The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 74,457 people in the Cayman Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 405,203 people compared to 77,619 in the Cayman Islands.
Population statistics:
- The Bahamas' population is 5.22 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
- The Bahamas is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while the Cayman Islands is the 187th.
- The countries together account for 0.006% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands.
- For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +2.19% in the Cayman Islands.
- Since 2006, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.3% growth), while the Cayman Islands has grown from 48.2K to 77.6K (60.9% growth).
Bahamas vs Cayman Islands: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Bahamas
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
| 2100 | 386,326 | 119,196 |
| 2099 | 387,280 | 119,224 |
| 2098 | 388,246 | 119,264 |
| 2097 | 389,184 | 119,234 |
| 2096 | 390,145 | 119,198 |
| 2095 | 391,217 | 119,140 |
| 2094 | 392,243 | 119,058 |
| 2093 | 393,271 | 118,975 |
| 2092 | 394,316 | 118,865 |
| 2091 | 395,411 | 118,691 |
| 2090 | 396,511 | 118,534 |
| 2089 | 397,631 | 118,436 |
| 2088 | 398,807 | 118,344 |
| 2087 | 399,953 | 118,213 |
| 2086 | 401,123 | 118,090 |
| 2085 | 402,207 | 117,945 |
| 2084 | 403,345 | 117,785 |
| 2083 | 404,417 | 117,632 |
| 2082 | 405,461 | 117,476 |
| 2081 | 406,402 | 117,333 |
| 2080 | 407,387 | 117,205 |
| 2079 | 408,320 | 117,045 |
| 2078 | 409,243 | 116,922 |
| 2077 | 410,163 | 116,701 |
| 2076 | 411,083 | 116,525 |
| 2075 | 411,981 | 116,353 |
| 2074 | 412,795 | 116,124 |
| 2073 | 413,761 | 115,941 |
| 2072 | 414,686 | 115,650 |
| 2071 | 415,512 | 115,401 |
| 2070 | 416,240 | 115,097 |
| 2069 | 416,978 | 114,802 |
| 2068 | 417,767 | 114,464 |
| 2067 | 418,485 | 114,149 |
| 2066 | 419,174 | 113,854 |
| 2065 | 419,854 | 113,563 |
| 2064 | 420,484 | 113,231 |
| 2063 | 421,089 | 112,858 |
| 2062 | 421,659 | 112,446 |
| 2061 | 422,161 | 112,029 |
| 2060 | 422,684 | 111,556 |
| 2059 | 423,216 | 111,031 |
| 2058 | 423,597 | 110,457 |
| 2057 | 423,908 | 109,895 |
| 2056 | 424,274 | 109,181 |
| 2055 | 424,546 | 108,478 |
| 2054 | 424,840 | 107,769 |
| 2053 | 424,993 | 107,027 |
| 2052 | 425,140 | 106,277 |
| 2051 | 425,224 | 105,401 |
| 2050 | 425,248 | 104,491 |
| 2049 | 425,174 | 103,646 |
| 2048 | 425,003 | 102,692 |
| 2047 | 424,831 | 101,771 |
| 2046 | 424,454 | 100,823 |
| 2045 | 424,008 | 99,829 |
| 2044 | 423,570 | 98,826 |
| 2043 | 423,028 | 97,759 |
| 2042 | 422,383 | 96,675 |
| 2041 | 421,690 | 95,579 |
| 2040 | 420,926 | 94,441 |
| 2039 | 420,159 | 93,319 |
| 2038 | 419,259 | 92,184 |
