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The Bahamas: area, population and density
The Bahamas has 10,010 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 403,033; calculated population density is 40 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
The Bahamas ranks 162nd of 196 by land area, 172nd by population and 145th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 10,010 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 403,033World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 40 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
The Bahamas in the country comparison set
The Bahamas has 10,010 sq km of land area and a population value of 403,033 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 162nd by land area, 172nd by population, and 145th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
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