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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Iceland	Bahamas	Iceland
1960	116,317	175,574	-	-
1961	122,197	179,029	5.06%	1.97%
1962	128,493	182,378	5.15%	1.87%
1963	135,087	185,653	5.13%	1.8%
1964	141,528	188,983	4.77%	1.79%
1965	147,952	192,286	4.54%	1.75%
1966	154,874	195,570	4.68%	1.71%
1967	162,267	198,751	4.77%	1.63%
1968	170,089	201,488	4.82%	1.38%
1969	177,981	203,369	4.64%	0.93%
1970	184,982	204,438	3.93%	0.53%
1971	190,857	206,098	3.18%	0.81%
1972	196,055	209,137	2.72%	1.47%
1973	200,791	212,317	2.42%	1.52%
1974	205,342	215,209	2.27%	1.36%
1975	209,886	217,979	2.21%	1.29%
1976	214,501	220,154	2.2%	1%
1977	219,157	221,799	2.17%	0.75%
1978	223,761	223,537	2.1%	0.78%
1979	228,230	225,735	2%	0.98%
1980	232,526	228,138	1.88%	1.06%
1981	236,614	230,755	1.76%	1.15%
1982	240,614	233,860	1.69%	1.35%
1983	244,698	236,977	1.7%	1.33%
1984	248,863	239,511	1.7%	1.07%
1985	253,154	241,405	1.72%	0.79%
1986	257,536	243,180	1.73%	0.74%
1987	261,935	245,859	1.71%	1.1%
1988	266,448	249,740	1.72%	1.58%
1989	271,178	252,852	1.78%	1.25%
1990	275,945	254,826	1.76%	0.78%
1991	280,731	257,797	1.73%	1.17%
1992	285,927	261,057	1.85%	1.26%
1993	291,339	263,725	1.89%	1.02%
1994	296,509	266,021	1.77%	0.87%
1995	301,461	267,468	1.67%	0.54%
1996	306,268	268,916	1.59%	0.54%
1997	310,904	271,128	1.51%	0.82%
1998	315,368	274,047	1.44%	1.08%
1999	319,614	277,381	1.35%	1.22%
2000	323,835	281,205	1.32%	1.38%
2001	327,836	284,968	1.24%	1.34%
2002	331,614	287,523	1.15%	0.9%
2003	335,618	289,521	1.21%	0.69%
2004	339,782	292,074	1.24%	0.88%
2005	343,894	296,734	1.21%	1.6%
2006	348,375	303,782	1.3%	2.38%
2007	353,334	311,566	1.42%	2.56%
2008	358,120	317,414	1.35%	1.88%
2009	362,810	318,499	1.31%	0.34%
2010	367,478	318,041	1.29%	-0.14%
2011	371,729	319,014	1.16%	0.31%
2012	375,469	320,716	1.01%	0.53%
2013	378,953	323,764	0.93%	0.95%
2014	382,298	327,386	0.88%	1.12%
2015	385,346	330,815	0.8%	1.05%
2016	388,055	335,439	0.7%	1.4%
2017	390,485	343,400	0.63%	2.37%
2018	392,717	352,721	0.57%	2.71%
2019	394,675	360,563	0.5%	2.22%
2020	395,863	366,463	0.3%	1.64%
2021	396,373	372,520	0.13%	1.65%
2022	397,538	382,003	0.29%	2.55%
2023	399,440	385,663	0.48%	0.96%
2024	401,283	386,506	0.46%	0.22%
2025	403,042	391,286	0.44%	1.24%
2026	404,635	395,277	0.4%	1.02%
2027	406,126	398,729	0.37%	0.87%
2028	407,560	401,867	0.35%	0.79%
2029	408,950	404,639	0.34%	0.69%
2030	410,269	407,090	0.32%	0.61%
2031	411,543	409,307	0.31%	0.54%
2032	412,724	411,279	0.29%	0.48%
2033	413,846	413,059	0.27%	0.43%
2034	414,942	414,660	0.26%	0.39%
2035	415,982	416,153	0.25%	0.36%
2036	416,939	417,573	0.23%	0.34%
2037	417,847	418,847	0.22%	0.31%
2038	418,753	419,997	0.22%	0.27%
2039	419,595	421,032	0.2%	0.25%
2040	420,348	421,924	0.18%	0.21%
2041	421,079	422,688	0.17%	0.18%
2042	421,746	423,370	0.16%	0.16%
2043	422,343	424,023	0.14%	0.15%
2044	422,831	424,570	0.12%	0.13%
2045	423,269	424,909	0.1%	0.08%
2046	423,679	425,115	0.1%	0.05%
2047	423,952	425,264	0.06%	0.03%
2048	424,123	425,359	0.04%	0.02%
2049	424,251	425,409	0.03%	0.01%
2050	424,273	425,404	0.005%	-0.001%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd 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 Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.