Bahamas People
Population299,697
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 28.3% (male 42,474; female 42,423)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male 96,825; female 99,985)
65 years and over: 6% (male 7,351; female 10,639) (2004 est.)
Median age
total: 27.3 years
male: 26.5 years
female: 28 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
0.72% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
18.22 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
8.82 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate
-2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 25.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 65.63 years
male: 62.21 years
female: 69.11 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.23 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
3% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
5,600 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths
less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality
noun: Bahamian(s)
adjective: Bahamian
Ethnic groups
black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%
Religions
Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%
Languages
English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.6%
male: 94.7%
female: 96.5% (2003 est.)
