The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 404,651 people compared to 1,402,614,510 in China.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 3,466 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
- The Bahamas is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
- The countries together account for 16.9% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 16.9% for China.
- For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +0.3% in China.
- Since 2006, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.2% growth), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (6.99% growth).
- The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 424K people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
Bahamas vs China: live population counter
Bahamas
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China
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
404651
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1402614510
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| Population rank | 172/197 | 2/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 16.9% |
| One net population change |
4.75 hours
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18.2 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.02 hours
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3.5 seconds
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| One death every |
2.52 hours
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2.84 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
8.61 hours
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1.65 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +1,018 | -318,992 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | -4,753 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,843 | -1,735,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.46% | -0.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 139/197 | 174/197 |
the Bahamas and China: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bahamas
Population
Growth rate
China
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bahamas
|
China
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Bahamas
|
China
|
|
| 1960 | 116,317 | 667,070,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 122,197 | 660,330,000 | 5.06% | -1.01% |
| 1962 | 128,493 | 665,770,000 | 5.15% | 0.82% |
| 1963 | 135,087 | 682,335,000 | 5.13% | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 141,528 | 698,355,000 | 4.77% | 2.35% |
| 1965 | 147,952 | 715,185,000 | 4.54% | 2.41% |
| 1966 | 154,874 | 735,400,000 | 4.68% | 2.83% |
| 1967 | 162,267 | 754,550,000 | 4.77% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 170,089 | 774,510,000 | 4.82% | 2.65% |
| 1969 | 177,981 | 796,025,000 | 4.64% | 2.78% |
| 1970 | 184,982 | 818,315,000 | 3.93% | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 190,857 | 841,105,000 | 3.18% | 2.78% |
| 1972 | 196,055 | 862,030,000 | 2.72% | 2.49% |
| 1973 | 200,791 | 881,940,000 | 2.42% | 2.31% |
| 1974 | 205,342 | 900,350,000 | 2.27% | 2.09% |
| 1975 | 209,886 | 916,395,000 | 2.21% | 1.78% |
| 1976 | 214,501 | 930,685,000 | 2.2% | 1.56% |
| 1977 | 219,157 | 943,455,000 | 2.17% | 1.37% |
| 1978 | 223,761 | 956,165,000 | 2.1% | 1.35% |
| 1979 | 228,230 | 969,005,000 | 2% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 232,526 | 981,235,000 | 1.88% | 1.26% |
| 1981 | 236,614 | 993,885,000 | 1.76% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 240,614 | 1,008,630,000 | 1.69% | 1.48% |
| 1983 | 244,698 | 1,023,310,000 | 1.7% | 1.46% |
| 1984 | 248,863 | 1,036,825,000 | 1.7% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 253,154 | 1,051,040,000 | 1.72% | 1.37% |
| 1986 | 257,536 | 1,066,790,000 | 1.73% | 1.5% |
| 1987 | 261,935 | 1,084,035,000 | 1.71% | 1.62% |
| 1988 | 266,448 | 1,101,630,000 | 1.72% | 1.62% |
| 1989 | 271,178 | 1,118,650,000 | 1.78% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 275,945 | 1,135,185,000 | 1.76% | 1.48% |
| 1991 | 280,731 | 1,150,780,000 | 1.73% | 1.37% |
| 1992 | 285,927 | 1,164,970,000 | 1.85% | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 291,339 | 1,178,440,000 | 1.89% | 1.16% |
| 1994 | 296,509 | 1,191,835,000 | 1.77% | 1.14% |
| 1995 | 301,461 | 1,204,855,000 | 1.67% | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 306,268 | 1,217,550,000 | 1.59% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 310,904 | 1,230,075,000 | 1.51% | 1.03% |
