The Bahamas has a population density of 103.8 people per square mile compared to 1,701 people in Barbados. The Bahamas has 372,260 sq ft of land per person vs 16,729 sq ft in Barbados. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Bahamas and Barbados are ranked 146th and 9th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Bahamas has 0.005% of the world's population and 0.007% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.003% of the population and 0.0003% of the land area for Barbados, hence the population density in the Bahamas is 93.9% lower than in Barbados.
Population density comparison
Bahamas
|
Barbados
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 103.8 ppl/mi² | 1,701 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 146/197 | 9/197 |
| Population |
404321
|
282698
|
| Land area | 3,865 sq mi | 166 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 268,506 sq ft | 16,386 sq ft |
| Rural population | 16.2% | 68.5% |
| Urban population | 83.8% | 31.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
the Bahamas vs Barbados:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in the Bahamas increased by 18.1%, compared to a 5.67% growth in Barbados.
In 2004, the Bahamas ranked 139th for population density and is in 146th place now. Barbados was 9th in 2004 and still ranks 9th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bahamas
|
Barbados
|
|
| 2024 | 103.8 | 1,701 |
| 2023 | 103.4 | 1,701 |
| 2022 | 102.9 | 1,700 |
| 2021 | 102.6 | 1,699 |
| 2020 | 102.4 | 1,697 |
| 2019 | 102.1 | 1,694 |
| 2018 | 101.6 | 1,691 |
| 2017 | 101 | 1,688 |
| 2016 | 100.4 | 1,684 |
| 2015 | 99.7 | 1,680 |
| 2014 | 98.9 | 1,677 |
| 2013 | 98.1 | 1,672 |
| 2012 | 97.1 | 1,668 |
| 2011 | 96.2 | 1,663 |
| 2010 | 95.1 | 1,658 |
| 2009 | 93.9 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 92.7 | 1,643 |
| 2007 | 91.4 | 1,634 |
| 2006 | 90.1 | 1,626 |
| 2005 | 89 | 1,618 |
| 2004 | 87.9 | 1,610 |
| 2003 | 86.8 | 1,601 |
| 2002 | 85.8 | 1,591 |
| 2001 | 84.8 | 1,581 |
| 2000 | 83.8 | 1,578 |
| 1999 | 82.7 | 1,581 |
| 1998 | 81.6 | 1,581 |
| 1997 | 80.4 | 1,580 |
| 1996 | 79.2 | 1,580 |
| 1995 | 78 | 1,578 |
| 1994 | 76.7 | 1,576 |
| 1993 | 75.4 | 1,572 |
| 1992 | 74 | 1,568 |
| 1991 | 72.6 | 1,562 |
| 1990 | 71.4 | 1,557 |
| 1989 | 70.2 | 1,555 |
| 1988 | 68.9 | 1,553 |
| 1987 | 67.8 | 1,550 |
| 1986 | 66.6 | 1,546 |
| 1985 | 65.5 | 1,541 |
| 1984 | 64.4 | 1,535 |
| 1983 | 63.3 | 1,530 |
| 1982 | 62.3 | 1,524 |
| 1981 | 61.2 | 1,519 |
| 1980 | 60.2 | 1,515 |
| 1979 | 59.1 | 1,513 |
| 1978 | 57.9 | 1,515 |
| 1977 | 56.7 | 1,516 |
| 1976 | 55.5 | 1,514 |
| 1975 | 54.3 | 1,513 |
| 1974 | 53.1 | 1,510 |
| 1973 | 52 | 1,508 |
| 1972 | 50.7 | 1,504 |
| 1971 | 49.4 | 1,501 |
| 1970 | 47.9 | 1,502 |
| 1969 | 46.1 | 1,502 |
| 1968 | 44 | 1,497 |
| 1967 | 42 | 1,488 |
| 1966 | 40.1 | 1,476 |
| 1965 | 38.3 | 1,460 |
| 1964 | 36.6 | 1,445 |
| 1963 | 35 | 1,431 |
| 1962 | 33.2 | 1,417 |
| 1961 | 31.6 | 1,404 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bahamas
|
Barbados
|
|
| 2024 | 83.8% | 31.5% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | 31.4% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | 31.3% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | 31.2% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | 31.2% |
| 2018 | 83% | 31.1% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | 31.2% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | 31.2% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | 31.2% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | 31.3% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | 31.6% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | 31.7% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | 31.9% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | 32.1% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | 32.3% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | 32.6% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | 32.8% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | 33% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | 33.2% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | 33.4% |
| 2001 | 82% | 33.6% |
| 2000 | 82% | 33.8% |
| 1999 | 81.8% | 34.2% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | 34.5% |
| 1997 | 81.4% | 34.9% |
| 1996 | 81.2% | 35.2% |
| 1995 | 81% | 35.6% |
| 1994 | 80.7% | 35.9% |
| 1993 | 80.5% | 36.3% |
| 1992 | 80.3% | 36.6% |
| 1991 | 80.1% | 37% |
| 1990 | 79.8% | 37.4% |
| 1989 | 79.3% | 37.7% |
| 1988 | 78.7% | 37.9% |
| 1987 | 78% | 38.2% |
| 1986 | 77.3% | 38.5% |
| 1985 | 76.7% | 38.7% |
| 1984 | 76% | 39% |
| 1983 | 75.3% | 39.3% |
| 1982 | 74.6% | 39.6% |
| 1981 | 73.8% | 39.8% |
| 1980 | 73.1% | 40.1% |
| 1979 | 72.5% | 39.9% |
| 1978 | 71.9% | 39.6% |
| 1977 | 71.3% | 39.4% |
| 1976 | 70.6% | 39.1% |
| 1975 | 70% | 38.9% |
| 1974 | 69.4% | 38.6% |
| 1973 | 68.7% | 38.3% |
| 1972 | 68.1% | 38.1% |
| 1971 | 67.4% | 37.8% |
| 1970 | 66.8% | 37.6% |
| 1969 | 66.1% | 37.4% |
| 1968 | 65.4% | 37.4% |
| 1967 | 64.7% | 37.3% |
| 1966 | 64% | 37.2% |
| 1965 | 63.3% | 37.1% |
| 1964 | 62.6% | 37.1% |
| 1963 | 61.9% | 37% |
| 1962 | 61.2% | 36.9% |
| 1961 | 60.5% | 36.8% |
| 1960 | 59.7% | 36.8% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 82.2% to 83.8% in the Bahamas and from 33% to 31.5% in Barbados.
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