Bahamas Population Pyramid 1971
Bahamas in 1971
In 1971, the Bahamas had a total population of 190,857 people. A decade earlier, in 1961, the population was 122,197; it has grown by 56.2% since.
With a median age of 20.6 years, the Bahamas had a youth dependency ratio of 70.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.2 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 190,857 | 20.6 | |
| Curaçao | 152,182 | 19.9 | |
| Barbados | 249,168 | 22.6 | |
| Saint Lucia | 104,564 | 14.9 | |
| Grenada | 98,648 | 16.9 |





