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The Bahamas

Area of The Bahamas	13,187.6 km²
Population	360,660
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+104.2%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+30.3%
Timezone	Eastern Standard Time

The Bahamas, known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is a country within the Lucayan Archipelago. Source: Wikipedia

COVID-19 Data for The Bahamas

Last Updated: March 5, 2021

8,600
Total Cases

181
Total Deaths

7,415
Total Recovered

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in The Bahamas

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Deaths in The Bahamas

Total Cases per 10M population	238,452
Deaths per 10M population	5,019
Total Cases per 1M population	23,845
Deaths per 1M population	502

New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases / Deaths in The Bahamas

Date	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths
3/5/21	8,600	+27	181	0
3/4/21	8,573	0	181	0
3/3/21	8,573	+54	181	+2
3/2/21	8,519	0	179	0
3/1/21	8,519	0	179	0
2/28/21	8,519	0	179	0
2/27/21	8,519	0	179	0
2/26/21	8,519	+23	179	0
2/25/21	8,496	0	179	0
2/24/21	8,496	+19	179	0
2/23/21	8,477	+6	179	0
2/22/21	8,471	+68	179	0
2/21/21	8,403	0	179	0
2/20/21	8,403	0	179	0
2/19/21	8,403	0	179	0
2/18/21	8,403	+20	179	0
2/17/21	8,383	0	179	0
2/16/21	8,383	+72	179	+1
2/15/21	8,311	0	178	0
2/14/21	8,311	0	178	0
2/13/21	8,311	0	178	0
2/12/21	8,311	0	178	0
2/11/21	8,311	+22	178	+2
2/10/21	8,289	0	176	0
2/9/21	8,289	0	176	0
2/8/21	8,289	+33	176	0
2/7/21	8,256	0	176	0
2/6/21	8,256	0	176	0
2/5/21	8,256	+9	176	0
2/4/21	8,247	+16	176	0
2/3/21	8,231	+8	176	0
2/2/21	8,223	+49	176	0
2/1/21	8,174	0	176	0
1/31/21	8,174	0	176	0
1/30/21	8,174	+7	176	+1
1/29/21	8,167	+6	175	0
1/28/21	8,161	0	175	0
1/27/21	8,161	+21	175	0
1/26/21	8,140	+7	175	0
1/25/21	8,133	+32	175	0
1/24/21	8,101	0	175	0
1/23/21	8,101	0	175	0
1/22/21	8,101	+13	175	0
1/21/21	8,088	+13	175	0
1/20/21	8,075	+7	175	0
1/19/21	8,068	+1	175	0
1/18/21	8,067	+35	175	0
1/17/21	8,032	0	175	0
1/16/21	8,032	+11	175	0
1/15/21	8,021	+10	175	0
1/14/21	8,011	0	175	0
1/13/21	8,011	+7	175	0
1/12/21	8,004	0	175	0
1/11/21	8,004	+35	175	0
1/10/21	7,969	0	175	0
1/9/21	7,969	0	175	0
1/8/21	7,969	+10	175	0
1/7/21	7,959	+14	175	0
1/6/21	7,945	+17	175	0
1/5/21	7,928	+4	175	0
1/4/21	7,924	+10	175	0
1/3/21	7,914	+27	175	+4
1/2/21	7,887	0	171	0
1/1/21	7,887	+16	171	+1
12/31/20	7,871	+14	170	0
12/30/20	7,857	+11	170	0
12/29/20	7,846	+12	170	0
12/28/20	7,834	0	170	0
12/27/20	7,834	+46	170	+1
12/26/20	7,788	0	169	0
12/25/20	7,788	0	169	0
12/24/20	7,788	0	169	0
12/23/20	7,788	+16	169	0
12/22/20	7,772	+7	169	+5
12/21/20	7,765	+19	164	0
12/20/20	7,746	+13	164	0
12/19/20	7,733	0	164	0
12/18/20	7,733	+8	164	0
12/17/20	7,725	+11	164	0
12/16/20	7,714	+16	164	0
12/15/20	7,698	+24	164	+1
12/14/20	7,674	+15	163	0
12/13/20	7,659	+11	163	0
