Population:307,451 note:estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects ofexcess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy,higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growthrates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sexthan would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 26.4% (male 40,608/female 40,506) 15-64 years: 66.9% (male 101,150/female 104,457) 65 years and over: 6.7% (male 8,472/female 12,258) (2008 est.)
Median age:total: 28.4 years male: 27.6 years female: 29.2 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate:0.57% (2008 est.)
Birth rate:17.06 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate:9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate:-2.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nationality:noun: Bahamian(s) adjective: Bahamian
Ethnic groups:black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3%
Religions:Baptist35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Churchof God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)
Languages:English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.6% male: 94.7% female: 96.5% (2003 est.)
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