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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.)%

Population Distribution

Most of the population lives in urban areas, with two-thirds living on New Providence Island where Nassau is located

Urbanization

Urban population: 83% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 1.21% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 22.55% (male 37,760/female 36,667)

15-24 years - : 16.4% (male 27,415/female 26,703)

25-54 years - : 44.14% (male 73,016/female 72,626)

55-64 years - : 9.16% (male 13,647/female 16,567)

65 years and over - : 7.75% (male 9,843/female 15,744) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 40.8

Youth dependency ratio: 29.1

Elderly dependency ratio: 11.7

Potential support ratio: 8.5 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 32 years

Male: 30.9 years

Female: 33.2 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 100

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 (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.6 years

Male: 70.2 years

Female: 75.1 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 145

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 8% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

3.3% (2016 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

31.6% (2016)

Education Expenditures

NA
Year

Population

  • 329,988Array

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
    0.81% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 15.3 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • NASSAU (capital) 267,000
    (2014)

Health Expenditure

  • 7.7% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 2.72 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.94 children born/woman (2017 est.)