Fertility & birth rates in Bahrain and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Bahrain vs New Zealand by year

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Bahrain

New Zealand

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Year	Fertility rate
	Bahrain	New Zealand
2023	1.82	1.56
2022	1.84	1.66
2021	1.85	1.64
2020	1.86	1.61
2019	1.84	1.72
2018	1.91	1.71
2017	1.98	1.81
2016	2.04	1.87
2015	2.11	1.99
2014	2.15	1.92
2013	2.17	2.01
2012	2.11	2.1
2011	2.03	2.09
2010	1.99	2.17
2009	2.05	2.13
2008	2.15	2.19
2007	2.28	2.18
2006	2.46	2.01
2005	2.67	1.97
2004	2.77	1.98
2003	2.78	1.93
2002	2.7	1.89
2001	2.65	1.97
2000	2.8	1.98
1999	2.9	1.97
1998	2.89	1.89
1997	2.92	1.96
1996	2.99	1.96
1995	3.13	1.98
1994	3.29	1.98
1993	3.46	2.04
1992	3.55	2.06
1991	3.63	2.09
1990	3.82	2.18
1989	3.96	2.12
1988	4.04	2.1
1987	4.13	2.03
1986	4.25	1.96
1985	4.28	1.93
1984	4.3	1.93
1983	4.41	1.92
1982	4.51	1.95
1981	4.6	2.01
1980	4.76	2.03
1979	4.94	2.12
1978	5.12	2.07
1977	5.29	2.21
1976	5.45	2.27
1975	5.62	2.37
1974	5.79	2.58
1973	5.97	2.76
1972	6.14	3
1971	6.28	3.18
1970	6.43	3.17
1969	6.57	3.28
1968	6.71	3.34
1967	6.84	3.35
1966	6.94	3.41
1965	7.03	3.54
1964	7.09	3.8
1963	7.14	4.05
1962	7.19	4.19
1961	7.23	4.31
1960	7.26	4.24

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bahrain was 1.82 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Bahrain

New Zealand

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Year	Natural population change
	Bahrain	New Zealand
2023	16,356	18,876
2022	17,058	20,123
2021	15,401	23,644
2020	15,056	24,905
2019	16,639	25,299
2018	17,445	24,797
2017	18,140	26,282
2016	17,996	28,237
2015	18,193	29,408
2014	17,826	26,196
2013	17,044	29,096
2012	16,219	31,077
2011	15,990	31,302
2010	16,474	35,458
2009	15,795	33,560
2008	15,541	35,143
2007	15,393	35,480
2006	15,248	30,924
2005	15,196	30,674
2004	14,454	29,634
2003	13,243	28,150
2002	11,875	25,941
2001	10,948	27,939
2000	11,339	29,897
1999	11,397	28,916
1998	10,970	29,146
1997	10,739	30,137
1996	10,607	28,997
1995	10,824	29,828
1994	11,133	30,372
1993	11,521	31,685
1992	11,577	32,067
1991	11,491	33,518
1990	12,337	33,298
1989	12,293	30,749
1988	11,995	29,846
1987	11,709	27,603
1986	11,455	25,549
1985	10,924	24,126
1984	10,269	26,043
1983	9,821	24,315
1982	9,396	24,207
1981	9,020	25,374
1980	8,802	23,658
1979	8,587	26,675
1978	8,358	26,156
1977	8,093	28,020
1976	7,818	29,456
1975	7,535	31,355
1974	7,265	33,896
1973	7,012	35,239
1972	6,763	38,244
1971	6,650	40,000
1970	6,973	37,101
1969	7,277	38,098
1968	7,584	37,594
1967	7,492	37,974
1966	7,342	36,151
1965	7,148	36,982
1964	6,873	39,375
1963	6,557	42,027
1962	6,232	42,865
1961	5,882	43,482
1960	5,513	41,791

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.04% in Bahrain and +0.36% in New Zealand.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.16% in Bahrain and +0.51% in New Zealand.

