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: 82.9% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 1.53% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 22.98% (male 37,838/female 36,747)

15-24 years - : 17.15% (male 28,195/female 27,459)

25-54 years - : 44.08% (male 71,528/female 71,555)

55-64 years - : 8.58% (male 12,429/female 15,436)

65 years and over - : 7.21% (male 8,981/female 14,429) (2015 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 41.2%

Youth dependency ratio: 29.6%

Elderly dependency ratio: 11.7%

Potential support ratio: 8.5% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 31.5 years

Male: 30.4 years

Female: 32.6 years (2015 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 - : 0.81 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.2 years

Male: 69.77 years

Female: 74.7 years (2015 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 142

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 8% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

3.22% (2013 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

36.6% (2014)

Education Expenditures

NA
Year

Population

  • 324,597Array

Nationality

  • 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
    0.85% (2015 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 15.5 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.05 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • NASSAU (capital) 267,000
    (2014)

Health Expenditure

  • 7.3% of GDP (2013)

Physicians Density

  • 2.82 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.96 children born/woman (2015 est.)