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Born in Bahamas

About 1 in 30,723 people born in 2023 started life in Bahamas. A boy can expect to live 71 years and a girl 78, up from 56 and 62 in 1950. Most people live in cities, and nearly everyone has basic drinking water.

1 in 30,723
odds of being born here
4,300 births · Ranked 182nd of 230
71 / 78
years of life, boys / girls
Was 56 / 62 in 1950
$35,221
income per person a year
2021 dollars · Ranked 21st of 203
81%
live in a city
The rest live in villages

Life and health

Life lasts about 16 years longer than in 1950. Child deaths fell from 90 in every 1,000 births to 13.

How long a life lasts

GirlsBoys

020406080195019852023

Years a baby born that year could expect to live.

Children who die before age 5
0255075100195019852023

In every 1,000 births.

Life expectancy at birth70.9 years for boys, 78.2 for girlsUN WPP 2024
Children who die before age 512.7 in every 1,000 birthsUN WPP 2024
Deaths a year3,000UN WPP 2024
Doctors per 1,000 people1.9World Bank WDI
Children immunized against measles86%World Bank WDI
Adults living with HIV1.1%World Bank WDI
New tuberculosis cases a year9 per 100,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI

Family

Women had 4.5 children on average in 1950. Now it is 1.4, below the 2.1 it takes to keep a population steady.

Children per woman
0246195019852023

Average over a lifetime.

Children per woman1.37UN WPP 2024
Average age of mothers at birth28.8 yearsUN WPP 2024

Money and work

Economic output per personabout $35,221 a year (2021 dollars, adjusted for prices)World Bank WDI
Unemployment8.6% of the workforce (2023)World Bank WDI
Price rises3.1% a year (2023)World Bank WDI
Growth in output per person2.6% (2023)World Bank WDI
Jobs in farming1% of jobsWorld Bank WDI
Self-employed17% of jobs (2025)World Bank WDI
Secondary school enrolment87% (can pass 100 when older students are counted)World Bank WDI

Daily life

The largest city is Nassau, with 227,940 people.

81%
live in cities
100%
have electricity at home
99%
have basic drinking water
Largest cities
People living there
Nassau227,940
Lucaya46,525
Freeport26,910
Killarney17,679
Languages
Share of people who can use each
English100%
English is official.

Cities and regions

Every state, province and large city with a page.

Largest regions

New Providence245,619
Freeport73,435

Sourced: GeoNames Population of each state, province or region.

People on the move

About 0.5% as many people born here live abroad as live here. The most common destinations are Jamaica, Turks and Caicos Islands, Australia.

Where people born here live abroad
By country of residence, 2024
Jamaica685
Turks and Caicos Islands339
Australia305
Residents born abroad16.8% (2024)World Bank WDI
People born here who live abroadequal to 0.5% of the people who live hereUN DESA migrant stock
Where they go mostJamaica (685), Turks and Caicos Islands (339), Australia (305)UN DESA migrant stock
Money sent home from abroadabout $65.9 million a year (2024)World Bank WDI

Safety nets

75% of older people receive a pension. Help for someone who loses a job reaches 27%.

75%
of older people receive a pension (2019)
27%
of unemployed people receive a benefit (2020)

Events in the data

The game draws real events from these records, so a life lived here can meet them.

Reported COVID-19 deaths, 2020 to 2024849Our World in Data, from WHO
Hurricane-strength storms since 198013NOAA IBTrACS

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