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People and Society of The Bahamas
Demographics, health, education, religion, and languages of The Bahamas.
Demographic Profile
Ethnic composition, age structure, and growth.
- Nationality
- noun: Bahamian(s) adjective: Bahamian
- Ethnic Groups
- African descent 90.6%, White 4.7%, mixed 2.1%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.7%
- Population
- 409,984
- Population (Male / Female)
- male: 190,100 female: 220,762
- Population Distribution
- most of the population lives in urban areas, with two-thirds living on New Providence Island where Nassau is located
- Urban Population
- urban population: 83.6% of total population rate of urbanization: 1.02% annual rate of change
- Population in Major Urban Areas
- 280,000 NASSAU (capital)
- 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% (male 15,799/female 19,533)
- Median Age
- total: 30.7 years male: 30.6 years female: 30.7 years
- Sex Ratio at Birth
- at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.86 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 0.86 male(s)/female
In-Depth People and Society Profile
Health, education, religion, languages, notable people, and society — available to members.
Adequate medical care is available on New Providence and Grand Bahama islands, but visitors should be aware that serious health problems requiring hospitalization and/or medical evacuation to the United States can cost tens of thousands of dollars in up-front costs, and air ambulance companies generally require payment or an insurer’s guarantee of payment before providing service. Ambulance service is available on the major islands; however, U.S.