Fertility & birth rates in Bahrain and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate in Bahrain vs Papua New Guinea by year

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Bahrain

Papua New Guinea

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Year	Fertility rate
	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
2023	1.82	3.1
2022	1.84	3.17
2021	1.85	3.22
2020	1.86	3.27
2019	1.84	3.32
2018	1.91	3.38
2017	1.98	3.43
2016	2.04	3.5
2015	2.11	3.56
2014	2.15	3.63
2013	2.17	3.68
2012	2.11	3.75
2011	2.03	3.82
2010	1.99	3.88
2009	2.05	3.94
2008	2.15	4.01
2007	2.28	4.08
2006	2.46	4.15
2005	2.67	4.22
2004	2.77	4.28
2003	2.78	4.36
2002	2.7	4.42
2001	2.65	4.47
2000	2.8	4.53
1999	2.9	4.59
1998	2.89	4.63
1997	2.92	4.68
1996	2.99	4.73
1995	3.13	4.78
1994	3.29	4.87
1993	3.46	4.96
1992	3.55	5.03
1991	3.63	5.11
1990	3.82	5.18
1989	3.96	5.24
1988	4.04	5.3
1987	4.13	5.36
1986	4.25	5.42
1985	4.28	5.47
1984	4.3	5.51
1983	4.41	5.56
1982	4.51	5.59
1981	4.6	5.65
1980	4.76	5.71
1979	4.94	5.79
1978	5.12	5.88
1977	5.29	5.96
1976	5.45	6.02
1975	5.62	6.07
1974	5.79	6.11
1973	5.97	6.16
1972	6.14	6.2
1971	6.28	6.23
1970	6.43	6.25
1969	6.57	6.26
1968	6.71	6.25
1967	6.84	6.24
1966	6.94	6.23
1965	7.03	6.2
1964	7.09	6.19
1963	7.14	6.15
1962	7.19	6.14
1961	7.23	6.07
1960	7.26	6.02

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bahrain was 1.82 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.1 in Papua New Guinea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Bahrain

Papua New Guinea

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Year	Natural population change
	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
2023	16,356	187,637
2022	17,058	186,861
2021	15,401	183,766
2020	15,056	189,130
2019	16,639	190,662
2018	17,445	190,662
2017	18,140	189,715
2016	17,996	189,281
2015	18,193	188,600
2014	17,826	187,592
2013	17,044	185,790
2012	16,219	183,658
2011	15,990	181,842
2010	16,474	178,998
2009	15,795	175,421
2008	15,541	172,823
2007	15,393	169,306
2006	15,248	166,540
2005	15,196	163,888
2004	14,454	161,023
2003	13,243	158,611
2002	11,875	155,091
2001	10,948	151,431
2000	11,339	147,496
1999	11,397	143,592
1998	10,970	136,677
1997	10,739	134,458
1996	10,607	129,802
1995	10,824	125,410
1994	11,133	122,113
1993	11,521	118,668
1992	11,577	114,818
1991	11,491	111,453
1990	12,337	110,033
1989	12,293	108,199
1988	11,995	106,256
1987	11,709	104,367
1986	11,455	102,346
1985	10,924	100,333
1984	10,269	98,103
1983	9,821	95,982
1982	9,396	93,522
1981	9,020	91,767
1980	8,802	90,266
1979	8,587	89,330
1978	8,358	88,747
1977	8,093	87,954
1976	7,818	86,965
1975	7,535	85,809
1974	7,265	84,829
1973	7,012	83,821
1972	6,763	82,672
1971	6,650	80,599
1970	6,973	78,712
1969	7,277	76,454
1968	7,584	73,983
1967	7,492	71,519
1966	7,342	69,206
1965	7,148	66,693
1964	6,873	64,558
1963	6,557	62,260
1962	6,232	59,974
1961	5,882	58,151
1960	5,513	56,326

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 +1.81% in Papua New Guinea.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.16% in Bahrain and +2% in Papua New Guinea.

