Bahamas vs Maldives: Birth rate
Bahamas
10.85 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Maldives
11.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
156th
Maldives rank
153rd
Birth rate over time
- Bahamas
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 11.02 births per 1,000 people against 10.85 births per 1,000 people in Bahamas, a difference of 0.17 births per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 156th and Maldives ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.02 births per 1,000 people | 45.47 births per 1,000 people | 8.45 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 1960s | 35.9 births per 1,000 people | 50.64 births per 1,000 people | 14.74 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 1970s | 27.05 births per 1,000 people | 46.9 births per 1,000 people | 19.85 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 1980s | 21.78 births per 1,000 people | 45.94 births per 1,000 people | 24.16 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 1990s | 21.15 births per 1,000 people | 31.14 births per 1,000 people | 9.98 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2000s | 16.23 births per 1,000 people | 19.37 births per 1,000 people | 3.14 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2010s | 12.88 births per 1,000 people | 17.01 births per 1,000 people | 4.13 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 10.98 births per 1,000 people | 11.55 births per 1,000 people | 0.572 births per 1,000 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Bahamas or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 11.02 births per 1,000 people against 10.85 births per 1,000 people in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Bahamas and Maldives?
- 0.17 births per 1,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Maldives rank globally for birth rate?
- Bahamas ranks 156th and Maldives ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.