Bahamas Population Pyramid 2005
Bahamas in 2005
As of 2005, the Bahamas counted 343,894 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1995, the population was 301,461; it has grown by 14.1% since.
With a median age of 30.3 years, the Bahamas had a youth dependency ratio of 39.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 11.9 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 343,894 | 30.3 | |
| Martinique | 401,847 | 37.1 | |
| Guadeloupe | 408,077 | 35.3 | |
| Barbados | 268,706 | 34.9 | |
| Saint Lucia | 165,450 | 25.8 |





