Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 82.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahamas, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahamas is 82.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahamas peaked at 83.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 1960.
Bahamas ranks 126th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.1% | — |
| 1961 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 68.1% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 68.6% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 72.8% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 73.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 82.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 90% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 82.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.6% | 64.1% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.2% | 69.7% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.2% | 74.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.4% | 77.6% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 79.4% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 76.7% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 76.7% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More gender data for Bahamas
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 344 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 344 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5945 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,194 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,150 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahamas?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Bahamas was 82.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 1960.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Bahamas ranks 126th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.