| Population | 352,655 (July 2021 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| 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: 21.7% (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.) |
| Population 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.) |
| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 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.) |
| Major cities - population | 280,000 NASSAU (capital) (2018) |
| 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.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 70 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 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.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.98 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 98.9% of population unimproved: total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 6.3% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2.01 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.) |
| 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) |
| Education expenditures | NA |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
