Bahamas Population Pyramid 1987
Bahamas in 1987
In 1987, the Bahamas had a total population of 261,935 people. That is 19.5% more than in 1977, when the population stood at 219,157.
Half of the population was younger than 24.3 years; 30.0% were children under 15 and 5.0% were 65 or older. 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 | 261,935 | 24.3 | |
| Barbados | 257,280 | 28.0 | |
| Martinique | 356,137 | 26.8 | |
| Curaçao | 156,443 | 26.6 | |
| Guadeloupe | 368,953 | 25.8 |





