Population in the Bahamas compared to the Cayman Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Cayman Islands	Bahamas	Cayman Islands
1960	116,317	8,428	-	-
1961	122,197	8,601	5.06%	2.05%
1962	128,493	8,781	5.15%	2.09%
1963	135,087	8,970	5.13%	2.15%
1964	141,528	9,166	4.77%	2.19%
1965	147,952	9,361	4.54%	2.13%
1966	154,874	9,560	4.68%	2.13%
1967	162,267	9,769	4.77%	2.19%
1968	170,089	9,971	4.82%	2.07%
1969	177,981	10,165	4.64%	1.95%
1970	184,982	10,517	3.93%	3.46%
1971	190,857	11,098	3.18%	5.52%
1972	196,055	11,764	2.72%	6%
1973	200,791	12,438	2.42%	5.73%
1974	205,342	13,114	2.27%	5.43%
1975	209,886	13,788	2.21%	5.14%
1976	214,501	14,454	2.2%	4.83%
1977	219,157	15,105	2.17%	4.5%
1978	223,761	15,727	2.1%	4.12%
1979	228,230	16,351	2%	3.97%
1980	232,526	17,079	1.88%	4.45%
1981	236,614	17,905	1.76%	4.84%
1982	240,614	18,750	1.69%	4.72%
1983	244,698	19,598	1.7%	4.52%
1984	248,863	20,454	1.7%	4.37%
1985	253,154	21,324	1.72%	4.25%
1986	257,536	22,197	1.73%	4.09%
1987	261,935	23,073	1.71%	3.95%
1988	266,448	23,951	1.72%	3.81%
1989	271,178	24,874	1.78%	3.85%
1990	275,945	25,999	1.76%	4.52%
1991	280,731	27,294	1.73%	4.98%
1992	285,927	28,621	1.85%	4.86%
1993	291,339	29,976	1.89%	4.73%
1994	296,509	31,352	1.77%	4.59%
1995	301,461	32,743	1.67%	4.44%
1996	306,268	34,143	1.59%	4.28%
1997	310,904	35,543	1.51%	4.1%
1998	315,368	36,922	1.44%	3.88%
1999	319,614	38,284	1.35%	3.69%
2000	323,835	39,674	1.32%	3.63%
2001	327,836	41,089	1.24%	3.57%
2002	331,614	42,514	1.15%	3.47%
2003	335,618	43,934	1.21%	3.34%
2004	339,782	45,352	1.24%	3.23%
2005	343,894	46,788	1.21%	3.17%
2006	348,375	48,232	1.3%	3.09%
2007	353,334	49,687	1.42%	3.02%
2008	358,120	51,151	1.35%	2.95%
2009	362,810	52,618	1.31%	2.87%
2010	367,478	54,099	1.29%	2.81%
2011	371,729	55,606	1.16%	2.79%
2012	375,469	57,136	1.01%	2.75%
2013	378,953	58,655	0.93%	2.66%
2014	382,298	60,160	0.88%	2.57%
2015	385,346	61,642	0.8%	2.46%
2016	388,055	63,100	0.7%	2.37%
2017	390,485	64,535	0.63%	2.27%
2018	392,717	65,941	0.57%	2.18%
2019	394,675	67,327	0.5%	2.1%
2020	395,863	68,684	0.3%	2.02%
2021	396,373	70,108	0.13%	2.07%
2022	397,538	71,591	0.29%	2.12%
2023	399,440	73,038	0.48%	2.02%
2024	401,283	74,457	0.46%	1.94%
2025	403,042	75,842	0.44%	1.86%
2026	404,635	77,197	0.4%	1.79%
2027	406,126	78,532	0.37%	1.73%
2028	407,560	79,852	0.35%	1.68%
2029	408,950	81,146	0.34%	1.62%
2030	410,269	82,412	0.32%	1.56%
2031	411,543	83,676	0.31%	1.53%
2032	412,724	84,915	0.29%	1.48%
2033	413,846	86,125	0.27%	1.42%
2034	414,942	87,319	0.26%	1.39%
2035	415,982	88,457	0.25%	1.3%
2036	416,939	89,597	0.23%	1.29%
2037	417,847	90,741	0.22%	1.28%
2038	418,753	91,867	0.22%	1.24%
2039	419,595	92,983	0.2%	1.21%
2040	420,348	94,101	0.18%	1.2%
2041	421,079	95,206	0.17%	1.17%
2042	421,746	96,287	0.16%	1.14%
2043	422,343	97,352	0.14%	1.11%
2044	422,831	98,386	0.12%	1.06%
2045	423,269	99,371	0.1%	1%
2046	423,679	100,330	0.1%	0.96%
2047	423,952	101,257	0.06%	0.92%
2048	424,123	102,188	0.04%	0.92%
2049	424,251	103,075	0.03%	0.87%
2050	424,273	103,943	0.005%	0.84%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while the Cayman Islands gained 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while the Cayman Islands' population increased by 14,111 (a 22.4% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th in 2006 and ranked 187th 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 the Cayman Islands will increase by 34.6% to 103,943 people and rank change from 187th to 184th.