Bahamas, The — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Bahamas, The, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Bahamas, The was 81.33% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 82.42% in 2010. The lowest was 57.60% in 1960 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.53% per year.
Bahamas, The ranks 53 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 24%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 72.52%, so Bahamas, The sits above it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 1%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 14 of 42 economies; Mexico (80.04%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 131 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 45th of 217 in 1960 → 44th of 217 in 1970 → 43rd of 217 in 1980 → 34th of 217 in 1990 → 40th of 217 in 2000 → 45th of 217 in 2010 → 53rd of 217 in 2020 → 53rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 81.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 81.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 81.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 81.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 81.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 81.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 81.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 82.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 82.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 82.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 82.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 82.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 82.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 82.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 82.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 82.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 82.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 82.04% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 81.86% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 81.67% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 81.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 81.31% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 81.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 81.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 80.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 80.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 80.83% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 80.79% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 80.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 80.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 80.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 80.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 80.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 80.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 80.2% | +0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 79.79% | +0.6 pp |
| 1987 | 79.21% | +0.7 pp |
| 1986 | 78.48% | +0.8 pp |
| 1985 | 77.64% | +0.9 pp |
| 1984 | 76.74% | +0.9 pp |
| 1983 | 75.8% | +0.9 pp |
| 1982 | 74.85% | +0.9 pp |
| 1981 | 73.94% | +0.8 pp |
| 1980 | 73.11% | +0.8 pp |
| 1979 | 72.31% | +0.8 pp |
| 1978 | 71.48% | +0.9 pp |
| 1977 | 70.63% | +0.9 pp |
| 1976 | 69.75% | +0.9 pp |
| 1975 | 68.86% | +0.9 pp |
| 1974 | 67.95% | +0.9 pp |
| 1973 | 67.04% | +0.9 pp |
| 1972 | 66.14% | +0.9 pp |
| 1971 | 65.24% | +0.9 pp |
| 1970 | 64.36% | +0.9 pp |
| 1969 | 63.49% | +0.8 pp |
| 1968 | 62.66% | +0.8 pp |
| 1967 | 61.85% | +0.8 pp |
| 1966 | 61.09% | +0.7 pp |
| 1965 | 60.36% | +0.7 pp |
| 1964 | 59.69% | +0.6 pp |
| 1963 | 59.08% | +0.5 pp |
| 1962 | 58.53% | +0.5 pp |
| 1961 | 58.05% | +0.4 pp |
| 1960 | 57.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahamas, The’s Urban population in 1961?
58.05% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bahamas, The’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +41.2% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 81.33%; 2024: 81.32%; 2023: 81.32%; 2022: 81.32%; 2021: 81.48%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.