12/12/20	7,648	+25	163	0
12/11/20	7,623	+38	163	0
12/10/20	7,585	0	163	0
12/9/20	7,585	+6	163	0
12/8/20	7,579	0	163	0
12/7/20	7,579	+9	163	0
12/6/20	7,570	0	163	0
12/5/20	7,570	+5	163	0
12/4/20	7,565	+16	163	0
12/3/20	7,549	+6	163	0
12/2/20	7,543	0	163	0
12/1/20	7,543	+2	163	0
11/30/20	7,541	+24	163	0
11/29/20	7,517	+21	163	0
11/28/20	7,496	0	163	0
11/27/20	7,496	+14	163	0
11/26/20	7,482	+13	163	0
11/25/20	7,469	+9	163	0
11/24/20	7,460	+29	163	0
11/23/20	7,431	+18	163	0
11/22/20	7,413	+18	163	0
11/21/20	7,395	+28	163	0
11/20/20	7,367	+19	163	0
11/19/20	7,348	+25	163	0
11/18/20	7,323	+11	163	0
11/17/20	7,312	+56	163	0
11/16/20	7,256	+70	163	+7
11/15/20	7,186	+23	156	+1
11/14/20	7,163	0	155	0
11/13/20	7,163	+39	155	0
11/12/20	7,124	+64	155	+1
11/11/20	7,060	+48	154	0
11/10/20	7,012	+48	154	0
11/9/20	6,964	+17	154	+2
11/8/20	6,947	0	152	0
11/7/20	6,947	+65	152	+2
11/6/20	6,882	0	150	0
11/5/20	6,882	+39	150	0
11/4/20	6,843	+53	150	+1
11/3/20	6,790	+55	149	+3
11/2/20	6,735	+21	146	+2
11/1/20	6,714	0	144	0
10/31/20	6,714	+70	144	+2
10/30/20	6,644	+37	142	+4
10/29/20	6,607	+58	138	+2
10/28/20	6,549	+47	136	0
10/27/20	6,502	+92	136	+4
10/26/20	6,410	0	132	0
10/25/20	6,410	+142	132	+2
10/24/20	6,268	0	130	0
10/23/20	6,268	+133	130	0
10/22/20	6,135	+84	130	+3
10/21/20	6,051	+128	127	+3
10/20/20	5,923	+150	124	+1
10/19/20	5,773	+70	123	+1
10/18/20	5,703	+75	122	+6
10/17/20	5,628	+111	116	+2
10/16/20	5,517	+132	114	+2
10/15/20	5,385	+194	112	+3
10/14/20	5,191	+28	109	+1
10/13/20	5,163	0	108	0
10/12/20	5,163	+85	108	+1
10/11/20	5,078	+55	107	+1
10/10/20	5,023	+310	106	+4
10/9/20	4,713	0	102	0
10/8/20	4,713	0	102	0
10/7/20	4,713	+154	102	+2
10/6/20	4,559	+107	100	+4
10/5/20	4,452	+43	96	0
10/4/20	4,409	+77	96	0
10/3/20	4,332	+112	96	0
10/2/20	4,220	+97	96	0
10/1/20	4,123	0	96	0
9/30/20	4,123	+220	96	+5
9/29/20	3,903	+65	91	+2
9/28/20	3,838	0	89	0
9/27/20	3,838	+48	89	0
9/26/20	3,790	0	89	0
9/25/20	3,790	+91	89	+3
9/24/20	3,699	+81	86	+6
9/23/20	3,618	+151	80	+3
9/22/20	3,467	+49	77	+2
9/21/20	3,418	+103	75	+1
9/20/20	3,315	+101	74	+1
9/19/20	3,214	+37	73	+4
9/18/20	3,177	0	69	0
9/17/20	3,177	+90	69	0
9/16/20	3,087	+55	69	0
9/15/20	3,032	+24	69	+1
9/14/20	3,008	+80	68	+1
9/13/20	2,928	0	67	0
9/12/20	2,928	+114	67	+2
9/11/20	2,814	+93	65	+2
9/10/20	2,721	0	63	0
9/9/20	2,721	+136	63	+4
9/8/20	2,585	+39	59	+1
9/7/20	2,546	+40	58	+2
9/6/20	2,506	+30	56	+1
9/5/20	2,476	+90	55	+5
9/4/20	2,386	0	50	0
9/3/20	2,386	+49	50	0
9/2/20	2,337	+61	50	0
9/1/20	2,276	+59	50	0
8/31/20	2,217	+50	50	0
8/30/20	2,167	+32	50	0
8/29/20	2,135	+78	50	0
8/28/20	2,057	+37	50	+2
8/27/20	2,020	+97	48	0
8/26/20	1,923	+110	48	+2
8/25/20	1,813	+15	46	+2
8/24/20	1,798	+14	44	+15
8/23/20	1,784	+19	29	+2
8/22/20	1,765	+62	27	0
8/21/20	1,703	+93	27	+4
8/20/20	1,610	+79	23	+1
8/19/20	1,531	+107	22	+2
8/18/20	1,424	+95	20	+1
8/17/20	1,329	+14	19	+1
8/16/20	1,315	+63	18	+1
