The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 405,203 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.
Population statistics:
- Italy's population is 144.5 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
- The Bahamas is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
- The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 0.71% for Italy.
- For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
- Since 2006, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.3% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).
Bahamas vs Italy: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Bahamas
|
Italy
|
|
| 2100 | 386,326 | 35,208,261 |
| 2099 | 387,280 | 35,444,989 |
| 2098 | 388,246 | 35,676,340 |
| 2097 | 389,184 | 35,914,345 |
| 2096 | 390,145 | 36,150,501 |
| 2095 | 391,217 | 36,386,787 |
| 2094 | 392,243 | 36,619,396 |
| 2093 | 393,271 | 36,850,181 |
| 2092 | 394,316 | 37,089,746 |
| 2091 | 395,411 | 37,323,400 |
| 2090 | 396,511 | 37,560,976 |
| 2089 | 397,631 | 37,802,157 |
| 2088 | 398,807 | 38,040,056 |
| 2087 | 399,953 | 38,280,439 |
| 2086 | 401,123 | 38,517,279 |
| 2085 | 402,207 | 38,761,126 |
| 2084 | 403,345 | 39,008,873 |
| 2083 | 404,417 | 39,255,273 |
| 2082 | 405,461 | 39,509,964 |
| 2081 | 406,402 | 39,767,732 |
| 2080 | 407,387 | 40,030,977 |
| 2079 | 408,320 | 40,302,924 |
| 2078 | 409,243 | 40,579,648 |
| 2077 | 410,163 | 40,860,952 |
| 2076 | 411,083 | 41,151,772 |
| 2075 | 411,981 | 41,455,646 |
| 2074 | 412,795 | 41,779,503 |
| 2073 | 413,761 | 42,111,664 |
| 2072 | 414,686 | 42,459,257 |
| 2071 | 415,512 | 42,814,908 |
| 2070 | 416,240 | 43,187,953 |
| 2069 | 416,978 | 43,571,469 |
| 2068 | 417,767 | 43,964,515 |
| 2067 | 418,485 | 44,361,273 |
| 2066 | 419,174 | 44,771,926 |
| 2065 | 419,854 | 45,197,177 |
| 2064 | 420,484 | 45,628,630 |
| 2063 | 421,089 | 46,066,216 |
| 2062 | 421,659 | 46,517,561 |
| 2061 | 422,161 | 46,971,598 |
| 2060 | 422,684 | 47,424,830 |
| 2059 | 423,216 | 47,879,711 |
| 2058 | 423,597 | 48,332,818 |
| 2057 | 423,908 | 48,778,066 |
| 2056 | 424,274 | 49,222,515 |
| 2055 | 424,546 | 49,653,326 |
| 2054 | 424,840 | 50,073,600 |
| 2053 | 424,993 | 50,488,203 |
| 2052 | 425,140 | 50,886,354 |
| 2051 | 425,224 | 51,276,616 |
| 2050 | 425,248 | 51,663,176 |
| 2049 | 425,174 | 52,034,983 |
| 2048 | 425,003 | 52,392,012 |
| 2047 | 424,831 | 52,745,310 |
| 2046 | 424,454 | 53,080,828 |
| 2045 | 424,008 | 53,408,660 |
| 2044 | 423,570 | 53,723,325 |
| 2043 | 423,028 | 54,042,322 |
| 2042 | 422,383 | 54,342,628 |
| 2041 | 421,690 | 54,629,496 |
| 2040 | 420,926 | 54,916,374 |
| 2039 | 420,159 | 55,205,078 |
| 2038 | 419,259 | 55,481,637 |
| 2037 | 418,331 | 55,757,394 |
| 2036 | 417,446 | 56,025,224 |
| 2035 | 416,413 | 56,295,613 |
| 2034 | 415,354 | 56,562,648 |
