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Population in The Bahamas
321 834
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As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in The Bahamas is 321 834 people, including children under the age of 6 - 32 264 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 37 896 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 38 701 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 138 308 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 70 160 people, and the centenarians in The Bahamas over 80 years old - 4 506 people.
Population size in The Bahamas by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 32 264 / 10.03% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 37 896 / 11.78% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 38 701 / 12.03% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 138 308 / 42.98% |
| Elderly over 60 | 70 160 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 4 506 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in The Bahamas
Total in The Bahamas permanent residents 143 055 men (44.45%) and 178 779 women (55.55%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 9 204 / 6% | 7 364 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 9 204 / 6% | 7 222 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 8 213 / 5.3% | 6 514 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 6 938 / 4.4% | 5 665 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 8 213 / 5.3% | 6 798 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 12 178 / 8.1% | 10 196 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 11 894 / 7.9% | 10 196 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 10 903 / 7.2% | 9 913 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 10 054 / 6.6% | 9 347 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 9 204 / 6% | 8 639 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 10 478 / 6.9% | 10 479 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 11 045 / 7.3% | 12 037 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 9 204 / 6% | 10 763 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 6 372 / 4% | 8 497 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 2 690 / 1.4% | 4 532 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 3 398 / 1.9% | 7 081 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 2 407 / 1.2% | 6 373 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents in The Bahamas: have higher education 22.6% (72 734 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (9 655 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (114 573 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (50 206 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (27 678 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (26 712 people), have no education — 0.3% (966 people), illiterate — 0.7% (2 253 people).
| Higher education | 72 734 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 9 655 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 114 573 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 50 206 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 27 678 / 8.6% |
| High school | 26 712 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 966 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 2 253 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in The Bahamas
Total in The Bahamas the number of officially employed population is 189 560 people (58.9%), pensioners 86 895 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 35 724 people (11.1%).
| Employed population | 189 560 / 58.9% |
| Unemployed | 35 724 / 11.1% |
| Pensioners | 86 895 / 27% |
Disability
Total in The Bahamas have a disability 31 958 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 5 053 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 12 294 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 11 811 (3.67.%), disabled children 2 800 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 31 958 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 5 053 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 12 294 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 11 811 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 2 800 / 0.87% |