Fertility Rate: Bahamas, The
Bahamas, The's fertility rate is currently 1.374 births per woman as of 2024. # Bahamas, The Fertility Rate The Bahamas recorded a fertility rate of 1.
Current (2024)
1.374 births per woman
+0.1% y/y
Peak (1961)
5.156 births per woman
Low (2023)
1.373 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Bahamas, The
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Bahamas, The
Analysis# Bahamas, The Fertility Rate
The Bahamas recorded a fertility rate of 1.374 births per woman in 2024, marking near-historic lows. The nation's rate has plummeted 73% since 1960, when women averaged 5.156 births. The all-time low of 1.373 occurred in 2023, with 2024 showing a marginal uptick. This dramatic decline reflects broader demographic shifts across the Caribbean region over six decades.
The fertility rate has remained exceptionally stable since 2015, fluctuating between 1.374 and 1.574 births per woman. The steep decline accelerated through the 1960s and 1970s before stabilizing around 1.4 by the early 2020s. With fertility hovering just above replacement level, The Bahamas faces potential population stagnation without immigration, a pattern increasingly common among developed Caribbean economies.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.374 births per woman | +0.07% |
| 2023 | 1.373 births per woman | -0.44% |
| 2022 | 1.379 births per woman | -0.22% |
| 2021 | 1.382 births per woman | -0.29% |
| 2020 | 1.386 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 2019 | 1.397 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 2018 | 1.404 births per woman | -1.40% |
| 2017 | 1.424 births per woman | -4.75% |
| 2016 | 1.495 births per woman | -5.02% |
| 2015 | 1.574 births per woman | -6.70% |
| 2014 | 1.687 births per woman | -2.93% |
| 2013 | 1.738 births per woman | -1.31% |
| 2012 | 1.761 births per woman | -1.68% |
| 2011 | 1.791 births per woman | -2.50% |
| 2010 | 1.837 births per woman | -8.65% |
| 2009 | 2.011 births per woman | +0.60% |
| 2008 | 1.999 births per woman | -1.77% |
| 2007 | 2.035 births per woman | +0.79% |
| 2006 | 2.019 births per woman | +0.55% |
| 2005 | 2.008 births per woman | +1.41% |
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| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.98 births per woman | +0.46% |
| 2003 | 1.971 births per woman | -0.66% |
| 2002 | 1.984 births per woman | -1.78% |
| 2001 | 2.02 births per woman | -1.94% |
| 2000 | 2.06 births per woman | -3.47% |
| 1999 | 2.134 births per woman | -4.39% |
| 1998 | 2.232 births per woman | -2.66% |
| 1997 | 2.293 births per woman | -2.55% |
| 1996 | 2.353 births per woman | -2.73% |
| 1995 | 2.419 births per woman | -2.14% |
| 1994 | 2.472 births per woman | -5.29% |
| 1993 | 2.61 births per woman | -3.69% |
| 1992 | 2.71 births per woman | +7.97% |
| 1991 | 2.51 births per woman | -0.40% |
| 1990 | 2.52 births per woman | -0.12% |
| 1989 | 2.523 births per woman | +0.16% |
| 1988 | 2.519 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1987 | 2.52 births per woman | -0.36% |
| 1986 | 2.529 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 1985 | 2.546 births per woman | -1.74% |
| 1984 | 2.591 births per woman | -2.30% |
| 1983 | 2.652 births per woman | -2.07% |
| 1982 | 2.708 births per woman | -2.27% |
| 1981 | 2.771 births per woman | -2.50% |
| 1980 | 2.842 births per woman | -3.23% |
| 1979 | 2.937 births per woman | -3.77% |
| 1978 | 3.052 births per woman | -3.63% |
| 1977 | 3.167 births per woman | -3.94% |
| 1976 | 3.297 births per woman | -3.71% |
| 1975 | 3.424 births per woman | -4.14% |
| 1974 | 3.572 births per woman | -4.13% |
| 1973 | 3.726 births per woman | -4.12% |
| 1972 | 3.886 births per woman | -4.24% |
| 1971 | 4.058 births per woman | -3.66% |
| 1970 | 4.212 births per woman | -3.84% |
| 1969 | 4.38 births per woman | -3.86% |
| 1968 | 4.556 births per woman | -2.84% |
| 1967 | 4.689 births per woman | -2.07% |
| 1966 | 4.788 births per woman | -1.97% |
| 1965 | 4.884 births per woman | -1.71% |
| 1964 | 4.969 births per woman | -1.84% |
| 1963 | 5.062 births per woman | -1.23% |
| 1962 | 5.125 births per woman | -0.60% |
| 1961 | 5.156 births per woman | +1.24% |
| 1960 | 5.093 births per woman | — |
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