Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bahamas, 1978

Bahamas
1978
Total fertility rate: 3.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bahamas was 3.05 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (158 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 5,272 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.05
Births
5,272
Births per 1,000 people
23.6
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
223,761
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-141.30.2%18
15-1965.610.8%758
20-24151.224.8%1,396
25-29158.126.0%1,311
30-34126.320.7%1,085
35-3975.512.4%537
40-4425.84.2%146
45-495.00.8%24
50-540.20.0%1