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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Bhutan	Bahamas	Bhutan
1960	116,317	224,084	-	-
1961	122,197	230,602	5.06%	2.91%
1962	128,493	237,636	5.15%	3.05%
1963	135,087	245,156	5.13%	3.16%
1964	141,528	252,987	4.77%	3.19%
1965	147,952	261,200	4.54%	3.25%
1966	154,874	269,820	4.68%	3.3%
1967	162,267	278,852	4.77%	3.35%
1968	170,089	288,311	4.82%	3.39%
1969	177,981	298,214	4.64%	3.43%
1970	184,982	308,528	3.93%	3.46%
1971	190,857	319,211	3.18%	3.46%
1972	196,055	330,264	2.72%	3.46%
1973	200,791	341,705	2.42%	3.46%
1974	205,342	353,538	2.27%	3.46%
1975	209,886	365,791	2.21%	3.47%
1976	214,501	378,490	2.2%	3.47%
1977	219,157	391,639	2.17%	3.47%
1978	223,761	405,243	2.1%	3.47%
1979	228,230	419,200	2%	3.44%
1980	232,526	433,404	1.88%	3.39%
1981	236,614	447,836	1.76%	3.33%
1982	240,614	462,485	1.69%	3.27%
1983	244,698	477,460	1.7%	3.24%
1984	248,863	492,784	1.7%	3.21%
1985	253,154	508,392	1.72%	3.17%
1986	257,536	524,324	1.73%	3.13%
1987	261,935	540,557	1.71%	3.1%
1988	266,448	556,986	1.72%	3.04%
1989	271,178	573,586	1.78%	2.98%
1990	275,945	589,287	1.76%	2.74%
1991	280,731	599,784	1.73%	1.78%
1992	285,927	577,774	1.85%	-3.67%
1993	291,339	554,673	1.89%	-4%
1994	296,509	554,497	1.77%	-0.03%
1995	301,461	547,989	1.67%	-1.17%
1996	306,268	548,784	1.59%	0.15%
1997	310,904	558,697	1.51%	1.81%
1998	315,368	569,435	1.44%	1.92%
1999	319,614	582,579	1.35%	2.31%
2000	323,835	596,863	1.32%	2.45%
2001	327,836	610,794	1.24%	2.33%
2002	331,614	624,409	1.15%	2.23%
2003	335,618	637,663	1.21%	2.12%
2004	339,782	650,544	1.24%	2.02%
2005	343,894	661,865	1.21%	1.74%
2006	348,375	670,799	1.3%	1.35%
2007	353,334	678,641	1.42%	1.17%
2008	358,120	686,351	1.35%	1.14%
2009	362,810	693,988	1.31%	1.11%
2010	367,478	701,632	1.29%	1.1%
2011	371,729	709,377	1.16%	1.1%
2012	375,469	717,279	1.01%	1.11%
2013	378,953	725,273	0.93%	1.11%
2014	382,298	733,139	0.88%	1.08%
2015	385,346	740,618	0.8%	1.02%
2016	388,055	747,866	0.7%	0.98%
2017	390,485	754,335	0.63%	0.86%
2018	392,717	759,759	0.57%	0.72%
2019	394,675	764,824	0.5%	0.67%
2020	395,863	770,006	0.3%	0.68%
2021	396,373	775,442	0.13%	0.71%
2022	397,538	780,914	0.29%	0.71%
2023	399,440	786,385	0.48%	0.7%
2024	401,283	791,524	0.46%	0.65%
2025	403,042	796,681	0.44%	0.65%
2026	404,635	802,211	0.4%	0.69%
2027	406,126	807,265	0.37%	0.63%
2028	407,560	811,835	0.35%	0.57%
2029	408,950	816,265	0.34%	0.55%
2030	410,269	820,693	0.32%	0.54%
2031	411,543	825,464	0.31%	0.58%
2032	412,724	830,347	0.29%	0.59%
2033	413,846	834,984	0.27%	0.56%
2034	414,942	839,045	0.26%	0.49%
2035	415,982	843,199	0.25%	0.5%
2036	416,939	847,699	0.23%	0.53%
2037	417,847	851,844	0.22%	0.49%
2038	418,753	855,558	0.22%	0.44%
2039	419,595	858,918	0.2%	0.39%
2040	420,348	862,126	0.18%	0.37%
2041	421,079	865,152	0.17%	0.35%
2042	421,746	868,152	0.16%	0.35%
2043	422,343	871,100	0.14%	0.34%
2044	422,831	873,733	0.12%	0.3%
2045	423,269	876,178	0.1%	0.28%
2046	423,679	878,161	0.1%	0.23%
2047	423,952	879,450	0.06%	0.15%
2048	424,123	880,488	0.04%	0.12%
2049	424,251	881,433	0.03%	0.11%
2050	424,273	882,337	0.005%	0.1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Bhutan gained 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Bhutan's population increased by 54,400 (a 7.27% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Bhutan was ranked 161st in 2006 and ranked 163rd 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 Bhutan will increase by 9.98% to 882,337 people and will still be ranked 163rd.