Bahamas vs Saint Lucia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Bahamas
1.33 children per women
in 2023
Saint Lucia
1.34 children per women
in 2023
Bahamas rank
203rd
Saint Lucia rank
200th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Bahamas
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia 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 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 203rd and Saint Lucia ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.27 children per women | 5.29 children per women | 1.02 children per women | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 4.47 children per women | 5.79 children per women | 1.33 children per women | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 3.3 children per women | 5.02 children per women | 1.72 children per women | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 2.49 children per women | 3.74 children per women | 1.26 children per women | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 2.32 children per women | 2.8 children per women | 0.4745 children per women | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 1.94 children per women | 1.83 children per women | 0.1065 children per women | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.56 children per women | 1.45 children per women | 0.11 children per women | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1.34 children per women | 1.36 children per women | 0.0163 children per women | Saint Lucia |
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 Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia?
- 0.01 children per women, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Saint Lucia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Bahamas ranks 203rd and Saint Lucia ranks 200th 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).