8/15/20	1,252	+133	17	0
8/14/20	1,119	+30	17	+2
8/13/20	1,089	+53	15	0
8/12/20	1,036	+47	15	0
8/11/20	989	+44	15	0
8/10/20	945	+47	15	0
8/9/20	898	+20	15	+1
8/8/20	878	+48	14	0
8/7/20	830	+69	14	0
8/6/20	761	+10	14	0
8/5/20	751	+36	14	0
8/4/20	715	+36	14	0
8/3/20	679	+31	14	0
8/2/20	648	+49	14	0
8/1/20	599	+25	14	0
7/31/20	574	+66	14	0
7/30/20	508	+24	14	+3
7/29/20	484	+37	11	0
7/28/20	447	+65	11	0
7/27/20	382	+40	11	0
7/26/20	342	+16	11	0
7/25/20	326	+10	11	0
7/24/20	316	+42	11	0
7/23/20	274	+55	11	0
7/22/20	219	+25	11	0
7/21/20	194	+20	11	0
7/20/20	174	+21	11	0
7/19/20	153	+15	11	0
7/18/20	138	+9	11	0
7/17/20	129	+5	11	0
7/16/20	124	+5	11	0
7/15/20	119	+3	11	0
7/14/20	116	+3	11	0
7/13/20	113	+2	11	0
7/12/20	111	0	11	0
7/11/20	111	+3	11	0
7/10/20	108	+1	11	0
7/9/20	107	+1	11	0
7/8/20	106	+2	11	0
7/7/20	104	0	11	0
7/6/20	104	0	11	0
7/5/20	104	0	11	0
7/4/20	104	0	11	0
7/3/20	104	0	11	0
7/2/20	104	0	11	0
7/1/20	104	0	11	0
6/30/20	104	0	11	0
6/29/20	104	0	11	0
6/28/20	104	0	11	0
6/27/20	104	0	11	0
6/26/20	104	0	11	0
6/25/20	104	0	11	0
6/24/20	104	0	11	0
6/23/20	104	0	11	0
6/22/20	104	0	11	0
6/21/20	104	0	11	0
6/20/20	104	0	11	0
6/19/20	104	0	11	0
6/18/20	104	0	11	0
6/17/20	104	0	11	0
6/16/20	104	+1	11	0
6/15/20	103	0	11	0
6/14/20	103	0	11	0
6/13/20	103	0	11	0
6/12/20	103	0	11	0
6/11/20	103	0	11	0
6/10/20	103	0	11	0
6/9/20	103	0	11	0
6/8/20	103	0	11	0
6/7/20	103	0	11	0
6/6/20	103	+1	11	0
6/5/20	102	0	11	0
6/4/20	102	0	11	0
6/3/20	102	0	11	0
6/2/20	102	0	11	0
6/1/20	102	0	11	0
5/31/20	102	0	11	0
5/30/20	102	0	11	0
5/29/20	102	+1	11	0
5/28/20	101	+1	11	0
5/27/20	100	0	11	0
5/26/20	100	0	11	0
5/25/20	100	0	11	0
5/24/20	100	0	11	0
5/23/20	100	+3	11	0
5/22/20	97	0	11	0
5/21/20	97	0	11	0
5/20/20	97	+1	11	0
5/19/20	96	0	11	0
5/18/20	96	0	11	0
5/17/20	96	0	11	0
5/16/20	96	0	11	0
5/15/20	96	0	11	0
5/14/20	96	+2	11	0
5/13/20	94	+1	11	0
5/12/20	93	0	11	0
5/11/20	93	+1	11	0
5/10/20	92	0	11	0
5/9/20	92	0	11	0
5/8/20	92	0	11	0
5/7/20	92	0	11	0
5/6/20	92	+3	11	0
5/5/20	89	+6	11	0
5/4/20	83	0	11	0
5/3/20	83	0	11	0
5/2/20	83	+2	11	0
5/1/20	81	0	11	0
4/30/20	81	+1	11	0
4/29/20	80	0	11	0
4/28/20	80	0	11	0
4/27/20	80	0	11	0
4/26/20	80	+2	11	0
4/25/20	78	+5	11	0
4/24/20	73	+1	11	0
4/23/20	72	+7	11	+2
4/22/20	65	0	9	0
4/21/20	65	+5	9	0
4/20/20	60	+5	9	0
4/19/20	55	0	9	0
4/18/20	55	+1	9	0
4/17/20	54	+1	9	+1
4/16/20	53	+4	8	0
4/15/20	49	0	8	0
4/14/20	49	+2	8	0
4/13/20	47	+1	8	0
4/12/20	46	0	8	0
4/11/20	46	+4	8	0
4/10/20	42	+1	8	0
4/9/20	41	+1	8	+1
4/8/20	40	+7	7	+1
4/7/20	33	+4	6	+1
4/6/20	29	+1	5	+1
4/5/20	28	0	4	0
4/4/20	28	+4	4	+3
4/3/20	24	0	1	0
4/2/20	24	+3	1	0
4/1/20	21	+7	1	+1
3/31/20	14	0	0	0
3/30/20	14	+3	0	0
3/29/20	11	+1	0	0
3/28/20	10	0	0	0
3/27/20	10	+1	0	0
3/26/20	9	+4	0	0
3/25/20	5	0	0	0
3/24/20	5	+1	0	0
3/23/20	4	0	0	0
3/22/20	4	0	0	0
3/21/20	4	+1	0	0
3/20/20	3	0	0	0
3/19/20	3	+2	0	0
3/18/20	1	0	0	0
3/17/20	1	0	0	0

