2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

Ethnic Groups

Black 90.6%
White 4.7%
Black and white 2.1%
Other 1.9%
Unspecified 0.7%
(2010 est.)%

Urbanization

urban population: 84.3% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 1.37% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 23.2% (male 37,962/female 36,857)

15-24 years - : 17.4% (male 28,387/female 27,639)

25-54 years - : 44.1% (male 70,765/female 71,038)

55-64 years - : 8.3% (male 11,882/female 14,885)

65 years and over - : 7% (male 8,591/female 13,828) (2014 est.)

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 40.9 %

youth dependency ratio: 29.6 %

elderly dependency ratio: 11.3 %

potential support ratio: 8.9 (2014 est.)

Median Age

total: 31.2 years

male: 30.1 years

female: 32.3 years (2014 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.96 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

47 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 111

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 12.5 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 69.48 years

female: 74.46 years (2014 est.)

total population: 71.93 years

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

1.97 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 130

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 1.6% of population

Rural: 1.6% of population

Total: 1.6% of population (2012 est.)

Physicians Density

2.82 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 8% of population

Rural: 8% of population

Total: 8% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

3.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 18

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

7,000 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 117

HIV Aids Deaths

300 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 105

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

34.7% (2008) country comparison to the world: 13

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

  • 321,834

Nationality 2014

  • Bahamian(s) noun


  • Bahamian adjective


Religions

  • Protestant Includes Baptist
    69.93%
  • Anglican
    13.70%
  • Pentecostal Seventh Day Adventist
    8.94%
  • Methodist
    3.60%
  • Church Of God
    1.90%
  • Brethren
    1.60%
  • Roman Catholic
    12.00%
  • Other Christian Includes Jehovahs Witness
    131.10%
  • Other
    0.60%
  • None
    1.90%
  • Unspecified Est
    2.62%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.87% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 128

Birth Rate

  • 15.65 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 126

Death Rate

  • 7 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 133

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 97

Urban Areas Population

  • 254
    NASSAU (capital)
  • 000 (2011)

Physicians Density

  • 2.82 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 3.1 beds/1,000 population (2010)