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% (male 38,483/ female 37,373)

15-64 years - : 69.5% (male 108,364/ female 111,340)

65 years and over - : 6.5% (male 7,891/ female 12,731) (2012 est.)

population pyramid - :

Median Age

Total: 30.5 years

Male: 29.4 years

Female: 31.7 years (2012 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: 13.09 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 12.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 13.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.44 years

Male: 69.04 years

Female: 73.91 years (2012 est.)

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

3.1% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 24

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

  • 316,182

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
    0.904% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 123

Birth Rate

  • 15.95 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 126

Death Rate

  • 6.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 134

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 75

Health Expenditure

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

Physicians Density

  • 1.05 physicians/1,000 population (1998)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 3.1 beds/1,000 population (2008)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.98 children born/woman (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 133