Bahamas population pyramid in 2020 This is a demography of the population of The Bahamas including population density , ethnicity , education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Census population and average annual growth rate Year Pop. ±% 1845 26,491 — 1851 27,519 +3.9% 1861 35,487 +29.0% 1871 39,162 +10.4% 1881 43,521 +11.1% 1891 47,565 +9.3% 1901 53,735 +13.0% 1911 55,944 +4.1% 1921 53,031 −5.2% 1931 59,828 +12.8% 1943 68,846 +15.1% 1953 84,841 +23.2% 1963 130,220 +53.5% 1970 168,812 +29.6% 1980 209,505 +24.1% 1990 255,049 +21.7% 2000 303,611 +19.0% 2010 351,461 +15.8% 2022 399,314 +13.6% Source:[1]
Ninety percent of the Bahamian population identifies as being primarily of African ancestry. About two-thirds of the population lives on New Providence Island (the location of Nassau ), and about half of the remaining one-third lives on Grand Bahama (the location of Freeport).
The islands were sparsely settled and a haven for pirates until the late 18th century, when thousands of British Loyalists were given compensatory land grants following the American Revolution. Many new settlers were from the Southern United States and brought slaves with them to cultivate plantations. At the turn of the 20th century, the total population was 53,000.
School attendance is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16. There are 158 public schools and 52 private schools in the Bahamas catering to more than 66,000 students. The College of the Bahamas , established in Nassau in 1974, provides programmes leading to associate's degrees and bachelor's degrees ; the college is now converting from a two-year to a four-year institution.
Demographics of Bahamas, data of FAO , year 2005; number of inhabitants in thousands
Vital statistics
[2] [3] [4]
Average population
Live births
Deaths
Natural change
Crude birth rate (per 1000)
Crude death rate (per 1000)
Natural change (per 1000)
Total fertility rate[4]
Infant mortality rate[5]
1935
64 000
2.000
1.121
879
31.3
17.5
13.7
1936
66 000
1.902
1.056
846
28.8
16.0
12.8
1937
67 000
2.084
914
1.170
31.1
13.6
17.5
1938
67 000
2.020
1.096
924
30.1
16.4
13.8
1939
68 000
2.040
1.066
974
30.0
15.7
14.3
1940
70 000
2.185
1.052
1.133
31.2
15.0
16.2
1941
71 000
2.312
920
1.392
32.6
13.0
19.6
1942
72 000
2.409
1.011
1.398
33.5
14.0
19.4
1943
70 000
2.502
1.043
1.459
35.7
14.9
20.8
1944
69 000
2.485
1.103
1.382
36.0
16.0
20.0
1945
71 000
2.174
1.326
848
30.6
18.7
11.9
1946
73 000
2.208
1.002
1.206
30.2
13.7
16.5
1947
74 000
2.415
987
1.428
32.6
13.3
19.3
1948
76 000
2.539
1.029
1.510
33.4
13.5
19.9
1949
77 000
2.646
1.052
1.594
34.4
13.7
20.7
1950
79 000
2.532
1.143
1.389
32.1
14.5
17.6
1951
80 000
2.739
963
1.776
34.2
12.0
22.2
1952
81 000
2.714
959
1.755
33.5
11.8
21.7
1953
83 000
3.056
903
2.153
36.8
10.9
25.9
1954
86 000
3.410
844
2.566
39.7
9.8
29.8
1955
89 000
2.844
857
1.987
32.0
9.6
22.3
1956
92 000
3.290
849
2.441
35.8
9.2
26.5
1957
96 000
3.126
764
2.362
32.6
8.0
24.6
1958
100 000
3.029
1.095
1.934
30.3
11.0
19.3
1959
104 000
3.154
1.000
2.154
30.3
9.6
20.7
1960
110 000
3.359
805
2.554
30.5
7.3
23.2
1961
115 000
3.734
1.024
2.710
32.5
8.9
23.6
1962
121 000
3.468
821
2.647
28.7
6.8
21.9
1963
127 000
4.584
1.030
3.554
35.8
8.0
27.8
1964
134 000
4.805
987
3.818
35.9
7.4
28.5
1965
140 000
4.439
1.098
3.341
31.7
7.8
23.9
1966
146 000
4.573
1.067
3.506
31.1
7.3
23.9
1967
153 000
4.275
1.212
3.063
27.9
7.9
20.0
1968
159 000
4.220
1.023
3.197
26.5
6.4
20.1
1969
164 000
4.306
1.097
3.209
26.1
6.6
19.4
1970
169 000
4.262
1.054
3.208
25.1
6.2
18.9
1971
174 000
5.334
948
4.386
30.7
5.4
25.2
1972
178 000
4.745
1.115
3.630
26.7
6.3
20.4
1973