The Bahamas Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	176,583	238,486	276,832	360,660
Population Density	13.4 / km²	18.1 / km²	21.0 / km²	27.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

The Bahamas Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1750 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1800	11,706	n/a	n/a
1900	26,068	8.3%	1,436
1910	29,808	14.3%	3,740
1920	37,278	25.1%	7,470
1930	46,618	25.1%	9,340
1940	58,294	25%	11,676
1950	72,891	25%	14,597
1960	101,079	38.7%	28,188
1970	156,172	54.5%	55,093
1990	238,486	23.6%	41,157
2000	276,832	16.1%	38,346
2020	383,375	17.7%	53,271
2030	422,551	10.2%	39,176
2040	453,714	7.4%	31,163
2050	476,163	4.9%	22,449
2060	491,237	3.2%	15,074
2070	495,550	0.9%	4,313
2080	489,823	-1.2%	-5,727
2090	477,583	-2.5%	-12,240
2100	460,781	-3.5%	-16,802

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

The Bahamas Annual Weather Averages

March Historical Weather Data (1951 to 2020)

Average Temp

22.3°C

72.2°F

Average High

26.4°C

79.6°F

Average Low

18.2°C

64.8°F

Record High Temperature

32.1°C

89.8°F

Record Low Temperature

7.0°C

44.6°F

Average Precipitation

47.6 mm

1.9 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

6.2 days

Average Snowfall

0.0 mm

0.0 in

Average Snowfall Days (≥ 25 mm)

0.0 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 08 May 2020 06:54:17 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Cyclone	High (9)
Drought	Medium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Top places in The Bahamas

Places in The Bahamas

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Abaco	1,405.7 km²	19,445	13.8 / km²
Andros	5,462.8 km²	7,161	1.31 / km²
Berry Islands	56 km²	673	12.0 / km²
Eleuthera	505.1 km²	11,158	22.1 / km²
Exuma	359.4 km²	8,990	25.0 / km²
Grand Bahama	1,119.5 km²	54,087	48.3 / km²
New Providence	225.6 km²	267,058	1,183 / km²

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