| 2033 | 414,224 | 56,822,364 |
| 2032 | 413,109 | 57,078,534 |
| 2031 | 411,852 | 57,345,322 |
| 2030 | 410,560 | 57,606,120 |
| 2029 | 409,207 | 57,851,091 |
| 2028 | 407,778 | 58,091,760 |
| 2027 | 406,320 | 58,333,039 |
| 2026 | 404,790 | 58,562,681 |
| 2025 | 403,121 | 58,769,653 |
| 2024 | 401,283 | 58,952,704 |
| 2023 | 399,440 | 58,984,216 |
| 2022 | 397,538 | 59,013,667 |
| 2021 | 396,373 | 59,133,173 |
| 2020 | 395,863 | 59,438,851 |
| 2019 | 394,675 | 59,729,081 |
| 2018 | 392,717 | 60,148,658 |
| 2017 | 390,485 | 60,002,252 |
| 2016 | 388,055 | 60,115,223 |
| 2015 | 385,346 | 60,229,605 |
| 2014 | 382,298 | 60,320,707 |
| 2013 | 378,953 | 60,311,613 |
| 2012 | 375,469 | 60,191,247 |
| 2011 | 371,729 | 60,026,841 |
| 2010 | 367,478 | 59,819,407 |
| 2009 | 362,810 | 59,555,454 |
| 2008 | 358,120 | 59,211,181 |
| 2007 | 353,334 | 58,756,247 |
| 2006 | 348,375 | 58,399,861 |
| 2005 | 343,894 | 58,166,682 |
| 2004 | 339,782 | 57,828,179 |
| 2003 | 335,618 | 57,399,184 |
| 2002 | 331,614 | 57,089,824 |
| 2001 | 327,836 | 56,976,981 |
| 2000 | 323,835 | 56,942,108 |
| 1999 | 319,614 | 56,916,317 |
| 1998 | 315,368 | 56,906,744 |
| 1997 | 310,904 | 56,890,372 |
| 1996 | 306,268 | 56,860,281 |
| 1995 | 301,461 | 56,844,303 |
| 1994 | 296,509 | 56,843,400 |
| 1993 | 291,339 | 56,831,821 |
| 1992 | 285,927 | 56,797,087 |
| 1991 | 280,731 | 56,758,521 |
| 1990 | 275,945 | 56,719,240 |
| 1989 | 271,178 | 56,671,781 |
| 1988 | 266,448 | 56,629,288 |
| 1987 | 261,935 | 56,601,931 |
| 1986 | 257,536 | 56,596,155 |
| 1985 | 253,154 | 56,593,071 |
| 1984 | 248,863 | 56,576,718 |
| 1983 | 244,698 | 56,564,074 |
| 1982 | 240,614 | 56,543,548 |
| 1981 | 236,614 | 56,501,675 |
| 1980 | 232,526 | 56,433,883 |
| 1979 | 228,230 | 56,317,749 |
| 1978 | 223,761 | 56,155,143 |
| 1977 | 219,157 | 55,955,411 |
| 1976 | 214,501 | 55,718,260 |
| 1975 | 209,886 | 55,441,001 |
| 1974 | 205,342 | 55,110,868 |
| 1973 | 200,791 | 54,751,406 |
| 1972 | 196,055 | 54,381,345 |
| 1971 | 190,857 | 54,073,490 |
| 1970 | 184,982 | 53,821,850 |
| 1969 | 177,981 | 53,537,950 |
| 1968 | 170,089 | 53,235,750 |
| 1967 | 162,267 | 52,900,500 |
| 1966 | 154,874 | 52,519,000 |
| 1965 | 147,952 | 52,112,350 |
| 1964 | 141,528 | 51,675,350 |
| 1963 | 135,087 | 51,252,000 |
| 1962 | 128,493 | 50,879,450 |
| 1961 | 122,197 | 50,536,350 |
| 1960 | 116,317 | 50,199,700 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/bahamas/italy | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 17,148 people (a 4.42% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).
The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Bahamas' population will grow by 4.95% to 425,248 people with a rank change from 172nd to 174th. The population of Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.
