Bahamas Population Pyramid 1951
Bahamas in 1951
The population of the Bahamas in 1951 was 84,585. With a median age of 20.2 years, the Bahamas had a youth dependency ratio of 73.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.2 per 100 people of working age.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in the Bahamas had on average 1.37 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 74.6 years in 2023: 78.2 for women and 70.9 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
64,122 immigrants live in Bahamas, 16.0% of the population.
| Haiti | 31,353 |
| United States of America | 10,962 |
| Jamaica | 8,510 |
| United Kingdom | 2,259 |
| Canada | 1,777 |
1,542 people born in Bahamas live in other countries.
| Jamaica | 685 |
| Australia | 305 |
| Curaçao | 131 |
| Nicaragua | 89 |
| Namibia | 53 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahamas | 84,586 | 20.2 | |
| Grenada | 77,934 | 16.2 | |
| Saint Lucia | 93,968 | 17.1 | |
| Curaçao | 104,409 | 21.8 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 63,349 | 18.4 |





