The Bahamas - Demographics

Demographics

• Population: 354,563
• Age structure: 0–14 years: 25.9% (male 40,085; female 38,959)

15–64 years: 67.2% (male 102,154; female 105,482)

65 years and over: 6.9% (male 8,772; female 12,704) (2009 est.)

• Population growth rate: 0.925% (2010 est.)
• Birth rate: 17.81 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
• Death rate: 9.35 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
• Net migration rate: -2.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
• Infant mortality rate: 23.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
• Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.87 years.

Female: 73.49 years (2002 est.)

Male: 66.32 years

• Total fertility rate: 2.0 children born/woman (2010 est.)
• Nationality: noun: Bahamian(s)
• Adjective: Bahamian /bəˈheɪmiən/
• Ethnic groups: African 85%, European 12%, Asian and Latin Americans 3%.
• Religions: Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2% The 'other' category includes Jews, Muslims, Baha'is, Hindus, Rastafarians, and practitioners of Obeah.
• Languages: English (official), Bahamian Creole
• Literacy (age 15+): total population: 98.2%

male: 98.5%

female: 98% (1995 est.)