Bahamas Population: 279 833 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 28% (male 39 239; female 38 708) 15-64 years: 67% (male 91 208; female 95 198) 65 years and over: 5% (male 6 444; female 9 036) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.39% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 21.03 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 5.44 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -1.72 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 18.97 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74 years male: 70.65 years female: 77.42 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.33 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Bahamian(s) adjective: Bahamian Ethnic groups: 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: definition: age 15 and over can read and write but definition of literacy not available total population: 98.2% male: 98.5% female: 98% (1995 est.)
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