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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 1,242,822 people in Eswatini in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 405,203 people compared to 1,273,390 in Eswatini.

Population statistics:

  • Eswatini's population is 3.14 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
  • The Bahamas is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Eswatini is the 156th.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 0.02% for Eswatini.
  • For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +0.87% in Eswatini.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.3% growth), while Eswatini has grown from 1.08M to 1.27M (17.4% growth).

Bahamas vs Eswatini: population by year and forecast

Bahamas
Factual

Projection
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahamas Eswatini
2100 386,326 1,352,404
2099 387,280 1,361,498
2098 388,246 1,369,861
2097 389,184 1,378,017
2096 390,145 1,386,191
2095 391,217 1,394,405
2094 392,243 1,402,538
2093 393,271 1,410,423
2092 394,316 1,418,137
2091 395,411 1,426,097
2090 396,511 1,433,623
2089 397,631 1,441,192
2088 398,807 1,448,332
2087 399,953 1,455,333
2086 401,123 1,462,398
2085 402,207 1,469,660
2084 403,345 1,476,745
2083 404,417 1,483,271
2082 405,461 1,489,551
2081 406,402 1,494,969
2080 407,387 1,500,315
2079 408,320 1,505,309
2078 409,243 1,509,779
2077 410,163 1,514,574
2076 411,083 1,519,452
2075 411,981 1,523,845
2074 412,795 1,528,267
2073 413,761 1,531,967
2072 414,686 1,535,206
2071 415,512 1,538,333
2070 416,240 1,540,715
2069 416,978 1,543,234
2068 417,767 1,545,288
2067 418,485 1,547,029
2066 419,174 1,547,862
2065 419,854 1,548,678
2064 420,484 1,549,121
2063 421,089 1,549,274
2062 421,659 1,548,873
2061 422,161 1,548,072
2060 422,684 1,547,285
2059 423,216 1,545,426
2058 423,597 1,542,799
2057 423,908 1,540,085
2056 424,274 1,537,270
2055 424,546 1,534,161
2054 424,840 1,530,631
2053 424,993 1,526,357
2052 425,140 1,521,506
2051 425,224 1,515,982
2050 425,248 1,510,547
2049 425,174 1,504,126
2048 425,003 1,497,656
2047 424,831 1,491,001
2046 424,454 1,483,817
2045 424,008 1,475,974
2044 423,570 1,468,200
2043 423,028 1,460,050
2042 422,383 1,451,433
2041 421,690 1,441,822
2040 420,926 1,432,811
2039 420,159 1,423,063
2038 419,259 1,412,806
2037 418,331 1,402,845
2036 417,446 1,392,117
2035 416,413 1,381,258
2034 415,354 1,369,883
2033 414,224 1,357,906
2032 413,109 1,346,063
2031 411,852 1,334,330
2030 410,560 1,321,430
2029 409,207 1,309,060
2028 407,778 1,296,535
2027 406,320 1,283,434
2026 404,790 1,269,667
2025 403,121 1,255,921
2024 401,283 1,242,822
2023 399,440 1,230,506
2022 397,538 1,218,917
2021 396,373 1,206,593
2020 395,863 1,192,729
2019 394,675 1,179,874
2018 392,717 1,168,929
2017 390,485 1,158,195
2016 388,055 1,149,507
2015 385,346 1,142,813
2014 382,298 1,136,299
2013 378,953 1,129,990
2012 375,469 1,123,863
2011 371,729 1,117,833
2010 367,478 1,111,650
2009 362,810 1,105,153
2008 358,120 1,098,091
2007 353,334 1,090,705
2006 348,375 1,084,436
2005 343,894 1,079,022
2004 339,782 1,073,159
2003 335,618 1,066,700
2002 331,614 1,059,441
2001 327,836 1,051,064
2000 323,835 1,041,414
1999 319,614 1,030,782
1998 315,368 1,019,653
1997 310,904 1,006,635
1996 306,268 989,841
1995 301,461 970,433
1994 296,509 971,212
1993 291,339 971,318
1992 285,927 943,416
1991 280,731 908,189
1990 275,945 872,428
1989 271,178 837,800
1988 266,448 799,798
1987 261,935 763,811
1986 257,536 734,732
1985 253,154 706,196
1984 248,863 680,783
1983 244,698 658,957
1982 240,614 637,652
1981 236,614 616,808
1980 232,526 596,644
1979 228,230 577,199
1978 223,761 558,446
1977 219,157 540,348
1976 214,501 523,330
1975 209,886 507,673
1974 205,342 492,988
1973 200,791 479,038
1972 196,055 465,788
1971 190,857 453,183
1970 184,982 441,216
1969 177,981 429,875
1968 170,089 419,147
1967 162,267 409,031
1966 154,874 398,766
1965 147,952 388,336
1964 141,528 378,656
1963 135,087 369,759
1962 128,493 361,365
1961 122,197 353,264
1960 116,317 345,337

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 Eswatini gained 65,071 people (a 6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 17,148 people (a 4.42% growth), while Eswatini's population increased by 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Eswatini was ranked 152nd in 2006 and ranked 156th 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 Eswatini will increase by 18.6% to 1,510,547 people and rank change from 156th to 154th.

