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Bahamas Population and Housing Census 2022

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Commonwealth of the Bahamas Census of Population and Housing 2022
Provider 
Bahamas Department of Statistics
Tabulations only
Geography 
Bahamas (BHS)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
04/2022 - 10/2022
Data type
Census:
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The 2022 Census of Population and Housing in the Bahamas was conducted by the Bahamas National Statistical Institute, via in-person enumeration. Data were collected on characteristics of households, along with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of each household member, with topics including religion and disability. In total, the Bahamas experienced a population growth of 15.8 percent from the previous census, with a total population enumerated at 351,461.

Keywords 
Assets, Birth place, Cognitive impairment, Cooking fuels, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Hearing loss, Household heat, Household water treatment, Housing, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, Infant mortality, Institutionalized population, International migration, Internet, Land ownership, Live births, Living conditions, Marital status, Mass media, Mortality, Occupations, Population, Population density, Refrigeration, Religion, Sanitation, School enrollment, Summary birth history, Transportation, Unemployment, Vision loss, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Jan 22, 2025