The Bahamas

The Bahamas, known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is a country within the Lucayan Archipelago. The archipelagic state consists of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and Hispaniola, northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the U.S. state of Florida, and east of the Florida Keys. Source: Wikipedia

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 Daylight Time

Map of The Bahamas

Population Over Time

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

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

Top Region in The Bahamas

Region in The Bahamas

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Abaco, The Bahamas	1,405.7 km²	19,445	35.8 / mi²
Andros, The Bahamas	5,462.8 km²	7,161	3.4 / mi²
Berry Islands	56 km²	673	31.1 / mi²
Eleuthera, The Bahamas	505.1 km²	11,158	57.2 / mi²
Exuma	359.4 km²	8,990	64.8 / mi²
Grand Bahama, The Bahamas	1,119.5 km²	54,087	125.1 / mi²
New Providence	225.6 km²	267,058	3,065 / mi²

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