The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 417,072 people in Belize in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 404,321 people compared to 427,523 in Belize.
Population statistics:
- Belize's population is 1.06 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
- The Bahamas is ranked the 173rd most populous country in the world, while Belize is the 171st.
- The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 0.005% for Belize.
- For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +1.83% in Belize.
- Since 2005, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 344K people to 404K (17.6% growth), while Belize has grown from 280K to 428K (52.8% growth).
- The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 424K people compared to the peak of 528K people in 2063 for Belize.
Bahamas vs Belize: live population counter
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| Current population |
404321
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427523
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| Population rank | 173/197 | 171/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.005% |
| One net population change |
4.75 hours
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1.47 hours
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| One birth every |
2.02 hours
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1.18 hours
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| One death every |
2.52 hours
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4.33 hours
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| One migration net change every |
8.61 hours
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17.9 hours
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| Annual migration change | +1,018 | +490 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +16 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,843 | +5,966 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.46% | +1.45% |
| Population growth rate rank | 139/197 | 75/197 |
the Bahamas and Belize: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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 2005 to 2015, the population of the Bahamas increased by 41,452 people (a 12.1% growth), while Belize gained 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Bahamas gained 18,975 (a 4.92% growth), while Belize's population increased by 71,190 (a 20% growth).
The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2005 and is 173rd in 2025. Belize was ranked 173rd in 2005 and ranked 171st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Bahamas' population will grow by 4.93% to 424,273 people with a rank change from 173rd to 174th. The population of Belize will increase by 20.8% to 516,621 people and rank change from 171st to 172nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Belize | 64K |
| San Ignacio | 26.2K |
| Belmopan | 20.8K |
| San Pedro Town | 15.5K |
| Caye Caulker | 2K |
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Population differences between the Bahamas and Belize
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| Life expectancy | 74.9 years | 73.9 years |
| Average age | 37.5 years | 29.7 years |
| Median age | 36 years | 27.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.7:52.3 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.37 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman |
| Population density | 103.8 ppl/mi² | 47.4 ppl/mi² |
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