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Bahamas, The — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Bahamas, The, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
81.33%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +41.2% since 1960
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
81.33%
First (1960)
57.60%
Change
+41.2%
Highest
82.42%
in 2010
Lowest
57.60%
in 1960
Average
75.62%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.53%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 81.33% |
| 2024 | 81.32% |
| 2023 | 81.32% |
| 2022 | 81.32% |
| 2021 | 81.48% |
| 2020 | 81.66% |
| 2019 | 81.83% |
| 2018 | 81.96% |
| 2017 | 82.08% |
| 2016 | 82.18% |
| 2015 | 82.26% |
| 2014 | 82.32% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.