Fertility rate: births per woman in Bahamas
Bahamas: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.37 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Bahamas, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Bahamas is 1.37 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Bahamas peaked at 5.16 live births per woman in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.37 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Bahamas 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.77 live births per woman | 4.52 live births per woman | 5.03 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.87 live births per woman | 4.38 live births per woman | 5.16 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.53 live births per woman | 2.94 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 live births per woman | 2.52 live births per woman | 2.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.43 live births per woman | 2.13 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | 2.06 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More population data for Bahamas
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 17,118 people (2100)
- Population density 38.46 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.37 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 10 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.37 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.37 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Bahamas?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Bahamas was 1.37 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 live births per woman in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Bahamas ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.