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