Bahamas - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Bahamas. Strategic location adjacent to US and Cuba; extensive island chain of which 30 are inhabited. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 77 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Geographical data of Bahamas
| Location | chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba; note - although The Bahamas does not border the Caribbean Sea, geopolitically it is often designated as a Caribbean nation |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates | 24 15 N, 76 00 W |
| Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Tarrain | long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills |
| Natural Resources | salt, aragonite, timber, arable land |
| Natural Hazards | hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage |
| Irrigated Land | 10 sq km (2012) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Major aquifers | |
| Land Boundaries | 0 km |
| Border Countries | |
| Coastline | 3,542 km |
| Climate | tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream |
| Area | |
| Total Area | |
| Land Area | 10,010 sq km |
| Water Area | 3,870 sq km |
| comparative Area | slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| Maritime Claims | |
| Territorial sea | 12 nm |
| Exclusive economic zone | 200 nm |
| Elevations | |
| Highest point | 1.3 km NE of Old Bight on Cat Island 64 m |
| Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 1.3% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.8% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.3% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 0.2% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 50.9% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 47.8% (2022 est.) |
Population Distribution
Most of the population lives in urban areas, with two thirds living on New Providence Island where Nassau is located
People and Society
In Bahamas, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: African descent 90.6%, White 4.7%, mixed 2.1%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 1.07% (2024 est.) |
| Birth rate | 13.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Health expenditure | |
| Physicians Density | |
| Hospital bed Density | 2.7 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.44 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.71 (2024 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | 38.9% (2023 est.) |
| Literacy | |
| Education expenditures | |
| Net Migration rate | 3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Nationality | Bahamian | Bahamian(s) |
| Languages | English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants) |
| Religions | Protestant 69.9% (includes Baptist 34.9%, Anglican 13.7%, Pentecostal 8.9% Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%, Methodist 3.6%, Church of God 1.9%, Plymouth Brethren 1.6%, other Protestant 0.9%), Roman Catholic 12%, other Christian 13% (includes Jehovah's Witness 1.1%), other 0.6%, none 1.9%, unspecified 2.6% (2010 est.) |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 21.4% (male 41,675/female 46,363) |
| 15-64 years | 70% (male 132,626/female 154,866) |
| 65 years and over | 8.6% (2024 est.) (male 15,799/female 19,533) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 42.9 (2024 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 30.6 (2024 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 12.3 (2024 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 8.1 (2024 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 30.7 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 30.6 years |
| Female | 30.7 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 83.6% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.02% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 280,000 NASSAU (capital) (2018). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 0.9 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.86 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.81 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.86 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 9.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
| Male | 10.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 8.2 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 76.7 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 75.1 years |
| Female | 78.4 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: total | total: 98.9% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: total | total: 98.2% of population |
| Unimproved: total | total: 1.8% of population (2017 est.) |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 9.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 3.66 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 1.43 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 4.08 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.31 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 10.8% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 20.8% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 1.9% (2025 est.) |
Demographic profile
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