Bahamas Population

Population now

408,856

World: 171st
Caribbean: 7th

Male:	198,428	(48.62 %)
Female:	209,214	(51.38 %)

Births in 2024:	6,637
Deaths in 2024:	3,660

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	72.12 years
Female:	76.70 years
Total:	74.47 years
Median Age:	32.59 years

Birth Rate:	13.40
Death Rate:	7.39
Growth Rate:	0.81 %
Fertility Rate:	1.70

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Birth & Death rate
Life expectancy
Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Bahamas Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	110k	52k	57k	0.92	3.73%	34.38	7.27	4.50	64.74	62.85	66.38	18.27	59.71%	7.86
1961	115k	55k	60k	0.93	3.79%	34.03	7.11	4.50	64.89	62.97	66.56	18.18	60.45%	8.26
1962	121k	58k	63k	0.93	3.80%	33.38	6.96	4.45	65.01	63.06	66.74	18.06	61.19%	8.69
1963	127k	62k	66k	0.94	3.75%	32.42	6.83	4.36	65.12	63.11	66.93	17.91	61.93%	9.13
1964	134k	65k	69k	0.95	3.65%	31.21	6.71	4.22	65.22	63.14	67.11	17.77	62.64%	9.59
1965	140k	68k	72k	0.96	3.52%	29.88	6.61	4.06	65.31	63.15	67.31	17.67	63.34%	10.05
1966	146k	72k	75k	0.96	3.38%	28.61	6.53	3.90	65.40	63.15	67.52	17.74	64.04%	10.50
1967	153k	75k	77k	0.97	3.25%	27.57	6.48	3.75	65.50	63.16	67.74	17.86	64.73%	10.95
1968	159k	78k	80k	0.98	3.16%	26.85	6.45	3.65	65.61	63.17	67.98	17.98	65.42%	11.38
1969	164k	81k	83k	0.98	3.12%	26.47	6.43	3.58	65.73	63.21	68.23	18.05	66.09%	11.78
1970	169k	84k	85k	0.98	3.10%	26.38	6.43	3.54	65.87	63.27	68.48	18.08	66.76%	12.15
1971	174k	86k	88k	0.98	3.12%	26.44	6.42	3.51	66.03	63.36	68.73	18.31	67.43%	12.47
1972	178k	88k	90k	0.97	3.14%	26.49	6.40	3.47	66.21	63.48	68.98	18.42	68.09%	12.76
1973	182k	89k	92k	0.97	3.14%	26.42	6.38	3.41	66.40	63.62	69.23	18.47	68.74%	13.02
1974	185k	91k	94k	0.96	3.13%	26.21	6.34	3.33	66.59	63.78	69.46	18.55	69.38%	13.28
1975	189k	93k	96k	0.96	3.12%	25.91	6.29	3.23	66.79	63.93	69.68	18.69	70.02%	13.55
1976	193k	95k	98k	0.97	3.10%	25.63	6.25	3.14	66.96	64.08	69.87	18.63	70.65%	13.84
1977	197k	97k	100k	0.97	3.10%	25.48	6.21	3.06	67.12	64.21	70.05	18.69	71.27%	14.14
1978	201k	100k	102k	0.98	3.13%	25.52	6.18	3.01	67.25	64.32	70.21	18.82	71.88%	14.45
1979	206k	102k	104k	0.98	3.17%	25.75	6.17	2.99	67.37	64.41	70.37	18.99	72.48%	14.78
1980	211k	105k	106k	0.99	3.23%	26.08	6.17	2.99	67.49	64.49	70.54	19.20	73.10%	15.11
1981	215k	107k	108k	0.99	3.28%	26.39	6.16	2.99	67.62	64.58	70.72	19.64	73.84%	15.45
1982	220k	109k	111k	0.99	3.33%	26.56	6.14	2.99	67.77	64.69	70.93	19.97	74.57%	15.79
1983	225k	112k	113k	0.99	3.34%	26.53	6.11	2.96	67.96	64.84	71.18	20.25	75.29%	16.15
1984	230k	114k	116k	0.99	3.33%	26.26	6.06	2.92	68.20	65.03	71.46	20.52	75.99%	16.49
1985	235k	116k	118k	0.99	3.30%	25.82	6.00	2.86	68.47	65.26	71.78	20.84	76.67%	16.83
1986	239k	119k	120k	0.99	3.28%	25.29	5.91	2.79	68.79	65.54	72.14	21.07	77.35%	17.15
1987	243k	121k	123k	0.99	3.25%	24.78	5.83	2.73	69.14	65.83	72.52	21.41	78.01%	17.45
1988	247k	123k	125k	0.99	3.25%	24.38	5.74	2.68	69.50	66.14	72.91	21.82	78.65%	17.75
