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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 173,562,364 people in Bangladesh in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 405,203 people compared to 178,415,186 in Bangladesh.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 440 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
  • The Bahamas is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Bangladesh is the 8th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 2.15% for Bangladesh.
  • For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +0.94% in Bangladesh.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.3% growth), while Bangladesh has grown from 146M to 178M (21.9% growth).

Bahamas vs Bangladesh: population by year and forecast

Bahamas
Factual

Projection
Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahamas Bangladesh
2100 386,326 210,399,059
2099 387,280 211,449,688
2098 388,246 212,479,977
2097 389,184 213,484,035
2096 390,145 214,463,720
2095 391,217 215,424,649
2094 392,243 216,368,088
2093 393,271 217,273,531
2092 394,316 218,151,426
2091 395,411 218,980,379
2090 396,511 219,782,575
2089 397,631 220,538,090
2088 398,807 221,257,201
2087 399,953 221,935,839
2086 401,123 222,585,679
2085 402,207 223,183,658
2084 403,345 223,742,603
2083 404,417 224,273,365
2082 405,461 224,763,738
2081 406,402 225,237,793
2080 407,387 225,665,152
2079 408,320 226,059,226
2078 409,243 226,389,150
2077 410,163 226,696,749
2076 411,083 226,954,762
2075 411,981 227,159,233
2074 412,795 227,315,415
2073 413,761 227,436,221
2072 414,686 227,503,342
2071 415,512 227,522,038
2070 416,240 227,495,122
2069 416,978 227,426,186
2068 417,767 227,302,632
2067 418,485 227,118,726
2066 419,174 226,878,385
2065 419,854 226,581,697
2064 420,484 226,235,839
2063 421,089 225,822,167
2062 421,659 225,349,674
2061 422,161 224,811,052
2060 422,684 224,216,813
2059 423,216 223,569,585
2058 423,597 222,855,839
2057 423,908 222,083,110
2056 424,274 221,273,932
2055 424,546 220,405,468
2054 424,840 219,511,997
2053 424,993 218,567,668
2052 425,140 217,585,554
2051 425,224 216,554,217
2050 425,248 215,489,899
2049 425,174 214,400,010
2048 425,003 213,275,216
2047 424,831 212,114,603
2046 424,454 210,918,933
2045 424,008 209,696,717
2044 423,570 208,446,830
2043 423,028 207,170,217
2042 422,383 205,859,107
2041 421,690 204,513,256
2040 420,926 203,143,300
2039 420,159 201,735,060
2038 419,259 200,262,138
2037 418,331 198,739,346
2036 417,446 197,147,970
2035 416,413 195,499,247
2034 415,354 193,789,143
2033 414,224 191,989,956
2032 413,109 190,141,739
2031 411,852 188,208,233
2030 410,560 186,212,272
2029 409,207 184,168,103
2028 407,778 182,087,511
2027 406,320 179,973,411
2026 404,790 177,837,418
2025 403,121 175,685,057
2024 401,283 173,562,364
2023 399,440 171,466,990
2022 397,538 169,384,897
2021 396,373 167,658,854
2020 395,863 166,298,024
2019 394,675 164,913,055
2018 392,717 163,523,103
2017 390,485 162,186,147
2016 388,055 160,811,932
2015 385,346 159,383,179
2014 382,298 157,964,929
2013 378,953 156,532,141
2012 375,469 155,070,101
2011 371,729 153,591,076
2010 367,478 152,201,981
2009 362,810 150,873,714
2008 358,120 149,474,264
2007 353,334 147,989,278
2006 348,375 146,405,973
2005 343,894 144,715,786
2004 339,782 142,902,856
2003 335,618 140,970,351
2002 331,614 138,933,658
2001 327,836 136,805,810
2000 323,835 134,544,304
1999 319,614 132,108,065
1998 315,368 129,622,332
1997 310,904 127,198,069
1996 306,268 124,862,179
1995 301,461 122,600,370
1994 296,509 120,343,179
1993 291,339 118,132,360
1992 285,927 115,952,192
1991 280,731 113,787,109
1990 275,945 111,633,717
1989 271,178 109,433,799
1988 266,448 107,216,008
1987 261,935 104,959,291
1986 257,536 102,635,572
1985 253,154 100,253,825
1984 248,863 97,814,966
1983 244,698 95,335,155
1982 240,614 92,814,507
1981 236,614 90,303,105
1980 232,526 88,016,432
1979 228,230 85,935,072
1978 223,761 83,889,655
1977 219,157 81,867,264
1976 214,501 79,855,318
1975 209,886 77,854,351
1974 205,342 75,839,348
1973 200,791 73,722,294
1972 196,055 71,641,519
1971 190,857 70,276,758
1970 184,982 69,058,894
1969 177,981 67,294,133
1968 170,089 65,408,276
1967 162,267 63,510,929
1966 154,874 61,669,806
1965 147,952 59,902,519
1964 141,528 58,178,374
1963 135,087 56,504,402
1962 128,493 54,881,146
1961 122,197 53,310,348
1960 116,317 51,828,660

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Bangladesh gained 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 17,148 people (a 4.42% growth), while Bangladesh's population increased by 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Bangladesh was ranked 8th in 2006 and still ranked 8th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Bahamas' population will grow by 4.95% to 425,248 people with a rank change from 172nd to 174th. The population of Bangladesh will increase by 20.8% to 215,489,899 people and rank change from 8th to 10th.

