Bahamas vs Canada: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Bahamas
1.33 children per women
in 2023
Canada
1.34 children per women
in 2023
Bahamas rank
203rd
Canada rank
202nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Bahamas
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.34 children per women against 1.33 children per women in Bahamas, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 203rd and Canada ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.27 children per women | 3.49 children per women | 0.7824 children per women | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 4.47 children per women | 3.02 children per women | 1.44 children per women | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 3.3 children per women | 1.81 children per women | 1.49 children per women | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 2.49 children per women | 1.58 children per women | 0.9058 children per women | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 2.32 children per women | 1.63 children per women | 0.6992 children per women | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 1.94 children per women | 1.56 children per women | 0.3742 children per women | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.56 children per women | 1.57 children per women | 0.0089 children per women | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.34 children per women | 1.38 children per women | 0.0349 children per women | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Bahamas or Canada?
- Canada, at 1.34 children per women against 1.33 children per women in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Bahamas and Canada?
- 0.01 children per women, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Canada?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Canada rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Bahamas ranks 203rd and Canada ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).