%	20.1%
1985	33.4%	19.5%
1986	33.3%	19.1%
1987	33.3%	18.7%
1988	33.3%	18.5%
1989	33.4%	18.4%
1990	33.6%	18.4%
1991	33.6%	18.4%
1992	33.5%	18.5%
1993	33.1%	18.5%
1994	32.6%	18.6%
1995	32.2%	18.6%
1996	31.7%	18.6%
1997	31.2%	18.6%
1998	30.7%	18.6%
1999	30.2%	18.7%
2000	29.8%	18.8%
2001	28.9%	18.8%
2002	27.6%	18.8%
2003	26.2%	18.7%
2004	24.9%	18.6%
2005	23.7%	18.5%
2006	22.8%	18.3%
2007	22%	18.1%
2008	21.3%	17.9%
2009	20.6%	17.7%
2010	20.4%	17.6%
2011	20.4%	17.4%
2012	19.9%	17.3%
2013	19.8%	17.1%
2014	20.3%	16.9%
2015	20.5%	16.6%
2016	20.1%	16.4%
2017	19.8%	16.2%
2018	19.8%	16%
2019	20.1%	15.8%
2020	19.9%	15.6%
2021	19.3%	15.5%
2022	19.1%	15.4%
2023	19%	15.2%
2024	18.7%	15%
2025	18.4%	14.9%
2026	18.2%	14.9%
2027	17.9%	14.8%
2028	17.7%	14.8%
2029	17.6%	14.8%
2030	17.4%	14.8%
2031	17.3%	14.8%
2032	17.2%	14.7%
2033	17.1%	14.7%
2034	17.1%	14.7%
2035	17.1%	14.7%
2036	17.2%	14.7%
2037	17.3%	14.6%
2038	17.3%	14.6%
2039	17.3%	14.6%
2040	17.3%	14.5%
2041	17.3%	14.5%
2042	17.3%	14.4%
2043	17.3%	14.4%
2044	17.3%	14.3%
2045	17.3%	14.2%
2046	17.3%	14.1%
2047	17.3%	14.1%
2048	17.2%	14%
2049	17.2%	13.9%
2050	17.1%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.7% of the population in Bahrain and 15% in the Netherlands in 2024, compared to 33.6% and 18.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bahrain and the Netherlands compared.

Natural population change in Bahrain vs Netherlands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.16% in Bahrain and +0.08% in the Netherlands. 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
	Bahrain	Netherlands
1960	5,513	151,623
1961	5,882	159,450
1962	6,232	153,474
1963	6,557	154,361
1964	6,873	157,653
1965	7,148	146,308
1966	7,342	138,265
1967	7,492	138,580
1968	7,584	132,389
1969	7,277	139,082
1970	6,973	129,082
1971	6,650	116,112
1972	6,763	101,297
1973	7,012	84,668
1974	7,265	75,853
1975	7,535	64,232
1976	7,818	63,361
1977	8,093	63,739
1978	8,358	61,344
1979	8,587	63,172
1980	8,802	66,504
1981	9,020	62,688
1982	9,396	54,388
1983	9,821	51,722
1984	10,269	54,812
1985	10,924	55,069
1986	11,455	59,746
1987	11,709	64,526
1988	11,995	61,993
1989	12,293	59,396
1990	12,337	68,777
1991	11,491	69,321
1992	11,577	66,811
1993	11,521	58,103
1994	11,133	61,532
1995	10,824	54,106
1996	10,607	51,251
1997	10,739	56,198
1998	10,970	61,258
1999	11,397	60,086
2000	11,339	66,887
2001	10,948	62,580
2002	11,875	59,751
2003	13,243	58,411
2004	14,454	56,987
2005	15,196	50,592
2006	15,248	49,038
2007	15,393	49,145
2008	15,541	49,337
2009	15,795	51,244
2010	16,474	48,184
2011	15,990	45,072
2012	16,219	35,186
2013	17,044	30,248
2014	17,826	35,417
2015	18,193	23,716
2016	17,996	23,843
2017	18,140	18,844
2018	17,445	15,508
2019	16,639	17,345
2020	15,056	0
2021	15,401	7,014
2022	17,058	-1,770
2023	16,356	-5,363

Maternal mortality chart: Bahrain vs Netherlands

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 4 deaths in the Netherlands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahrain	Netherlands
1985	37	12
1986	37	12
1987	36	12
1988	36	12
1989	35	12
1990	35	12
1991	34	12
1992	34	12
1993	33	12
1994	33	12
1995	31	12
1996	30	12
1997	28	13
1998	27	12
1999	26	13
2000	25	13
2001	24	13
2002	23	13
2003	22	12
2004	21	11
2005	20	10
2006	20	9
2007	19	8
2008	19	8
2009	18	7
2010	18	6
2011	18	7
2012	17	6
2013	17	6
2014	16	5
2015	16	5
2016	17	5
2017	17	5
2018	16	5
2019	17	5
2020	7	4
2021	10	5
2022	5	4
2023	17	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.86% in Bahrain and 0.4% in the Netherlands. 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
	Bahrain	Netherlands
1960	19.8%	2.08%
1961	18.2%	2.03%
1962	16.6%	1.97%
1963	15.2%	1.92%
1964	13.9%	1.88%
1965	12.7%	1.83%
1966	11.5%	1.79%
1967	10.5%	1.74%
1968	9.5%	1.69%
1969	8.6%	1.64%
1970	7.79%	1.58%
1971	7.05%	1.53%
1972	6.38%	1.47%
1973	5.8%	1.41%
1974	5.29%	1.36%
1975	4.84%	1.31%
1976	4.45%	1.26%
1977	4.11%	1.21%
1978	3.81%	1.16%
1979	3.54%	1.12%
1980	3.3%	1.09%
1981	3.09%	1.06%
1982	2.91%	1.04%
1983	2.76%	1.02%
1984	2.63%	0.99%
1985	2.52%	0.97%
1986	2.44%	0.95%
1987	2.38%	0.92%
1988	2.34%	0.89%
1989	2.32%	0.86%
1990	2.31%	0.83%
1991	2.27%	0.8%
1992	2.21%	0.77%
1993	2.1%	0.74%
1994	1.97%	0.71%
1995	1.82%	0.69%
1996	1.66%	0.67%
1997	1.52%	0.66%
1998	1.41%	0.64%
1999	1.32%	0.63%
2000	1.25%	0.62%
2001	1.2%	0.61%
2002	1.16%	0.59%
2003	1.13%	0.57%
2004	1.1%	0.55%
2005	1.06%	0.53%
2006	1.03%	0.51%
2007	0.98%	0.49%
2008	0.94%	0.47%
2009	0.9%	0.46%
2010	0.86%	0.44%
2011	0.83%	0.43%
2012	0.81%	0.42%
2013	0.79%	0.42%
2014	0.78%	0.41%
2015	0.77%	0.41%
2016	0.76%	0.41%
2017	0.77%	0.4%
2018	0.77%	0.4%
2019	0.78%	0.4%
2020	0.8%	0.4%
2021	0.82%	0.4%
2022	0.84%	0.4%
2023	0.86%	0.4%