Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8133 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8133 people per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
51st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.8242 people per person
in 2010
All-time low
0.576 people per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bahamas, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bahamas stood at 0.8133 people per person.
The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bahamas peaked at 0.8242 people per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.576 people per person, in 1960.
That places Bahamas 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.576 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5805 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.5853 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5908 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5969 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6036 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6109 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6185 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6266 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6349 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6436 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6524 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6614 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6704 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6795 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6886 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6975 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7063 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7148 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7231 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7311 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7394 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7485 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.758 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7674 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7764 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7848 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.792 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7979 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.802 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.804 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.805 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8058 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8065 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.807 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8074 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8079 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8083 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8089 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8095 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8104 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8115 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8131 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8148 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8167 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8186 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8204 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.822 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8232 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.824 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8242 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8241 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8239 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8236 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8232 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8226 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8218 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8208 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8196 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8183 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8166 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8148 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8132 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8132 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8132 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8133 people per person | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.8133 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.8133 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6024 people per person | 0.576 people per person | 0.6349 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6838 people per person | 0.6436 people per person | 0.7231 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7698 people per person | 0.7311 people per person | 0.802 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.807 people per person | 0.804 people per person | 0.8095 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8175 people per person | 0.8104 people per person | 0.824 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8222 people per person | 0.8183 people per person | 0.8242 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8141 people per person | 0.8132 people per person | 0.8166 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 48 New Zealand 0.8285 people per person compare
- 49 Germany 0.8271 people per person compare
- 50 United States of America 0.8148 people per person compare
- 52 Korea 0.8115 people per person compare
- 53 American Samoa 0.8051 people per person compare
- 54 Mexico 0.8004 people per person compare
More population data for Bahamas
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2498 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2498 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 450.62 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5342 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1342 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 38.46 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 17,118 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bahamas?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bahamas was 0.8133 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8242 people per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.576 people per person in 1960.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.