Population Pyramids of the World from 1950 to 2100

Bahamas Population Pyramid 1966

Bahamas
Afghanistan Africa Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Asia Australia Australia/New Zealand Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Caribbean Central African Republic Central America Central Asia Chad Channel Islands Chile China China, Hong Kong SAR China, Macao SAR Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire Dem. People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republic Eastern Africa Eastern Asia Eastern Europe Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latin America and the Caribbean Latvia Least developed countries Lebanon Lesotho Less developed regions Less developed regions, excluding China Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Melanesia Mexico Micronesia Micronesia (Fed. States of) Middle Africa Mongolia Montenegro More developed regions Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Northern Africa Northern America Northern Europe Norway Oceania Oman Other non-specified areas Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Polynesia Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Korea Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Réunion Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South America South Sudan South-Central Asia South-Eastern Asia Southern Africa Southern Asia Southern Europe Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sub-Saharan Africa Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic TFYR Macedonia Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United Republic of Tanzania United States Virgin Islands United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Western Africa Western Asia Western Europe Western Sahara World Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
1966
Population: 154,874

Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Embed this population pyramid ×

Copy the code below and paste it into your website or LMS.

Summary

Bahamas in 1966

In 1966, the Bahamas had a total population of 154,874 people. A decade earlier, in 1956, the population was 97,505; it has grown by 58.8% since.

Half of the population was younger than 20.1 years; 40.6% were children under 15 and 3.5% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.

Ranks #175 of 201 by population Ranks #68 of 201 by median age Ranks #8 of 201 by growth

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Key indicators for Bahamas
Population
154,874
Median age
20.1
0-14 %
40.6%
65+ %
3.5%
Child dependency
72.7
Old-age dependency
6.2
Region
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Pyramid shape
Expansive
Population 2050
424,265
Population 2100
384,955
What is driving the change
Births per woman
Total fertility rate, 1960–2023
123456
1960Replacement level (2.1)2023 · 1.37

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
Years, 1960–2023
Total Women Men
5060708090
19602023 · 74.6

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.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
20406080
19502100
Migration to and from Bahamas
Where immigrants come from (2024)

64,122 immigrants live in Bahamas, 16.0% of the population.

Haiti31,353
United States of America10,962
Jamaica8,510
United Kingdom2,259
Canada1,777
Where emigrants live (2024)

1,542 people born in Bahamas live in other countries.

Jamaica685
Australia305
Curaçao131
Nicaragua89
Namibia53
Explore
Immigration statistics Origin of migrant stocks map

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

How Bahamas compares with its neighbours
Country Population Median age Relative size
Bahamas 154,874 20.1
Curaçao 144,319 19.5
Saint Lucia 98,464 14.9
Grenada 98,122 16.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 92,052 16.4
Frequently asked questions about Bahamas's population
What was the population of the Bahamas in 1966?
In 1966, the Bahamas's population was 154,874.
Is the population of the Bahamas increasing or decreasing?
Yes, growing: up 58.8% from 1956, with a projected population of 424,265 in 2050.
How old is the population of the Bahamas?
The median age in the Bahamas is 20.1 years — half the population is younger, half older.
What share of the Bahamas's population is over 65 or under 15?
3.5% of the Bahamas's population is 65 or older, and 40.6% is under 15.
What shape is the Bahamas's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
The Bahamas's pyramid is expansive — broad at the bottom, the signature of high birth rates and a growing population.

Check our other visualizations

Immigration statistics per countries
Immigration statistics per countries
List of countries ordered by their population size
List of countries ordered by their population size
Origin of the migrants stocks per country
Origin of the migrants stocks per country
Population density per country
Population density per country
Population Projections
Comparison of carbon emissions per country
Population Growth Map per Year
Population Growth Map per Year