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The Bahamas People 1996

Population:

256,616 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

28% (female 35,924; male 36,504)

15-64 years:

66% (female 87,868; male 82,780)

65 years and over:

6% (female 8,247; male 5,293) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.09% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

19.23 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

5.79 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-2.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

24.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

72.12 years

male:

67.37 years

female:

76.97 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.01 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Bahamian(s)

adjective:

Bahamian

Ethnic divisions:

black 85%, white 15%

Religions:

Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%

Languages:

English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants)

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write but definition of literary not available (1963 est.)

total population:

90%

male:

90%

female:

89%

Labor force:

136,900 (1993)

by occupation:

government 30%, hotels and restaurants 25%, business services 10%, agriculture 5% (1989)

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