The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 5,976,992 people in Denmark in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 404,651 people compared to 6,023,286 in Denmark.
Population statistics:
- Denmark's population is 14.9 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
- The Bahamas is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Denmark is the 114th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 0.07% for Denmark.
- For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +0.57% in Denmark.
- Since 2006, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.2% growth), while Denmark has grown from 5.44M to 6.02M (10.8% growth).
- The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 424K people compared to the peak of 6.14M people in 2042 for Denmark.
Bahamas vs Denmark: live population counter
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| Current population |
404651
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6023286
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| Population rank | 172/197 | 114/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
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17.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.02 hours
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9.11 minutes
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| One death every |
2.52 hours
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| One migration net change every |
8.61 hours
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20.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +1,018 | +25,639 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +82 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,843 | +30,040 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.46% | +0.51% |
| Population growth rate rank | 139/197 | 133/197 |
the Bahamas and Denmark: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 116,317 | 4,579,603 | - | - |
| 1961 | 122,197 | 4,611,687 | 5.06% | 0.7% |
| 1962 | 128,493 | 4,647,727 | 5.15% | 0.78% |
| 1963 | 135,087 | 4,684,483 | 5.13% | 0.79% |
| 1964 | 141,528 | 4,722,072 | 4.77% | 0.8% |
| 1965 | 147,952 | 4,759,012 | 4.54% | 0.78% |
| 1966 | 154,874 | 4,797,381 | 4.68% | 0.81% |
| 1967 | 162,267 | 4,835,354 | 4.77% | 0.79% |
| 1968 | 170,089 | 4,864,883 | 4.82% | 0.61% |
| 1969 | 177,981 | 4,891,860 | 4.64% | 0.55% |
| 1970 | 184,982 | 4,928,757 | 3.93% | 0.75% |
| 1971 | 190,857 | 4,963,126 | 3.18% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 196,055 | 4,991,596 | 2.72% | 0.57% |
| 1973 | 200,791 | 5,021,861 | 2.42% | 0.61% |
| 1974 | 205,342 | 5,045,297 | 2.27% | 0.47% |
| 1975 | 209,886 | 5,059,862 | 2.21% | 0.29% |
| 1976 | 214,501 | 5,072,596 | 2.2% | 0.25% |
| 1977 | 219,157 | 5,088,419 | 2.17% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 223,761 | 5,104,248 | 2.1% | 0.31% |
| 1979 | 228,230 | 5,116,801 | 2% | 0.25% |
| 1980 | 232,526 | 5,123,027 | 1.88% | 0.12% |
| 1981 | 236,614 | 5,121,572 | 1.76% | -0.03% |
| 1982 | 240,614 | 5,117,810 | 1.69% | -0.07% |
| 1983 | 244,698 | 5,114,297 | 1.7% | -0.07% |
| 1984 | 248,863 | 5,111,619 | 1.7% | -0.05% |
| 1985 | 253,154 | 5,113,691 | 1.72% | 0.04% |
| 1986 | 257,536 | 5,120,534 | 1.73% | 0.13% |
| 1987 | 261,935 | 5,127,024 | 1.71% | 0.13% |
| 1988 | 266,448 | 5,129,516 | 1.72% | 0.05% |
| 1989 | 271,178 | 5,132,594 | 1.78% | 0.06% |
| 1990 | 275,945 | 5,140,939 | 1.76% | 0.16% |
| 1991 | 280,731 | 5,154,298 | 1.73% | 0.26% |
| 1992 | 285,927 | 5,171,370 | 1.85% | 0.33% |
| 1993 | 291,339 | 5,188,628 | 1.89% | 0.33% |
| 1994 | 296,509 | 5,206,180 | 1.77% | 0.34% |
| 1995 | 301,461 | 5,233,373 | 1.67% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 306,268 | 5,263,074 | 1.59% | 0.57% |
