Bahamas vs Belgium: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Bahamas
1.37 live births per woman
in 2023
Belgium
1.38 live births per woman
in 2023
Bahamas rank
198th
Belgium rank
196th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Bahamas
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.38 live births per woman against 1.37 live births per woman in Bahamas, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 198th and Belgium ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.77 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 4.87 live births per woman | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.34 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 3.53 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 2.62 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 2.43 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 0.8189 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 2.01 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 0.2687 live births per woman | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 0.1042 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | 0.145 live births per woman | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Bahamas or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 1.38 live births per woman against 1.37 live births per woman in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Bahamas and Belgium?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belgium?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Belgium rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Bahamas ranks 198th and Belgium ranks 196th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.