Bahamas Demographics

Population

305.655 (in July 2007) [1] Archived on 2 April 2010 at Wayback Machine.

301.790 (in July 2005)

275,941 (in July 1998)

Age classification

0-14 years: 27.9% (42,142 men/42,096 women)

15-64 years: 65.9% (97,865 men/101,047 women)

65 years or older: 6.2% (7,616 men/11,024 women) (2005 est.)

Middle Ages

Total: 27,55 years

Men: 26,78 years

Women: 28,34 years(2005 est.)

Population growth rate

0.67% (2005 est.)

Birth rate

17.87 births/1,000 persons (2005 est.)

Death rate

8.97 deaths/1,000 persons (2005 est.)

Migration rate

-2,18 migrants/1,000 persons (2005 est.)

Male/woman ratio by age

At birth: 1.02 man(s)/woman

Under 15: 1 man(s)/woman

15-64 years: 0.97 man(s)/woman

65 years or older: 0.69 man(s)/woman

Total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 25,21 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 31,02 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 19.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 65.54 years

Male: 62.11 years

Female: 69.04 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

2,2 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: 3% (2003 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS: 5,600 (2003 est.)

Deaths: less than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality

Name: Bahamian(s), Bahamés(es)

Contributed by Bahamian(s), Bahamés(es)

Ethnic groups

Black 85%, White 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%

Religion

Baptists 32%, Anglicans 20%, Catholics 19%, Methodists 6%, Church of God 6%, Protestants 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%

Languages

English (official), kréyol, French, (between Haitian immigrants) and Spanish (between Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican immigrants).

Literacy

Definition: People over 15 years of age who know how to read and write

Total population: 95.6 per cent

Male: 94.7%

Female: 96.5% (2003 est.)