Population, female in Bahamas

Bahamas: Population, female was 52.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
52.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 218 countries
All-time high
52.3%
in 2025
All-time low
49.4%
in 1972
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Bahamas, 1960–2025

0204060196019922025

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

Annual values for Population, female (% of total population) in Bahamas, 1960 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 22 Portugal 52.4% compare
  2. 23 Curaçao 52.4% compare
  3. 24 Nepal 52.3% compare
  4. 26 Zimbabwe 52.3% compare
  5. 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 52.2% compare
  6. 28 Barbados 52.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Population, female (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
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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.