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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Barbados	Bahamas	Barbados
1960	116,317	230,893	-	-
1961	122,197	233,148	5.06%	0.98%
1962	128,493	235,224	5.15%	0.89%
1963	135,087	237,557	5.13%	0.99%
1964	141,528	239,958	4.77%	1.01%
1965	147,952	242,417	4.54%	1.02%
1966	154,874	244,996	4.68%	1.06%
1967	162,267	247,091	4.77%	0.86%
1968	170,089	248,540	4.82%	0.59%
1969	177,981	249,444	4.64%	0.36%
1970	184,982	249,387	3.93%	-0.02%
1971	190,857	249,168	3.18%	-0.09%
1972	196,055	249,658	2.72%	0.2%
1973	200,791	250,322	2.42%	0.27%
1974	205,342	250,777	2.27%	0.18%
1975	209,886	251,175	2.21%	0.16%
1976	214,501	251,442	2.2%	0.11%
1977	219,157	251,626	2.17%	0.07%
1978	223,761	251,551	2.1%	-0.03%
1979	228,230	251,269	2%	-0.11%
1980	232,526	251,524	1.88%	0.1%
1981	236,614	252,270	1.76%	0.3%
1982	240,614	253,095	1.69%	0.33%
1983	244,698	253,992	1.7%	0.35%
1984	248,863	254,920	1.7%	0.37%
1985	253,154	255,820	1.72%	0.35%
1986	257,536	256,618	1.73%	0.31%
1987	261,935	257,279	1.71%	0.26%
1988	266,448	257,763	1.72%	0.19%
1989	271,178	258,109	1.78%	0.13%
1990	275,945	258,582	1.76%	0.18%
1991	280,731	259,373	1.73%	0.31%
1992	285,927	260,267	1.85%	0.34%
1993	291,339	261,027	1.89%	0.29%
1994	296,509	261,620	1.77%	0.23%
1995	301,461	262,039	1.67%	0.16%
1996	306,268	262,284	1.59%	0.09%
1997	310,904	262,392	1.51%	0.04%
1998	315,368	262,436	1.44%	0.02%
1999	319,614	262,517	1.35%	0.03%
2000	323,835	262,063	1.32%	-0.17%
2001	327,836	262,425	1.24%	0.14%
2002	331,614	264,148	1.15%	0.66%
2003	335,618	265,776	1.21%	0.62%
2004	339,782	267,298	1.24%	0.57%
2005	343,894	268,706	1.21%	0.53%
2006	348,375	270,002	1.3%	0.48%
2007	353,334	271,288	1.42%	0.48%
2008	358,120	272,714	1.35%	0.53%
2009	362,810	274,123	1.31%	0.52%
2010	367,478	275,243	1.29%	0.41%
2011	371,729	276,139	1.16%	0.33%
2012	375,469	276,938	1.01%	0.29%
2013	378,953	277,665	0.93%	0.26%
2014	382,298	278,348	0.88%	0.25%
2015	385,346	278,990	0.8%	0.23%
2016	388,055	279,598	0.7%	0.22%
2017	390,485	280,171	0.63%	0.2%
2018	392,717	280,711	0.57%	0.19%
2019	394,675	281,207	0.5%	0.18%
2020	395,863	281,698	0.3%	0.17%
2021	396,373	282,147	0.13%	0.16%
2022	397,538	282,318	0.29%	0.06%
2023	399,440	282,336	0.48%	0.006%
2024	401,283	282,467	0.46%	0.05%
2025	403,042	282,618	0.44%	0.05%
2026	404,635	282,718	0.4%	0.04%
2027	406,126	282,779	0.37%	0.02%
2028	407,560	282,792	0.35%	0.005%
2029	408,950	282,689	0.34%	-0.04%
2030	410,269	282,486	0.32%	-0.07%
2031	411,543	282,203	0.31%	-0.1%
2032	412,724	281,846	0.29%	-0.13%
2033	413,846	281,402	0.27%	-0.16%
2034	414,942	280,904	0.26%	-0.18%
2035	415,982	280,344	0.25%	-0.2%
2036	416,939	279,697	0.23%	-0.23%
2037	417,847	278,962	0.22%	-0.26%
2038	418,753	278,147	0.22%	-0.29%
2039	419,595	277,276	0.2%	-0.31%
2040	420,348	276,345	0.18%	-0.34%
2041	421,079	275,351	0.17%	-0.36%
2042	421,746	274,293	0.16%	-0.38%
2043	422,343	273,145	0.14%	-0.42%
2044	422,831	271,954	0.12%	-0.44%
2045	423,269	270,773	0.1%	-0.43%
2046	423,679	269,533	0.1%	-0.46%
2047	423,952	268,224	0.06%	-0.49%
2048	424,123	266,887	0.04%	-0.5%
2049	424,251	265,548	0.03%	-0.5%
2050	424,273	264,216	0.005%	-0.5%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Barbados gained 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Barbados' population increased by 3,120 (a 1.12% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Barbados was ranked 174th in 2006 and ranked 175th 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 Barbados will decrease by 6.54% to 264,216 people and rank change from 175th to 177th.