181 000
4.419
1.109
3.310
24.3
6.1
18.2
1974
185 000
4.382
1.032
3.350
23.7
5.6
18.1
1975
189 000
4.033
1.106
2.927
21.3
5.9
15.5
1976
193 000
5.295
976
4.319
27.4
5.1
22.4
1977
197 000
4.871
1.067
3.804
24.7
5.4
19.3
1978
202 000
4.362
1.077
3.285
21.7
5.4
16.3
1979
206 000
4.809
1.211
3.598
23.3
5.9
17.5
1980
211 000
5.035
1.338
3.697
24.0
6.4
17.6
1981
215 000
5.251
1.127
4.124
24.4
5.2
19.2
1982
220 000
5.293
1.185
4.108
24.2
5.4
18.8
1983
225 000
5.280
1.104
4.176
23.6
4.9
18.6
1984
230 000
5.177
1.150
4.027
22.6
5.0
17.6
1985
235 000
5.584
1.341
4.243
24.0
5.8
18.2
1986
239 000
4.770
1.407
3.363
20.0
5.9
14.1
1987
243 000
4.331
1.376
2.955
17.9
5.7
12.2
1988
248 000
4.943
1.319
3.624
20.1
5.4
14.7
1989
252 000
4.971
1.459
3.512
19.9
5.8
14.0
1990
256 000
6.117
1.343
4.774
23.9
5.2
18.6
1991
261 000
6.192
1.335
4.857
23.7
5.1
18.6
1992
266 000
6.759
1.462
5.297
25.4
5.5
19.9
1993
271 000
6.674
1.493
5.181
24.6
5.5
19.1
1994
276 000
6.104
1.538
4.566
22.1
5.6
16.6
1995
280 000
6.253
1.638
4.615
22.3
5.8
16.5
19.0
1996
284 000
5.913
1.537
4.376
20.8
5.4
15.4
18.4
1997
287 000
6.022
1.670
4.352
21.0
5.8
15.2
16.4
1998
290 000
5.880
1.800
4.080
20.3
6.2
14.1
14.0
1999
293 000
5.367
1.644
3.723
18.3
5.6
12.7
15.8
2000
298 000
5.287
1.825
3.462
17.8
6.1
11.6
14.8
2001
303 000
5.353
1.609
3.744
17.7
5.3
12.4
12.7
2002
309 000
5.216
1.827
3.389
16.9
5.9
11.0
16.7
2003
316 000
5.054
1.730
3.324
16.0
5.5
10.5
17.2
2004
322 000
5.154
1.655
3.499
16.1
5.1
11.0
17.3
2005
328.320
5.548
1.824
3.724
17.1
5.6
11.5
2.05
19.6
2006
333.060
5.296
1.730
3.566
16.0
5.2
10.8
1.93
18.1
2007
337.920
5.854
1.798
4.056
17.5
5.4
12.1
2.14
17.6
2008
342.830
5.480
1.863
3.617
16.2
5.5
10.7
2.00
17.9
2009
347.780
5.348
1.981
3.367
15.6
5.7
9.9
2.03
21.1
2010
351.461
5.049
2.023
3.026
14.4
5.8
8.6
1.94
19.8
2011
357.750
5.000
2.127
2.873
14.0
5.9
8.1
1.69
16.2
2012
362.590
4.345
1.937
2.408
12.0
5.3
6.7
1.76
19.1
2013
367.430
3.935
2.062
1.873
10.7
5.6
5.1
1.73
22.7
2014
372.380
4.155
2.132
2.023
11.3
5.8
5.5
1.69
19.4
2015
373.630
4.253
2.243
2.010
11.5
6.1
5.4
1.57
20.6
2016
378.040
4.093
2.288
1.805
11.0
6.1
4.9
1.50
16.0
2017
382.460
4.017
2.372
1.645
10.7
6.3
4.4
1.42
2018
386.870
2.491
6.4
2019
391.260
2.639
6.7
2020
395.640
3.016
7.6
2021
400.000
3.649
9.1
Structure of the population
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2013) (Because of rounding, totals are not in all cases the sum of the respective components.):
[6]
Age group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
179 850
188 540
368 390
100
0-4
16 670
15 660
32 330
8.78
5-9
16 400
15 090
31 490
8.55
10-14
14 990
14 730
29 720
8.07
15-19
15 170
15 320
30 490
8.28
20-24
14 780
15 250
30 030
8.15
25-29
13 090
13 780
26 870
7.29
30-34
12 780
13 000
25 780
7.00
35-39
13 100
13 720
26 820
7.28
40-44
13 480
14 480
27 960
7.59
45-49
12 890
13 860
26 750
7.26
50-54
11 760
12 570
24 330
6.60
55-59
8 670
9 570
18 240
4.95
60-64
6 030
6 830
12 860
3.49
65-69
4 260
5 080
9 340
2.54
70-74
3 030
3 860
6 890
1.87
75-79
1 800
2 480
4 280
1.16
80-84
586
1 747
2 333
0.63
85-89
243
873
1 116
0.30
90+
121
640
761
0.21
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0-14
48 060
45 480
93 540
25.39
15-64
121 750
128 380
250 130
67.90
65+
10 040
14 680
24 720
6.71
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2019) (Data based on the 2010 Population Census.):
[7]
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
186 480
198 860
385 340
100
0–4
14 910
14 150
29 060
7.54
5–9
14 290
14 070
28 360
7.36
10–14
15 800
16 100
31 900
8.28
15–19
15 860
16 230
32 090
8.33
20–24
15 760
15 890
31 650
8.21
25–29
15 040
14 980
30 020