Birth rate in Bahrain vs Papua New Guinea by year

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Bahrain

Papua New Guinea

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
2023	12.5	24.6
2022	13.3	25.2
2021	13	25.6
2020	12.8	26.1
2019	13.3	26.5
2018	13.6	27
2017	14.1	27.4
2016	14.6	27.9
2015	15.4	28.4
2014	15.6	28.9
2013	15.6	29.4
2012	15.4	29.8
2011	15.4	30.3
2010	15.5	30.7
2009	15.5	31.1
2008	16.2	31.5
2007	17	31.9
2006	18.1	32.4
2005	19.4	32.8
2004	19.9	33.2
2003	19.7	33.7
2002	19.1	34
2001	19.1	34.2
2000	20.4	34.4
1999	21.1	34.7
1998	20.9	34.8
1997	21	34.8
1996	21.3	34.9
1995	22.3	35
1994	23.4	35.3
1993	24.7	35.6
1992	25.5	35.8
1991	26	36.1
1990	27.1	36.7
1989	27.9	37.1
1988	28.3	37.3
1987	28.6	37.4
1986	29	37.5
1985	28.8	37.7
1984	28.2	37.7
1983	28	37.8
1982	27.9	37.7
1981	27.9	37.9
1980	28.4	38.1
1979	29	38.7
1978	29.7	39.3
1977	30.3	39.9
1976	31	40.5
1975	31.6	41.1
1974	32.4	41.8
1973	33.2	42.6
1972	34.1	43.3
1971	35.5	43.7
1970	38.4	44
1969	40.7	44.2
1968	43.2	44.4
1967	44.3	44.5
1966	45.5	44.6
1965	46.6	44.6
1964	47.4	44.7
1963	48.1	44.7
1962	48.7	44.9
1961	49.2	44.9
1960	49.6	45.1

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 12.5 in Bahrain and 24.6 in Papua New Guinea, compared with 49.6 and 45.1, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Bahrain

Factual

UN forecast

Papua New Guinea

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
2100	16.6%	19%
2099	16.6%	19.1%
2098	16.6%	19.2%
2097	16.6%	19.3%
2096	16.6%	19.4%
2095	16.6%	19.5%
2094	16.5%	19.6%
2093	16.5%	19.7%
2092	16.5%	19.8%
2091	16.5%	19.9%
2090	16.5%	20%
2089	16.6%	20.1%
2088	16.6%	20.2%
2087	16.6%	20.4%
2086	16.6%	20.5%
2085	16.6%	20.6%
2084	16.6%	20.7%
2083	16.6%	20.8%
2082	16.6%	20.9%
2081	16.6%	21%
2080	16.6%	21.2%
2079	16.6%	21.3%
2078	16.6%	21.4%
2077	16.6%	21.5%
2076	16.6%	21.7%
2075	16.6%	21.8%
2074	16.6%	21.9%
2073	16.6%	22.1%
2072	16.6%	22.2%
2071	16.6%	22.4%
2070	16.6%	22.5%
2069	16.5%	22.7%
2068	16.5%	22.8%
2067	16.5%	23%
2066	16.5%	23.2%
2065	16.5%	23.3%
2064	16.5%	23.5%
2063	16.5%	23.7%
2062	16.6%	23.9%
2061	16.6%	24.1%
2060	16.6%	24.3%
2059	16.7%	24.5%
2058	16.7%	24.6%
2057	16.8%	24.8%
2056	16.8%	25%
2055	16.9%	25.2%
2054	16.9%	25.4%
2053	17%	25.6%
2052	17%	25.8%
2051	17.1%	26%
2050	17.2%	26.2%
2049	17.2%	26.4%
2048	17.2%	26.6%
2047	17.3%	26.8%
2046	17.3%	27%
2045	17.3%	27.2%
2044	17.3%	27.4%
2043	17.3%	27.6%
2042	17.3%	27.9%
2041	17.3%	28.1%
2040	17.3%	28.4%
2039	17.3%	28.7%
2038	17.3%	28.9%
2037	17.2%	29.2%
2036	17.2%	29.6%
2035	17.1%	29.9%
2034	17.1%	30.2%
2033	17.2%	30.6%
2032	17.3%	30.9%
2031	17.4%	31.2%
2030	17.5%	31.6%
2029	17.7%	31.9%
2028	17.8%	32.3%
2027	18%	32.6%
2026	18.3%	33%
2025	18.6%	33.3%
2024	18.7%	33.5%
2023	19%	33.8%
2022	19.1%	34.1%
2021	19.3%	34.4%
2020	19.9%	34.7%
2019	20.1%	35%
2018	19.8%	35.3%
2017	19.8%	35.6%
2016	20.1%	35.9%
2015	20.5%	36.2%
2014	20.3%	36.5%
2013	19.8%	36.7%
2012	19.9%	37%
2011	20.4%	37.2%
2010	20.4%	37.5%
2009	20.6%	37.7%
2008	21.3%	38%
2007	22%	38.3%
2006	22.8%	38.5%
2005	23.7%	38.8%
2004	24.9%	39%
2003	26.2%	39.3%
2002	27.6%	39.5%
2001	28.9%	39.8%
2000	29.8%	40%
1999	30.2%	40.2%
1998	30.7%	40.4%
1997	31.2%	40.6%
1996	31.7%	40.8%
1995	32.2%	41%
1994	32.6%	41.2%
1993	33.1%	41.5%
1992	33.5%	41.7%
1991	33.6%	41.9%
1990	33.6%	42.1%
1989	33.4%	42.3%
1988	33.3%	42.4%
1987	33.3%	42.4%
1986	33.3%	42.5%
1985	33.4%	42.6%
1984	33.7%	42.8%
1983	34%	42.9%
1982	34.4%	43%
1981	34.8%	43.2%
1980	35.3%	43.5%
1979	36%	44%
1978	36.8%	44.4%
1977	37.7%	44.9%
1976	38.7%	45.2%
1975	39.8%	45.5%
1974	41%	45.8%
1973	42.2%	45.9%
1972	43.4%	46%
1971	44.4%	46%
1970	45.3%	45.8%
1969	45.8%	45.6%
1968	46.1%	45.3%
1967	45.9%	45.1%
1966	45.3%	44.9%
1965	44.7%	44.6%
1964	44.1%	44.4%
1963	43.6%	44.2%
1962	43.2%	43.9%
1961	42.9%	43.7%
1960	42.7%	43.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.7% of the population in Bahrain and 33.5% in Papua New Guinea in 2024, compared to 33.6% and 42.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bahrain and Papua New Guinea compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Bahrain vs Papua New Guinea

