The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 2,538,952 people in Gabon in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 404,321 people compared to 2,636,721 in Gabon.
Population statistics:
- Gabon's population is 6.52 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
- The Bahamas is ranked the 173rd most populous country in the world, while Gabon is the 142nd.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 0.03% for Gabon.
- For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +2.61% in Gabon.
- Since 2005, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 344K people to 404K (17.6% growth), while Gabon has grown from 1.46M to 2.64M (80.2% growth).
- The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 424K people compared to the peak of 6.9M people in 2100 for Gabon.
Bahamas vs Gabon: live population counter
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| Current population |
404321
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2636721
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| Population rank | 173/197 | 142/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
4.75 hours
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9.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.02 hours
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7.65 minutes
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| One death every |
2.52 hours
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33.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
8.61 hours
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7.93 hours
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| Annual migration change | +1,018 | +1,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +148 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,843 | +54,163 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.46% | +2.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 139/197 | 46/197 |
the Bahamas and Gabon: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 116,317 | 512,316 | - | - |
| 1961 | 122,197 | 518,266 | 5.06% | 1.16% |
| 1962 | 128,493 | 524,649 | 5.15% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 135,087 | 531,452 | 5.13% | 1.3% |
| 1964 | 141,528 | 538,657 | 4.77% | 1.36% |
| 1965 | 147,952 | 546,308 | 4.54% | 1.42% |
| 1966 | 154,874 | 554,463 | 4.68% | 1.49% |
| 1967 | 162,267 | 563,108 | 4.77% | 1.56% |
| 1968 | 170,089 | 572,257 | 4.82% | 1.62% |
| 1969 | 177,981 | 583,276 | 4.64% | 1.93% |
| 1970 | 184,982 | 595,846 | 3.93% | 2.16% |
| 1971 | 190,857 | 608,348 | 3.18% | 2.1% |
| 1972 | 196,055 | 620,960 | 2.72% | 2.07% |
| 1973 | 200,791 | 633,995 | 2.42% | 2.1% |
| 1974 | 205,342 | 647,691 | 2.27% | 2.16% |
| 1975 | 209,886 | 662,197 | 2.21% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 214,501 | 677,628 | 2.2% | 2.33% |
| 1977 | 219,157 | 693,984 | 2.17% | 2.41% |
| 1978 | 223,761 | 711,245 | 2.1% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 228,230 | 729,375 | 2% | 2.55% |
| 1980 | 232,526 | 748,389 | 1.88% | 2.61% |
| 1981 | 236,614 | 768,385 | 1.76% | 2.67% |
| 1982 | 240,614 | 789,286 | 1.69% | 2.72% |
| 1983 | 244,698 | 811,005 | 1.7% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 248,863 | 833,501 | 1.7% | 2.77% |
| 1985 | 253,154 | 856,726 | 1.72% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 257,536 | 880,705 | 1.73% | 2.8% |
| 1987 | 261,935 | 905,479 | 1.71% | 2.81% |
| 1988 | 266,448 | 931,020 | 1.72% | 2.82% |
| 1989 | 271,178 | 957,138 | 1.78% | 2.81% |
| 1990 | 275,945 | 983,734 | 1.76% | 2.78% |
| 1991 | 280,731 | 1,010,818 | 1.73% | 2.75% |
| 1992 | 285,927 | 1,038,380 | 1.85% | 2.73% |
| 1993 | 291,339 | 1,066,405 | 1.89% | 2.7% |
| 1994 | 296,509 | 1,094,720 | 1.77% | 2.66% |
| 1995 | 301,461 | 1,123,213 | 1.67% | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 306,268 | 1,152,015 | 1.59% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 310,904 | 1,181,439 | 1.51% | 2.55% |
| 1998 | 315,368 | 1,211,736 | 1.44% | 2.56% |