| 2037 | 418,331 | 91,038 |
| 2036 | 417,446 | 89,880 |
| 2035 | 416,413 | 88,740 |
| 2034 | 415,354 | 87,573 |
| 2033 | 414,224 | 86,339 |
| 2032 | 413,109 | 85,116 |
| 2031 | 411,852 | 83,837 |
| 2030 | 410,560 | 82,558 |
| 2029 | 409,207 | 81,274 |
| 2028 | 407,778 | 79,953 |
| 2027 | 406,320 | 78,604 |
| 2026 | 404,790 | 77,255 |
| 2025 | 403,121 | 75,873 |
| 2024 | 401,283 | 74,457 |
| 2023 | 399,440 | 73,038 |
| 2022 | 397,538 | 71,591 |
| 2021 | 396,373 | 70,108 |
| 2020 | 395,863 | 68,684 |
| 2019 | 394,675 | 67,327 |
| 2018 | 392,717 | 65,941 |
| 2017 | 390,485 | 64,535 |
| 2016 | 388,055 | 63,100 |
| 2015 | 385,346 | 61,642 |
| 2014 | 382,298 | 60,160 |
| 2013 | 378,953 | 58,655 |
| 2012 | 375,469 | 57,136 |
| 2011 | 371,729 | 55,606 |
| 2010 | 367,478 | 54,099 |
| 2009 | 362,810 | 52,618 |
| 2008 | 358,120 | 51,151 |
| 2007 | 353,334 | 49,687 |
| 2006 | 348,375 | 48,232 |
| 2005 | 343,894 | 46,788 |
| 2004 | 339,782 | 45,352 |
| 2003 | 335,618 | 43,934 |
| 2002 | 331,614 | 42,514 |
| 2001 | 327,836 | 41,089 |
| 2000 | 323,835 | 39,674 |
| 1999 | 319,614 | 38,284 |
| 1998 | 315,368 | 36,922 |
| 1997 | 310,904 | 35,543 |
| 1996 | 306,268 | 34,143 |
| 1995 | 301,461 | 32,743 |
| 1994 | 296,509 | 31,352 |
| 1993 | 291,339 | 29,976 |
| 1992 | 285,927 | 28,621 |
| 1991 | 280,731 | 27,294 |
| 1990 | 275,945 | 25,999 |
| 1989 | 271,178 | 24,874 |
| 1988 | 266,448 | 23,951 |
| 1987 | 261,935 | 23,073 |
| 1986 | 257,536 | 22,197 |
| 1985 | 253,154 | 21,324 |
| 1984 | 248,863 | 20,454 |
| 1983 | 244,698 | 19,598 |
| 1982 | 240,614 | 18,750 |
| 1981 | 236,614 | 17,905 |
| 1980 | 232,526 | 17,079 |
| 1979 | 228,230 | 16,351 |
| 1978 | 223,761 | 15,727 |
| 1977 | 219,157 | 15,105 |
| 1976 | 214,501 | 14,454 |
| 1975 | 209,886 | 13,788 |
| 1974 | 205,342 | 13,114 |
| 1973 | 200,791 | 12,438 |
| 1972 | 196,055 | 11,764 |
| 1971 | 190,857 | 11,098 |
| 1970 | 184,982 | 10,517 |
| 1969 | 177,981 | 10,165 |
| 1968 | 170,089 | 9,971 |
| 1967 | 162,267 | 9,769 |
| 1966 | 154,874 | 9,560 |
| 1965 | 147,952 | 9,361 |
| 1964 | 141,528 | 9,166 |
| 1963 | 135,087 | 8,970 |
| 1962 | 128,493 | 8,781 |
| 1961 | 122,197 | 8,601 |
| 1960 | 116,317 | 8,428 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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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 17,148 people (a 4.42% growth), while the Cayman Islands' population increased by 14,519 people (a 23% 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 in 24 years (in 2050) the Bahamas' population will grow by 4.95% to 425,248 people with a rank change from 172nd to 174th. The population of the Cayman Islands will increase by 34.6% to 104,491 people and rank change from 187th to 184th.
