Bahamas vs Belgium: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Bahamas
1.37 live births per woman
in 2023
Belgium
1.38 live births per woman
in 2023
Bahamas rank
198th
Belgium rank
196th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Bahamas
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.38 live births per woman against 1.37 live births per woman in Bahamas, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 198th and Belgium ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.77 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 4.87 live births per woman | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.34 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 3.53 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 2.62 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 2.43 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 0.8189 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 2.01 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 0.2687 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 0.1042 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | 0.145 live births per woman | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Bahamas or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 1.38 live births per woman against 1.37 live births per woman in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Bahamas and Belgium?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belgium?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Belgium rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Bahamas ranks 198th and Belgium ranks 196th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.