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Bahamas, The

Bahamas, The / BS

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Bahamas, The in numbers.

Area13,880 kmยฒWorld # 158 โ†’Population403KWorld # 174 โ†’Population density29 people/kmยฒWorld # 170 โ†’Life expectancy74.7 yearsWorld # 107 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 39,455World # 41 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Bahamas, The across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area13,880 kmยฒWorld # 158 / 2023 โ†’Population403KWorld # 174 / 2025 โ†’Population density29 people/kmยฒWorld # 170 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,973World # 49 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.4%World # 144 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 181 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 140 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 65 / 2024 โ†’Median age34.6 yearsWorld # 101 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+12.1%World # 84 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417.5%World # 146 / 2025 โ†’Urban population81.3%World # 53 / 2025 โ†’Net migration935World # 65 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate2.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 44 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share16.8%World # 52 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy74.7 yearsWorld # 107 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy61.5 yearsWorld # 109 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 89 / 2017 โ†’Smoking rate17.3%World # 93 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 39,455World # 41 / 2024 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 15.8BWorld # 146 / 2024 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 41,258World # 65 / 2024 โ†’Real GDP growth3.4%World # 104 / 2024 โ†’Inflation0.4%World # 168 / 2024 โ†’Unemployment9.2%World # 43 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment19.2%World # 54 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.7%World # 158 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people9.9 per million peopleWorld # 78 / 2017 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,672 kcal/dayWorld # 137 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person114.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 9 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area50.9%World # 51 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person7.6 tWorld # 37 / 2024 โ†’Internet use92.5%World # 46 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions96.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 146 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate32.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 11 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate7.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 141 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament18.4%World # 134 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.8MWorld # 75 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1BWorld # 77 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2010 / 94.9%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports746 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyBahamian DollarBSDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country