The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 425K people compared to the peak of 228M people in 2071 for Bangladesh.

Population growth rate by year

Bahamas
Factual

Projection
Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahamas Bangladesh
2100 -0.25% -0.5%
2099 -0.25% -0.48%
2098 -0.24% -0.47%
2097 -0.25% -0.46%
2096 -0.27% -0.45%
2095 -0.26% -0.44%
2094 -0.26% -0.42%
2093 -0.26% -0.4%
2092 -0.28% -0.38%
2091 -0.28% -0.36%
2090 -0.28% -0.34%
2089 -0.29% -0.33%
2088 -0.29% -0.31%
2087 -0.29% -0.29%
2086 -0.27% -0.27%
2085 -0.28% -0.25%
2084 -0.26% -0.24%
2083 -0.26% -0.22%
2082 -0.23% -0.21%
2081 -0.24% -0.19%
2080 -0.23% -0.17%
2079 -0.23% -0.15%
2078 -0.22% -0.14%
2077 -0.22% -0.11%
2076 -0.22% -0.09%
2075 -0.2% -0.07%
2074 -0.23% -0.05%
2073 -0.22% -0.03%
2072 -0.2% -0.008%
2071 -0.17% 0.01%
2070 -0.18% 0.03%
2069 -0.19% 0.05%
2068 -0.17% 0.08%
2067 -0.16% 0.11%
2066 -0.16% 0.13%
2065 -0.15% 0.15%
2064 -0.14% 0.18%
2063 -0.14% 0.21%
2062 -0.12% 0.24%
2061 -0.12% 0.27%
2060 -0.13% 0.29%
2059 -0.09% 0.32%
2058 -0.07% 0.35%
2057 -0.09% 0.37%
2056 -0.06% 0.39%
2055 -0.07% 0.41%
2054 -0.04% 0.43%
2053 -0.03% 0.45%
2052 -0.02% 0.48%
2051 -0.006% 0.49%
2050 0.02% 0.51%
2049 0.04% 0.53%
2048 0.04% 0.55%
2047 0.09% 0.57%
2046 0.11% 0.58%
2045 0.1% 0.6%
2044 0.13% 0.62%
2043 0.15% 0.64%
2042 0.16% 0.66%
2041 0.18% 0.67%
2040 0.18% 0.7%
2039 0.21% 0.74%
2038 0.22% 0.77%
2037 0.21% 0.81%
2036 0.25% 0.84%
2035 0.26% 0.88%
2034 0.27% 0.94%
2033 0.27% 0.97%
2032 0.31% 1.03%
2031 0.31% 1.07%
2030 0.33% 1.11%
2029 0.35% 1.14%
2028 0.36% 1.17%
2027 0.38% 1.2%
2026 0.41% 1.23%
2025 0.46% 1.22%
2024 0.46% 1.22%
2023 0.48% 1.23%
2022 0.29% 1.03%
2021 0.13% 0.82%
2020 0.3% 0.84%
2019 0.5% 0.85%
2018 0.57% 0.82%
2017 0.63% 0.85%
2016 0.7% 0.9%
2015 0.8% 0.9%
2014 0.88% 0.92%
2013 0.93% 0.94%
2012 1.01% 0.96%
2011 1.16% 0.91%
2010 1.29% 0.88%
2009 1.31% 0.94%
2008 1.35% 1%
2007 1.42% 1.08%
2006 1.3% 1.17%
2005 1.21% 1.27%
2004 1.24% 1.37%
2003 1.21% 1.47%
2002 1.15% 1.56%
2001 1.24% 1.68%
2000 1.32% 1.84%
1999 1.35% 1.92%
1998 1.44% 1.91%
1997 1.51% 1.87%
1996 1.59% 1.84%
1995 1.67% 1.88%
1994 1.77% 1.87%
1993 1.89% 1.88%
1992 1.85% 1.9%
1991 1.73% 1.93%
1990 1.76% 2.01%
1989 1.78% 2.07%
1988 1.72% 2.15%
1987 1.71% 2.26%
1986 1.73% 2.38%
1985 1.72% 2.49%
1984 1.7% 2.6%
1983 1.7% 2.72%
1982 1.69% 2.78%
1981 1.76% 2.6%
1980 1.88% 2.42%
1979 2% 2.44%
1978 2.1% 2.47%
1977 2.17% 2.52%
1976 2.2% 2.57%
1975 2.21% 2.66%
1974 2.27% 2.87%
1973 2.42% 2.9%
1972 2.72% 1.94%
1971 3.18% 1.76%
1970 3.93% 2.62%
1969 4.64% 2.88%
1968 4.82% 2.99%
1967 4.77% 2.99%
1966 4.68% 2.95%
1965 4.54% 2.96%
1964 4.77% 2.96%
1963 5.13% 2.96%
1962 5.15% 2.95%
1961 5.06% 2.86%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of the Bahamas grew by 0.46%, while Bangladesh's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Bahamas Bangladesh
Current population
405203
178415186
Population rank 172/197 8/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 2.15%
One net population change
4.75 hours
15.1 seconds
One birth every
2.02 hours
9.04 seconds
One death every
2.52 hours
36.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5 +5,741
Annual growth/decline +1,843 +2,095,374
Annual growth/decline rate +0.46% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 139/197 90/197
One migration net change every
9.39 hours
1.31 minutes
Annual migration change +935 -402,100
Net migration rank 64/196 194/196
Foreign-born residents 67,285 2,906,338
Foreign-born residents rank 144/195 24/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 38/195 139/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahamas
Natural

