2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 24.4% (male 38,834/female 37,715)

15-64 years - : 69.2% (male 106,882/female 110,081)

65 years and over - : 6.3% (male 7,578/female 12,222) (2011 est.)

Median Age

Total: 30.2 years

Male: 29.1 years

Female: 31.3 years (2011 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

65 years and over - : 0.62 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 13.49 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 13.29 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 13.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.18 years

Male: 68.8 years

Female: 73.63 years (2011 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 2% of population

Rural: 14% of population

Total: 4% of population (2000)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

3.1% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 23

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 81

Education Expenditures

NA

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 95.6%

Male: 94.7%

Female: 96.5% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 313,312

Nationality

  • Bahamian(s) noun


  • Bahamian adjective


Religions

  • Protestant Baptist
    67.64%
  • Anglican
    15.10%
  • Pentecostal
    8.10%
  • Church Of God
    4.80%
  • Methodist
    4.20%
  • Roman Catholic
    13.50%
  • Other Christian
    15.20%
  • None Or Unspecified
    2.90%
  • Other Census
    0.82%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.922% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 122

Birth Rate

  • 16.1 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 127

Death Rate

  • 6.88 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 141

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 74

Health Expenditure

  • 7.2% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 73

Physicians Density

  • 1.05 physicians/1,000 population (1998)country comparison to the world: 102

Hospital Bed Density

  • 3.1 beds/1,000 population (2008)country comparison to the world: 72

Total fertility rate

  • 1.99 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 128