The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 425K people compared to the peak of 119K people in 2098 for the Cayman Islands.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bahamas
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
| 2100 | -0.25% | -0.02% |
| 2099 | -0.25% | -0.03% |
| 2098 | -0.24% | 0.03% |
| 2097 | -0.25% | 0.03% |
| 2096 | -0.27% | 0.05% |
| 2095 | -0.26% | 0.07% |
| 2094 | -0.26% | 0.07% |
| 2093 | -0.26% | 0.09% |
| 2092 | -0.28% | 0.15% |
| 2091 | -0.28% | 0.13% |
| 2090 | -0.28% | 0.08% |
| 2089 | -0.29% | 0.08% |
| 2088 | -0.29% | 0.11% |
| 2087 | -0.29% | 0.1% |
| 2086 | -0.27% | 0.12% |
| 2085 | -0.28% | 0.14% |
| 2084 | -0.26% | 0.13% |
| 2083 | -0.26% | 0.13% |
| 2082 | -0.23% | 0.12% |
| 2081 | -0.24% | 0.11% |
| 2080 | -0.23% | 0.14% |
| 2079 | -0.23% | 0.11% |
| 2078 | -0.22% | 0.19% |
| 2077 | -0.22% | 0.15% |
| 2076 | -0.22% | 0.15% |
| 2075 | -0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2074 | -0.23% | 0.16% |
| 2073 | -0.22% | 0.25% |
| 2072 | -0.2% | 0.22% |
| 2071 | -0.17% | 0.26% |
| 2070 | -0.18% | 0.26% |
| 2069 | -0.19% | 0.3% |
| 2068 | -0.17% | 0.28% |
| 2067 | -0.16% | 0.26% |
| 2066 | -0.16% | 0.26% |
| 2065 | -0.15% | 0.29% |
| 2064 | -0.14% | 0.33% |
| 2063 | -0.14% | 0.37% |
| 2062 | -0.12% | 0.37% |
| 2061 | -0.12% | 0.42% |
| 2060 | -0.13% | 0.47% |
| 2059 | -0.09% | 0.52% |
| 2058 | -0.07% | 0.51% |
| 2057 | -0.09% | 0.65% |
| 2056 | -0.06% | 0.65% |
| 2055 | -0.07% | 0.66% |
| 2054 | -0.04% | 0.69% |
| 2053 | -0.03% | 0.71% |
| 2052 | -0.02% | 0.83% |
| 2051 | -0.006% | 0.87% |
| 2050 | 0.02% | 0.82% |
| 2049 | 0.04% | 0.93% |
| 2048 | 0.04% | 0.91% |
| 2047 | 0.09% | 0.94% |
| 2046 | 0.11% | 1% |
| 2045 | 0.1% | 1.02% |
| 2044 | 0.13% | 1.09% |
| 2043 | 0.15% | 1.12% |
| 2042 | 0.16% | 1.15% |
| 2041 | 0.18% | 1.21% |
| 2040 | 0.18% | 1.2% |
| 2039 | 0.21% | 1.23% |
| 2038 | 0.22% | 1.26% |
| 2037 | 0.21% | 1.29% |
| 2036 | 0.25% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 0.26% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 0.27% | 1.43% |
| 2033 | 0.27% | 1.44% |
| 2032 | 0.31% | 1.53% |
| 2031 | 0.31% | 1.55% |
| 2030 | 0.33% | 1.58% |
| 2029 | 0.35% | 1.65% |
| 2028 | 0.36% | 1.72% |
| 2027 | 0.38% | 1.75% |
| 2026 | 0.41% | 1.82% |
| 2025 | 0.46% | 1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.46% | 1.94% |
| 2023 | 0.48% | 2.02% |
| 2022 | 0.29% | 2.12% |
| 2021 | 0.13% | 2.07% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | 2.02% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | 2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.57% | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 0.63% | 2.27% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | 2.37% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | 2.46% |
| 2014 | 0.88% | 2.57% |
| 2013 | 0.93% | 2.66% |
| 2012 | 1.01% | 2.75% |
| 2011 | 1.16% | 2.79% |
| 2010 | 1.29% | 2.81% |
| 2009 | 1.31% | 2.87% |
| 2008 | 1.35% | 2.95% |
| 2007 | 1.42% | 3.02% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | 3.09% |
| 2005 | 1.21% | 3.17% |
