The Bahamas is a sovereign country of the West Indies in the Atlantic, located north of Cuba and northwest of the island of Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the US state of Florida, and east of the Florida Keys. The archipelagic state consists of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean. Bahamas population in 2024 is estimated to be 400,962, covers country area of 13,878 sq km (5,358 sq mi), ranks one-hundred-seventy-fifth most populous country in the world. Bahamas capital is Nassau and the most populous city, and other popular cities are Freeport, West End, Cooperstown, Marsh Harbour, Freetown and Andros Town. African descendants, Afro-Bahamians make up 90% of the population, Country code is BHS, The Bahamas became a British crown colony in 1718, The slave trade was abolished by the British in 1807. From this period, African enslaved people and their descendants constituted the majority of the population. After the American Revolutionary War, the Crown resettled thousands of American Loyalists to the Bahamas.
Below table is the population of Bahamas from 1960 to 2020:| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 109,532 |
| 1965 | 140,060 |
| 1970 | 169,376 |
| 1975 | 188,895 |
| 1980 | 210,589 |
| 1985 | 234,579 |
| 1990 | 256,227 |
| 1995 | 280,179 |
| 2000 | 298,045 |
| 2005 | 324,848 |
| 2010 | 354,936 |
| 2015 | 374,200 |
| 2020 | 393,248 |
Bahamas population in 1960 is 109,532, by 1970 the population is increased by 59,844 totaling to 169,376, by 1980 the population is increased to 210,589, and by 1990 the total increase of 256,227 in 30 years from 1960 to 1990 resulting to 256,227. From 1990 to 2000, population increased to 298,045, and from 2000 to 2010 the population of Bahamas increase by 56,891 with a change of 19.09 percent and increase of population from 2010 to 2020 by 38,312 with a change of 10.79 percent and make up to 393,248. Bahamas population in 2023 is estimated to be 400,822, population in 2022 is estimated to be 400,822, Population of Bahamas in 2021 is estimated as 397,040.
| ISLANDS | Population (1970) | Population (1980) | Population (1990) | Population (2000) | Population (2010) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL BAHAMAS | 168,812 | 209,505 | 255,049 | 303,611 | 351,461 |
| NEW PROVIDENCE | 101,503 | 135,437 | 172,196 | 210,832 | 246,329 |
| GRAND BAHAMA | 25,859 | 33,102 | 40,898 | 46,994 | 51,368 |
| ABACO | 6,501 | 7,271 | 10,003 | 13,170 | 17,224 |
| ACKLINS | 936 | 618 | 405 | 428 | 565 |
| ANDROS | 8,845 | 8,307 | 8,177 | 7,686 | 7,490 |
| BERRY ISLANDS | 443 | 509 | 628 | 709 | 807 |
| BIMINI | 1503 | 1411 | 1639 | 1717 | 1988 |
| CAT ISLAND | 2,657 | 2,215 | 1698 | 1647 | 1522 |
| CROOKED ISLAND | 689 | 518 | 412 | 350 | 330 |
| ELEUTHERA | 7,536 | 8,331 | 7,993 | 7,999 | 8,202 |
| EXUMA & CAYS | 3,767 | 3,670 | 3,556 | 3,571 | 6,928 |
| HARBOUR ISLAND & SPANISH WELLS ** | 1932 | 2,300 | |||
| HARBOUR ISLAND | 1219 | 1639 | 1762 | ||
| INAGUA | 1109 | 924 | 985 | 969 | 913 |
| LONG CAY ** | 26 | 35 | |||
| LONG ISLAND | 3,861 | 3,404 | 2,949 | 2,992 | 3,094 |
| MAYAGUANA | 581 | 464 | 312 | 259 | 277 |
| RAGGED ISLAND | 208 | 164 | 89 | 72 | 72 |
| RUM CAY | 53 | 80 | 99 | ||
| SAN SALVADOR & RUM CAY ** | 856 | 825 | |||
| SAN SALVADOR | 465 | 970 | 940 | ||
| SPANISH WELLS | 1372 | 1527 | 1551 |
In 1722 when the first official census of The Bahamas was taken, 74% of the population was white and 26% black as seen in Figure 6.0. Three centuries later, and according to the 99% response rate obtained from the race question on the 2010 Census questionnaire, 91% of the population identified themselves as being black, five percent (5%) white and two percent (2%) of a mixed race (black and white) The majority of the non-bahamians were from Haiti (64.4%), Jamaica (9.2%) and the United States of America (7.2%), and to a lesser extent from the United Kingdom (2.4%) and Canada (2.0)
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