Bahamas The People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

358,508 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Bahamian(s)

adjective: Bahamian

Ethnic groups

African descent 90.6%, White 4.7%, mixed 2.1%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)

note: data represent population by racial group

Languages

English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

Religions

Protestant 69.9% (includes Baptist 34.9%, Anglican 13.7%, Pentecostal 8.9% Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%, Methodist 3.6%, Church of God 1.9%, Brethren 1.6%, other Protestant .9%), Roman Catholic 12%, other Christian 13% (includes Jehovah's Witness 1.1%), other 0.6%, none 1.9%, unspecified 2.6% (2010 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 21.37% (male 38,851/female 37,765)

15-64 years: 68.8% (male 122,134/female 124,530)

65 years and over: 9.83% (2023 est.) (male 13,922/female 21,306)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 39.3

youth dependency ratio: 27.3

elderly dependency ratio: 11.9

potential support ratio: 8.4 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 32.8 years

male: 31.7 years

female: 34 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.8% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

14.49 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

6.47 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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: 83.6% of total population (2023)

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

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

280,000 NASSAU (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

77 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 12.52 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 12.96 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 12.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.38 years

male: 73.47 years

female: 79.38 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.97 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.97 (2023 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 98.9% of population

unimproved: total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.)

Current health expenditure

7.6% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

1.94 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital bed density

3 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 98.2% of population

unimproved: total: 1.8% of population (2017 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

31.6% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 9.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 3.66 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 1.43 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 4.08 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.31 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 10.6% (2020 est.)

male: 18.8% (2020 est.)

female: 2.4% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

38.9% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

2.8% of GDP (2021 est.)

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 30.8%

male: 27.5%

female: 35.6% (2021 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bahamas The on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bahamas The 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahamas The 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.