Bahamas single age population pyramid 2020

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Ninety percent of the Bahamian population identifies as being primarily of

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n ancestry. About two-thirds of the population lives on

New Providence Island New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. It is the location of the national capital city of Nassau, whose boundaries are coincident with the island; it had a population of 246 ...

(the location of

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), and about half of the remaining one-third lives on

Grand Bahama Grand Bahama is the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, with the town of West End located east of Palm Beach, Florida. It is the third largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays. The island is ...

(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

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, established in Nassau in 1974, provides programmes leading to associate's degrees and

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s; the college is now converting from a two-year to a four-year institution.

Vital statistics

Structure of the population

Structure of the population (01.07.2013) (estimates):

Other demographic statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022. *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

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, unless otherwise indicated.

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

:''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

Total fertility rate The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if: # she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through her lifetime # she were t ...

: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), 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.)

Dependency ratios

:total dependency ratio: 40.8 (2015 est.) :youth dependency ratio: 29.1 (2015 est.) :elderly dependency ratio: 11.7 (2015 est.) :

potential support ratio The potential support ratio (PSR) is the number of people age 15–64 per one older person aged 65 or older. This ratio describes the burden placed on the working population (unemployment and children are not considered in this measure) by the non ...

: 8.5 (2015 est.)

Health

According to The World Factbook, the Bahamas has an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 1.9% (2017 est.)

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.) Source: ''UN World Population Prospects''

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.)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Demographics Of The Bahamas Society of the Bahamas