1989	252k	125k	127k	0.99	3.26%	24.09	5.66	2.66	69.85	66.46	73.30	22.22	79.28%	18.06
1990	256k	127k	129k	0.98	3.27%	23.89	5.59	2.64	70.20	66.76	73.68	22.57	79.84%	18.38
1991	261k	129k	132k	0.98	3.28%	23.73	5.54	2.63	70.52	67.04	74.03	22.97	80.07%	18.72
1992	266k	132k	134k	0.98	3.27%	23.52	5.51	2.62	70.81	67.29	74.34	23.25	80.29%	19.08
1993	271k	134k	137k	0.98	3.22%	23.20	5.50	2.60	71.06	67.52	74.61	23.45	80.52%	19.45
1994	276k	137k	139k	0.98	3.13%	22.74	5.50	2.57	71.28	67.72	74.83	23.68	80.74%	19.79
1995	280k	138k	142k	0.98	3.00%	22.13	5.53	2.52	71.45	67.90	75.00	23.98	80.96%	20.10
1996	284k	140k	144k	0.97	2.83%	21.36	5.57	2.44	71.59	68.05	75.11	24.31	81.18%	20.37
1997	287k	141k	146k	0.97	2.64%	20.46	5.62	2.36	71.70	68.20	75.18	24.75	81.40%	20.61
1998	291k	142k	148k	0.96	2.43%	19.51	5.69	2.26	71.79	68.34	75.20	25.23	81.61%	20.85
1999	294k	144k	150k	0.95	2.22%	18.53	5.76	2.17	71.86	68.49	75.20	25.66	81.82%	21.09
2000	298k	145k	153k	0.95	2.02%	17.61	5.83	2.07	71.91	68.62	75.16	26.02	82.01%	21.38
2001	303k	147k	155k	0.95	1.84%	16.81	5.91	1.99	71.95	68.75	75.10	26.29	82.05%	21.71
2002	308k	150k	158k	0.95	1.70%	16.18	5.99	1.93	71.98	68.87	75.03	26.54	82.09%	22.07
2003	313k	152k	161k	0.95	1.59%	15.72	6.07	1.89	71.99	68.96	74.94	26.75	82.13%	22.46
2004	319k	155k	164k	0.94	1.51%	15.45	6.15	1.87	71.99	69.05	74.86	26.94	82.18%	22.88
2005	325k	158k	167k	0.94	1.46%	15.33	6.23	1.86	71.99	69.12	74.78	27.12	82.22%	23.30
2006	331k	161k	170k	0.94	1.43%	15.31	6.31	1.87	71.99	69.20	74.72	27.38	82.26%	23.75
2007	337k	164k	174k	0.94	1.40%	15.31	6.38	1.88	72.00	69.28	74.66	27.62	82.30%	24.20
2008	344k	167k	177k	0.94	1.37%	15.28	6.45	1.88	72.02	69.37	74.62	27.86	82.34%	24.65
2009	350k	169k	180k	0.94	1.33%	15.19	6.51	1.88	72.07	69.48	74.60	28.11	82.39%	25.08
2010	355k	172k	183k	0.94	1.29%	15.05	6.57	1.87	72.14	69.62	74.61	28.40	82.43%	25.46
2011	360k	174k	185k	0.94	1.25%	14.86	6.61	1.85	72.26	69.80	74.67	28.63	82.48%	25.80
2012	364k	176k	187k	0.94	1.21%	14.66	6.63	1.83	72.42	70.01	74.77	28.91	82.53%	26.08
2013	367k	178k	189k	0.94	1.18%	14.49	6.65	1.81	72.62	70.26	74.91	29.24	82.60%	26.34
2014	371k	180k	191k	0.94	1.15%	14.34	6.66	1.79	72.85	70.53	75.09	29.56	82.67%	26.59
2015	374k	182k	193k	0.94	1.13%	14.22	6.67	1.78	73.09	70.80	75.30	29.86	82.75%	26.84
2016	378k	183k	194k	0.94	1.11%	14.13	6.69	1.77	73.33	71.06	75.51	30.17	82.83%	27.11
2017	382k	185k	196k	0.94	1.09%	14.05	6.72	1.76	73.55	71.30	75.72	30.43	82.93%	27.39
2018	386k	187k	198k	0.94	1.06%	13.97	6.77	1.75	73.75	71.50	75.91	30.66	83.03%	27.66
2019	389k	189k	200k	0.94	1.03%	13.88	6.84	1.74	73.92	71.66	76.08	30.92	83.13%	27.94
2020	393k	191k	202k	0.95	0.99%	13.79	6.93	1.73	74.05	71.78	76.23	31.25	83.25%	28.21
2021	397k	193k	204k	0.95	0.99%	13.79	6.93	1.73	74.05	71.78	76.23	31.49	83.37%	28.47
2022	401k	195k	206k	0.95	0.99%	13.79	6.93	1.73	74.05	71.78	76.23	31.75	83.49%	28.77
2023	404k	196k	208k	0.94	0.85%	13.50	7.28	1.71	74.36	72.04	76.58	31.97	83.63%	28.98
2024	408k	198k	209k	0.95	0.81%	13.40	7.39	1.70	74.47	72.12	76.70	32.59	83.76%	29.27

