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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Grenada	Bahamas	Grenada
1960	116,317	94,058	-	-
1961	122,197	95,335	5.06%	1.36%
1962	128,493	96,375	5.15%	1.09%
1963	135,087	97,195	5.13%	0.85%
1964	141,528	97,760	4.77%	0.58%
1965	147,952	98,067	4.54%	0.31%
1966	154,874	98,121	4.68%	0.06%
1967	162,267	98,066	4.77%	-0.06%
1968	170,089	98,078	4.82%	0.01%
1969	177,981	98,204	4.64%	0.13%
1970	184,982	98,414	3.93%	0.21%
1971	190,857	98,648	3.18%	0.24%
1972	196,055	98,777	2.72%	0.13%
1973	200,791	98,709	2.42%	-0.07%
1974	205,342	98,486	2.27%	-0.23%
1975	209,886	98,126	2.21%	-0.37%
1976	214,501	97,632	2.2%	-0.5%
1977	219,157	97,017	2.17%	-0.63%
1978	223,761	96,305	2.1%	-0.73%
1979	228,230	95,490	2%	-0.85%
1980	232,526	94,538	1.88%	-1%
1981	236,614	94,052	1.76%	-0.51%
1982	240,614	94,383	1.69%	0.35%
1983	244,698	94,948	1.7%	0.6%
1984	248,863	95,498	1.7%	0.58%
1985	253,154	96,111	1.72%	0.64%
1986	257,536	96,790	1.73%	0.71%
1987	261,935	97,526	1.71%	0.76%
1988	266,448	98,308	1.72%	0.8%
1989	271,178	99,121	1.78%	0.83%
1990	275,945	99,957	1.76%	0.84%
1991	280,731	100,793	1.73%	0.84%
1992	285,927	101,602	1.85%	0.8%
1993	291,339	102,382	1.89%	0.77%
1994	296,509	103,138	1.77%	0.74%
1995	301,461	103,869	1.67%	0.71%
1996	306,268	104,584	1.59%	0.69%
1997	310,904	105,293	1.51%	0.68%
1998	315,368	106,009	1.44%	0.68%
1999	319,614	106,727	1.35%	0.68%
2000	323,835	107,451	1.32%	0.68%
2001	327,836	107,987	1.24%	0.5%
2002	331,614	108,404	1.15%	0.39%
2003	335,618	108,884	1.21%	0.44%
2004	339,782	109,323	1.24%	0.4%
2005	343,894	109,734	1.21%	0.38%
2006	348,375	110,135	1.3%	0.37%
2007	353,334	110,522	1.42%	0.35%
2008	358,120	110,896	1.35%	0.34%
2009	362,810	111,254	1.31%	0.32%
2010	367,478	111,586	1.29%	0.3%
2011	371,729	112,079	1.16%	0.44%
2012	375,469	112,775	1.01%	0.62%
2013	378,953	113,487	0.93%	0.63%
2014	382,298	114,132	0.88%	0.57%
2015	385,346	114,676	0.8%	0.48%
2016	388,055	115,130	0.7%	0.4%
2017	390,485	115,438	0.63%	0.27%
2018	392,717	115,691	0.57%	0.22%
2019	394,675	115,981	0.5%	0.25%
2020	395,863	116,341	0.3%	0.31%
2021	396,373	116,688	0.13%	0.3%
2022	397,538	116,913	0.29%	0.19%
2023	399,440	117,081	0.48%	0.14%
2024	401,283	117,207	0.46%	0.11%
2025	403,042	117,304	0.44%	0.08%
2026	404,635	117,361	0.4%	0.05%
2027	406,126	117,400	0.37%	0.03%
2028	407,560	117,430	0.35%	0.03%
2029	408,950	117,446	0.34%	0.01%
2030	410,269	117,465	0.32%	0.02%
2031	411,543	117,475	0.31%	0.009%
2032	412,724	117,456	0.29%	-0.02%
2033	413,846	117,406	0.27%	-0.04%
2034	414,942	117,334	0.26%	-0.06%
2035	415,982	117,245	0.25%	-0.08%
2036	416,939	117,141	0.23%	-0.09%
2037	417,847	117,001	0.22%	-0.12%
2038	418,753	116,869	0.22%	-0.11%
2039	419,595	116,702	0.2%	-0.14%
2040	420,348	116,496	0.18%	-0.18%
2041	421,079	116,265	0.17%	-0.2%
2042	421,746	116,015	0.16%	-0.22%
2043	422,343	115,730	0.14%	-0.25%
2044	422,831	115,443	0.12%	-0.25%
2045	423,269	115,122	0.1%	-0.28%
2046	423,679	114,771	0.1%	-0.3%
2047	423,952	114,407	0.06%	-0.32%
2048	424,123	114,032	0.04%	-0.33%
2049	424,251	113,654	0.03%	-0.33%
2050	424,273	113,245	0.005%	-0.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Grenada gained 4,995 people (a 4.54% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Grenada's population increased by 2,231 (a 1.94% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Grenada was ranked 181st in 2006 and ranked 182nd 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 Grenada will decrease by 3.51% to 113,245 people and will still be ranked 182nd.