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Bahamas

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population403,033 people2025175 of 217 · 2025+4.59%
Life expectancy at birth74.71 years2024109 of 217 · 2024+0.92%
Total fertility rate1.37 births per woman2024182 of 217 · 2024−18.55%
Population growth+0.44%2025144 of 217 · 2025−0.36 pp
Infant mortality11.1 per 1,000 live births202490 of 196 · 2024−10.48%
Urban population81.33%202553 of 217 · 2025−0.93 pp
Population ages 65 and above12.09%202585 of 217 · 2025+1.88 pp
Population density39.9 people per km²2023161 of 215 · 2023+5.41%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP41,257.77 current international dollars (PPP)2024No data+30.04%
Annual GDP growth+3.38%2024No data+1.53 pp
Consumer price inflation+0.41%2024No data−1.1 pp
Employment
Total unemployment9.21%2025144 of 182 · 2025−2.79 pp
Youth unemployment19.25%2025131 of 182 · 2025−5.53 pp
Labor force participation73.78%202519 of 182 · 2025−0.16 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet92.47%202443 of 182 · 2024+15.55 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions25.27 per 100 people202463 of 151 · 2024+25.18%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption1.1%2022187 of 212 · 2021−0.3 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita3.64 t CO₂e per person2024123 of 203 · 2024+22.34%
Access to electricity100%20241 of 215 · 20240 pp
Forest area50.94%202351 of 213 · 20230 pp
Society
Current health expenditure6.3%202397 of 192 · 2023+0.62 pp
Maternal mortality76 per 100,000 live births2023120 of 194 · 2023+2.7%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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