The Bahamas People 1997

Population 275,941 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 28% (male 39,280; female 38,755)
15-64 years: 66% (male 89,483; female 93,479)
65 years and over : 6% (male 6,209; female 8,735) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 1.41% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 21.47 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 5.45 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -1.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years : 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 19.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 73.75 years
male: 70.36 years
female : 77.2 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.36 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Bahamian(s)
adjective: Bahamian

Ethnic groups black 85%, white 15%

Religions Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Churchof God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%

Languages English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write but definition of literacy not available
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.5%
female: 98% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding The Bahamas on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of The Bahamas People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about The Bahamas People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.