Bahamas Population Pyramid 2000
Bahamas in 2000
In 2000, the Bahamas had a total population of 323,835 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 17.4%, up from 275,945 in 1990.
The median age was 28.5 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 42.5 children under 15 and 10.2 people aged 65 or over. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 323,835 | 28.5 | |
| Barbados | 262,063 | 33.3 | |
| Guadeloupe | 419,568 | 33.2 | |
| Martinique | 421,382 | 34.1 | |
| Saint Lucia | 158,616 | 23.8 |