Birth rate in Bahrain vs New Zealand by year

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Bahrain

New Zealand

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Bahrain	New Zealand
2023	12.5	10.9
2022	13.3	11.5
2021	13	11.5
2020	12.8	11.3
2019	13.3	12
2018	13.6	11.8
2017	14.1	12.4
2016	14.6	12.6
2015	15.4	13.2
2014	15.6	12.7
2013	15.6	13.2
2012	15.4	13.9
2011	15.4	14
2010	15.5	14.7
2009	15.5	14.5
2008	16.2	15.1
2007	17	15.2
2006	18.1	14.1
2005	19.4	14
2004	19.9	14.2
2003	19.7	13.9
2002	19.1	13.7
2001	19.1	14.4
2000	20.4	14.7
1999	21.1	14.9
1998	20.9	14.5
1997	21	15.2
1996	21.3	15.3
1995	22.3	15.7
1994	23.4	15.8
1993	24.7	16.5
1992	25.5	16.8
1991	26	17.1
1990	27.1	17.9
1989	27.9	17.4
1988	28.3	17.4
1987	28.6	16.7
1986	29	16.1
1985	28.8	15.8
1984	28.2	15.9
1983	28	15.7
1982	27.9	15.7
1981	27.9	16.1
1980	28.4	16.1
1979	29	16.7
1978	29.7	16.2
1977	30.3	17.2
1976	31	17.6
1975	31.6	18.3
1974	32.4	19.5
1973	33.2	20.4
1972	34.1	21.7
1971	35.5	22.5
1970	38.4	22
1969	40.7	22.4
1968	43.2	22.6
1967	44.3	22.4
1966	45.5	22.4
1965	46.6	22.8
1964	47.4	24.1
1963	48.1	25.4
1962	48.7	26.2
1961	49.2	27
1960	49.6	26.4

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 12.5 in Bahrain and 10.9 in New Zealand, compared with 49.6 and 26.4, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Bahrain

Factual

UN forecast

New Zealand

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Bahrain	New Zealand
2100	16.6%	13.6%
2099	16.6%	13.6%
2098	16.6%	13.6%
2097	16.6%	13.6%
2096	16.6%	13.7%
2095	16.6%	13.7%
2094	16.5%	13.7%
2093	16.5%	13.8%
2092	16.5%	13.8%
2091	16.5%	13.8%
2090	16.5%	13.8%
2089	16.6%	13.8%
2088	16.6%	13.9%
2087	16.6%	13.9%
2086	16.6%	13.9%
2085	16.6%	13.9%
2084	16.6%	13.9%
2083	16.6%	13.9%
2082	16.6%	13.9%
2081	16.6%	13.9%
2080	16.6%	13.9%
2079	16.6%	13.9%
2078	16.6%	13.9%
2077	16.6%	13.9%
2076	16.6%	13.9%
2075	16.6%	13.9%
2074	16.6%	14%
2073	16.6%	14%
2072	16.6%	14%
2071	16.6%	14.1%
2070	16.6%	14.1%
2069	16.5%	14.1%
2068	16.5%	14.2%
2067	16.5%	14.3%
2066	16.5%	14.3%
2065	16.5%	14.4%
2064	16.5%	14.4%
2063	16.5%	14.5%
2062	16.6%	14.6%
2061	16.6%	14.7%
2060	16.6%	14.7%
2059	16.7%	14.8%
2058	16.7%	14.9%
2057	16.8%	15%
2056	16.8%	15%
2055	16.9%	15.1%
2054	16.9%	15.1%
2053	17%	15.2%
2052	17%	15.2%
2051	17.1%	15.2%
2050	17.2%	15.2%
2049	17.2%	15.2%
2048	17.2%	15.3%
2047	17.3%	15.3%
2046	17.3%	15.3%
2045	17.3%	15.3%
2044	17.3%	15.3%
2043	17.3%	15.4%
2042	17.3%	15.4%
2041	17.3%	15.5%
2040	17.3%	15.5%
2039	17.3%	15.6%
2038	17.3%	15.7%
2037	17.2%	15.9%
2036	17.2%	16%
2035	17.1%	16.1%
2034	17.1%	16.2%
2033	17.2%	16.4%
2032	17.3%	16.5%
2031	17.4%	16.7%
2030	17.5%	16.9%
2029	17.7%	17.1%
2028	17.8%	17.3%
2027	18%	17.5%
2026	18.3%	17.8%
2025	18.6%	18%
2024	18.7%	18.1%
2023	19%	18.4%
2022	19.1%	18.6%
2021	19.3%	18.9%
2020	19.9%	19%
2019	20.1%	19.2%
2018	19.8%	19.3%
2017	19.8%	19.5%
2016	20.1%	19.6%
2015	20.5%	19.9%
2014	20.3%	20.2%
2013	19.8%	20.4%
2012	19.9%	20.6%
2011	20.4%	20.8%
2010	20.4%	20.9%
2009	20.6%	20.9%
2008	21.3%	21%
2007	22%	21.1%
2006	22.8%	21.3%
2005	23.7%	21.5%
2004	24.9%	21.8%
2003	26.2%	22.1%
2002	27.6%	22.4%
2001	28.9%	22.6%
2000	29.8%	22.8%
1999	30.2%	22.9%
1998	30.7%	23%
1997	31.2%	23%
1996	31.7%	23%
1995	32.2%	23.1%
1994	32.6%	23.1%
1993	33.1%	23.1%
1992	33.5%	23.1%
1991	33.6%	23.2%
1990	33.6%	23.3%
1989	33.4%	23.3%
1988	33.3%	23.5%
1987	33.3%	23.8%
1986	33.3%	24.2%
1985	33.4%	24.6%
1984	33.7%	25.1%
1983	34%	25.6%
1982	34.4%	26.2%
1981	34.8%	26.7%
1980	35.3%	27.2%
1979	36%	27.8%
1978	36.8%	28.4%
1977	37.7%	29%
1976	38.7%	29.6%
1975	39.8%	30.1%
1974	41%	30.5%
1973	42.2%	31%
1972	43.4%	31.4%
1971	44.4%	31.7%
1970	45.3%	31.9%
1969	45.8%	32.2%
1968	46.1%	32.3%
1967	45.9%	32.5%
1966	45.3%	32.6%
1965	44.7%	32.7%
1964	44.1%	32.9%
1963	43.6%	32.9%
1962	43.2%	33%
1961	42.9%	33%
1960	42.7%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.7% of the population in Bahrain and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 33.6% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bahrain and New Zealand compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Bahrain vs New Zealand