| 2004 | 1.24% | 3.23% |
| 2003 | 1.21% | 3.34% |
| 2002 | 1.15% | 3.47% |
| 2001 | 1.24% | 3.57% |
| 2000 | 1.32% | 3.63% |
| 1999 | 1.35% | 3.69% |
| 1998 | 1.44% | 3.88% |
| 1997 | 1.51% | 4.1% |
| 1996 | 1.59% | 4.28% |
| 1995 | 1.67% | 4.44% |
| 1994 | 1.77% | 4.59% |
| 1993 | 1.89% | 4.73% |
| 1992 | 1.85% | 4.86% |
| 1991 | 1.73% | 4.98% |
| 1990 | 1.76% | 4.52% |
| 1989 | 1.78% | 3.85% |
| 1988 | 1.72% | 3.81% |
| 1987 | 1.71% | 3.95% |
| 1986 | 1.73% | 4.09% |
| 1985 | 1.72% | 4.25% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | 4.37% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | 4.52% |
| 1982 | 1.69% | 4.72% |
| 1981 | 1.76% | 4.84% |
| 1980 | 1.88% | 4.45% |
| 1979 | 2% | 3.97% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | 4.12% |
| 1977 | 2.17% | 4.5% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | 4.83% |
| 1975 | 2.21% | 5.14% |
| 1974 | 2.27% | 5.43% |
| 1973 | 2.42% | 5.73% |
| 1972 | 2.72% | 6% |
| 1971 | 3.18% | 5.52% |
| 1970 | 3.93% | 3.46% |
| 1969 | 4.64% | 1.95% |
| 1968 | 4.82% | 2.07% |
| 1967 | 4.77% | 2.19% |
| 1966 | 4.68% | 2.13% |
| 1965 | 4.54% | 2.13% |
| 1964 | 4.77% | 2.19% |
| 1963 | 5.13% | 2.15% |
| 1962 | 5.15% | 2.09% |
| 1961 | 5.06% | 2.05% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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In 2024, the population of the Bahamas grew by 0.46%, while the Cayman Islands' population grew by 1.94%.
Live population counters
|
Bahamas
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
405203
|
77619
|
| Population rank | 172/197 | 187/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.0009% |
| One net population change |
4.75 hours
|
6.17 hours
|
| One birth every |
2.02 hours
|
10.1 hours
|
| One death every |
2.52 hours
|
1.04 days
|
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,843 | +1,419 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.46% | +1.94% |
| Population growth rate rank | 139/197 | 54/197 |
| One migration net change every |
9.39 hours
|
9.89 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +935 | +888 |
| Net migration rank | 64/196 | 65/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 67,285 | 31,935 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 144/195 | 162/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 16.8% | 42.9% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 38/195 | 13/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bahamas
|
Cayman Islands
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | 935 | - | 888 |
| 2024 | - | 1,018 | - | 896 |
| 2023 | 854 | 1,001 | 514 | 921 |
| 2022 | 947 | 1,001 | 527 | 942 |
| 2021 | -93 | 481 | 533 | 965 |
| 2020 | 631 | 0 | 539 | 810 |
| 2019 | 740 | 1,002 | 514 | 859 |
| 2018 | 1,173 | 1,002 | 383 | 1,011 |
| 2017 | 1,289 | 1,002 | 351 | 1,065 |
| 2016 | 1,569 | 1,002 | 351 | 1,094 |
| 2015 | 1,840 | 1,002 | 364 | 1,107 |
| 2014 | 2,259 | 1,002 | 392 | 1,105 |
| 2013 | 2,432 | 1,002 | 439 | 1,077 |
| 2012 | 2,485 | 1,047 | 468 | 1,060 |
| 2011 | 2,558 | 1,381 | 503 | 1,024 |
| 2010 | 2,662 | 1,898 | 515 | 978 |
