Bahamas vs French Polynesia: Birth rate by women's age group
Bahamas
24.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
French Polynesia
24.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Bahamas rank
127th
French Polynesia rank
128th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Bahamas
- French Polynesia
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 24.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 24.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 127th and French Polynesia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 93.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 101.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | 91.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 105.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 14.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 74.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 98.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 24.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 57.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 79.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 22.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 52.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 52.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.1697 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 40.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 43.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 31.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 36.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 24.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 25.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.5607 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Bahamas or French Polynesia?
- Bahamas, at 24.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 24.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Bahamas and French Polynesia?
- 0.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and French Polynesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and French Polynesia rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Bahamas ranks 127th and French Polynesia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.