8 Billion Lives

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Born in Bermuda

About 1 in 264,220 people born in 2023 started life in Bermuda. A boy can expect to live 79 years and a girl 86, up from 56 and 65 in 1950. Most people live in cities, and nearly everyone has basic drinking water.

1 in 264,220
odds of being born here
500 births · Ranked 212th of 230
79 / 86
years of life, boys / girls
Was 56 / 65 in 1950
$102,269
income per person a year
2021 dollars · Ranked 3rd of 203
100%
live in a city
The rest live in villages

Life and health

Life lasts about 22 years longer than in 1950. Child deaths fell from 91 in every 1,000 births to 2.4.

How long a life lasts

GirlsBoys

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Years a baby born that year could expect to live.

Children who die before age 5
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In every 1,000 births.

Life expectancy at birth78.9 years for boys, 85.7 for girlsUN WPP 2024
Children who die before age 52.4 in every 1,000 birthsUN WPP 2024
Deaths a year1,000UN WPP 2024
Doctors per 1,000 people1.8World Bank WDI
New tuberculosis cases a year3 per 100,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI

Family

Women had 3.6 children on average in 1950. Now it is 1.4, below the 2.1 it takes to keep a population steady.

Children per woman
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Average over a lifetime.

Children per woman1.40UN WPP 2024
Average age of mothers at birth32.1 yearsUN WPP 2024

Money and work

Economic output per personabout $102,269 a year (2021 dollars, adjusted for prices)World Bank WDI
Growth in output per person4.4% (2023)World Bank WDI
Secondary school enrolment74% (can pass 100 when older students are counted)World Bank WDI

Daily life

The largest city is Hamilton, with 902 people.

100%
live in cities
100%
have electricity at home
100%
have basic drinking water
Largest cities
People living there
Hamilton902
Languages
Share of people who can use each
English92%
English is official.

People on the move

About 1.7% as many people born here live abroad as live here. The most common destinations are Australia, Chile, Bahamas.

Where people born here live abroad
By country of residence, 2024
Australia606
Chile311
Bahamas42
Residents born abroad31.2% (2024)World Bank WDI
People born here who live abroadequal to 1.7% of the people who live hereUN DESA migrant stock
Where they go mostAustralia (606), Chile (311), Bahamas (42)UN DESA migrant stock
Money sent home from abroadabout $2.4 billion a year (2025)World Bank WDI

Safety nets

93% of older people receive a pension. Help for someone who loses a job reaches 0%.

93%
of older people receive a pension (2021)
0%
of unemployed people receive a benefit (2020)

Events in the data

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Reported COVID-19 deaths, 2020 to 2024165Our World in Data, from WHO

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