The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 425K people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Bahamas
|
Italy
|
|
| 2100 | -0.25% | -0.67% |
| 2099 | -0.25% | -0.65% |
| 2098 | -0.24% | -0.66% |
| 2097 | -0.25% | -0.65% |
| 2096 | -0.27% | -0.65% |
| 2095 | -0.26% | -0.64% |
| 2094 | -0.26% | -0.63% |
| 2093 | -0.26% | -0.65% |
| 2092 | -0.28% | -0.63% |
| 2091 | -0.28% | -0.63% |
| 2090 | -0.28% | -0.64% |
| 2089 | -0.29% | -0.63% |
| 2088 | -0.29% | -0.63% |
| 2087 | -0.29% | -0.61% |
| 2086 | -0.27% | -0.63% |
| 2085 | -0.28% | -0.64% |
| 2084 | -0.26% | -0.63% |
| 2083 | -0.26% | -0.64% |
| 2082 | -0.23% | -0.65% |
| 2081 | -0.24% | -0.66% |
| 2080 | -0.23% | -0.67% |
| 2079 | -0.23% | -0.68% |
| 2078 | -0.22% | -0.69% |
| 2077 | -0.22% | -0.71% |
| 2076 | -0.22% | -0.73% |
| 2075 | -0.2% | -0.78% |
| 2074 | -0.23% | -0.79% |
| 2073 | -0.22% | -0.82% |
| 2072 | -0.2% | -0.83% |
| 2071 | -0.17% | -0.86% |
| 2070 | -0.18% | -0.88% |
| 2069 | -0.19% | -0.89% |
| 2068 | -0.17% | -0.89% |
| 2067 | -0.16% | -0.92% |
| 2066 | -0.16% | -0.94% |
| 2065 | -0.15% | -0.95% |
| 2064 | -0.14% | -0.95% |
| 2063 | -0.14% | -0.97% |
| 2062 | -0.12% | -0.97% |
| 2061 | -0.12% | -0.96% |
| 2060 | -0.13% | -0.95% |
| 2059 | -0.09% | -0.94% |
| 2058 | -0.07% | -0.91% |
| 2057 | -0.09% | -0.9% |
| 2056 | -0.06% | -0.87% |
| 2055 | -0.07% | -0.84% |
| 2054 | -0.04% | -0.82% |
| 2053 | -0.03% | -0.78% |
| 2052 | -0.02% | -0.76% |
| 2051 | -0.006% | -0.75% |
| 2050 | 0.02% | -0.71% |
| 2049 | 0.04% | -0.68% |
| 2048 | 0.04% | -0.67% |
| 2047 | 0.09% | -0.63% |
| 2046 | 0.11% | -0.61% |
| 2045 | 0.1% | -0.59% |
| 2044 | 0.13% | -0.59% |
| 2043 | 0.15% | -0.55% |
| 2042 | 0.16% | -0.53% |
| 2041 | 0.18% | -0.52% |
| 2040 | 0.18% | -0.52% |
| 2039 | 0.21% | -0.5% |
| 2038 | 0.22% | -0.49% |
| 2037 | 0.21% | -0.48% |
| 2036 | 0.25% | -0.48% |
| 2035 | 0.26% | -0.47% |
| 2034 | 0.27% | -0.46% |
| 2033 | 0.27% | -0.45% |
| 2032 | 0.31% | -0.47% |
| 2031 | 0.31% | -0.45% |
| 2030 | 0.33% | -0.42% |
| 2029 | 0.35% | -0.41% |
| 2028 | 0.36% | -0.41% |
| 2027 | 0.38% | -0.39% |
| 2026 | 0.41% | -0.35% |
| 2025 | 0.46% | -0.31% |
| 2024 | 0.46% | -0.05% |
| 2023 | 0.48% | -0.05% |
| 2022 | 0.29% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.13% | -0.51% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -0.49% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.57% | 0.24% |
| 2017 | 0.63% | -0.19% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.19% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.15% |
| 2014 | 0.88% | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 0.93% | 0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01% | 0.27% |
| 2011 | 1.16% | 0.35% |
| 2010 | 1.29% | 0.44% |
| 2009 | 1.31% | 0.58% |
| 2008 | 1.35% | 0.77% |
| 2007 | 1.42% | 0.61% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | 0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.21% | 0.59% |
| 2004 | 1.24% | 0.75% |
| 2003 | 1.21% | 0.54% |
| 2002 | 1.15% | 0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.24% | 0.06% |
| 2000 | 1.32% | 0.05% |
| 1999 | 1.35% | 0.02% |
| 1998 | 1.44% | 0.03% |
