Population in the Bahamas compared to Bahrain: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Bahamas and Bahrain: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Bahrain	Bahamas	Bahrain
1960	116,317	165,477	-	-
1961	122,197	172,346	5.06%	4.15%
1962	128,493	179,349	5.15%	4.06%
1963	135,087	186,501	5.13%	3.99%
1964	141,528	193,816	4.77%	3.92%
1965	147,952	200,866	4.54%	3.64%
1966	154,874	207,543	4.68%	3.32%
1967	162,267	214,189	4.77%	3.2%
1968	170,089	219,337	4.82%	2.4%
1969	177,981	222,469	4.64%	1.43%
1970	184,982	224,809	3.93%	1.05%
1971	190,857	230,733	3.18%	2.64%
1972	196,055	242,113	2.72%	4.93%
1973	200,791	255,320	2.42%	5.45%
1974	205,342	269,038	2.27%	5.37%
1975	209,886	283,243	2.21%	5.28%
1976	214,501	297,863	2.2%	5.16%
1977	219,157	312,823	2.17%	5.02%
1978	223,761	328,046	2.1%	4.87%
1979	228,230	343,457	2%	4.7%
1980	232,526	358,978	1.88%	4.52%
1981	236,614	373,524	1.76%	4.05%
1982	240,614	386,983	1.69%	3.6%
1983	244,698	400,707	1.7%	3.55%
1984	248,863	415,154	1.7%	3.61%
1985	253,154	430,358	1.72%	3.66%
1986	257,536	446,286	1.73%	3.7%
1987	261,935	462,854	1.71%	3.71%
1988	266,448	479,929	1.72%	3.69%
1989	271,178	497,327	1.78%	3.63%
1990	275,945	514,797	1.76%	3.51%
1991	280,731	503,052	1.73%	-2.28%
1992	285,927	516,458	1.85%	2.66%
1993	291,339	530,225	1.89%	2.67%
1994	296,509	544,366	1.77%	2.67%
1995	301,461	558,879	1.67%	2.67%
1996	306,268	573,792	1.59%	2.67%
1997	310,904	589,115	1.51%	2.67%
1998	315,368	604,842	1.44%	2.67%
1999	319,614	620,989	1.35%	2.67%
2000	323,835	637,582	1.32%	2.67%
2001	327,836	661,316	1.24%	3.72%
2002	331,614	710,553	1.15%	7.45%
2003	335,618	764,517	1.21%	7.59%
2004	339,782	823,741	1.24%	7.75%
2005	343,894	888,822	1.21%	7.9%
2006	348,375	960,424	1.3%	8.06%
2007	353,334	1,039,295	1.42%	8.21%
2008	358,120	1,103,496	1.35%	6.18%
2009	362,810	1,178,415	1.31%	6.79%
2010	367,478	1,228,543	1.29%	4.25%
2011	371,729	1,195,020	1.16%	-2.73%
2012	375,469	1,208,964	1.01%	1.17%
2013	378,953	1,253,191	0.93%	3.66%
2014	382,298	1,314,562	0.88%	4.9%
2015	385,346	1,370,322	0.8%	4.24%
2016	388,055	1,423,726	0.7%	3.9%
2017	390,485	1,501,116	0.63%	5.44%
2018	392,717	1,503,091	0.57%	0.13%
2019	394,675	1,483,756	0.5%	-1.29%
2020	395,863	1,472,204	0.3%	-0.78%
2021	396,373	1,504,365	0.13%	2.18%
2022	397,538	1,524,693	0.29%	1.35%
2023	399,440	1,577,059	0.48%	3.43%
2024	401,283	1,588,670	0.46%	0.74%
2025	403,042	1,624,531	0.44%	2.26%
2026	404,635	1,656,397	0.4%	1.96%
2027	406,126	1,683,692	0.37%	1.65%
2028	407,560	1,706,754	0.35%	1.37%
2029	408,950	1,726,868	0.34%	1.18%
2030	410,269	1,745,013	0.32%	1.05%
2031	411,543	1,762,760	0.31%	1.02%
2032	412,724	1,780,658	0.29%	1.02%
2033	413,846	1,798,708	0.27%	1.01%
2034	414,942	1,816,921	0.26%	1.01%
2035	415,982	1,835,293	0.25%	1.01%
2036	416,939	1,853,822	0.23%	1.01%
2037	417,847	1,872,468	0.22%	1.01%
2038	418,753	1,891,215	0.22%	1%
2039	419,595	1,910,026	0.2%	0.99%
2040	420,348	1,928,909	0.18%	0.99%
2041	421,079	1,947,825	0.17%	0.98%
2042	421,746	1,966,723	0.16%	0.97%
2043	422,343	1,985,577	0.14%	0.96%
2044	422,831	2,004,365	0.12%	0.95%
2045	423,269	2,023,058	0.1%	0.93%
2046	423,679	2,041,627	0.1%	0.92%
2047	423,952	2,060,095	0.06%	0.9%
2048	424,123	2,078,453	0.04%	0.89%
2049	424,251	2,096,741	0.03%	0.88%
2050	424,273	2,114,988	0.005%	0.87%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Bahrain gained 463,302 people (a 48.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Bahrain's population increased by 232,969 (a 16.4% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Bahrain was ranked 157th in 2006 and ranked 151st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Bahamas' population will grow by 4.85% to 424,273 people with a rank change from 172nd to 174th. The population of Bahrain will increase by 27.7% to 2,114,988 people and rank change from 151st to 146th.