Bahamas vs Saint Lucia: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Bahamas
1.37 births per woman
in 2024
Saint Lucia
1.39 births per woman
in 2024
Bahamas rank
181st
Saint Lucia rank
179th
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Bahamas
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 1.39 births per woman against 1.37 births per woman in Bahamas, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 181st and Saint Lucia ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.87 births per woman | 6.63 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 3.53 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 1.87 births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 2.62 births per woman | 3.91 births per woman | 1.29 births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 2.43 births per woman | 2.9 births per woman | 0.4697 births per woman | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 2.01 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 0.1214 births per woman | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.61 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman | 0.1208 births per woman | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman | 0.0134 births per woman | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Bahamas or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 1.39 births per woman against 1.37 births per woman in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Bahamas and Saint Lucia?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Saint Lucia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Saint Lucia rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Bahamas ranks 181st and Saint Lucia ranks 179th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.