7.79
30–34
12 960
13 530
26 490
6.87
35–39
12 980
14 410
27 390
7.11
40–44
13 490
14 670
28 160
7.31
45–49
13 630
15 020
28 650
7.43
50–54
11 970
13 170
25 140
6.52
55–59
10 670
12 000
22 670
5.88
60–64
7 370
8 900
16 270
4.22
65-69
4 870
5 950
10 820
2.81
70-74
3 200
4 090
7 290
1.89
75-79
2 020
2 890
4 910
1.27
80+
1 660
2 810
4 470
1.16
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0–14
45 000
44 320
89 320
23.20
15–64
129 730
138 800
268 530
69.69
65+
11 750
15 740
27 490
7.13
Other demographic statistics
Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022.[8]
One birth every 96 minutes
One death every 180 minutes
One net migrant every 480 minutes
Net gain of one person every 144 minutes Demographic statistics according to the CIA World Factbook , unless otherwise indicated.[9]
Population
355,608 (2022 est.)
332,634 (July 2018 est.)
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
Age structure
Population pyramid of the Bahamas in 2020 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% (2021 est.) (male 12,587/female 19,434)0-14 years: 22.39% (male 37,777 /female 36,686)15-24 years: 16.01% (male 26,984 /female 26,281)25-54 years: 44.1% (male 73,627 /female 73,068)55-64 years: 9.45% (male 14,298 /female 17,140)65 years and over: 8.05% (male 10,318 /female 16,455) (2018 est.)
Birth rate
14.64 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 118th
15.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 124th
Death rate
6.41 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 139th
7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 119th 1.98 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 111st
1.94 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 126th
Median age
total: 32.8 years. Country comparison to the world: 104th
male: 31.7 years
female: 34 years (2020 est.) total: 32.3 years. Country comparison to the world: 102nd
male: 31.1 years
female: 33.5 years (2018 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 84th
Population growth rate
0.82% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 114th
0.79% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 131st
Languages
English (official), Bahamian Creole, Haitian 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%), Roman Catholic 12%, other Christian 13% (includes Jehovah's Witness 1.1%), other 0.6%, none 1.9%, unspecified 2.6% (2010 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 83.5% of total population (2022)
rate of urbanization: 1.02% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) total dependency ratio: 40.8 (2015 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 29.1 (2015 est.)
elderly dependency ratio: 11.7 (2015 est.)
potential support ratio : 8.5 (2015 est.)
Health
According to The World Factbook, the Bahamas has an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 1.9% (2017 est.)[10]
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.13 years. Country comparison to the world: 107th male: 73.2 years
female: 79.14 years (2022 est.)
Period
Life expectancy in
Years
Period
Life expectancy in
Years
1950–1955
60.0
1985–1990
70.2
1955–1960
62.0
1990–1995
71.1
1960–1965
63.7
1995–2000
71.7
1965–1970
65.2
2000–2005
73.2
1970–1975
66.6
2005–2010
74.3
1975–1980
67.9
2010–2015
75.1
1980–1985
69.1
Source: UN World Population Prospects [11]
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
31.6% (2016). Country comparison to the world: 21st
Education expenditures
2.5% of GDP (2020) Country comparison to the world: 167th
Unemployment, youth ages 15–24
total: 25.8%. Country comparison to the world: 45th
male: 20.8%
female: 31.6% (2016 est.) 