The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 425K people compared to the peak of 1.55M people in 2063 for Eswatini.

Population growth rate by year

Bahamas
Factual

Projection
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahamas Eswatini
2100 -0.25% -0.67%
2099 -0.25% -0.61%
2098 -0.24% -0.59%
2097 -0.25% -0.59%
2096 -0.27% -0.59%
2095 -0.26% -0.58%
2094 -0.26% -0.56%
2093 -0.26% -0.54%
2092 -0.28% -0.56%
2091 -0.28% -0.52%
2090 -0.28% -0.53%
2089 -0.29% -0.49%
2088 -0.29% -0.48%
2087 -0.29% -0.48%
2086 -0.27% -0.49%
2085 -0.28% -0.48%
2084 -0.26% -0.44%
2083 -0.26% -0.42%
2082 -0.23% -0.36%
2081 -0.24% -0.36%
2080 -0.23% -0.33%
2079 -0.23% -0.3%
2078 -0.22% -0.32%
2077 -0.22% -0.32%
2076 -0.22% -0.29%
2075 -0.2% -0.29%
2074 -0.23% -0.24%
2073 -0.22% -0.21%
2072 -0.2% -0.2%
2071 -0.17% -0.15%
2070 -0.18% -0.16%
2069 -0.19% -0.13%
2068 -0.17% -0.11%
2067 -0.16% -0.05%
2066 -0.16% -0.05%
2065 -0.15% -0.03%
2064 -0.14% -0.01%
2063 -0.14% 0.03%
2062 -0.12% 0.05%
2061 -0.12% 0.05%
2060 -0.13% 0.12%
2059 -0.09% 0.17%
2058 -0.07% 0.18%
2057 -0.09% 0.18%
2056 -0.06% 0.2%
2055 -0.07% 0.23%
2054 -0.04% 0.28%
2053 -0.03% 0.32%
2052 -0.02% 0.36%
2051 -0.006% 0.36%
2050 0.02% 0.43%
2049 0.04% 0.43%
2048 0.04% 0.45%
2047 0.09% 0.48%
2046 0.11% 0.53%
2045 0.1% 0.53%
2044 0.13% 0.56%
2043 0.15% 0.59%
2042 0.16% 0.67%
2041 0.18% 0.63%
2040 0.18% 0.68%
2039 0.21% 0.73%
2038 0.22% 0.71%
2037 0.21% 0.77%
2036 0.25% 0.79%
2035 0.26% 0.83%
2034 0.27% 0.88%
2033 0.27% 0.88%
2032 0.31% 0.88%
2031 0.31% 0.98%
2030 0.33% 0.94%
2029 0.35% 0.97%
2028 0.36% 1.02%
2027 0.38% 1.08%
2026 0.41% 1.09%
2025 0.46% 1.05%
2024 0.46% 1%
2023 0.48% 0.95%
2022 0.29% 1.02%
2021 0.13% 1.16%
2020 0.3% 1.09%
2019 0.5% 0.94%
2018 0.57% 0.93%
2017 0.63% 0.76%
2016 0.7% 0.59%
2015 0.8% 0.57%
2014 0.88% 0.56%
2013 0.93% 0.55%
2012 1.01% 0.54%
2011 1.16% 0.56%
2010 1.29% 0.59%
2009 1.31% 0.64%
2008 1.35% 0.68%
2007 1.42% 0.58%
2006 1.3% 0.5%
2005 1.21% 0.55%
2004 1.24% 0.61%
2003 1.21% 0.69%
2002 1.15% 0.8%
2001 1.24% 0.93%
2000 1.32% 1.03%
1999 1.35% 1.09%
1998 1.44% 1.29%
1997 1.51% 1.7%
1996 1.59% 2%
1995 1.67% -0.08%
1994 1.77% -0.01%
1993 1.89% 2.96%
1992 1.85% 3.88%
1991 1.73% 4.1%
1990 1.76% 4.13%
1989 1.78% 4.75%
1988 1.72% 4.71%
1987 1.71% 3.96%
1986 1.73% 4.04%
1985 1.72% 3.73%
1984 1.7% 3.31%
1983 1.7% 3.34%
1982 1.69% 3.38%
1981 1.76% 3.38%
1980 1.88% 3.37%
1979 2% 3.36%
1978 2.1% 3.35%
1977 2.17% 3.25%
1976 2.2% 3.08%
1975 2.21% 2.98%
1974 2.27% 2.91%
1973 2.42% 2.84%
1972 2.72% 2.78%
1971 3.18% 2.71%
1970 3.93% 2.64%
1969 4.64% 2.56%
1968 4.82% 2.47%
1967 4.77% 2.57%
1966 4.68% 2.69%
1965 4.54% 2.56%
1964 4.77% 2.41%
1963 5.13% 2.32%
1962 5.15% 2.29%
1961 5.06% 2.3%

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 Eswatini's population grew by 1%.