| 1997 | 1.51% | 0.05% |
| 1996 | 1.59% | 0.03% |
| 1995 | 1.67% | 0.002% |
| 1994 | 1.77% | 0.02% |
| 1993 | 1.89% | 0.06% |
| 1992 | 1.85% | 0.07% |
| 1991 | 1.73% | 0.07% |
| 1990 | 1.76% | 0.08% |
| 1989 | 1.78% | 0.08% |
| 1988 | 1.72% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 1.71% | 0.01% |
| 1986 | 1.73% | 0.005% |
| 1985 | 1.72% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | 0.02% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | 0.04% |
| 1982 | 1.69% | 0.07% |
| 1981 | 1.76% | 0.12% |
| 1980 | 1.88% | 0.21% |
| 1979 | 2% | 0.29% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | 0.36% |
| 1977 | 2.17% | 0.43% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | 0.5% |
| 1975 | 2.21% | 0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.27% | 0.66% |
| 1973 | 2.42% | 0.68% |
| 1972 | 2.72% | 0.57% |
| 1971 | 3.18% | 0.47% |
| 1970 | 3.93% | 0.53% |
| 1969 | 4.64% | 0.57% |
| 1968 | 4.82% | 0.63% |
| 1967 | 4.77% | 0.73% |
| 1966 | 4.68% | 0.78% |
| 1965 | 4.54% | 0.85% |
| 1964 | 4.77% | 0.83% |
| 1963 | 5.13% | 0.73% |
| 1962 | 5.15% | 0.68% |
| 1961 | 5.06% | 0.67% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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In 2024, the population of the Bahamas grew by 0.46%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.
Live population counters
|
Bahamas
|
Italy
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
405203
|
58562681
|
| Population rank | 172/197 | 26/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.71% |
| One net population change |
4.75 hours
|
16.7 minutes
|
| One birth every |
2.02 hours
|
1.39 minutes
|
| One death every |
2.52 hours
|
47.7 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | -86 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,843 | -31,512 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.46% | -0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 139/197 | 170/197 |
| One migration net change every |
9.39 hours
|
6.99 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | +935 | +75,448 |
| Net migration rank | 64/196 | 19/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 67,285 | 6,553,671 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 144/195 | 12/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 16.8% | 11% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 38/195 | 59/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bahamas
|
Italy
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | 935 | - | 75,448 |
| 2024 | - | 1,018 | - | 95,246 |
| 2023 | 854 | 1,001 | -283,125 | 150,189 |
| 2022 | 947 | 1,001 | -318,674 | 231,228 |
| 2021 | -93 | 481 | -301,579 | 157,327 |
| 2020 | 631 | 0 | -338,801 | 85,281 |
| 2019 | 740 | 1,002 | -215,025 | 46,634 |
| 2018 | 1,173 | 1,002 | -192,475 | 83,686 |
| 2017 | 1,289 | 1,002 | -192,007 | 95,147 |
| 2016 | 1,569 | 1,002 | -138,265 | 84,568 |
| 2015 | 1,840 | 1,002 | -162,620 | 39,389 |
| 2014 | 2,259 | 1,002 | -96,513 | 52,679 |
| 2013 | 2,432 | 1,002 | -90,468 | 158,090 |
| 2012 | 2,485 | 1,047 | -78,248 | 252,524 |
| 2011 | 2,558 | 1,381 | -48,021 | 198,544 |
| 2010 | 2,662 | 1,898 | -23,928 | 274,387 |