Migration
Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahamas Bangladesh
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 935 - -402,100
2024 - 1,018 - -473,362
2023 854 1,001 2,630,818 -549,918
2022 947 1,001 2,633,258 -549,990
2021 -93 481 2,363,487 -994,722
2020 631 0 2,355,279 -1,002,522
2019 740 1,002 2,433,952 -1,016,796
2018 1,173 1,002 2,391,853 -1,029,069
2017 1,289 1,002 2,348,293 -1,037,176
2016 1,569 1,002 2,356,056 -918,770
2015 1,840 1,002 2,329,544 -909,223
2014 2,259 1,002 2,305,499 -889,222
2013 2,432 1,002 2,312,293 -862,944
2012 2,485 1,047 2,304,652 -829,875
2011 2,558 1,381 2,332,126 -848,910
2010 2,662 1,898 2,408,597 -1,113,727
2009 3,163 1,613 2,511,746 -1,150,194
2008 3,134 1,474 2,595,770 -1,158,420
2007 3,243 1,727 2,666,175 -1,133,553
2006 3,205 1,735 2,725,786 -1,091,865
2005 3,220 804 2,783,029 -1,036,635
2004 3,165 1,030 2,849,626 -970,264
2003 3,181 949 2,881,857 -896,335
2002 3,249 636 2,907,604 -819,909
2001 3,377 290 2,905,755 -737,740
2000 3,487 845 2,867,543 -512,422
1999 3,688 418 2,803,597 -286,256
1998 3,949 437 2,740,993 -286,966
1997 4,107 445 2,667,979 -273,442
1996 4,265 454 2,531,581 -254,239
1995 4,434 460 2,477,509 -231,304
1994 4,558 454 2,475,098 -206,958
1993 4,877 445 2,425,139 -271,677
1992 5,064 433 2,453,664 -246,914
1991 4,498 412 2,354,255 -230,852
1990 4,432 241 2,587,558 -404,105
1989 4,323 523 2,623,347 -406,910
1988 4,198 413 2,614,570 -395,408
1987 4,090 326 2,661,768 -367,475
1986 3,998 389 2,685,152 -331,992
1985 3,918 469 2,698,231 -287,872
1984 3,892 302 2,713,094 -245,693
1983 3,888 243 2,694,172 -201,909
1982 3,863 160 2,705,822 -156,729
1981 3,851 125 2,658,613 -184,884
1980 3,845 367 2,615,497 -515,918
1979 3,899 484 2,570,404 -507,354
1978 3,987 563 2,514,509 -486,721
1977 4,069 586 2,475,502 -458,491
1976 4,167 490 2,431,754 -424,970
1975 4,249 323 2,385,302 -390,212
1974 4,352 164 2,312,418 -277,545
1973 4,467 125 2,276,471 -77,324
1972 4,583 296 2,231,204 -269,033
1971 4,690 825 542,747 224,369
1970 4,726 1,517 1,742,287 -73,719
1969 4,688 3,068 1,985,984 -125,010
1968 4,622 3,405 1,918,686 -7,970
1967 4,502 3,123 1,860,743 23,164
1966 4,339 2,816 1,794,530 3,758
1965 4,193 2,488 1,688,652 47,610
1964 4,037 2,129 1,686,591 25,426
1963 3,901 2,814 1,612,749 23,215
1962 3,748 2,729 1,584,035 26,533
1961 3,577 2,547 1,504,524 26,503
1960 3,351 2,290 1,418,810 13,580

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). In Bangladesh 73.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,148,039 people) and 26.9% is from migration (a loss of 8,897,408 people).

As of 2024, 67,285 residents or 16.8% of the population were not native-born in the Bahamas, compared to 2,906,338 people or 1.7% in Bangladesh.

Biggest cities by population

Bahamas
City Population
Nassau 228K
Freeport 45.9K
Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 2.58M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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