Net migration rate: -2.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.94 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 23.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.53 years male: 67.98 years female: 77.16 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.97 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality: noun: Bahamian(s) adjective: Bahamian
Ethnic divisions: black 85%, white 15%
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)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write but definition of
literacy not available (1995 est.)
total population: 98.2%
male: 98.5%
female: 98%