Bahamas Population (1960-2026) & Projected decline

The current population of the Bahamas is 405,203 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 401,283 in 2024.

The Bahamas is ranked 172/197 by population and was ranked 170th in 2006.
The Bahamas accounts for 0.005% of the world's population.
The Bahamas is projected to reach 425K people in 2050.
Since 2006, population has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.3% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of 0.82% per year.

The Bahamas population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	386,326	-0.25%
2099	387,280	-0.25%
2098	388,246	-0.24%
2097	389,184	-0.25%
2096	390,145	-0.27%
2095	391,217	-0.26%
2094	392,243	-0.26%
2093	393,271	-0.26%
2092	394,316	-0.28%
2091	395,411	-0.28%
2090	396,511	-0.28%
2089	397,631	-0.29%
2088	398,807	-0.29%
2087	399,953	-0.29%
2086	401,123	-0.27%
2085	402,207	-0.28%
2084	403,345	-0.26%
2083	404,417	-0.26%
2082	405,461	-0.23%
2081	406,402	-0.24%
2080	407,387	-0.23%
2079	408,320	-0.23%
2078	409,243	-0.22%
2077	410,163	-0.22%
2076	411,083	-0.22%
2075	411,981	-0.2%
2074	412,795	-0.23%
2073	413,761	-0.22%
2072	414,686	-0.2%
2071	415,512	-0.17%
2070	416,240	-0.18%
2069	416,978	-0.19%
2068	417,767	-0.17%
2067	418,485	-0.16%
2066	419,174	-0.16%
2065	419,854	-0.15%
2064	420,484	-0.14%
2063	421,089	-0.14%
2062	421,659	-0.12%
2061	422,161	-0.12%
2060	422,684	-0.13%
2059	423,216	-0.09%
2058	423,597	-0.07%
2057	423,908	-0.09%
2056	424,274	-0.06%
2055	424,546	-0.07%
2054	424,840	-0.04%
2053	424,993	-0.03%
2052	425,140	-0.02%
2051	425,224	-0.006%
2050	425,248	0.02%
2049	425,174	0.04%
2048	425,003	0.04%
2047	424,831	0.09%
2046	424,454	0.11%
2045	424,008	0.1%
2044	423,570	0.13%
2043	423,028	0.15%
2042	422,383	0.16%
2041	421,690	0.18%
2040	420,926	0.18%
2039	420,159	0.21%
2038	419,259	0.22%
2037	418,331	0.21%
2036	417,446	0.25%
2035	416,413	0.26%
2034	415,354	0.27%
2033	414,224	0.27%
2032	413,109	0.31%
2031	411,852	0.31%
2030	410,560	0.33%
2029	409,207	0.35%
2028	407,778	0.36%
2027	406,320	0.38%
2026	404,790	0.41%
2025	403,121	0.46%
2024	401,283	0.46%
2023	399,440	0.48%
2022	397,538	0.29%
2021	396,373	0.13%
2020	395,863	0.3%
2019	394,675	0.5%
2018	392,717	0.57%
2017	390,485	0.63%
2016	388,055	0.7%
2015	385,346	0.8%
2014	382,298	0.88%
2013	378,953	0.93%
2012	375,469	1.01%
2011	371,729	1.16%
2010	367,478	1.29%
2009	362,810	1.31%
2008	358,120	1.35%
2007	353,334	1.42%
2006	348,375	1.3%
2005	343,894	1.21%
2004	339,782	1.24%
2003	335,618	1.21%
2002	331,614	1.15%
2001	327,836	1.24%
2000	323,835	1.32%
1999	319,614	1.35%
1998	315,368	1.44%
1997	310,904	1.51%
1996	306,268	1.59%
1995	301,461	1.67%
1994	296,509	1.77%
1993	291,339	1.89%
1992	285,927	1.85%
1991	280,731	1.73%
1990	275,945	1.76%
1989	271,178	1.78%
1988	266,448	1.72%
1987	261,935	1.71%
1986	257,536	1.73%
1985	253,154	1.72%
1984	248,863	1.7%
1983	244,698	1.7%
1982	240,614	1.69%
1981	236,614	1.76%
1980	232,526	1.88%
1979	228,230	2%
1978	223,761	2.1%
1977	219,157	2.17%
1976	214,501	2.2%
1975	209,886	2.21%
1974	205,342	2.27%
1973	200,791	2.42%
1972	196,055	2.72%
1971	190,857	3.18%
1970	184,982	3.93%
1969	177,981	4.64%
1968	170,089	4.82%
1967	162,267	4.77%
1966	154,874	4.68%
1965	147,952	4.54%
1964	141,528	4.77%
1963	135,087	5.13%
1962	128,493	5.15%
1961	122,197	5.06%
1960	116,317	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The Bahamas has a population of 405K as of 2026, compared to 388K in 2016, 348K in 2006, and 306K in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.44% per year. The Bahamas is ranked 142nd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) the Bahamas will have 424,454 people (4.75% growth) with a rank change from 172nd to 174th.