| 1999 | 319,614 | 1,243,016 | 1.35% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 323,835 | 1,275,572 | 1.32% | 2.62% |
| 2001 | 327,836 | 1,309,589 | 1.24% | 2.67% |
| 2002 | 331,614 | 1,345,135 | 1.15% | 2.71% |
| 2003 | 335,618 | 1,382,350 | 1.21% | 2.77% |
| 2004 | 339,782 | 1,421,609 | 1.24% | 2.84% |
| 2005 | 343,894 | 1,463,495 | 1.21% | 2.95% |
| 2006 | 348,375 | 1,508,337 | 1.3% | 3.06% |
| 2007 | 353,334 | 1,556,237 | 1.42% | 3.18% |
| 2008 | 358,120 | 1,607,175 | 1.35% | 3.27% |
| 2009 | 362,810 | 1,661,556 | 1.31% | 3.38% |
| 2010 | 367,478 | 1,719,879 | 1.29% | 3.51% |
| 2011 | 371,729 | 1,781,985 | 1.16% | 3.61% |
| 2012 | 375,469 | 1,846,889 | 1.01% | 3.64% |
| 2013 | 378,953 | 1,913,059 | 0.93% | 3.58% |
| 2014 | 382,298 | 1,978,399 | 0.88% | 3.42% |
| 2015 | 385,346 | 2,040,989 | 0.8% | 3.16% |
| 2016 | 388,055 | 2,100,306 | 0.7% | 2.91% |
| 2017 | 390,485 | 2,156,900 | 0.63% | 2.69% |
| 2018 | 392,717 | 2,212,318 | 0.57% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 394,675 | 2,267,706 | 0.5% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 395,863 | 2,322,539 | 0.3% | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 396,373 | 2,376,722 | 0.13% | 2.33% |
| 2022 | 397,538 | 2,430,747 | 0.29% | 2.27% |
| 2023 | 399,440 | 2,484,789 | 0.48% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 401,283 | 2,538,952 | 0.46% | 2.18% |
| 2025 | 403,042 | 2,593,130 | 0.44% | 2.13% |
| 2026 | 404,635 | 2,647,397 | 0.4% | 2.09% |
| 2027 | 406,126 | 2,701,860 | 0.37% | 2.06% |
| 2028 | 407,560 | 2,756,474 | 0.35% | 2.02% |
| 2029 | 408,950 | 2,811,348 | 0.34% | 1.99% |
| 2030 | 410,269 | 2,866,668 | 0.32% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 411,543 | 2,922,503 | 0.31% | 1.95% |
| 2032 | 412,724 | 2,978,812 | 0.29% | 1.93% |
| 2033 | 413,846 | 3,035,711 | 0.27% | 1.91% |
| 2034 | 414,942 | 3,093,221 | 0.26% | 1.89% |
| 2035 | 415,982 | 3,151,467 | 0.25% | 1.88% |
| 2036 | 416,939 | 3,210,584 | 0.23% | 1.88% |
| 2037 | 417,847 | 3,270,304 | 0.22% | 1.86% |
| 2038 | 418,753 | 3,330,507 | 0.22% | 1.84% |
| 2039 | 419,595 | 3,391,378 | 0.2% | 1.83% |
| 2040 | 420,348 | 3,452,985 | 0.18% | 1.82% |
| 2041 | 421,079 | 3,515,218 | 0.17% | 1.8% |
| 2042 | 421,746 | 3,577,745 | 0.16% | 1.78% |
| 2043 | 422,343 | 3,640,570 | 0.14% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 422,831 | 3,703,794 | 0.12% | 1.74% |
| 2045 | 423,269 | 3,767,430 | 0.1% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 423,679 | 3,831,211 | 0.1% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 423,952 | 3,894,840 | 0.06% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 424,123 | 3,958,294 | 0.04% | 1.63% |
| 2049 | 424,251 | 4,021,470 | 0.03% | 1.6% |
| 2050 | 424,273 | 4,084,535 | 0.005% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Bahamas increased by 41,452 people (a 12.1% growth), while Gabon gained 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Bahamas gained 18,975 (a 4.92% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 595,732 (a 29.2% growth).
The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2005 and is 173rd in 2025. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2005 and ranked 142nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Bahamas' population will grow by 4.93% to 424,273 people with a rank change from 173rd to 174th. The population of Gabon will increase by 54.9% to 4,084,535 people and rank change from 142nd to 133rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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Population differences between the Bahamas and Gabon
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| Life expectancy | 74.9 years | 68.7 years |
| Average age | 37.5 years | 26.2 years |
| Median age | 36 years | 22.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.7:52.3 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.37 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman |
| Population density | 103.8 ppl/mi² | 25.5 ppl/mi² |
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