Bahamas — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Bahamas had an estimated population of 326,057 in 2005, with 24 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Bahamas today — population now 404,628, against 326,057 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 326,057 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 343,894 | 404,628 | +18% |
The two sources differ by 5% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nassau | New Providence | 227,940 | 227,940 now |
| 2 | Freeport | Grand Bahama | 46,525 | 26,910 now |
| 3 | Coopers Town | Abaco | 8,413 | 8,413 now |
| 4 | Marsh Harbour | Abaco | 5,314 | 5,314 now |
| 5 | Freetown | Eleuthera | 4,074 | 3,137 now |
| 6 | High Rock | Grand Bahama | 3,744 | 3,744 now |
| 7 | Andros Town | Andros | 2,455 | 2,455 now |
| 8 | Clarence Town | Long Island | 1,752 | 1,752 now |
| 9 | Dunmore Town | Eleuthera | 1,523 | 1,523 now |
| 10 | Rock Sound | Eleuthera | 1,396 | — |
| 11 | Arthurʿs Town | Cat Island | 1,272 | 1,175 now |
| 12 | George Town | Exuma and Cays | 1,071 | — |
| 13 | Alice Town | Biminis | 949 | 949 now |
| 14 | Cockburn Town | San Salvador | 831 | 831 now |
| 15 | Sweeting Cay | Grand Bahama | 483 | — |
| 16 | Matthew Town | Inagua Islands | 452 | 452 now |
| 17 | Snug Corner | Acklins Island | 407 | — |
| 18 | Great Harbour | Berry Islands | 377 | — |
| 19 | Nicholls Town | Andros | 270 | — |
| 20 | Colonel Hill | Crooked Island | 240 | 240 now |
| 21 | Pirates Well | Mayaguana | 217 | — |
| 22 | Port Nelson | Rum Cay | 91 | 91 now |
| 23 | Duncan Town | Ragged Island | 70 | 70 now |
| 24 | Albert Town | Crooked Island | 25 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Providence | 228,334 |
| 2 | Grand Bahama | 49,564 |
| 3 | Abaco | 14,815 |
| 4 | Eleuthera | 8,546 |
| 5 | Andros | 7,379 |
| 6 | Exuma and Cays | 3,538 |
| 7 | Long Island | 2,979 |
| 8 | Harbour Island | 1,751 |
| 9 | Biminis | 1,735 |
| 10 | Spanish Wells | 1,632 |
| 11 | Cat Island | 1,606 |
| 12 | San Salvador | 1,293 |
| 13 | Inagua Islands | 951 |
| 14 | Berry Islands | 742 |
| 15 | Acklins Island | 435 |
| 16 | Crooked Island | 342 |
| 17 | Mayaguana | 251 |
| 18 | Rum Cay | 96 |
| 19 | Ragged Island | 70 |
| 20 | Uninhabited Islands | -2 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.