Bahamas Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	411k	200k	211k	0.95	0.77%	13.30	7.51	1.69	74.57	72.21	76.82	32.60	83.91%	29.48
2026	414k	201k	213k	0.94	0.73%	13.18	7.64	1.69	74.68	72.31	76.94	32.97	84.06%	29.70
2027	418k	203k	214k	0.95	0.68%	13.05	7.77	1.68	74.80	72.42	77.06	33.41	84.22%	29.99
2028	421k	205k	216k	0.95	0.64%	12.93	7.89	1.68	74.91	72.52	77.19	33.78	84.38%	30.20
2029	424k	206k	218k	0.94	0.60%	12.80	8.02	1.67	75.03	72.63	77.31	34.31	84.55%	30.42
2030	427k	208k	219k	0.95	0.56%	12.68	8.15	1.67	75.14	72.73	77.43	34.81	84.72%	30.63
2031	430k	209k	221k	0.95	0.51%	12.54	8.29	1.67	75.25	72.84	77.55	35.03	84.90%	30.85
2032	432k	210k	222k	0.95	0.47%	12.40	8.43	1.67	75.37	72.95	77.67	35.47	85.08%	30.99
2033	435k	212k	223k	0.95	0.43%	12.25	8.58	1.66	75.48	73.06	77.79	35.69	85.27%	31.21
2034	438k	213k	225k	0.95	0.39%	12.11	8.72	1.66	75.60	73.17	77.91	36.06	85.47%	31.42
2035	440k	214k	226k	0.95	0.35%	11.97	8.86	1.66	75.71	73.28	78.03	36.14	85.66%	31.56
2036	442k	215k	227k	0.95	0.31%	11.86	9.02	1.66	75.83	73.40	78.15	36.57	85.86%	31.71
2037	445k	216k	228k	0.95	0.28%	11.75	9.18	1.66	75.94	73.51	78.27	36.79	86.06%	31.92
2038	447k	217k	229k	0.95	0.25%	11.64	9.33	1.66	76.06	73.63	78.39	37.21	86.26%	32.07
2039	449k	218k	230k	0.95	0.21%	11.53	9.49	1.66	76.17	73.74	78.51	37.50	86.45%	32.21
2040	450k	219k	231k	0.95	0.18%	11.42	9.65	1.66	76.29	73.86	78.63	37.68	86.64%	32.28
2041	452k	220k	232k	0.95	0.16%	11.34	9.80	1.66	76.41	73.98	78.75	37.97	86.83%	32.42
2042	454k	221k	233k	0.95	0.13%	11.26	9.96	1.66	76.53	74.10	78.86	38.14	87.02%	32.57
2043	455k	222k	234k	0.95	0.11%	11.18	10.11	1.66	76.64	74.23	78.98	38.49	87.20%	32.64
2044	457k	222k	234k	0.95	0.08%	11.10	10.27	1.66	76.76	74.35	79.09	38.78	87.38%	32.78
2045	458k	223k	235k	0.95	0.06%	11.02	10.42	1.66	76.88	74.47	79.21	39.29	87.56%	32.86
2046	459k	224k	236k	0.95	0.04%	10.95	10.55	1.66	77.00	74.60	79.32	39.37	87.74%	32.93
2047	460k	224k	236k	0.95	0.02%	10.87	10.68	1.66	77.12	74.72	79.44	39.71	87.92%	33.00
2048	462k	225k	237k	0.95	?	10.80	10.81	1.66	77.23	74.85	79.55	39.86	88.09%	33.14
2049	462k	226k	237k	0.95	-0.02%	10.72	10.94	1.66	77.35	74.97	79.67	39.88	88.26%	33.14
2050	463k	226k	237k	0.95	-0.04%	10.65	11.07	1.66	77.47	75.10	79.78	40.10	88.43%	33.21

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