2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

Ethnic Groups

Black 85%
White 12%
Asian and Hispanic 3%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 29.43% (male 44,179; female 43,486)

15-64 years - : 64.46% (male 94,329; female 97,674)

65 years and over - : 6.11% (male 7,618; female 10,566) (2001 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.02 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.72 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

17.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 70.46 years

Male: 67.27 years

Female: 73.71 years (2001 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

4.13% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

500 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.2%

Male: 98.5%

Female: 98% (1995 est.)

Year

Population

  • estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)

Nationality

  • Bahamian(s) noun


  • Bahamian adjective


Religions

  • Baptist
    32.00%
  • Anglican
    20.00%
  • Roman Catholic
    19.00%
  • Methodist
    6.00%
  • Church Of God
    6.00%
  • Other Protestant
    12.00%
  • None Or Unknown
    3.00%
  • Other
    2.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.93% (2001 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 19.1 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.14 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -2.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.3 children born/woman (2001 est.)