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
Bahamas recorded 1.37 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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.
Bahamas ranks 198th 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 | 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 reference data data for Bahamas
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.82 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.251 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 61.28 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 66.53 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.5531 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 83.82 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
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.