| 1997 | 310,904 | 5,284,991 | 1.51% | 0.42% |
| 1998 | 315,368 | 5,304,219 | 1.44% | 0.36% |
| 1999 | 319,614 | 5,321,799 | 1.35% | 0.33% |
| 2000 | 323,835 | 5,339,616 | 1.32% | 0.33% |
| 2001 | 327,836 | 5,358,783 | 1.24% | 0.36% |
| 2002 | 331,614 | 5,375,931 | 1.15% | 0.32% |
| 2003 | 335,618 | 5,390,574 | 1.21% | 0.27% |
| 2004 | 339,782 | 5,404,523 | 1.24% | 0.26% |
| 2005 | 343,894 | 5,419,432 | 1.21% | 0.28% |
| 2006 | 348,375 | 5,437,272 | 1.3% | 0.33% |
| 2007 | 353,334 | 5,461,438 | 1.42% | 0.44% |
| 2008 | 358,120 | 5,493,621 | 1.35% | 0.59% |
| 2009 | 362,810 | 5,523,095 | 1.31% | 0.54% |
| 2010 | 367,478 | 5,547,683 | 1.29% | 0.45% |
| 2011 | 371,729 | 5,570,572 | 1.16% | 0.41% |
| 2012 | 375,469 | 5,591,572 | 1.01% | 0.38% |
| 2013 | 378,953 | 5,614,932 | 0.93% | 0.42% |
| 2014 | 382,298 | 5,643,475 | 0.88% | 0.51% |
| 2015 | 385,346 | 5,683,483 | 0.8% | 0.71% |
| 2016 | 388,055 | 5,728,010 | 0.7% | 0.78% |
| 2017 | 390,485 | 5,764,980 | 0.63% | 0.65% |
| 2018 | 392,717 | 5,793,636 | 0.57% | 0.5% |
| 2019 | 394,675 | 5,814,422 | 0.5% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 395,863 | 5,831,404 | 0.3% | 0.29% |
| 2021 | 396,373 | 5,856,733 | 0.13% | 0.43% |
| 2022 | 397,538 | 5,903,037 | 0.29% | 0.79% |
| 2023 | 399,440 | 5,946,952 | 0.48% | 0.74% |
| 2024 | 401,283 | 5,976,992 | 0.46% | 0.51% |
| 2025 | 403,042 | 6,002,090 | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| 2026 | 404,635 | 6,023,091 | 0.4% | 0.35% |
| 2027 | 406,126 | 6,041,010 | 0.37% | 0.3% |
| 2028 | 407,560 | 6,056,755 | 0.35% | 0.26% |
| 2029 | 408,950 | 6,070,186 | 0.34% | 0.22% |
| 2030 | 410,269 | 6,081,559 | 0.32% | 0.19% |
| 2031 | 411,543 | 6,091,513 | 0.31% | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 412,724 | 6,099,943 | 0.29% | 0.14% |
| 2033 | 413,846 | 6,107,156 | 0.27% | 0.12% |
| 2034 | 414,942 | 6,113,785 | 0.26% | 0.11% |
| 2035 | 415,982 | 6,119,365 | 0.25% | 0.09% |
| 2036 | 416,939 | 6,123,874 | 0.23% | 0.07% |
| 2037 | 417,847 | 6,127,386 | 0.22% | 0.06% |
| 2038 | 418,753 | 6,130,437 | 0.22% | 0.05% |
| 2039 | 419,595 | 6,132,752 | 0.2% | 0.04% |
| 2040 | 420,348 | 6,134,223 | 0.18% | 0.02% |
| 2041 | 421,079 | 6,135,120 | 0.17% | 0.01% |
| 2042 | 421,746 | 6,135,315 | 0.16% | 0.003% |
| 2043 | 422,343 | 6,135,244 | 0.14% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 422,831 | 6,134,789 | 0.12% | -0.007% |
| 2045 | 423,269 | 6,134,218 | 0.1% | -0.009% |
| 2046 | 423,679 | 6,133,182 | 0.1% | -0.02% |
| 2047 | 423,952 | 6,131,427 | 0.06% | -0.03% |
| 2048 | 424,123 | 6,129,548 | 0.04% | -0.03% |
| 2049 | 424,251 | 6,127,293 | 0.03% | -0.04% |
| 2050 | 424,273 | 6,124,397 | 0.005% | -0.05% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Denmark gained 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Denmark's population increased by 295,276 (a 5.15% growth).
The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Denmark was ranked 108th in 2006 and ranked 114th 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 Denmark will increase by 1.68% to 6,124,397 people and rank change from 114th to 120th.
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Population differences between the Bahamas and Denmark
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| Life expectancy | 75 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 37.5 years | 42.4 years |
| Median age | 36 years | 42.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.7:52.3 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.37 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 103.8 ppl/mi² | 387 ppl/mi² |
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