Population, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Population, female was 52.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Bahamas, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Bahamas stood at 52.3%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Bahamas peaked at 52.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1972.
Bahamas ranks 25th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.2% | — |
| 1961 | 50.9% | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 50.5% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 50.2% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 49.6% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.8% | 49.5% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 50.1% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 50.6% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 51.4% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 52.0% | 52.3% | 6 |
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More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.7291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.3914 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Bahamas?
- Population, female in Bahamas was 52.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1972.
- How does Bahamas rank for population, female?
- Bahamas ranks 25th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.