Demographics of the Bahamas

This article is about the demographic features 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 of pie.

Census population and average annual growth rate
YearPop.±%
184526,491—    
185127,519+3.9%
186135,487+29.0%
187139,162+10.4%
188143,521+11.1%
189147,565+9.3%
190153,735+13.0%
191155,944+4.1%
192153,031−5.2%
193159,828+12.8%
194368,846+15.1%
195384,841+23.2%
1963130,220+53.5%
1970168,812+29.6%
1980209,505+24.1%
1990255,049+21.7%
2000303,611+19.0%
2010351,461+15.8%
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
Population pyramid of the Bahamas

Vital statistics

[2][3][4]

Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Total fertility rate [5] Infant mortality rate [5]
1935 64 2 0001 121879 31.317.513.7
1936 66 1 9021 056846 28.816.012.8
1937 67 2 0849141 170 31.113.617.5
1938 67 2 0201 096924 30.116.413.8
1939 68 2 0401 066974 30.015.714.3
1940 70 2 1851 0521 133 31.215.016.2
1941 71 2 3129201 392 32.613.019.6
1942 72 2 4091 0111 398 33.514.019.4
1943 70 2 5021 0431 459 35.714.920.8
1944 69 2 4851 1031 382 36.016.020.0
1945 71 2 1741 326848 30.618.711.9
1946 73 2 2081 0021 206 30.213.716.5
1947 74 2 4159871 428 32.613.319.3
1948 76 2 5391 0291 510 33.413.519.9
1949 77 2 6461 0521 594 34.413.720.7
1950 79 2 5321 1431 389 32.114.517.6
1951 80 2 7399631 776 34.212.022.2
1952 81 2 7149591 755 33.511.821.7
1953 83 3 0569032 153 36.810.925.9
1954 86 3 4108442 566 39.79.829.8
1955 89 2 8448571 987 32.09.622.3
1956 92 3 2908492 441 35.89.226.5
1957 96 3 1267642 362 32.68.024.6
1958 100 3 0291 0951 934 30.311.019.3
1959 104 3 1541 0002 154 30.39.620.7
1960 110 3 3598052 554 30.57.323.2
1961 115 3 7341 0242 710 32.58.923.6
1962 121 3 4688212 647 28.76.821.9
1963 127 4 5841 0303 554 35.88.027.8
1964 134 4 8059873 818 35.97.428.5
1965 140 4 4391 0983 341 31.77.823.9
1966 146 4 5731 0673 506 31.17.323.9
1967 153 4 2751 2123 063 27.97.920.0
1968 159 4 2201 0233 197 26.56.420.1
1969 164 4 3061 0973 209 26.16.619.4
1970 169 4 2621 0543 208 25.16.218.9
1971 174 5 3349484 386 30.75.425.2
1972 178 4 7451 1153 630 26.76.320.4
1973 181 4 4191 1093 310 24.36.118.2
1974 185 4 3821 0323 350 23.75.618.1
1975 189 4 0331 1062 927 21.35.915.5
1976 193 5 2959764 319 27.45.122.4
1977 197 4 8711 0673 804 24.75.419.3
1978 202 4 3621 0773 285 21.75.416.3
1979 206 4 8091 2113 598 23.35.917.5
1980 211 5 0351 3383 697 24.06.417.6
1981 215 5 2511 1274 124 24.45.219.2
1982 220 5 2931 1854 108 24.25.418.8
1983 225 5 2801 1044 176 23.64.918.6
1984 230 5 1771 1504 027 22.65.017.6
1985 235 5 5841 3414 243 24.05.818.2
1986 239 4 7701 4073 363 20.05.914.1
1987 243 4 3311 3762 955 17.95.712.2
1988 248 4 9431 3193 624 20.15.414.7
1989 252 4 9711 4593 512 19.95.814.0
1990 256 6 1171 3434 774 23.95.218.6
1991 261 6 1921 3354 857 23.75.118.6
1992 266 6 7591 4625 297 25.45.519.9
1993 271 6 6741 4935 181 24.65.519.1
1994 276 6 1041 5384 566 22.15.616.6
1995 280 6 2531 6384 615 22.35.816.5
1996 284 5 9131 5374 376 20.85.415.4
1997 287 6 0221 6704 352 21.05.815.2
1998 290 5 8801 8004 080 20.36.214.1
1999 293 5 3671 6443 723 18.35.612.7
2000 298 5 2871 8253 462 17.86.111.6
2001 303 5 3531 6093 744 17.75.312.4
2002 309 5 2161 8273 389 16.95.911.0
2003 316 5 0541 7303 324 16.05.510.5
2004 322 5 1541 6553 499 16.15.111.0
2005 328.320 5 5481 8243 724 17.15.611.5 2.05 19.6
2006 333.060 5 2961 7303 566 16.05.210.8 1.93 18.1
2007 337.920 5 8541 7984 056 17.55.412.1 2.14 17.6
2008 342.830 5 4801 8633 617 16.25.510.7 2.00 17.9
2009 347.780 5 3481 9813 367 15.65.79.9 2.03 21.1
2010 351.461 5 0492 0233 026 14.45.88.6 1.94 19.8
2011 357.750 5 0002 1272 873 14.05.98.1 1.69 16.2
2012 362.590 4 3451 9372 408 12.05.36.7 1.76
2013 367.430 3 9352 0621 873 10.75.65.1 1.73
2014 372.380 4 1552 1322 023 11.35.85.5 1.69
2015 4 2532 2432 010 11.56.15.4 1.57
2016 4 0932 2881 805 11.06.14.9 1.50
2017 4 0172 3721 645 10.76.34.4 1.42

Structure of the population

Structure of the population (01.07.2013) (estimates):[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

The World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from The World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated [7]

Population

  • 327,316

Languages

[8]

Ethnic groups

  • Black 90.6%
  • White 4.7%
  • Black and White 2.1%
  • Asian 3%
  • Hispanic 4%

Religions

Health

According to The World Factbook, the Bahamas has an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 3.3%[9], which is the highest rate outside of Africa.

Life expectancy

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[10]

References

  1. ↑ "2000 ROUND OF POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS DATA ANALYSIS SUB-PROJECT : THE BAHAMAS" (PDF). Caricomstats.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "United Nations : Demographic Yearbooks". Unstats.unorg. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Department of Statistics of the Bahamas" (PDF). bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Demographic Profile : The Bahamas" (PDF). Caricomstats.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Demographic Profile of the Bahamas" (PDF). Caricomstats.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics". Unstats.un.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Central America and Caribbean :: BAHAMAS, THE". CIA The World Factbook.
  8. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamian_Creole
  9. ↑ http://factbook.lincon.com/geos/print/country/countrypdf_bf.pdf
  10. ↑ "World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations". Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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