Sex ratio at birth in Bahamas
Bahamas: Sex ratio at birth was 1.03 male births per female births in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sex ratio at birth in Bahamas, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio at birth in Bahamas is 1.03 male births per female births, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Bahamas peaked at 1.03 male births per female births in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.02 male births per female births, in 1999.
That places Bahamas 203rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Sex ratio at birth in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | male births per female births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.03 male births per female births | — |
| 1961 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.03 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.03 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.03 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.03 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.03 male births per female births | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1.03 male births per female births is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 male births per female births, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1.03 male births per female births is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.04 male births per female births, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 male births per female births | 1.02 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 1.03 male births per female births | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in Bahamas?
- Sex ratio at birth in Bahamas was 1.03 male births per female births in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 male births per female births in 2014.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 male births per female births in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Bahamas ranks 203rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.