| 1998 | 315,368 | 1,241,935,000 | 1.44% | 0.96% |
| 1999 | 319,614 | 1,252,735,000 | 1.35% | 0.87% |
| 2000 | 323,835 | 1,262,645,000 | 1.32% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | 327,836 | 1,271,850,000 | 1.24% | 0.73% |
| 2002 | 331,614 | 1,280,400,000 | 1.15% | 0.67% |
| 2003 | 335,618 | 1,288,400,000 | 1.21% | 0.62% |
| 2004 | 339,782 | 1,296,075,000 | 1.24% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 343,894 | 1,303,720,000 | 1.21% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 348,375 | 1,311,020,000 | 1.3% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 353,334 | 1,317,885,000 | 1.42% | 0.52% |
| 2008 | 358,120 | 1,324,655,000 | 1.35% | 0.51% |
| 2009 | 362,810 | 1,331,260,000 | 1.31% | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 367,478 | 1,337,705,000 | 1.29% | 0.48% |
| 2011 | 371,729 | 1,345,035,000 | 1.16% | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 375,469 | 1,354,190,000 | 1.01% | 0.68% |
| 2013 | 378,953 | 1,363,240,000 | 0.93% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 382,298 | 1,371,860,000 | 0.88% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 385,346 | 1,379,860,000 | 0.8% | 0.58% |
| 2016 | 388,055 | 1,387,790,000 | 0.7% | 0.57% |
| 2017 | 390,485 | 1,396,215,000 | 0.63% | 0.61% |
| 2018 | 392,717 | 1,402,760,000 | 0.57% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 394,675 | 1,407,745,000 | 0.5% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 395,863 | 1,411,100,000 | 0.3% | 0.24% |
| 2021 | 396,373 | 1,412,360,000 | 0.13% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | 397,538 | 1,412,175,000 | 0.29% | -0.01% |
| 2023 | 399,440 | 1,410,710,000 | 0.48% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 401,283 | 1,408,975,000 | 0.46% | -0.12% |
| 2025 | 403,042 | 1,405,773,318 | 0.44% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 404,635 | 1,402,614,510 | 0.4% | -0.22% |
| 2027 | 406,126 | 1,399,403,406 | 0.37% | -0.23% |
| 2028 | 407,560 | 1,395,886,569 | 0.35% | -0.25% |
| 2029 | 408,950 | 1,392,060,666 | 0.34% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 410,269 | 1,387,961,846 | 0.32% | -0.29% |
| 2031 | 411,543 | 1,383,588,794 | 0.31% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 412,724 | 1,378,934,346 | 0.29% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 413,846 | 1,374,007,012 | 0.27% | -0.36% |
| 2034 | 414,942 | 1,368,825,481 | 0.26% | -0.38% |
| 2035 | 415,982 | 1,363,415,793 | 0.25% | -0.4% |
| 2036 | 416,939 | 1,357,772,486 | 0.23% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 417,847 | 1,351,902,859 | 0.22% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 418,753 | 1,345,840,038 | 0.22% | -0.45% |
| 2039 | 419,595 | 1,339,558,174 | 0.2% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 420,348 | 1,333,028,062 | 0.18% | -0.49% |
| 2041 | 421,079 | 1,326,251,398 | 0.17% | -0.51% |
| 2042 | 421,746 | 1,319,222,019 | 0.16% | -0.53% |
| 2043 | 422,343 | 1,311,956,934 | 0.14% | -0.55% |
| 2044 | 422,831 | 1,304,437,340 | 0.12% | -0.57% |
| 2045 | 423,269 | 1,296,592,737 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2046 | 423,679 | 1,288,357,014 | 0.1% | -0.64% |
| 2047 | 423,952 | 1,279,723,262 | 0.06% | -0.67% |
| 2048 | 424,123 | 1,270,661,954 | 0.04% | -0.71% |
| 2049 | 424,251 | 1,261,120,581 | 0.03% | -0.75% |
| 2050 | 424,273 | 1,251,102,086 | 0.005% | -0.79% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while China's population increased by 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth).
The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd 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 China will decrease by 10.8% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd.
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Population differences between the Bahamas and China
|
Bahamas
|
China
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75 years | 79 years |
| Average age | 37.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Median age | 36 years | 40.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.7:52.3 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.37 births per woman | 1 births per woman |
| Population density | 103.8 ppl/mi² | 389 ppl/mi² |
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