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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Belize	Bahamas	Belize
1960	116,317	91,318	-	-
1961	122,197	93,632	5.06%	2.53%
1962	128,493	96,042	5.15%	2.57%
1963	135,087	98,704	5.13%	2.77%
1964	141,528	101,603	4.77%	2.94%
1965	147,952	104,675	4.54%	3.02%
1966	154,874	107,906	4.68%	3.09%
1967	162,267	111,272	4.77%	3.12%
1968	170,089	114,713	4.82%	3.09%
1969	177,981	118,040	4.64%	2.9%
1970	184,982	120,736	3.93%	2.28%
1971	190,857	122,805	3.18%	1.71%
1972	196,055	124,676	2.72%	1.52%
1973	200,791	126,445	2.42%	1.42%
1974	205,342	128,185	2.27%	1.38%
1975	209,886	130,387	2.21%	1.72%
1976	214,501	133,099	2.2%	2.08%
1977	219,157	135,887	2.17%	2.09%
1978	223,761	138,713	2.1%	2.08%
1979	228,230	141,678	2%	2.14%
1980	232,526	145,062	1.88%	2.39%
1981	236,614	148,786	1.76%	2.57%
1982	240,614	152,548	1.69%	2.53%
1983	244,698	156,297	1.7%	2.46%
1984	248,863	160,044	1.7%	2.4%
1985	253,154	163,796	1.72%	2.34%
1986	257,536	167,554	1.73%	2.29%
1987	261,935	171,338	1.71%	2.26%
1988	266,448	175,180	1.72%	2.24%
1989	271,178	179,107	1.78%	2.24%
1990	275,945	183,076	1.76%	2.22%
1991	280,731	187,040	1.73%	2.17%
1992	285,927	190,983	1.85%	2.11%
1993	291,339	194,902	1.89%	2.05%
1994	296,509	199,097	1.77%	2.15%
1995	301,461	204,146	1.67%	2.54%
1996	306,268	210,310	1.59%	3.02%
1997	310,904	217,446	1.51%	3.39%
1998	315,368	225,173	1.44%	3.55%
1999	319,614	233,059	1.35%	3.5%
2000	323,835	240,799	1.32%	3.32%
2001	327,836	248,379	1.24%	3.15%
2002	331,614	256,009	1.15%	3.07%
2003	335,618	263,780	1.21%	3.04%
2004	339,782	271,688	1.24%	3%
2005	343,894	279,731	1.21%	2.96%
2006	348,375	287,878	1.3%	2.91%
2007	353,334	296,100	1.42%	2.86%
2008	358,120	304,361	1.35%	2.79%
2009	362,810	312,614	1.31%	2.71%
2010	367,478	320,245	1.29%	2.44%
2011	371,729	327,298	1.16%	2.2%
2012	375,469	334,414	1.01%	2.17%
2013	378,953	341,627	0.93%	2.16%
2014	382,298	348,923	0.88%	2.14%
2015	385,346	356,333	0.8%	2.12%
2016	388,055	364,705	0.7%	2.35%
2017	390,485	373,202	0.63%	2.33%
2018	392,717	380,226	0.57%	1.88%
2019	394,675	385,829	0.5%	1.47%
2020	395,863	390,812	0.3%	1.29%
2021	396,373	395,346	0.13%	1.16%
2022	397,538	402,733	0.29%	1.87%
2023	399,440	411,106	0.48%	2.08%
2024	401,283	417,072	0.46%	1.45%
2025	403,042	422,922	0.44%	1.4%
2026	404,635	428,651	0.4%	1.35%
2027	406,126	434,214	0.37%	1.3%
2028	407,560	439,588	0.35%	1.24%
2029	408,950	444,794	0.34%	1.18%
2030	410,269	449,845	0.32%	1.14%
2031	411,543	454,733	0.31%	1.09%
2032	412,724	459,517	0.29%	1.05%
2033	413,846	464,203	0.27%	1.02%
2034	414,942	468,777	0.26%	0.99%
2035	415,982	473,126	0.25%	0.93%
2036	416,939	477,230	0.23%	0.87%
2037	417,847	481,157	0.22%	0.82%
2038	418,753	484,877	0.22%	0.77%
2039	419,595	488,334	0.2%	0.71%
2040	420,348	491,592	0.18%	0.67%
2041	421,079	494,725	0.17%	0.64%
2042	421,746	497,695	0.16%	0.6%
2043	422,343	500,514	0.14%	0.57%
2044	422,831	503,171	0.12%	0.53%
2045	423,269	505,692	0.1%	0.5%
2046	423,679	508,116	0.1%	0.48%
2047	423,952	510,423	0.06%	0.45%
2048	424,123	512,657	0.04%	0.44%
2049	424,251	514,721	0.03%	0.4%
2050	424,273	516,621	0.005%	0.37%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Belize gained 76,827 people (a 26.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Belize's population increased by 64,006 (a 17.6% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Belize was ranked 173rd in 2006 and ranked 171st 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 Belize will increase by 20.5% to 516,621 people and rank change from 171st to 172nd.