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Bahrain

New Zealand

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahrain	New Zealand
2023	17	7
2022	5	23
2021	10	8
2020	7	8
2019	17	8
2018	16	7
2017	17	8
2016	17	8
2015	16	8
2014	16	7
2013	17	8
2012	17	9
2011	18	10
2010	18	10
2009	18	10
2008	19	10
2007	19	10
2006	20	10
2005	20	11
2004	21	11
2003	22	11
2002	23	11
2001	24	10
2000	25	11
1999	26	12
1998	27	12
1997	28	13
1996	30	14
1995	31	14
1994	33	13
1993	33	14
1992	34	15
1991	34	16
1990	35	18
1989	35	18
1988	36	19
1987	36	19
1986	37	18
1985	37	19

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 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Under-five mortality rates

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Bahrain

New Zealand

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Bahrain	New Zealand
2023	0.86%	0.47%
2022	0.84%	0.48%
2021	0.82%	0.49%
2020	0.8%	0.5%
2019	0.78%	0.51%
2018	0.77%	0.52%
2017	0.77%	0.53%
2016	0.76%	0.55%
2015	0.77%	0.56%
2014	0.78%	0.57%
2013	0.79%	0.59%
2012	0.81%	0.6%
2011	0.83%	0.61%
2010	0.86%	0.62%
2009	0.9%	0.63%
2008	0.94%	0.64%
2007	0.98%	0.65%
2006	1.03%	0.65%
2005	1.06%	0.66%
2004	1.1%	0.67%
2003	1.13%	0.69%
2002	1.16%	0.7%
2001	1.2%	0.72%
2000	1.25%	0.74%
1999	1.32%	0.76%
1998	1.41%	0.78%
1997	1.52%	0.81%
1996	1.66%	0.84%
1995	1.82%	0.87%
1994	1.97%	0.91%
1993	2.1%	0.95%
1992	2.21%	1%
1991	2.27%	1.06%
1990	2.31%	1.12%
1989	2.32%	1.18%
1988	2.34%	1.24%
1987	2.38%	1.29%
1986	2.44%	1.34%
1985	2.52%	1.38%
1984	2.63%	1.41%
1983	2.76%	1.45%
1982	2.91%	1.48%
1981	3.09%	1.52%
1980	3.3%	1.56%
1979	3.54%	1.61%
1978	3.81%	1.66%
1977	4.11%	1.71%
1976	4.45%	1.77%
1975	4.84%	1.83%
1974	5.29%	1.88%
1973	5.8%	1.94%
1972	6.38%	1.98%
1971	7.05%	2.03%
1970	7.79%	2.08%
1969	8.6%	2.12%
1968	9.5%	2.16%
1967	10.5%	2.2%
1966	11.5%	2.25%
1965	12.7%	2.31%
1964	13.9%	2.39%
1963	15.2%	2.48%
1962	16.6%	2.58%
1961	18.2%	2.68%
1960	19.8%	2.78%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.86% in Bahrain and 0.47% in New Zealand. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.