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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Japan	Bahamas	Japan
1960	116,317	93,216,000	-	-
1961	122,197	94,055,000	5.06%	0.9%
1962	128,493	94,933,000	5.15%	0.93%
1963	135,087	95,900,000	5.13%	1.02%
1964	141,528	96,903,000	4.77%	1.05%
1965	147,952	97,952,000	4.54%	1.08%
1966	154,874	98,851,000	4.68%	0.92%
1967	162,267	99,879,000	4.77%	1.04%
1968	170,089	101,011,000	4.82%	1.13%
1969	177,981	102,219,000	4.64%	1.2%
1970	184,982	103,403,000	3.93%	1.16%
1971	190,857	105,697,000	3.18%	2.22%
1972	196,055	107,188,000	2.72%	1.41%
1973	200,791	108,707,000	2.42%	1.42%
1974	205,342	110,162,000	2.27%	1.34%
1975	209,886	111,573,000	2.21%	1.28%
1976	214,501	112,775,000	2.2%	1.08%
1977	219,157	113,872,000	2.17%	0.97%
1978	223,761	114,913,000	2.1%	0.91%
1979	228,230	115,890,000	2%	0.85%
1980	232,526	116,807,000	1.88%	0.79%
1981	236,614	117,661,000	1.76%	0.73%
1982	240,614	118,480,000	1.69%	0.7%
1983	244,698	119,307,000	1.7%	0.7%
1984	248,863	120,083,000	1.7%	0.65%
1985	253,154	120,837,000	1.72%	0.63%
1986	257,536	121,482,000	1.73%	0.53%
1987	261,935	122,069,000	1.71%	0.48%
1988	266,448	122,578,000	1.72%	0.42%
1989	271,178	123,069,000	1.78%	0.4%
1990	275,945	123,478,000	1.76%	0.33%
1991	280,731	123,964,000	1.73%	0.39%
1992	285,927	124,425,000	1.85%	0.37%
1993	291,339	124,829,000	1.89%	0.32%
1994	296,509	125,178,000	1.77%	0.28%
1995	301,461	125,472,000	1.67%	0.23%
1996	306,268	125,757,000	1.59%	0.23%
1997	310,904	126,057,000	1.51%	0.24%
1998	315,368	126,400,000	1.44%	0.27%
1999	319,614	126,631,000	1.35%	0.18%
2000	323,835	126,843,000	1.32%	0.17%
2001	327,836	127,149,000	1.24%	0.24%
2002	331,614	127,445,000	1.15%	0.23%
2003	335,618	127,718,000	1.21%	0.21%
2004	339,782	127,761,000	1.24%	0.03%
2005	343,894	127,773,000	1.21%	0.009%
2006	348,375	127,854,000	1.3%	0.06%
2007	353,334	128,001,000	1.42%	0.11%
2008	358,120	128,063,000	1.35%	0.05%
2009	362,810	128,047,000	1.31%	-0.01%
2010	367,478	128,070,000	1.29%	0.02%
2011	371,729	127,833,000	1.16%	-0.19%
2012	375,469	127,629,000	1.01%	-0.16%
2013	378,953	127,445,000	0.93%	-0.14%
2014	382,298	127,276,000	0.88%	-0.13%
2015	385,346	127,141,000	0.8%	-0.11%
2016	388,055	127,076,000	0.7%	-0.05%
2017	390,485	126,972,000	0.63%	-0.08%
2018	392,717	126,811,000	0.57%	-0.13%
2019	394,675	126,633,000	0.5%	-0.14%
2020	395,863	126,261,000	0.3%	-0.29%
2021	396,373	125,681,593	0.13%	-0.46%
2022	397,538	125,124,989	0.29%	-0.44%
2023	399,440	124,516,650	0.48%	-0.49%
2024	401,283	123,975,371	0.46%	-0.43%
2025	403,042	123,324,642	0.44%	-0.52%
2026	404,635	122,647,678	0.4%	-0.55%
2027	406,126	121,951,038	0.37%	-0.57%
2028	407,560	121,241,776	0.35%	-0.58%
2029	408,950	120,524,230	0.34%	-0.59%
2030	410,269	119,798,959	0.32%	-0.6%
2031	411,543	119,065,610	0.31%	-0.61%
2032	412,724	118,326,333	0.29%	-0.62%
2033	413,846	117,583,337	0.27%	-0.63%
2034	414,942	116,836,274	0.26%	-0.64%
2035	415,982	116,084,328	0.25%	-0.64%
2036	416,939	115,332,395	0.23%	-0.65%
2037	417,847	114,582,890	0.22%	-0.65%
2038	418,753	113,837,760	0.22%	-0.65%
2039	419,595	113,097,352	0.2%	-0.65%
2040	420,348	112,359,802	0.18%	-0.65%
2041	421,079	111,622,622	0.17%	-0.66%
2042	421,746	110,891,223	0.16%	-0.66%
2043	422,343	110,169,955	0.14%	-0.65%
2044	422,831	109,455,823	0.12%	-0.65%
2045	423,269	108,747,012	0.1%	-0.65%
2046	423,679	108,044,346	0.1%	-0.65%
2047	423,952	107,350,486	0.06%	-0.64%
2048	424,123	106,665,616	0.04%	-0.64%
2049	424,251	105,986,908	0.03%	-0.64%
2050	424,273	105,312,022	0.005%	-0.64%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Bahamas increased by 41,452 people (a 12.1% growth), while Japan lost 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Bahamas gained 18,975 (a 4.92% growth), while Japan's population decreased by -3,816,358 (a 3% decline).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2005 and is 173rd in 2025. Japan was ranked 10th in 2005 and ranked 12th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Bahamas' population will grow by 4.93% to 424,273 people with a rank change from 173rd to 174th. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.6% to 105,312,022 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.