World Factbook
Bahamas
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
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.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years
0.9 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.86 male(s)/female
total population
0.86 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.81 male(s)/female
Birth rate
13.1 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
30.6 years
total
31.1 years (2025 est.)
female
30.7 years
Population
male
192,055
total
415,306 (2025 est.)
female
223,251
Nationality
noun
Bahamian(s)
adjective
Bahamian
Tobacco use
male
20.8% (2025 est.)
total
10.8% (2025 est.)
female
1.9% (2025 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
83.6% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
1.02% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
21.4% (male 41,675/female 46,363)
15-64 years
70% (male 132,626/female 154,866)
65 years and over
8.6% (2024 est.) (male 15,799/female 19,533)
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
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
43.2 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
30.2 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
7.7 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
13 (2025 est.)
Physician density
1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
7.1% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
15.8% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
2.7 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.45 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 98.9% of population
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
2.7% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
10.6% national budget (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
10.5 deaths/1,000 live births
total
9.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
8.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
1.08% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.71 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
most of the population lives in urban areas, with two thirds living on New Providence Island where Nassau is located
Life expectancy at birth
male
75.1 years
female
78.4 years
total population
76.7 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
76 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
3.66 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
1.43 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
9.48 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.)
Major urban areas - population
280,000 NASSAU (capital) (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
31.6% (2016)