| 2009 | 3,163 | 1,613 | 513 | 951 |
| 2008 | 3,134 | 1,474 | 490 | 975 |
| 2007 | 3,243 | 1,727 | 468 | 990 |
| 2006 | 3,205 | 1,735 | 451 | 997 |
| 2005 | 3,220 | 804 | 439 | 1,002 |
| 2004 | 3,165 | 1,030 | 426 | 1,004 |
| 2003 | 3,181 | 949 | 416 | 1,003 |
| 2002 | 3,249 | 636 | 407 | 1,019 |
| 2001 | 3,377 | 290 | 400 | 1,026 |
| 2000 | 3,487 | 845 | 392 | 1,021 |
| 1999 | 3,688 | 418 | 394 | 960 |
| 1998 | 3,949 | 437 | 392 | 974 |
| 1997 | 4,107 | 445 | 387 | 1,004 |
| 1996 | 4,265 | 454 | 377 | 1,026 |
| 1995 | 4,434 | 460 | 362 | 1,039 |
| 1994 | 4,558 | 454 | 343 | 1,042 |
| 1993 | 4,877 | 445 | 325 | 1,040 |
| 1992 | 5,064 | 433 | 320 | 1,020 |
| 1991 | 4,498 | 412 | 327 | 982 |
| 1990 | 4,432 | 241 | 284 | 998 |
| 1989 | 4,323 | 523 | 269 | 700 |
| 1988 | 4,198 | 413 | 233 | 646 |
| 1987 | 4,090 | 326 | 214 | 663 |
| 1986 | 3,998 | 389 | 227 | 649 |
| 1985 | 3,918 | 469 | 225 | 646 |
| 1984 | 3,892 | 302 | 216 | 649 |
| 1983 | 3,888 | 243 | 206 | 648 |
| 1982 | 3,863 | 160 | 217 | 629 |
| 1981 | 3,851 | 125 | 255 | 578 |
| 1980 | 3,845 | 367 | 232 | 588 |
| 1979 | 3,899 | 484 | 210 | 425 |
| 1978 | 3,987 | 563 | 195 | 413 |
| 1977 | 4,069 | 586 | 184 | 456 |
| 1976 | 4,167 | 490 | 180 | 484 |
| 1975 | 4,249 | 323 | 181 | 492 |
| 1974 | 4,352 | 164 | 184 | 493 |
| 1973 | 4,467 | 125 | 216 | 460 |
| 1972 | 4,583 | 296 | 292 | 375 |
| 1971 | 4,690 | 825 | 158 | 500 |
| 1970 | 4,726 | 1,517 | 219 | 294 |
| 1969 | 4,688 | 3,068 | 139 | 43 |
| 1968 | 4,622 | 3,405 | 167 | 39 |
| 1967 | 4,502 | 3,123 | 168 | 41 |
| 1966 | 4,339 | 2,816 | 167 | 37 |
| 1965 | 4,193 | 2,488 | 168 | 28 |
| 1964 | 4,037 | 2,129 | 179 | 16 |
| 1963 | 3,901 | 2,814 | 191 | 1 |
| 1962 | 3,748 | 2,729 | 192 | -6 |
| 1961 | 3,577 | 2,547 | 188 | -7 |
| 1960 | 3,351 | 2,290 | 180 | -24 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 56.9% of the population change in the Bahamas is from natural causes (a gain of 11,209 people) and 43.1% is from migration (a gain of 8,495 people). In the Cayman Islands 31.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,468 people) and 68.9% is from migration (a gain of 9,879 people).
As of 2024, 67,285 residents or 16.8% of the population were not native-born in the Bahamas, compared to 31,935 people or 42.9% in the Cayman Islands.
Biggest cities by population
|
Bahamas
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Nassau | 228K |
| Freeport | 45.9K |
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
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Population differences between the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands
|
Bahamas
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75 years | 80.9 years |
| Average age | 37.5 years | 38.4 years |
| Median age | 36 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.7:52.3 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.37 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 104.7 ppl/mi² | 834 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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