Birth rate in Bermuda
Bermuda: Birth rate was 8.05 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Bermuda, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 8.05 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Bermuda peaked at 30.77 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 8.05 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Bermuda ranks 212th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 27.96 births per 1,000 people | 26.58 births per 1,000 people | 30.77 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.98 births per 1,000 people | 17.74 births per 1,000 people | 26.21 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.49 births per 1,000 people | 13.44 births per 1,000 people | 17.56 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.59 births per 1,000 people | 13.88 births per 1,000 people | 15.59 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.67 births per 1,000 people | 12.4 births per 1,000 people | 15.18 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.99 births per 1,000 people | 11.13 births per 1,000 people | 13.36 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.33 births per 1,000 people | 8.38 births per 1,000 people | 11.58 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.28 births per 1,000 people | 8.05 births per 1,000 people | 8.68 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More population data for Bermuda
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,235 people (2100)
- Population density 660.94 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.4 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Bermuda?
- Birth rate in Bermuda was 8.05 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 30.77 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.05 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Bermuda rank for birth rate?
- Bermuda ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.