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Median age in Bahamas

Bahamas: Median age was 34.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
34.6 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
101st
of 236 countries
All-time high
34.6 years
in 2023
All-time low
18.43 years
in 1958
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Bahamas, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Bahamas is 34.6 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Bahamas peaked at 34.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.43 years, in 1958.

That places Bahamas 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Bahamas, year by year

Year years Change
1950 19.38 years —
1951 19.21 years -0.9%
1952 19.04 years -0.9%
1953 18.86 years -0.9%
1954 18.69 years -0.9%
1955 18.56 years -0.7%
1956 18.47 years -0.5%
1957 18.43 years -0.2%
1958 18.43 years -0.0%
1959 18.45 years +0.2%
1960 18.5 years +0.2%
1961 18.54 years +0.2%
1962 18.58 years +0.2%
1963 18.63 years +0.3%
1964 18.75 years +0.6%
1965 18.92 years +0.9%
1966 19.06 years +0.8%
1967 19.21 years +0.8%
1968 19.35 years +0.7%
1969 19.49 years +0.7%
1970 19.59 years +0.5%
1971 19.66 years +0.3%
1972 19.68 years +0.1%
1973 19.7 years +0.1%
1974 19.77 years +0.3%
1975 19.88 years +0.6%
1976 20.03 years +0.8%
1977 20.24 years +1.0%
1978 20.47 years +1.2%
1979 20.73 years +1.3%
1980 21 years +1.3%
1981 21.28 years +1.3%
1982 21.58 years +1.4%
1983 21.89 years +1.5%
1984 22.23 years +1.5%
1985 22.57 years +1.6%
1986 22.93 years +1.6%
1987 23.28 years +1.5%
1988 23.63 years +1.5%
1989 23.98 years +1.5%
1990 24.33 years +1.4%
1991 24.67 years +1.4%
1992 24.98 years +1.3%
1993 25.28 years +1.2%
1994 25.59 years +1.2%
1995 25.91 years +1.3%
1996 26.23 years +1.3%
1997 26.56 years +1.2%
1998 26.89 years +1.2%
1999 27.23 years +1.3%
2000 27.59 years +1.3%
2001 27.94 years +1.3%
2002 28.3 years +1.3%
2003 28.64 years +1.2%
2004 28.97 years +1.1%
2005 29.28 years +1.1%
2006 29.57 years +1.0%
2007 29.82 years +0.9%
2008 30.07 years +0.8%
2009 30.3 years +0.8%
2010 30.54 years +0.8%
2011 30.79 years +0.8%
2012 31.06 years +0.9%
2013 31.34 years +0.9%
2014 31.62 years +0.9%
2015 31.92 years +0.9%
2016 32.24 years +1.0%
2017 32.57 years +1.0%
2018 32.91 years +1.0%
2019 33.25 years +1.0%
2020 33.59 years +1.0%
2021 33.91 years +0.9%
2022 34.23 years +1.0%
2023 34.6 years +1.1%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 34.6 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 88% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 34.6 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 18.75 years 18.43 years 19.38 years 10
1960s 18.9 years 18.5 years 19.49 years 10
1970s 19.97 years 19.59 years 20.73 years 10
1980s 22.44 years 21 years 23.98 years 10
1990s 25.77 years 24.33 years 27.23 years 10
2000s 29.05 years 27.59 years 30.3 years 10
2010s 31.82 years 30.54 years 33.25 years 10
2020s 34.08 years 33.59 years 34.6 years 4

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 98 Singapore 35.1 years compare
  2. 99 Cook Islands 35.08 years compare
  3. 100 French Polynesia 34.79 years compare
  4. 102 Kuwait 34.5 years compare
  5. 103 Greenland 34.23 years compare
  6. 104 Costa Rica 34.07 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Bahamas?
Median age in Bahamas was 34.6 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 34.6 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 18.43 years in 1958.
How does Bahamas rank for median age?
Bahamas ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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