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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Cameroon	Bahamas	Cameroon
1960	116,317	5,159,057	-	-
1961	122,197	5,239,273	5.06%	1.55%
1962	128,493	5,338,620	5.15%	1.9%
1963	135,087	5,456,623	5.13%	2.21%
1964	141,528	5,578,257	4.77%	2.23%
1965	147,952	5,704,686	4.54%	2.27%
1966	154,874	5,837,295	4.68%	2.32%
1967	162,267	5,977,318	4.77%	2.4%
1968	170,089	6,125,863	4.82%	2.49%
1969	177,981	6,283,462	4.64%	2.57%
1970	184,982	6,449,793	3.93%	2.65%
1971	190,857	6,624,408	3.18%	2.71%
1972	196,055	6,806,872	2.72%	2.75%
1973	200,791	6,996,660	2.42%	2.79%
1974	205,342	7,193,583	2.27%	2.81%
1975	209,886	7,397,120	2.21%	2.83%
1976	214,501	7,597,962	2.2%	2.72%
1977	219,157	7,796,501	2.17%	2.61%
1978	223,761	8,011,921	2.1%	2.76%
1979	228,230	8,239,641	2%	2.84%
1980	232,526	8,512,219	1.88%	3.31%
1981	236,614	8,816,377	1.76%	3.57%
1982	240,614	9,028,678	1.69%	2.41%
1983	244,698	9,215,397	1.7%	2.07%
1984	248,863	9,475,078	1.7%	2.82%
1985	253,154	9,761,730	1.72%	3.03%
1986	257,536	10,060,342	1.73%	3.06%
1987	261,935	10,370,749	1.71%	3.09%
1988	266,448	10,684,968	1.72%	3.03%
1989	271,178	11,002,745	1.78%	2.97%
1990	275,945	11,331,821	1.76%	2.99%
1991	280,731	11,667,180	1.73%	2.96%
1992	285,927	12,006,353	1.85%	2.91%
1993	291,339	12,353,131	1.89%	2.89%
1994	296,509	12,704,903	1.77%	2.85%
1995	301,461	13,058,516	1.67%	2.78%
1996	306,268	13,414,757	1.59%	2.73%
1997	310,904	13,775,214	1.51%	2.69%
1998	315,368	14,144,860	1.44%	2.68%
1999	319,614	14,525,140	1.35%	2.69%
2000	323,835	14,912,631	1.32%	2.67%
2001	327,836	15,309,490	1.24%	2.66%
2002	331,614	15,725,528	1.15%	2.72%
2003	335,618	16,160,340	1.21%	2.77%
2004	339,782	16,610,487	1.24%	2.79%
2005	343,894	17,074,594	1.21%	2.79%
2006	348,375	17,550,407	1.3%	2.79%
2007	353,334	18,049,896	1.42%	2.85%
2008	358,120	18,574,056	1.35%	2.9%
2009	362,810	19,113,974	1.31%	2.91%
2010	367,478	19,668,066	1.29%	2.9%
2011	371,729	20,232,304	1.16%	2.87%
2012	375,469	20,809,529	1.01%	2.85%
2013	378,953	21,402,376	0.93%	2.85%
2014	382,298	22,059,893	0.88%	3.07%
2015	385,346	22,763,414	0.8%	3.19%
2016	388,055	23,454,161	0.7%	3.03%
2017	390,485	24,128,601	0.63%	2.88%
2018	392,717	24,806,383	0.57%	2.81%
2019	394,675	25,506,095	0.5%	2.82%
2020	395,863	26,210,558	0.3%	2.76%
2021	396,373	26,915,758	0.13%	2.69%
2022	397,538	27,632,771	0.29%	2.66%
2023	399,440	28,372,687	0.48%	2.68%
2024	401,283	29,123,744	0.46%	2.65%
2025	403,042	29,879,335	0.44%	2.59%
2026	404,635	30,640,810	0.4%	2.55%
2027	406,126	31,410,378	0.37%	2.51%
2028	407,560	32,190,667	0.35%	2.48%
2029	408,950	32,979,275	0.34%	2.45%
2030	410,269	33,777,182	0.32%	2.42%
2031	411,543	34,584,118	0.31%	2.39%
2032	412,724	35,399,666	0.29%	2.36%
2033	413,846	36,223,480	0.27%	2.33%
2034	414,942	37,054,803	0.26%	2.29%
2035	415,982	37,893,817	0.25%	2.26%
2036	416,939	38,742,461	0.23%	2.24%
2037	417,847	39,600,369	0.22%	2.21%
2038	418,753	40,463,007	0.22%	2.18%
2039	419,595	41,332,840	0.2%	2.15%
2040	420,348	42,207,999	0.18%	2.12%
2041	421,079	43,089,974	0.17%	2.09%
2042	421,746	43,976,014	0.16%	2.06%
2043	422,343	44,857,795	0.14%	2.01%
2044	422,831	45,741,469	0.12%	1.97%
2045	423,269	46,629,033	0.1%	1.94%
2046	423,679	47,519,028	0.1%	1.91%
2047	423,952	48,413,775	0.06%	1.88%
2048	424,123	49,308,762	0.04%	1.85%
2049	424,251	50,203,267	0.03%	1.81%
2050	424,273	51,096,315	0.005%	1.78%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Bahamas increased by 41,452 people (a 12.1% growth), while Cameroon gained 5,688,820 people (a 33.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Bahamas gained 18,975 (a 4.92% growth), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,727,597 (a 33.9% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2005 and is 173rd in 2025. Cameroon was ranked 59th in 2005 and ranked 51st 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 Cameroon will increase by 67.6% to 51,096,315 people and rank change from 51st to 41st.