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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Fiji	Bahamas	Fiji
1960	116,317	404,887	-	-
1961	122,197	417,406	5.06%	3.09%
1962	128,493	430,536	5.15%	3.15%
1963	135,087	444,276	5.13%	3.19%
1964	141,528	458,324	4.77%	3.16%
1965	147,952	472,575	4.54%	3.11%
1966	154,874	486,487	4.68%	2.94%
1967	162,267	498,873	4.77%	2.55%
1968	170,089	510,002	4.82%	2.23%
1969	177,981	520,797	4.64%	2.12%
1970	184,982	531,188	3.93%	2%
1971	190,857	541,121	3.18%	1.87%
1972	196,055	550,499	2.72%	1.73%
1973	200,791	559,222	2.42%	1.58%
1974	205,342	567,489	2.27%	1.48%
1975	209,886	575,906	2.21%	1.48%
1976	214,501	585,534	2.2%	1.67%
1977	219,157	597,805	2.17%	2.1%
1978	223,761	612,091	2.1%	2.39%
1979	228,230	626,862	2%	2.41%
1980	232,526	641,975	1.88%	2.41%
1981	236,614	657,471	1.76%	2.41%
1982	240,614	673,414	1.69%	2.42%
1983	244,698	689,835	1.7%	2.44%
1984	248,863	706,716	1.7%	2.45%
1985	253,154	723,761	1.72%	2.41%
1986	257,536	739,306	1.73%	2.15%
1987	261,935	750,540	1.71%	1.52%
1988	266,448	758,697	1.72%	1.09%
1989	271,178	766,321	1.78%	1%
1990	275,945	773,316	1.76%	0.91%
1991	280,731	779,656	1.73%	0.82%
1992	285,927	785,346	1.85%	0.73%
1993	291,339	790,369	1.89%	0.64%
1994	296,509	794,771	1.77%	0.56%
1995	301,461	798,746	1.67%	0.5%
1996	306,268	803,789	1.59%	0.63%
1997	310,904	812,139	1.51%	1.04%
1998	315,368	822,258	1.44%	1.25%
1999	319,614	831,828	1.35%	1.16%
2000	323,835	840,909	1.32%	1.09%
2001	327,836	849,596	1.24%	1.03%
2002	331,614	858,049	1.15%	0.99%
2003	335,618	866,286	1.21%	0.96%
2004	339,782	874,366	1.24%	0.93%
2005	343,894	882,379	1.21%	0.92%
2006	348,375	890,365	1.3%	0.91%
2007	353,334	897,832	1.42%	0.84%
2008	358,120	903,399	1.35%	0.62%
2009	362,810	907,239	1.31%	0.43%
2010	367,478	910,419	1.29%	0.35%
2011	371,729	912,989	1.16%	0.28%
2012	375,469	914,918	1.01%	0.21%
2013	378,953	916,352	0.93%	0.16%
2014	382,298	917,585	0.88%	0.13%
2015	385,346	918,578	0.8%	0.11%
2016	388,055	919,166	0.7%	0.06%
2017	390,485	918,759	0.63%	-0.04%
2018	392,717	917,180	0.57%	-0.17%
2019	394,675	914,899	0.5%	-0.25%
2020	395,863	914,963	0.3%	0.007%
2021	396,373	916,711	0.13%	0.19%
2022	397,538	919,422	0.29%	0.3%
2023	399,440	924,145	0.48%	0.51%
2024	401,283	928,784	0.46%	0.5%
2025	403,042	933,141	0.44%	0.47%
2026	404,635	937,268	0.4%	0.44%
2027	406,126	941,304	0.37%	0.43%
2028	407,560	945,347	0.35%	0.43%
2029	408,950	949,269	0.34%	0.41%
2030	410,269	953,095	0.32%	0.4%
2031	411,543	956,685	0.31%	0.38%
2032	412,724	960,056	0.29%	0.35%
2033	413,846	963,339	0.27%	0.34%
2034	414,942	966,516	0.26%	0.33%
2035	415,982	969,613	0.25%	0.32%
2036	416,939	972,641	0.23%	0.31%
2037	417,847	975,643	0.22%	0.31%
2038	418,753	978,533	0.22%	0.3%
2039	419,595	981,270	0.2%	0.28%
2040	420,348	983,842	0.18%	0.26%
2041	421,079	986,409	0.17%	0.26%
2042	421,746	988,810	0.16%	0.24%
2043	422,343	990,851	0.14%	0.21%
2044	422,831	992,731	0.12%	0.19%
2045	423,269	994,437	0.1%	0.17%
2046	423,679	995,957	0.1%	0.15%
2047	423,952	997,319	0.06%	0.14%
2048	424,123	998,544	0.04%	0.12%
2049	424,251	999,530	0.03%	0.1%
2050	424,273	1,000,244	0.005%	0.07%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Fiji gained 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Fiji's population increased by 18,146 (a 1.97% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Fiji was ranked 158th in 2006 and ranked 159th 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 Fiji will increase by 6.71% to 1,000,244 people and rank change from 159th to 161st.