Bahamas Population (LIVE)

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Bahamas Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Bahamas is 401,900 as of Thursday, November 7, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Bahamas 2024 population is estimated at 401,283 people at mid year.
  • Bahamas population is equivalent to 0% of the total world population.
  • Bahamas ranks number 177 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Bahamas is 40 per Km2 (104 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 10,010 Km2 (3,865 sq. miles).
  • 88.0 % of the population is urban (352,937 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Bahamas is 35.0 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Bahamas (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationBahamas
Global Rank
2024 401,283 0.46 % 1,843 1,018 35.0 1.37 40 88.0 % 352,937 0.00 % 8,161,972,572 177
2023 399,440 0.48 % 1,902 1,001 34.6 1.37 40 87.5 % 349,415 0.00 % 8,091,734,930 177
2022 397,538 0.29 % 1,165 1,001 34.2 1.38 40 87.0 % 345,844 0.00 % 8,021,407,192 177
2020 395,863 0.30 % 1,188 0 33.6 1.39 40 85.6 % 338,674 0.01 % 7,887,001,292 177
2015 385,346 0.95 % 3,574 1,002 31.9 1.57 38 83.1 % 320,094 0.01 % 7,470,491,872 177
2010 367,478 1.34 % 4,717 1,898 30.5 1.84 37 80.9 % 297,422 0.01 % 7,021,732,148 177
2005 343,894 1.21 % 4,012 804 29.3 2.01 34 78.7 % 270,701 0.01 % 6,586,970,132 176
2000 323,835 1.44 % 4,475845 27.6 2.06 32 75.4 % 244,291 0.01 % 6,171,702,993 176
1995 301,461 1.78 % 5,103 460 25.9 2.42 30 75.2 % 226,812 0.01 % 5,758,878,982 175
1990 275,945 1.74 % 4,558 241 24.3 2.52 28 74.2 % 204,654 0.01 % 5,327,803,110 175
1985 253,154 1.71 % 4,126 469 22.6 2.55 25 71.1 % 179,943 0.01 % 4,868,943,465 176
1980 232,526 2.07 % 4,528 367 21.0 2.84 23 66.2 % 153,998 0.01 % 4,447,606,236 176
1975 209,886 2.56 % 4,981 323 19.9 3.42 21 63.0 % 132,250 0.01 % 4,070,735,277 175
1970 184,982 4.57 % 7,406 1,517 19.6 4.21 18 61.1 % 113,068 0.01 % 3,694,683,794 174
1965 147,952 4.93 % 6,327 2,488 18.9 4.88 15 60.0 % 88,715 0.00 % 3,334,533,703 177
1960 116,317 4.37 % 4,479 2,290 18.5 5.09 12 56.2 % 65,401 0.00 % 3,015,470,894 176
1955 93,922 2.38 % 2,087 790 18.6 4.83 9 52.8 % 49,566 0.00 % 2,740,213,792 177
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Bahamas Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationBahamas
Global Rank
2025 403,033 0.36 % 1,434 935 35.3 1.36 40 88.4 % 356,391 0.00 % 8,231,613,070 177
2030 410,267 0.36 % 1,447 972 37.1 1.36 41 90.8 % 372,691 0.00 % 8,569,124,911 178
2035 415,978 0.28 % 1,142 1,055 38.9 1.37 42 93.1 % 387,162 0.00 % 8,885,210,181 179
2040 420,346 0.21 % 874 1,151 40.4 1.39 42 95.1 % 399,720 0.00 % 9,177,190,203 180
2045 423,262 0.14 % 583 1,222 41.4 1.40 42 97.0 % 410,554 0.00 % 9,439,639,668 181
2050 424,265 0.05 % 201   42.5 1.41 42 99.0 % 419,945 0.00 % 9,664,378,587 181
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Bahamas Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Bahamas
Life Expectancy
74.71 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
10.7
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
12.5
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Bahamas

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Nassau 227,940
2 Lucaya 46,525
3 Freeport 26,910

See also

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Notes

The Bahamas Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Bahamas delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Bahamas (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Bahamas in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.