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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Iraq	Bahamas	Iraq
1960	116,317	7,022,052	-	-
1961	122,197	7,194,553	5.06%	2.46%
1962	128,493	7,413,875	5.15%	3.05%
1963	135,087	7,667,928	5.13%	3.43%
1964	141,528	7,929,566	4.77%	3.41%
1965	147,952	8,202,140	4.54%	3.44%
1966	154,874	8,485,104	4.68%	3.45%
1967	162,267	8,778,869	4.77%	3.46%
1968	170,089	9,085,016	4.82%	3.49%
1969	177,981	9,403,356	4.64%	3.5%
1970	184,982	9,735,611	3.93%	3.53%
1971	190,857	10,077,809	3.18%	3.51%
1972	196,055	10,430,164	2.72%	3.5%
1973	200,791	10,795,869	2.42%	3.51%
1974	205,342	11,167,761	2.27%	3.44%
1975	209,886	11,543,639	2.21%	3.37%
1976	214,501	11,927,651	2.2%	3.33%
1977	219,157	12,331,046	2.17%	3.38%
1978	223,761	12,753,355	2.1%	3.42%
1979	228,230	13,170,365	2%	3.27%
1980	232,526	13,591,992	1.88%	3.2%
1981	236,614	14,006,381	1.76%	3.05%
1982	240,614	14,406,083	1.69%	2.85%
1983	244,698	14,840,555	1.7%	3.02%
1984	248,863	15,310,733	1.7%	3.17%
1985	253,154	15,683,430	1.72%	2.43%
1986	257,536	16,074,145	1.73%	2.49%
1987	261,935	16,521,049	1.71%	2.78%
1988	266,448	16,908,819	1.72%	2.35%
1989	271,178	17,364,542	1.78%	2.7%
1990	275,945	17,581,206	1.76%	1.25%
1991	280,731	17,767,253	1.73%	1.06%
1992	285,927	18,300,845	1.85%	3%
1993	291,339	19,201,195	1.89%	4.92%
1994	296,509	20,139,807	1.77%	4.89%
1995	301,461	20,825,860	1.67%	3.41%
1996	306,268	21,501,321	1.59%	3.24%
1997	310,904	22,176,593	1.51%	3.14%
1998	315,368	22,884,399	1.44%	3.19%
1999	319,614	23,636,527	1.35%	3.29%
2000	323,835	24,424,056	1.32%	3.33%
2001	327,836	25,197,840	1.24%	3.17%
2002	331,614	26,006,559	1.15%	3.21%
2003	335,618	26,802,659	1.21%	3.06%
2004	339,782	27,577,878	1.24%	2.89%
2005	343,894	28,407,448	1.21%	3.01%
2006	348,375	28,616,515	1.3%	0.74%
2007	353,334	28,391,607	1.42%	-0.79%
2008	358,120	28,971,036	1.35%	2.04%
2009	362,810	30,058,206	1.31%	3.75%
2010	367,478	31,045,366	1.29%	3.28%
2011	371,729	32,161,424	1.16%	3.59%
2012	375,469	33,654,842	1.01%	4.64%
2013	378,953	35,281,989	0.93%	4.83%
2014	382,298	36,550,059	0.88%	3.59%
2015	385,346	37,560,535	0.8%	2.76%
2016	388,055	38,469,627	0.7%	2.42%
2017	390,485	39,337,353	0.63%	2.26%
2018	392,717	40,265,624	0.57%	2.36%
2019	394,675	41,192,171	0.5%	2.3%
2020	395,863	42,116,605	0.3%	2.24%
2021	396,373	43,071,211	0.13%	2.27%
2022	397,538	44,070,551	0.29%	2.32%
2023	399,440	45,074,049	0.48%	2.28%
2024	401,283	46,042,015	0.46%	2.15%
2025	403,042	47,020,778	0.44%	2.13%
2026	404,635	48,007,435	0.4%	2.1%
2027	406,126	48,987,424	0.37%	2.04%
2028	407,560	49,960,955	0.35%	1.99%
2029	408,950	50,943,339	0.34%	1.97%
2030	410,269	51,937,208	0.32%	1.95%
2031	411,543	52,934,373	0.31%	1.92%
2032	412,724	53,953,395	0.29%	1.93%
2033	413,846	54,985,129	0.27%	1.91%
2034	414,942	56,012,641	0.26%	1.87%
2035	415,982	57,035,917	0.25%	1.83%
2036	416,939	58,071,740	0.23%	1.82%
2037	417,847	59,109,258	0.22%	1.79%
2038	418,753	60,132,232	0.22%	1.73%
2039	419,595	61,174,679	0.2%	1.73%
2040	420,348	62,223,208	0.18%	1.71%
2041	421,079	63,249,167	0.17%	1.65%
2042	421,746	64,260,847	0.16%	1.6%
2043	422,343	65,257,000	0.14%	1.55%
2044	422,831	66,237,772	0.12%	1.5%
2045	423,269	67,204,176	0.1%	1.46%
2046	423,679	68,150,060	0.1%	1.41%
2047	423,952	69,098,087	0.06%	1.39%
2048	424,123	70,050,118	0.04%	1.38%
2049	424,251	70,999,566	0.03%	1.36%
2050	424,273	71,928,759	0.005%	1.31%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 9,548,518 (a 24.8% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 34th 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 Iraq will increase by 49.8% to 71,928,759 people and rank change from 34th to 28th.