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Bahrain

Papua New Guinea

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
2023	17	189
2022	5	189
2021	10	223
2020	7	194
2019	17	199
2018	16	205
2017	17	207
2016	17	214
2015	16	221
2014	16	232
2013	17	243
2012	17	257
2011	18	271
2010	18	289
2009	18	302
2008	19	315
2007	19	326
2006	20	325
2005	20	326
2004	21	326
2003	22	328
2002	23	329
2001	24	325
2000	25	323
1999	26	321
1998	27	325
1997	28	316
1996	30	316
1995	31	318
1994	33	324
1993	33	333
1992	34	340
1991	34	354
1990	35	360
1989	35	369
1988	36	377
1987	36	379
1986	37	386
1985	37	393

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 189 deaths in Papua New Guinea.

Under-five mortality rates

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Bahrain

Papua New Guinea

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
2023	0.86%	4.03%
2022	0.84%	4.17%
2021	0.82%	4.31%
2020	0.8%	4.45%
2019	0.78%	4.59%
2018	0.77%	4.72%
2017	0.77%	4.87%
2016	0.76%	5.02%
2015	0.77%	5.17%
2014	0.78%	5.3%
2013	0.79%	5.44%
2012	0.81%	5.59%
2011	0.83%	5.73%
2010	0.86%	5.88%
2009	0.9%	6.02%
2008	0.94%	6.16%
2007	0.98%	6.31%
2006	1.03%	6.44%
2005	1.06%	6.58%
2004	1.1%	6.71%
2003	1.13%	6.84%
2002	1.16%	6.96%
2001	1.2%	7.08%
2000	1.25%	7.19%
1999	1.32%	7.3%
1998	1.41%	7.41%
1997	1.52%	7.52%
1996	1.66%	7.64%
1995	1.82%	7.77%
1994	1.97%	7.89%
1993	2.1%	8.03%
1992	2.21%	8.17%
1991	2.27%	8.31%
1990	2.31%	8.47%
1989	2.32%	8.63%
1988	2.34%	8.78%
1987	2.38%	8.96%
1986	2.44%	9.12%
1985	2.52%	9.3%
1984	2.63%	9.5%
1983	2.76%	9.71%
1982	2.91%	9.94%
1981	3.09%	10.2%
1980	3.3%	10.4%
1979	3.54%	10.7%
1978	3.81%	11%
1977	4.11%	11.3%
1976	4.45%	11.7%
1975	4.84%	12.1%
1974	5.29%	12.4%
1973	5.8%	12.9%
1972	6.38%	13.3%
1971	7.05%	13.7%
1970	7.79%	14.2%
1969	8.6%	14.7%
1968	9.5%	15.2%
1967	10.5%	15.8%
1966	11.5%	16.3%
1965	12.7%	16.9%
1964	13.9%	17.4%
1963	15.2%	18%
1962	16.6%	18.6%
1961	18.2%	19.2%
1960	19.8%	19.8%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.86% in Bahrain and 4.03% in Papua New Guinea. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.