Population in the Bahamas compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Bahamas and the DR Congo: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	DR Congo	Bahamas	DR Congo
1960	116,317	15,264,846	-	-
1961	122,197	15,662,374	5.06%	2.6%
1962	128,493	16,075,724	5.15%	2.64%
1963	135,087	16,507,599	5.13%	2.69%
1964	141,528	16,955,327	4.77%	2.71%
1965	147,952	17,427,802	4.54%	2.79%
1966	154,874	17,931,929	4.68%	2.89%
1967	162,267	18,462,782	4.77%	2.96%
1968	170,089	19,012,189	4.82%	2.98%
1969	177,981	19,570,445	4.64%	2.94%
1970	184,982	20,137,436	3.93%	2.9%
1971	190,857	20,695,569	3.18%	2.77%
1972	196,055	21,251,160	2.72%	2.68%
1973	200,791	21,827,665	2.42%	2.71%
1974	205,342	22,418,878	2.27%	2.71%
1975	209,886	23,021,101	2.21%	2.69%
1976	214,501	23,624,031	2.2%	2.62%
1977	219,157	24,229,061	2.17%	2.56%
1978	223,761	24,992,689	2.1%	3.15%
1979	228,230	25,886,782	2%	3.58%
1980	232,526	26,711,099	1.88%	3.18%
1981	236,614	27,500,515	1.76%	2.96%
1982	240,614	28,338,190	1.69%	3.05%
1983	244,698	29,250,963	1.7%	3.22%
1984	248,863	30,245,081	1.7%	3.4%
1985	253,154	31,264,816	1.72%	3.37%
1986	257,536	32,265,196	1.73%	3.2%
1987	261,935	33,298,904	1.71%	3.2%
1988	266,448	34,382,752	1.72%	3.25%
1989	271,178	35,486,866	1.78%	3.21%
1990	275,945	36,684,063	1.76%	3.37%
1991	280,731	37,925,817	1.73%	3.38%
1992	285,927	39,228,910	1.85%	3.44%
1993	291,339	40,656,336	1.89%	3.64%
1994	296,509	42,626,876	1.77%	4.85%
1995	301,461	44,433,704	1.67%	4.24%
1996	306,268	45,296,124	1.59%	1.94%
1997	310,904	46,029,902	1.51%	1.62%
1998	315,368	47,297,600	1.44%	2.75%
1999	319,614	48,912,971	1.35%	3.42%
2000	323,835	50,507,442	1.32%	3.26%
2001	327,836	52,132,646	1.24%	3.22%
2002	331,614	53,750,524	1.15%	3.1%
2003	335,618	55,343,867	1.21%	2.96%
2004	339,782	56,997,741	1.24%	2.99%
2005	343,894	58,775,724	1.21%	3.12%
2006	348,375	60,615,908	1.3%	3.13%
2007	353,334	62,477,752	1.42%	3.07%
2008	358,120	64,390,664	1.35%	3.06%
2009	362,810	66,412,044	1.31%	3.14%
2010	367,478	68,563,038	1.29%	3.24%
2011	371,729	70,849,311	1.16%	3.33%
2012	375,469	73,254,618	1.01%	3.39%
2013	378,953	75,789,395	0.93%	3.46%
2014	382,298	78,403,242	0.88%	3.45%
2015	385,346	81,035,531	0.8%	3.36%
2016	388,055	83,956,415	0.7%	3.6%
2017	390,485	87,083,398	0.63%	3.72%
2018	392,717	90,047,644	0.57%	3.4%
2019	394,675	92,947,442	0.5%	3.22%
2020	395,863	95,989,998	0.3%	3.27%
2021	396,373	99,148,932	0.13%	3.29%
2022	397,538	102,396,968	0.29%	3.28%
2023	399,440	105,789,731	0.48%	3.31%
2024	401,283	109,276,265	0.46%	3.3%
2025	403,042	112,832,475	0.44%	3.25%
2026	404,635	116,452,162	0.4%	3.21%
2027	406,126	120,129,744	0.37%	3.16%
2028	407,560	123,871,555	0.35%	3.11%
2029	408,950	127,674,141	0.34%	3.07%
2030	410,269	131,532,201	0.32%	3.02%
2031	411,543	135,447,495	0.31%	2.98%
2032	412,724	139,408,613	0.29%	2.92%
2033	413,846	143,414,031	0.27%	2.87%
2034	414,942	147,468,142	0.26%	2.83%
2035	415,982	151,560,102	0.25%	2.77%
2036	416,939	155,689,453	0.23%	2.72%
2037	417,847	159,848,574	0.22%	2.67%
2038	418,753	164,045,610	0.22%	2.63%
2039	419,595	168,296,695	0.2%	2.59%
2040	420,348	172,595,578	0.18%	2.55%
2041	421,079	176,946,261	0.17%	2.52%
2042	421,746	181,350,407	0.16%	2.49%
2043	422,343	185,805,168	0.14%	2.46%
2044	422,831	190,312,004	0.12%	2.43%
2045	423,269	194,865,386	0.1%	2.39%
2046	423,679	199,464,487	0.1%	2.36%
2047	423,952	204,105,925	0.06%	2.33%
2048	424,123	208,783,692	0.04%	2.29%
2049	424,251	213,497,692	0.03%	2.26%
2050	424,273	218,246,073	0.005%	2.22%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while the DR Congo's population increased by 32,535,939 (a 38.8% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 DR Congo will increase by 87.3% to 218,246,073 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.