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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Guyana	Bahamas	Guyana
1960	116,317	569,143	-	-
1961	122,197	582,568	5.06%	2.36%
1962	128,493	595,461	5.15%	2.21%
1963	135,087	608,537	5.13%	2.2%
1964	141,528	621,764	4.77%	2.17%
1965	147,952	635,128	4.54%	2.15%
1966	154,874	648,646	4.68%	2.13%
1967	162,267	662,311	4.77%	2.11%
1968	170,089	676,160	4.82%	2.09%
1969	177,981	690,223	4.64%	2.08%
1970	184,982	702,705	3.93%	1.81%
1971	190,857	712,662	3.18%	1.42%
1972	196,055	721,617	2.72%	1.26%
1973	200,791	730,138	2.42%	1.18%
1974	205,342	738,057	2.27%	1.08%
1975	209,886	745,393	2.21%	0.99%
1976	214,501	752,253	2.2%	0.92%
1977	219,157	758,654	2.17%	0.85%
1978	223,761	764,586	2.1%	0.78%
1979	228,230	770,062	2%	0.72%
1980	232,526	774,367	1.88%	0.56%
1981	236,614	776,453	1.76%	0.27%
1982	240,614	776,712	1.69%	0.03%
1983	244,698	775,891	1.7%	-0.11%
1984	248,863	774,111	1.7%	-0.23%
1985	253,154	771,477	1.72%	-0.34%
1986	257,536	768,098	1.73%	-0.44%
1987	261,935	764,120	1.71%	-0.52%
1988	266,448	759,663	1.72%	-0.58%
1989	271,178	754,865	1.78%	-0.63%
1990	275,945	749,894	1.76%	-0.66%
1991	280,731	747,861	1.73%	-0.27%
1992	285,927	749,911	1.85%	0.27%
1993	291,339	752,965	1.89%	0.41%
1994	296,509	755,822	1.77%	0.38%
1995	301,461	758,388	1.67%	0.34%
1996	306,268	760,526	1.59%	0.28%
1997	310,904	762,245	1.51%	0.23%
1998	315,368	763,586	1.44%	0.18%
1999	319,614	764,483	1.35%	0.12%
2000	323,835	764,832	1.32%	0.05%
2001	327,836	764,477	1.24%	-0.05%
2002	331,614	763,652	1.15%	-0.11%
2003	335,618	763,101	1.21%	-0.07%
2004	339,782	762,418	1.24%	-0.09%
2005	343,894	760,914	1.21%	-0.2%
2006	348,375	758,966	1.3%	-0.26%
2007	353,334	756,861	1.42%	-0.28%
2008	358,120	754,606	1.35%	-0.3%
2009	362,810	752,094	1.31%	-0.33%
2010	367,478	749,256	1.29%	-0.38%
2011	371,729	746,153	1.16%	-0.41%
2012	375,469	746,288	1.01%	0.02%
2013	378,953	750,021	0.93%	0.5%
2014	382,298	754,229	0.88%	0.56%
2015	385,346	758,781	0.8%	0.6%
2016	388,055	763,548	0.7%	0.63%
2017	390,485	768,479	0.63%	0.65%
2018	392,717	791,556	0.57%	3%
2019	394,675	807,665	0.5%	2.04%
2020	395,863	807,481	0.3%	-0.02%
2021	396,373	815,482	0.13%	0.99%
2022	397,538	821,637	0.29%	0.75%
2023	399,440	826,353	0.48%	0.57%
2024	401,283	831,087	0.46%	0.57%
2025	403,042	835,986	0.44%	0.59%
2026	404,635	840,883	0.4%	0.59%
2027	406,126	846,019	0.37%	0.61%
2028	407,560	851,161	0.35%	0.61%
2029	408,950	856,040	0.34%	0.57%
2030	410,269	861,037	0.32%	0.58%
2031	411,543	866,080	0.31%	0.59%
2032	412,724	871,237	0.29%	0.6%
2033	413,846	876,346	0.27%	0.59%
2034	414,942	881,223	0.26%	0.56%
2035	415,982	885,935	0.25%	0.53%
2036	416,939	890,320	0.23%	0.49%
2037	417,847	894,649	0.22%	0.49%
2038	418,753	899,021	0.22%	0.49%
2039	419,595	903,316	0.2%	0.48%
2040	420,348	907,506	0.18%	0.46%
2041	421,079	911,723	0.17%	0.46%
2042	421,746	915,811	0.16%	0.45%
2043	422,343	919,575	0.14%	0.41%
2044	422,831	923,121	0.12%	0.39%
2045	423,269	926,355	0.1%	0.35%
2046	423,679	929,478	0.1%	0.34%
2047	423,952	932,483	0.06%	0.32%
2048	424,123	935,329	0.04%	0.31%
2049	424,251	938,062	0.03%	0.29%
2050	424,273	940,601	0.005%	0.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 77,391 (a 10.1% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd 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 Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd.