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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Jamaica	Bahamas	Jamaica
1960	116,317	1,650,005	-	-
1961	122,197	1,673,261	5.06%	1.41%
1962	128,493	1,696,932	5.15%	1.41%
1963	135,087	1,721,099	5.13%	1.42%
1964	141,528	1,745,568	4.77%	1.42%
1965	147,952	1,769,192	4.54%	1.35%
1966	154,874	1,791,475	4.68%	1.26%
1967	162,267	1,812,865	4.77%	1.19%
1968	170,089	1,833,765	4.82%	1.15%
1969	177,981	1,855,127	4.64%	1.16%
1970	184,982	1,878,196	3.93%	1.24%
1971	190,857	1,903,728	3.18%	1.36%
1972	196,055	1,931,542	2.72%	1.46%
1973	200,791	1,961,219	2.42%	1.54%
1974	205,342	1,990,906	2.27%	1.51%
1975	209,886	2,018,981	2.21%	1.41%
1976	214,501	2,045,578	2.2%	1.32%
1977	219,157	2,070,657	2.17%	1.23%
1978	223,761	2,094,836	2.1%	1.17%
1979	228,230	2,119,486	2%	1.18%
1980	232,526	2,145,658	1.88%	1.23%
1981	236,614	2,173,818	1.76%	1.31%
1982	240,614	2,203,889	1.69%	1.38%
1983	244,698	2,234,832	1.7%	1.4%
1984	248,863	2,264,562	1.7%	1.33%
1985	253,154	2,290,656	1.72%	1.15%
1986	257,536	2,312,125	1.73%	0.94%
1987	261,935	2,329,813	1.71%	0.77%
1988	266,448	2,345,777	1.72%	0.69%
1989	271,178	2,361,916	1.78%	0.69%
1990	275,945	2,379,877	1.76%	0.76%
1991	280,731	2,400,869	1.73%	0.88%
1992	285,927	2,424,701	1.85%	0.99%
1993	291,339	2,449,916	1.89%	1.04%
1994	296,509	2,475,220	1.77%	1.03%
1995	301,461	2,500,151	1.67%	1.01%
1996	306,268	2,524,463	1.59%	0.97%
1997	310,904	2,547,848	1.51%	0.93%
1998	315,368	2,569,736	1.44%	0.86%
1999	319,614	2,589,795	1.35%	0.78%
2000	323,835	2,607,826	1.32%	0.7%
2001	327,836	2,624,403	1.24%	0.64%
2002	331,614	2,640,572	1.15%	0.62%
2003	335,618	2,656,623	1.21%	0.61%
2004	339,782	2,672,225	1.24%	0.59%
2005	343,894	2,687,066	1.21%	0.56%
2006	348,375	2,700,968	1.3%	0.52%
2007	353,334	2,713,800	1.42%	0.48%
2008	358,120	2,725,635	1.35%	0.44%
2009	362,810	2,736,995	1.31%	0.42%
2010	367,478	2,748,568	1.29%	0.42%
2011	371,729	2,760,494	1.16%	0.43%
2012	375,469	2,772,430	1.01%	0.43%
2013	378,953	2,783,687	0.93%	0.41%
2014	382,298	2,793,749	0.88%	0.36%
2015	385,346	2,802,534	0.8%	0.31%
2016	388,055	2,809,915	0.7%	0.26%
2017	390,485	2,815,764	0.63%	0.21%
2018	392,717	2,820,097	0.57%	0.15%
2019	394,675	2,823,271	0.5%	0.11%
2020	395,863	2,830,739	0.3%	0.26%
2021	396,373	2,837,682	0.13%	0.25%
2022	397,538	2,839,144	0.29%	0.05%
2023	399,440	2,839,786	0.48%	0.02%
2024	401,283	2,839,175	0.46%	-0.02%
2025	403,042	2,837,071	0.44%	-0.07%
2026	404,635	2,833,401	0.4%	-0.13%
2027	406,126	2,828,530	0.37%	-0.17%
2028	407,560	2,822,861	0.35%	-0.2%
2029	408,950	2,816,391	0.34%	-0.23%
2030	410,269	2,808,946	0.32%	-0.26%
2031	411,543	2,800,607	0.31%	-0.3%
2032	412,724	2,791,130	0.29%	-0.34%
2033	413,846	2,780,468	0.27%	-0.38%
2034	414,942	2,768,714	0.26%	-0.42%
2035	415,982	2,755,929	0.25%	-0.46%
2036	416,939	2,742,071	0.23%	-0.5%
2037	417,847	2,726,892	0.22%	-0.55%
2038	418,753	2,710,812	0.22%	-0.59%
2039	419,595	2,693,901	0.2%	-0.62%
2040	420,348	2,676,087	0.18%	-0.66%
2041	421,079	2,657,558	0.17%	-0.69%
2042	421,746	2,638,085	0.16%	-0.73%
2043	422,343	2,617,576	0.14%	-0.78%
2044	422,831	2,596,160	0.12%	-0.82%
2045	423,269	2,574,074	0.1%	-0.85%
2046	423,679	2,551,347	0.1%	-0.88%
2047	423,952	2,528,004	0.06%	-0.91%
2048	424,123	2,504,191	0.04%	-0.94%
2049	424,251	2,479,744	0.03%	-0.98%
2050	424,273	2,454,935	0.005%	-1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 23,486 (a 0.84% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13.4% to 2,454,935 people and rank change from 139th to 144th.