| 2009 | 3,163 | 1,613 | -17,866 | 283,676 |
| 2008 | 3,134 | 1,474 | -11,842 | 422,534 |
| 2007 | 3,243 | 1,727 | -5,876 | 495,092 |
| 2006 | 3,205 | 1,735 | 0 | 215,995 |
| 2005 | 3,220 | 804 | -17,450 | 258,702 |
| 2004 | 3,165 | 1,030 | 11,566 | 417,970 |
| 2003 | 3,181 | 949 | -40,179 | 478,578 |
| 2002 | 3,249 | 636 | -22,836 | 223,861 |
| 2001 | 3,377 | 290 | -11,396 | 48,903 |
| 2000 | 3,487 | 845 | -17,082 | 56,065 |
| 1999 | 3,688 | 418 | -22,766 | 54,405 |
| 1998 | 3,949 | 437 | -39,835 | 67,985 |
| 1997 | 4,107 | 445 | -22,756 | 50,539 |
| 1996 | 4,265 | 454 | -22,744 | 53,450 |
| 1995 | 4,434 | 460 | -34,107 | -460,287 |
| 1994 | 4,558 | 454 | -17,053 | 502,750 |
| 1993 | 4,877 | 445 | 0 | 24,321 |
| 1992 | 5,064 | 433 | 22,718 | 51,747 |
| 1991 | 4,498 | 412 | 11,352 | 19,721 |
| 1990 | 4,432 | 241 | 22,688 | 35,317 |
| 1989 | 4,323 | 523 | 28,336 | 19,540 |
| 1988 | 4,198 | 413 | 33,977 | 18,553 |
| 1987 | 4,090 | 326 | 16,980 | 7,825 |
| 1986 | 3,998 | 389 | 11,319 | -6,206 |
| 1985 | 3,918 | 469 | 28,297 | 6,911 |
| 1984 | 3,892 | 302 | 50,919 | 203 |
| 1983 | 3,888 | 243 | 33,939 | -3,733 |
| 1982 | 3,863 | 160 | 79,161 | -24,223 |
| 1981 | 3,851 | 125 | 73,452 | 7,182 |
| 1980 | 3,845 | 367 | 84,650 | 295,642 |
| 1979 | 3,899 | 484 | 129,531 | 42,637 |
| 1978 | 3,987 | 563 | 168,465 | 43,932 |
| 1977 | 4,069 | 586 | 190,248 | 42,246 |
| 1976 | 4,167 | 490 | 228,445 | 40,885 |
| 1975 | 4,249 | 323 | 271,660 | 43,051 |
| 1974 | 4,352 | 164 | 336,176 | 42,487 |
| 1973 | 4,467 | 125 | 328,508 | 41,631 |
| 1972 | 4,583 | 296 | 364,355 | 43,182 |
| 1971 | 4,690 | 825 | 383,922 | -58,627 |
| 1970 | 4,726 | 1,517 | 376,753 | -62,216 |
| 1969 | 4,688 | 3,068 | 390,827 | -45,346 |
| 1968 | 4,622 | 3,405 | 399,268 | -50,149 |
| 1967 | 4,502 | 3,123 | 439,074 | -37,992 |
| 1966 | 4,339 | 2,816 | 488,427 | -35,352 |
| 1965 | 4,193 | 2,488 | 474,222 | -36,267 |
| 1964 | 4,037 | 2,129 | 527,089 | -27,368 |
| 1963 | 3,901 | 2,814 | 440,767 | -28,198 |
| 1962 | 3,748 | 2,729 | 427,387 | -25,840 |
| 1961 | 3,577 | 2,547 | 459,880 | -129,761 |
| 1960 | 3,351 | 2,290 | 426,697 | -140,765 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/bahamas/italy | CC BY
Over the last 10 years, 56.9% of the population change in the Bahamas is from natural causes (a gain of 11,209 people) and 43.1% is from migration (a gain of 8,495 people). In Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).
As of 2024, 67,285 residents or 16.8% of the population were not native-born in the Bahamas, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.
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Population differences between the Bahamas and Italy
|
Bahamas
|
Italy
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75 years | 84.2 years |
| Average age | 37.5 years | 46.5 years |
| Median age | 36 years | 48.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.7:52.3 | 48.9:51.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.37 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 104.7 ppl/mi² | 513 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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