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Bahamas

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Capital
Nassau
Currency
Bahamian dollar
Continent
North America
Area
13,878 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q778 ↗ · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
403.03K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
15.83B · 2024
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
39.46K · 2024
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
0.41 · 2024
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
9.21 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.37 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
74.71 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.44 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
3.38 · 2024
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
41.26K · 2024
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
12.09 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
81.33 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
73.78 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
19.25 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
92.47 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
79.24 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
1.52 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Bahamas: 403.03K
Bahamas · Population342.91K359.31K375.7K392.1K408.5K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bahamas · Population · people
YearBahamas
2025403,033
2024401,283
2023399,440
2022397,538
2021396,373
2020395,863
2019394,675
2018392,717
2017390,485
2016388,055
2015385,346
2014382,298
2013378,953
2012375,469
2011371,729
2010367,478
2009362,810
2008358,120
2007353,334
2006348,375
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Bahamas: —
Bahamas · GDP9.4B11.15B12.91B14.66B16.42B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bahamas · GDP · current US$
YearBahamas
2025No data available
202415,832,800,000
202315,271,300,000
202213,896,800,000
202112,037,000,000
202010,363,200,000
201913,277,000,000
201812,819,200,000
201712,446,900,000
201611,880,900,000
201511,837,600,000
201411,139,100,000
201310,475,300,000
201210,720,400,000
201110,070,450,000
201010,095,760,000
20099,981,960,000
200810,526,000,000
200710,618,340,000
200610,167,250,000

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Bahamas: —
Bahamas · GDP per capita24.85K28.83K32.82K36.8K40.78K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bahamas · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBahamas
2025No data available
202439,455.45
202338,231.77
202234,957.16
202130,367.86
202026,178.75
201933,640.34
201832,642.34
201731,875.49
201630,616.54
201530,719.41
201429,137.22
201327,642.74
201228,552.02
201127,090.84
201027,473.1
200927,512.91
200829,392.38
200730,051.85
200629,184.79
% · 2006–2025
2025Bahamas: —
Bahamas · Inflation-0.940.842.634.426.22006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bahamas · Inflation · %
YearBahamas
2025No data available
20240.41
20233.05
20225.61
20212.9
20200.04
20192.49
20182.27
20171.52
2016-0.35
20151.86
20141.51
20130.72
20121.97
20113.2
20101.34
20092.06
20084.49
20072.49
20062.39

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Bahamas: 9.21
Bahamas · Unemployment6.689.2711.8614.4517.042006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bahamas · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBahamas
20259.21
20249.05
20238.65
20229.25
202111.08
202012.02
20199.34
201810
20179.8
201612.7
201512
201413.8
201316.18
201214.02
201114.52
201014.44
200914.25
20088.18
20077.88
20067.54

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Bahamas: —
Bahamas · Fertility rate1.311.511.71.92.12006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bahamas · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBahamas
2025No data available
20241.37
20231.37
20221.38
20211.38
20201.39
20191.4
20181.4
20171.42
20161.5
20151.57
20141.69
20131.74
20121.76
20111.79
20101.84
20092.01
20082
20072.04
20062.02

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Bahamas: —
Bahamas · Life expectancy70.3671.5472.7373.9275.112006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Bahamas · Life expectancy · years
YearBahamas
2025No data available
202474.71
202374.55
202274.49
202170.75
202072.99
201971.41
201874.06
201774.03
201674.04
201573.81
201474.03
201373.93
201273.71
201173.57
201073.45
200973.46
200873.45
200773.46
200673.46
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Bahamas

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.