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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Benin	Bahamas	Benin
1960	116,317	2,517,286	-	-
1961	122,197	2,559,223	5.06%	1.67%
1962	128,493	2,604,659	5.15%	1.78%
1963	135,087	2,652,908	5.13%	1.85%
1964	141,528	2,704,003	4.77%	1.93%
1965	147,952	2,757,936	4.54%	1.99%
1966	154,874	2,814,317	4.68%	2.04%
1967	162,267	2,872,997	4.77%	2.09%
1968	170,089	2,934,257	4.82%	2.13%
1969	177,981	2,998,222	4.64%	2.18%
1970	184,982	3,065,057	3.93%	2.23%
1971	190,857	3,134,767	3.18%	2.27%
1972	196,055	3,207,543	2.72%	2.32%
1973	200,791	3,283,496	2.42%	2.37%
1974	205,342	3,362,633	2.27%	2.41%
1975	209,886	3,445,407	2.21%	2.46%
1976	214,501	3,532,196	2.2%	2.52%
1977	219,157	3,623,202	2.17%	2.58%
1978	223,761	3,718,305	2.1%	2.62%
1979	228,230	3,818,528	2%	2.7%
1980	232,526	3,925,251	1.88%	2.79%
1981	236,614	4,038,307	1.76%	2.88%
1982	240,614	4,156,596	1.69%	2.93%
1983	244,698	4,278,978	1.7%	2.94%
1984	248,863	4,405,895	1.7%	2.97%
1985	253,154	4,538,012	1.72%	3%
1986	257,536	4,675,420	1.73%	3.03%
1987	261,935	4,818,486	1.71%	3.06%
1988	266,448	4,967,341	1.72%	3.09%
1989	271,178	5,121,657	1.78%	3.11%
1990	275,945	5,281,479	1.76%	3.12%
1991	280,731	5,446,932	1.73%	3.13%
1992	285,927	5,617,844	1.85%	3.14%
1993	291,339	5,872,706	1.89%	4.54%
1994	296,509	6,096,506	1.77%	3.81%
1995	301,461	6,226,773	1.67%	2.14%
1996	306,268	6,391,858	1.59%	2.65%
1997	310,904	6,583,365	1.51%	3%
1998	315,368	6,789,489	1.44%	3.13%
1999	319,614	7,002,818	1.35%	3.14%
2000	323,835	7,221,619	1.32%	3.12%
2001	327,836	7,445,596	1.24%	3.1%
2002	331,614	7,675,426	1.15%	3.09%
2003	335,618	7,913,070	1.21%	3.1%
2004	339,782	8,159,094	1.24%	3.11%
2005	343,894	8,426,144	1.21%	3.27%
2006	348,375	8,693,242	1.3%	3.17%
2007	353,334	8,953,969	1.42%	3%
2008	358,120	9,228,466	1.35%	3.07%
2009	362,810	9,509,423	1.31%	3.04%
2010	367,478	9,797,484	1.29%	3.03%
2011	371,729	10,093,623	1.16%	3.02%
2012	375,469	10,397,657	1.01%	3.01%
2013	378,953	10,708,834	0.93%	2.99%
2014	382,298	11,030,004	0.88%	3%
2015	385,346	11,360,681	0.8%	3%
2016	388,055	11,697,842	0.7%	2.97%
2017	390,485	12,039,780	0.63%	2.92%
2018	392,717	12,383,347	0.57%	2.85%
2019	394,675	12,726,755	0.5%	2.77%
2020	395,863	13,070,169	0.3%	2.7%
2021	396,373	13,413,417	0.13%	2.63%
2022	397,538	13,759,501	0.29%	2.58%
2023	399,440	14,111,034	0.48%	2.55%
2024	401,283	14,462,724	0.46%	2.49%
2025	403,042	14,814,463	0.44%	2.43%
2026	404,635	15,170,422	0.4%	2.4%
2027	406,126	15,529,420	0.37%	2.37%
2028	407,560	15,890,289	0.35%	2.32%
2029	408,950	16,253,927	0.34%	2.29%
2030	410,269	16,618,827	0.32%	2.24%
2031	411,543	16,985,939	0.31%	2.21%
2032	412,724	17,357,069	0.29%	2.18%
2033	413,846	17,731,448	0.27%	2.16%
2034	414,942	18,109,922	0.26%	2.13%
2035	415,982	18,492,634	0.25%	2.11%
2036	416,939	18,878,049	0.23%	2.08%
2037	417,847	19,264,504	0.22%	2.05%
2038	418,753	19,655,285	0.22%	2.03%
2039	419,595	20,049,973	0.2%	2.01%
2040	420,348	20,445,765	0.18%	1.97%
2041	421,079	20,843,268	0.17%	1.94%
2042	421,746	21,242,984	0.16%	1.92%
2043	422,343	21,643,647	0.14%	1.89%
2044	422,831	22,042,581	0.12%	1.84%
2045	423,269	22,443,653	0.1%	1.82%
2046	423,679	22,846,199	0.1%	1.79%
2047	423,952	23,245,147	0.06%	1.75%
2048	424,123	23,642,198	0.04%	1.71%
2049	424,251	24,038,614	0.03%	1.68%
2050	424,273	24,433,817	0.005%	1.64%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Benin gained 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Benin's population increased by 3,476,503 (a 29.7% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Benin was ranked 89th in 2006 and ranked 76th 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 Benin will increase by 61% to 24,433,817 people and rank change from 76th to 68th.