Population: 273,055 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.57% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 18.86 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 5.38 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 33.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.52 years
male: 67.66 years
female: 75.49 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.88 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Bahamian(s)
adjective: Bahamian

Ethnic divisions: black 85%, white 15%

Religions: Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%

Languages: English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

Literacy: age 15 and over but definition of literacy not available (1963 est.)
total population: 90%
male: 90%
female: 89%
Labor force: 127,400
by occupation: government 30%, hotels and restaurants 25%, business services 10%, agriculture 5% (1989)

NOTE: The information regarding The Bahamas on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of The Bahamas People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about The Bahamas People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.