Bahamas Population Pyramid 1976
Bahamas in 1976
As of 1976, the Bahamas counted 214,502 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1966, the population was 154,874; it has grown by 38.5% since.
With a median age of 21.1 years, the Bahamas had a youth dependency ratio of 66.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.6 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 214,502 | 21.1 | |
| Barbados | 251,443 | 23.8 | |
| Curaçao | 155,621 | 21.6 | |
| Saint Lucia | 112,425 | 15.4 | |
| Guadeloupe | 325,301 | 20.7 |





