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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Ghana	Bahamas	Ghana
1960	116,317	6,961,215	-	-
1961	122,197	7,162,667	5.06%	2.89%
1962	128,493	7,337,375	5.15%	2.44%
1963	135,087	7,514,714	5.13%	2.42%
1964	141,528	7,695,739	4.77%	2.41%
1965	147,952	7,882,606	4.54%	2.43%
1966	154,874	8,074,521	4.68%	2.43%
1967	162,267	8,271,913	4.77%	2.44%
1968	170,089	8,475,729	4.82%	2.46%
1969	177,981	8,690,383	4.64%	2.53%
1970	184,982	8,925,813	3.93%	2.71%
1971	190,857	9,176,264	3.18%	2.81%
1972	196,055	9,438,187	2.72%	2.85%
1973	200,791	9,714,617	2.42%	2.93%
1974	205,342	10,000,523	2.27%	2.94%
1975	209,886	10,294,308	2.21%	2.94%
1976	214,501	10,594,913	2.2%	2.92%
1977	219,157	10,911,871	2.17%	2.99%
1978	223,761	11,248,450	2.1%	3.08%
1979	228,230	11,597,255	2%	3.1%
1980	232,526	11,941,448	1.88%	2.97%
1981	236,614	12,281,712	1.76%	2.85%
1982	240,614	12,643,819	1.69%	2.95%
1983	244,698	13,029,836	1.7%	3.05%
1984	248,863	13,370,590	1.7%	2.62%
1985	253,154	13,661,229	1.72%	2.17%
1986	257,536	13,965,217	1.73%	2.23%
1987	261,935	14,289,108	1.71%	2.32%
1988	266,448	14,636,568	1.72%	2.43%
1989	271,178	15,006,813	1.78%	2.53%
1990	275,945	15,394,648	1.76%	2.58%
1991	280,731	15,787,496	1.73%	2.55%
1992	285,927	16,184,855	1.85%	2.52%
1993	291,339	16,589,519	1.89%	2.5%
1994	296,509	16,993,190	1.77%	2.43%
1995	301,461	17,399,017	1.67%	2.39%
1996	306,268	17,810,181	1.59%	2.36%
1997	310,904	18,238,958	1.51%	2.41%
1998	315,368	18,688,036	1.44%	2.46%
1999	319,614	19,149,864	1.35%	2.47%
2000	323,835	19,637,087	1.32%	2.54%
2001	327,836	20,167,069	1.24%	2.7%
2002	331,614	20,729,388	1.15%	2.79%
2003	335,618	21,296,705	1.21%	2.74%
2004	339,782	21,868,298	1.24%	2.68%
2005	343,894	22,449,438	1.21%	2.66%
2006	348,375	23,040,702	1.3%	2.63%
2007	353,334	23,642,279	1.42%	2.61%
2008	358,120	24,249,946	1.35%	2.57%
2009	362,810	24,862,664	1.31%	2.53%
2010	367,478	25,474,995	1.29%	2.46%
2011	371,729	26,095,088	1.16%	2.43%
2012	375,469	26,734,268	1.01%	2.45%
2013	378,953	27,386,193	0.93%	2.44%
2014	382,298	28,041,592	0.88%	2.39%
2015	385,346	28,696,068	0.8%	2.33%
2016	388,055	29,356,742	0.7%	2.3%
2017	390,485	30,008,354	0.63%	2.22%
2018	392,717	30,637,585	0.57%	2.1%
2019	394,675	31,258,945	0.5%	2.03%
2020	395,863	31,887,809	0.3%	2.01%
2021	396,373	32,518,665	0.13%	1.98%
2022	397,538	33,149,152	0.29%	1.94%
2023	399,440	33,787,914	0.48%	1.93%
2024	401,283	34,427,414	0.46%	1.89%
2025	403,042	35,064,273	0.44%	1.85%
2026	404,635	35,697,555	0.4%	1.81%
2027	406,126	36,328,265	0.37%	1.77%
2028	407,560	36,959,310	0.35%	1.74%
2029	408,950	37,589,709	0.34%	1.71%
2030	410,269	38,222,075	0.32%	1.68%
2031	411,543	38,856,804	0.31%	1.66%
2032	412,724	39,492,788	0.29%	1.64%
2033	413,846	40,132,720	0.27%	1.62%
2034	414,942	40,774,152	0.26%	1.6%
2035	415,982	41,412,555	0.25%	1.57%
2036	416,939	42,047,450	0.23%	1.53%
2037	417,847	42,682,177	0.22%	1.51%
2038	418,753	43,314,971	0.22%	1.48%
2039	419,595	43,942,852	0.2%	1.45%
2040	420,348	44,568,346	0.18%	1.42%
2041	421,079	45,190,628	0.17%	1.4%
2042	421,746	45,808,597	0.16%	1.37%
2043	422,343	46,421,960	0.14%	1.34%
2044	422,831	47,030,351	0.12%	1.31%
2045	423,269	47,634,271	0.1%	1.28%
2046	423,679	48,231,602	0.1%	1.25%
2047	423,952	48,823,456	0.06%	1.23%
2048	424,123	49,408,506	0.04%	1.2%
2049	424,251	49,984,435	0.03%	1.17%
2050	424,273	50,553,041	0.005%	1.14%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,347,706 (a 21.6% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Ghana will increase by 41.6% to 50,553,041 people and rank change from 47th to 42nd.