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General Information

Region		Caribbean
Population (000, 2021)		397^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2021)		39.7^a
Capital city		Nassau
Capital city pop. (000, 2021)		279.7^c
UN membership date		18-Sep-73
Surface area (km2)		13 940^b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		94.6^a
National currency		Bahamian Dollar (BSD)
Exchange rate (per US$)		1^d

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	10 096	11 711	13 579^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	1.5	0.2	1.2^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	28 443.5	31 295.1	34 863.7^b
Economy: Agriculture^e (% of Gross Value Added)	1.2	0.9	0.7^b
Economy: Industry^f,g (% of Gross Value Added)	12.3	12.9	15.2^b
Economy: Services and other activity^h (% of GVA)	86.6	86.2	84.1^b
Employment in agricultureⁱ (% of employed)	2.8	2.4	2.1^d
Employment in industryⁱ (% of employed)	16.1	14.7	14^d
Employment in servicesⁱ (% employed)	81.1	82.9	83.9^d
Unemploymentⁱ (% of labour force)	14.8	12	11.3^d
Labour force participation rateⁱ (female/male pop. %)	68.1 / 81.6	68.4 / 81.7	68.0 / 81.5^d
CPI: Consumer Price Indexⁱ (2010=100)	100	110	116^d
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	93	101	101^b
International trade: exports (million current US$)	620	443	410^i,d
International trade: imports (million current US$)	2 862	3 161	2 790^i,d
International trade: balance (million current US$)	- 2 242	- 2 719	- 2 380^i,d
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-814	- 1 203	- 2 065^d

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rate^k (average annual %)	1.8	1.1	1^d
Urban population (% of total population)	82.4	82.7	83.1^b
Urban population growth rate^k (average annual %)	1.9	1.5	...
Fertility rate, total^k (live births per woman)	1.9	1.8	1.8^d
Life expectancy at birth^k (females/males, years)	74.6 / 69.3	74.8 / 70.1	75.9 / 71.5^d
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	26.9 / 9.0	24.0 / 10.2	21.3 / 12.7^a
International migrant stock^l (000/% of total pop.)	54.7 / 15.4	59.2 / 15.8	63.6 / 16.2^d
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	~0.0^m	0.1	~0.0^d
Infant mortality rate^k (per 1 000 live births)	11.3	8	5.9^d
Health: Current expenditureⁱ (% of GDP)	5.3	5.2	6.2^c
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	2.8ⁿ	2.3^o	1.9^p
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	94.5 / 97.6^q	... / ...	... / ...
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	91.2 / 87.6	78.9 / 74.9^r	... / ...
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	89.8 / 84.0	78.5 / 72.6^r	... / ...
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	26.5	39	32^p
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	12.2	13.2	12.8^s

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internetⁱ (per 100 inhabitants)	43	78	85^p
Threatened species (number)	62	81	121
Forested areaⁱ (% of land area)	50.9	50.9	50.9^c
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	0	0	0^c
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	78	82	101^c
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^t (000)	1 370	1 496	1 802^b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	11.2	29.8	29.8^d

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		2018
d		2020
e		Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.
f		Excludes publishing activities.
g		Includes irrigation canals.
h		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
i		Estimate.
j		Areas not elsewhere specified.
k		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
l		Including refugees.
m		Data as at the end of December.
n		2008
o		2011
p		2017
q		2006
r		2013
s		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
t		Arrivals at hotels only.