By the year 2100, the Bahamas' population is projected to decline by 4.66% from its current level to 386K people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	935
2024	-	-	1,018
2023	1,855	854	1,001
2022	1,948	947	1,001
2021	388	-93	481
2020	631	631	0
2019	1,742	740	1,002
2018	2,175	1,173	1,002
2017	2,291	1,289	1,002
2016	2,571	1,569	1,002
2015	2,842	1,840	1,002
2014	3,261	2,259	1,002
2013	3,434	2,432	1,002
2012	3,532	2,485	1,047
2011	3,939	2,558	1,381
2010	4,560	2,662	1,898
2009	4,776	3,163	1,613
2008	4,608	3,134	1,474
2007	4,970	3,243	1,727
2006	4,940	3,205	1,735
2005	4,024	3,220	804
2004	4,195	3,165	1,030
2003	4,130	3,181	949
2002	3,885	3,249	636
2001	3,667	3,377	290
2000	4,332	3,487	845
1999	4,106	3,688	418
1998	4,386	3,949	437
1997	4,552	4,107	445
1996	4,719	4,265	454
1995	4,894	4,434	460
1994	5,012	4,558	454
1993	5,322	4,877	445
1992	5,497	5,064	433
1991	4,910	4,498	412
1990	4,673	4,432	241
1989	4,846	4,323	523
1988	4,611	4,198	413
1987	4,416	4,090	326
1986	4,387	3,998	389
1985	4,387	3,918	469
1984	4,194	3,892	302
1983	4,131	3,888	243
1982	4,023	3,863	160
1981	3,976	3,851	125
1980	4,212	3,845	367
1979	4,383	3,899	484
1978	4,550	3,987	563
1977	4,655	4,069	586
1976	4,657	4,167	490
1975	4,572	4,249	323
1974	4,516	4,352	164
1973	4,592	4,467	125
1972	4,879	4,583	296
1971	5,515	4,690	825
1970	6,243	4,726	1,517
1969	7,756	4,688	3,068
1968	8,027	4,622	3,405
1967	7,625	4,502	3,123
1966	7,155	4,339	2,816
1965	6,681	4,193	2,488
1964	6,166	4,037	2,129
1963	6,715	3,901	2,814
1962	6,477	3,748	2,729
1961	6,124	3,577	2,547
1960	5,641	3,351	2,290

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 56.9% of the population change in the Bahamas is from natural causes (a gain of 11,209 people) and 43.1% is from migration (a gain of 8,495 people).

As of 2024, 67,285 residents or 16.8% of the population were not native-born in the Bahamas, compared to 54,745 and 14.9% in 2010.

The Bahamas population clock

	Bahamas	Rank
Current population	405203	172/197
Percent of world population	0.005%	172/197
One net population change	4.75 hours	146/197
One birth every	2.02 hours	175/196
One death every	2.52 hours	166/196
Daily growth/decline	+5	146/197
Annual growth/decline	+1,843	146/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.46%	139/197
One migration net change every	9.39 hours	64/196
Annual migration change	+935	64/196
Foreign-born residents	67,285	144/195
Foreign-born share of population	16.8%	38/195

Bahamas population statistics

	Bahamas	World
Life expectancy	75 years	73.8 years
Average age	37.5 years	33.8 years
Median age	36 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	47.7:52.3	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	1.37 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	104.7 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of the Bahamas.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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