Live population counters

Bahamas Eswatini
Current population
405203
1273390
Population rank 172/197 156/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 0.02%
One net population change
4.75 hours
42.7 minutes
One birth every
2.02 hours
17.7 minutes
One death every
2.52 hours
55.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5 +34
Annual growth/decline +1,843 +12,316
Annual growth/decline rate +0.46% +1%
Population growth rate rank 139/197 101/197
One migration net change every
9.39 hours
1.52 hours
Annual migration change +935 -5,775
Net migration rank 64/196 121/196
Foreign-born residents 67,285 33,268
Foreign-born residents rank 144/195 161/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.8% 2.7%
Foreign-born share rank 38/195 121/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahamas
Natural

Migration
Eswatini
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahamas Eswatini
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 935 - -5,775
2024 - 1,018 - -6,754
2023 854 1,001 20,147 -8,549
2022 947 1,001 20,125 -8,549
2021 -93 481 17,314 -4,242
2020 631 0 18,899 -4,242
2019 740 1,002 19,488 -8,439
2018 1,173 1,002 19,392 -8,546
2017 1,289 1,002 19,278 -8,658
2016 1,569 1,002 19,233 -12,481
2015 1,840 1,002 19,223 -12,582
2014 2,259 1,002 19,107 -12,724
2013 2,432 1,002 18,903 -12,664
2012 2,485 1,047 18,308 -12,294
2011 2,558 1,381 17,645 -11,596
2010 2,662 1,898 17,652 -11,334
2009 3,163 1,613 17,656 -10,989
2008 3,134 1,474 17,275 -9,822
2007 3,243 1,727 16,595 -9,271
2006 3,205 1,735 16,133 -10,923
2005 3,220 804 15,945 -10,330
2004 3,165 1,030 15,979 -9,863
2003 3,181 949 16,396 -9,595
2002 3,249 636 16,924 -9,209
2001 3,377 290 17,824 -8,788
2000 3,487 845 18,830 -8,563
1999 3,688 418 19,420 -8,421
1998 3,949 437 19,762 -8,505
1997 4,107 445 20,686 -5,911
1996 4,265 454 21,858 -3,049
1995 4,434 460 23,029 -3,023
1994 4,558 454 26,703 -48,259
1993 4,877 445 28,046 -6,692
1992 5,064 433 28,446 6,011
1991 4,498 412 28,497 7,496
1990 4,432 241 28,349 7,169
1989 4,323 523 28,257 5,477
1988 4,198 413 27,396 14,879
1987 4,090 326 27,285 2,417
1986 3,998 389 27,096 1,353
1985 3,918 469 26,835 1,792
1984 3,892 302 26,149 -3,949
1983 3,888 243 24,883 -3,429
1982 3,863 160 24,742 -3,574
1981 3,851 125 23,973 -3,464
1980 3,845 367 23,153 -3,350
1979 3,899 484 22,299 -3,210
1978 3,987 563 21,466 -3,040
1977 4,069 586 20,609 -2,838
1976 4,167 490 19,734 -3,469
1975 4,249 323 18,849 -3,794
1974 4,352 164 17,971 -3,665
1973 4,467 125 17,145 -3,555
1972 4,583 296 16,353 -3,435
1971 4,690 825 15,615 -3,325
1970 4,726 1,517 14,873 -3,230
1969 4,688 3,068 14,164 -3,127
1968 4,622 3,405 13,449 -3,029
1967 4,502 3,123 12,773 -2,964
1966 4,339 2,816 12,282 -1,557
1965 4,193 2,488 11,719 -1,578
1964 4,037 2,129 11,266 -2,049
1963 3,901 2,814 10,929 -2,358
1962 3,748 2,729 10,601 -2,390
1961 3,577 2,547 10,262 -2,270
1960 3,351 2,290 9,947 -2,082

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bahamas/eswatini | CC BY

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 Eswatini 68.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 192,206 people) and 31.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,012 people).

As of 2024, 67,285 residents or 16.8% of the population were not native-born in the Bahamas, compared to 33,268 people or 2.7% in Eswatini.

Biggest cities by population

Bahamas
City Population
Nassau 228K
Freeport 45.9K
Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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