Bahamas's population rose from 306,268 in 1996 to 403,033 in 2025.
Bahamas · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 23 with data
Bahamas's population growth fell from 1.6 % in 1996 to 0.4 % in 2025.
Bahamas's population density rose from 29.6 in 1994 to 39.9 in 2023.
Bahamas's population, female (% of total) rose from 50.4 % in 1996 to 52.3 % in 2025.
Bahamas's urbanisation rose from 80.8 % in 1996 to 81.3 % in 2025.
Bahamas's urban population rose from 247,430 in 1996 to 327,790 in 2025.
Bahamas's rural population rose from 58,838 in 1996 to 75,243 in 2025.
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- Fertilityup +0.1 %182nd of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −0.3 %141st of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +0.7 %66th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −0.2 %98th of 217
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- Median ageup +0.4 yrs85th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.4 pts147th of 217
- Working age (15–64)up +0.0 pts22nd of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.3 pts85th of 217
- Age dependency ratiodown −0.1 pts196th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.4 pts86th of 217
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- Net migrationdown −8.2 %65th of 217
- Migrant stockup +0.7 pts53rd of 216
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- Refugees hostedup +10157th of 178
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- Life expectancyup +0.2 yrs109th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.1 yrs108th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.1 yrs112th of 217