Bahamas The People - 2024

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%, Plymouth Brethren 1.6%, other Protestant 0.9%), 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)

2023 population pyramid:

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: 30.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 30.2 years

female: 30.2 years

Population growth rate

1.06% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

3.2 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.)

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: 0.86 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

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

Infant mortality rate

total: 9.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 10.7 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 8.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 74.5 years

female: 77.9 years

Total fertility rate

1.44 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.71 (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