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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Chad	Bahamas	Chad
1960	116,317	3,049,838	-	-
1961	122,197	3,111,947	5.06%	2.04%
1962	128,493	3,175,598	5.15%	2.05%
1963	135,087	3,240,905	5.13%	2.06%
1964	141,528	3,307,479	4.77%	2.05%
1965	147,952	3,374,220	4.54%	2.02%
1966	154,874	3,440,903	4.68%	1.98%
1967	162,267	3,508,512	4.77%	1.96%
1968	170,089	3,578,231	4.82%	1.99%
1969	177,981	3,651,113	4.64%	2.04%
1970	184,982	3,727,828	3.93%	2.1%
1971	190,857	3,807,316	3.18%	2.13%
1972	196,055	3,893,252	2.72%	2.26%
1973	200,791	3,985,909	2.42%	2.38%
1974	205,342	4,078,356	2.27%	2.32%
1975	209,886	4,167,234	2.21%	2.18%
1976	214,501	4,251,297	2.2%	2.02%
1977	219,157	4,331,667	2.17%	1.89%
1978	223,761	4,411,366	2.1%	1.84%
1979	228,230	4,505,384	2%	2.13%
1980	232,526	4,515,453	1.88%	0.22%
1981	236,614	4,520,959	1.76%	0.12%
1982	240,614	4,738,483	1.69%	4.81%
1983	244,698	4,979,130	1.7%	5.08%
1984	248,863	5,045,145	1.7%	1.33%
1985	253,154	5,096,269	1.72%	1.01%
1986	257,536	5,251,069	1.73%	3.04%
1987	261,935	5,438,309	1.71%	3.57%
1988	266,448	5,625,602	1.72%	3.44%
1989	271,178	5,819,586	1.78%	3.45%
1990	275,945	5,982,833	1.76%	2.81%
1991	280,731	6,205,676	1.73%	3.72%
1992	285,927	6,474,656	1.85%	4.33%
1993	291,339	6,629,146	1.89%	2.39%
1994	296,509	6,783,450	1.77%	2.33%
1995	301,461	7,089,064	1.67%	4.51%
1996	306,268	7,410,108	1.59%	4.53%
1997	310,904	7,670,366	1.51%	3.51%
1998	315,368	7,938,840	1.44%	3.5%
1999	319,614	8,222,705	1.35%	3.58%
2000	323,835	8,512,093	1.32%	3.52%
2001	327,836	8,804,124	1.24%	3.43%
2002	331,614	9,116,192	1.15%	3.54%
2003	335,618	9,487,833	1.21%	4.08%
2004	339,782	9,920,036	1.24%	4.56%
2005	343,894	10,328,092	1.21%	4.11%
2006	348,375	10,706,424	1.3%	3.66%
2007	353,334	11,081,660	1.42%	3.5%
2008	358,120	11,476,296	1.35%	3.56%
2009	362,810	11,893,754	1.31%	3.64%
2010	367,478	12,312,575	1.29%	3.52%
2011	371,729	12,754,997	1.16%	3.59%
2012	375,469	13,210,998	1.01%	3.58%
2013	378,953	13,691,079	0.93%	3.63%
2014	382,298	14,188,678	0.88%	3.63%
2015	385,346	14,647,621	0.8%	3.23%
2016	388,055	15,114,655	0.7%	3.19%
2017	390,485	15,622,759	0.63%	3.36%
2018	392,717	16,156,531	0.57%	3.42%
2019	394,675	16,685,223	0.5%	3.27%
2020	395,863	17,224,679	0.3%	3.23%
2021	396,373	17,828,273	0.13%	3.5%
2022	397,538	18,455,316	0.29%	3.52%
2023	399,440	19,319,064	0.48%	4.68%
2024	401,283	20,299,123	0.46%	5.07%
2025	403,042	21,003,694	0.44%	3.47%
2026	404,635	21,560,377	0.4%	2.65%
2027	406,126	22,175,373	0.37%	2.85%
2028	407,560	22,847,740	0.35%	3.03%
2029	408,950	23,526,035	0.34%	2.97%
2030	410,269	24,207,481	0.32%	2.9%
2031	411,543	24,897,231	0.31%	2.85%
2032	412,724	25,596,224	0.29%	2.81%
2033	413,846	26,297,830	0.27%	2.74%
2034	414,942	26,997,395	0.26%	2.66%
2035	415,982	27,697,268	0.25%	2.59%
2036	416,939	28,410,489	0.23%	2.58%
2037	417,847	29,132,961	0.22%	2.54%
2038	418,753	29,856,451	0.22%	2.48%
2039	419,595	30,584,696	0.2%	2.44%
2040	420,348	31,307,329	0.18%	2.36%
2041	421,079	32,035,111	0.17%	2.32%
2042	421,746	32,777,662	0.16%	2.32%
2043	422,343	33,525,238	0.14%	2.28%
2044	422,831	34,272,313	0.12%	2.23%
2045	423,269	35,026,384	0.1%	2.2%
2046	423,679	35,788,056	0.1%	2.17%
2047	423,952	36,546,910	0.06%	2.12%
2048	424,123	37,317,460	0.04%	2.11%
2049	424,251	38,088,916	0.03%	2.07%
2050	424,273	38,857,671	0.005%	2.02%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Chad gained 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Chad's population increased by 6,452,443 (a 42.7% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Chad was ranked 76th in 2006 and ranked 64th 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 Chad will increase by 80.2% to 38,857,671 people and rank change from 64th to 52nd.