Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.716% to 16.6% in Bahamas in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Bahamas reached an all time high of 40.3% in 1960 and an all time low of 16.6% in 2021. When compared to Bahamas's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Cuba amounted to 22.7%, 16.8% in Dominican Republic, 42.0% in Haiti and 17.1% in USA in 2021.
Bahamas has been ranked 144th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahamas | % | 17.3% | 17.2% | 17.1% | 17.0% | 16.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.6% | 18.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 44.5% | 43.3% | 42.0% | 40.8% | 39.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | % | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | % | 21.4% | 20.6% | 19.7% | 18.9% | 18.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | % | 47.6% | 46.6% | 45.7% | 44.7% | 43.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | % | 45.2% | 44.9% | 44.6% | 44.3% | 44.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 8.62% | 8.54% | 8.47% | 8.38% | 8.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 20.7% | 20.4% | 20.1% | 19.8% | 19.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 6.38% | 6.40% | 6.41% | 6.42% | 6.42% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 18.3% | 18.1% | 17.9% | 17.7% | 17.5% |
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