Bahamas vs Palau: Birth rate

Bahamas
10.85 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Palau
10.9 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
156th
Palau rank
155th

Birth rate over time

  • Bahamas
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 10.9 births per 1,000 people against 10.85 births per 1,000 people in Bahamas, a difference of 0.05 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.

Bahamas ranks 156th and Palau ranks 155th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Palau Difference Ahead
1950s 37.02 births per 1,000 people 46.17 births per 1,000 people 9.15 births per 1,000 people Palau
1960s 35.9 births per 1,000 people 40.56 births per 1,000 people 4.66 births per 1,000 people Palau
1970s 27.05 births per 1,000 people 30.42 births per 1,000 people 3.38 births per 1,000 people Palau
1980s 21.78 births per 1,000 people 22.4 births per 1,000 people 0.6214 births per 1,000 people Palau
1990s 21.15 births per 1,000 people 19.73 births per 1,000 people 1.42 births per 1,000 people Bahamas
2000s 16.23 births per 1,000 people 14.04 births per 1,000 people 2.19 births per 1,000 people Bahamas
2010s 12.88 births per 1,000 people 13.05 births per 1,000 people 0.1724 births per 1,000 people Palau
2020s 10.98 births per 1,000 people 11.25 births per 1,000 people 0.2703 births per 1,000 people Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Bahamas or Palau?
Palau, at 10.9 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 Palau?
0.05 births per 1,000 people, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Palau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Palau rank globally for birth rate?
Bahamas ranks 156th and Palau ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); 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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.