People

Population: 279 833 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 28% (male 39 239; female 38 708)

15-64 years: 67% (male 91 208; female 95 198)

65 years and over: 5% (male 6 444; female 9 036) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.39% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 21.03 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 5.44 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.72 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 18.97 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 74 years

male: 70.65 years

female: 77.42 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.33 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Bahamian(s)

adjective: Bahamian

expenditures: $956.5 million

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)