Population in the Bahamas compared to Cape Verde: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Bahamas and Cape Verde: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Cape Verde	Bahamas	Cape Verde
1960	116,317	210,024	-	-
1961	122,197	215,087	5.06%	2.41%
1962	128,493	221,919	5.15%	3.18%
1963	135,087	229,373	5.13%	3.36%
1964	141,528	237,006	4.77%	3.33%
1965	147,952	244,856	4.54%	3.31%
1966	154,874	252,976	4.68%	3.32%
1967	162,267	261,404	4.77%	3.33%
1968	170,089	270,164	4.82%	3.35%
1969	177,981	279,248	4.64%	3.36%
1970	184,982	287,885	3.93%	3.09%
1971	190,857	294,046	3.18%	2.14%
1972	196,055	297,386	2.72%	1.14%
1973	200,791	299,881	2.42%	0.84%
1974	205,342	302,570	2.27%	0.9%
1975	209,886	305,847	2.21%	1.08%
1976	214,501	309,455	2.2%	1.18%
1977	219,157	312,834	2.17%	1.09%
1978	223,761	316,147	2.1%	1.06%
1979	228,230	319,480	2%	1.05%
1980	232,526	323,301	1.88%	1.2%
1981	236,614	327,846	1.76%	1.41%
1982	240,614	332,724	1.69%	1.49%
1983	244,698	337,654	1.7%	1.48%
1984	248,863	342,505	1.7%	1.44%
1985	253,154	347,365	1.72%	1.42%
1986	257,536	352,312	1.73%	1.42%
1987	261,935	357,302	1.71%	1.42%
1988	266,448	362,329	1.72%	1.41%
1989	271,178	367,803	1.78%	1.51%
1990	275,945	375,428	1.76%	2.07%
1991	280,731	384,586	1.73%	2.44%
1992	285,927	393,415	1.85%	2.3%
1993	291,339	401,965	1.89%	2.17%
1994	296,509	410,228	1.77%	2.06%
1995	301,461	418,104	1.67%	1.92%
1996	306,268	425,581	1.59%	1.79%
1997	310,904	432,798	1.51%	1.7%
1998	315,368	439,784	1.44%	1.61%
1999	319,614	446,519	1.35%	1.53%
2000	323,835	453,317	1.32%	1.52%
2001	327,836	460,293	1.24%	1.54%
2002	331,614	467,046	1.15%	1.47%
2003	335,618	473,383	1.21%	1.36%
2004	339,782	479,370	1.24%	1.26%
2005	343,894	485,115	1.21%	1.2%
2006	348,375	490,728	1.3%	1.16%
2007	353,334	496,190	1.42%	1.11%
2008	358,120	501,355	1.35%	1.04%
2009	362,810	506,141	1.31%	0.95%
2010	367,478	509,784	1.29%	0.72%
2011	371,729	511,447	1.16%	0.33%
2012	375,469	511,955	1.01%	0.1%
2013	378,953	512,225	0.93%	0.05%
2014	382,298	512,326	0.88%	0.02%
2015	385,346	512,394	0.8%	0.01%
2016	388,055	512,554	0.7%	0.03%
2017	390,485	512,893	0.63%	0.07%
2018	392,717	513,415	0.57%	0.1%
2019	394,675	514,104	0.5%	0.13%
2020	395,863	514,679	0.3%	0.11%
2021	396,373	516,649	0.13%	0.38%
2022	397,538	519,741	0.29%	0.6%
2023	399,440	522,331	0.48%	0.5%
2024	401,283	524,877	0.46%	0.49%
2025	403,042	527,331	0.44%	0.47%
2026	404,635	529,641	0.4%	0.44%
2027	406,126	531,874	0.37%	0.42%
2028	407,560	534,119	0.35%	0.42%
2029	408,950	536,345	0.34%	0.42%
2030	410,269	538,617	0.32%	0.42%
2031	411,543	540,769	0.31%	0.4%
2032	412,724	542,801	0.29%	0.38%
2033	413,846	544,769	0.27%	0.36%
2034	414,942	546,653	0.26%	0.35%
2035	415,982	548,594	0.25%	0.36%
2036	416,939	550,481	0.23%	0.34%
2037	417,847	552,294	0.22%	0.33%
2038	418,753	554,085	0.22%	0.32%
2039	419,595	555,802	0.2%	0.31%
2040	420,348	557,378	0.18%	0.28%
2041	421,079	558,819	0.17%	0.26%
2042	421,746	560,139	0.16%	0.24%
2043	422,343	561,350	0.14%	0.22%
2044	422,831	562,468	0.12%	0.2%
2045	423,269	563,484	0.1%	0.18%
2046	423,679	564,357	0.1%	0.15%
2047	423,952	565,018	0.06%	0.12%
2048	424,123	565,511	0.04%	0.09%
2049	424,251	565,896	0.03%	0.07%
2050	424,273	566,140	0.005%	0.04%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Bahamas increased by 41,452 people (a 12.1% growth), while Cape Verde gained 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Bahamas gained 18,975 (a 4.92% growth), while Cape Verde's population increased by 16,792 (a 3.28% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2005 and is 173rd in 2025. Cape Verde was ranked 165th in 2005 and ranked 169th 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 Cape Verde will increase by 6.98% to 566,140 people and rank change from 169th to 168th.