Bahamas Population Pyramid 2009
Bahamas in 2009
The population of the Bahamas in 2009 was 362,810. That is 13.5% more than in 1999, when the population stood at 319,614.
With a median age of 31.3 years, the Bahamas had a youth dependency ratio of 35.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 13.2 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 362,810 | 31.3 | |
| Martinique | 399,521 | 39.1 | |
| Guadeloupe | 408,992 | 37.1 | |
| Barbados | 274,123 | 36.3 | |
| Saint Lucia | 169,869 | 28.7 |





