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Languages

English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

Ethnic Groups

African descent 90.6%
White 4.7%
Mixed 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: 83.4% of total population (2021)

Rate of urbanization: 1.02% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 21.7% (male 38,811/female 37,719)

15-24 - years : 14.91% (male 26,636/female 25,945)

25-54 - years : 43.56% (male 76,505/female 77,119)

55-64 - years : 10.75% (male 17,508/female 20,391)

65 - years and over : 9.08% (male 12,587/female 19,434) (2021 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 41.5

Youth dependency ratio: 30.6

Elderly dependency ratio: 11

Potential support ratio: 9.1 (2020 est.)

Median Age

Total: 32.8 years

Male: 31.7 years

Female: 34 years (2020 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 : 1.01 male(s)/female

55-64 - years : 0.86 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.63 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 13.05 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 13.49 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 12.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 75.87 years

Male: 72.93 years

Female: 78.9 years (2021 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

70 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.98 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: total

Unimproved: total

Current Health Expenditure

6.3% (2018)

Physicians Density

2.01 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Total

Unimproved: Total

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

1.2% (2020 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

4,700 (2020 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

<200 (2018)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

31.6% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

NA

Education Expenditures

2.5% of GDP (2020)
Year

Population

  • 352,655

Nationality 2021

  • 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%
  • Other Protestant
    0.90%
  • 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
    0.84% (2021 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 14.78 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.34 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 280
  • (capital)
    000 NASSAU

Health Expenditure

  • 6.3% (2018)

Physicians Density

  • 2.01 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 3 beds/1,000 population (2017)