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

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The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 403,033 in 2025 vs 136,488 people in Kiribati in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 405,486 people compared to 139,471 in Kiribati.

Population statistics:

  • The Bahamas' population is 2.91 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • The Bahamas is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
  • The countries together account for 0.007% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
  • For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.48% per year vs +1.54% in Kiribati.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.4% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 100K to 139K (39.4% growth).

Bahamas vs Kiribati: population by year and forecast

Bahamas
Factual

Projection
Kiribati
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahamas Kiribati
2100 386,242 224,260
2099 387,195 224,254
2098 388,161 224,229
2097 389,099 224,174
2096 390,060 224,085
2095 391,132 223,967
2094 392,157 223,780
2093 393,185 223,566
2092 394,229 223,301
2091 395,325 222,947
2090 396,424 222,560
2089 397,544 222,192
2088 398,720 221,771
2087 399,866 221,299
2086 401,035 220,824
2085 402,119 220,313
2084 403,257 219,763
2083 404,328 219,182
2082 405,372 218,584
2081 406,313 217,980
2080 407,298 217,336
2079 408,230 216,656
2078 409,153 215,964
2077 410,073 215,293
2076 410,993 214,551
2075 411,891 213,772
2074 412,704 212,966
2073 413,670 212,150
2072 414,595 211,321
2071 415,421 210,433
2070 416,149 209,514
2069 416,887 208,590
2068 417,676 207,578
2067 418,393 206,500
2066 419,083 205,437
2065 419,762 204,305
2064 420,392 203,169
2063 420,997 201,971
2062 421,567 200,805
2061 422,069 199,579
2060 422,592 198,300
2059 423,123 196,920
2058 423,505 195,512
2057 423,815 194,057
2056 424,181 192,565
2055 424,453 191,068
2054 424,747 189,537
2053 424,900 188,014
2052 425,047 186,393
2051 425,131 184,788
2050 425,155 183,093
2049 425,081 181,341
2048 424,910 179,541
2047 424,738 177,797
2046 424,362 175,976
2045 423,916 174,160
2044 423,478 172,343
2043 422,936 170,465
2042 422,290 168,618
2041 421,598 166,788
2040 420,834 164,991
2039 420,067 163,140
2038 419,167 161,276
2037 418,240 159,395
2036 417,355 157,498
2035 416,322 155,626
2034 415,263 153,791
2033 414,133 151,928
2032 413,018 150,051
2031 411,762 148,135
2030 410,470 146,228
2029 409,117 144,310
2028 407,689 142,397
2027 406,231 140,429
2026 404,701 138,461
2025 403,033 136,488
2024 401,283 134,518
2023 399,440 132,530
2022 397,538 130,469
2021 396,373 128,377
2020 395,863 126,099
2019 394,675 123,921
2018 392,717 122,084
2017 390,485 120,275
2016 388,055 118,478
2015 385,346 116,815
2014 382,298 115,326
2013 378,953 113,838
2012 375,469 112,284
2011 371,729 110,647
2010 367,478 108,704
2009 362,810 106,467
2008 358,120 104,222
2007 353,334 102,068
2006 348,375 100,017
2005 343,894 98,035
2004 339,782 96,085
2003 335,618 94,175
2002 331,614 92,264
2001 327,836 90,335
2000 323,835 88,613
1999 319,614 87,126
1998 315,368 85,657
1997 310,904 84,147
1996 306,268 82,623
1995 301,461 81,234
1994 296,509 80,021
1993 291,339 78,841
1992 285,927 77,641
1991 280,731 76,367
1990 275,945 74,855
1989 271,178 73,147
1988 266,448 71,427
1987 261,935 69,733
1986 257,536 68,059
1985 253,154 66,496
1984 248,863 65,228
1983 244,698 64,169
1982 240,614 63,134
1981 236,614 62,121
1980 232,526 61,148
1979 228,230 60,172
1978 223,761 59,864
1977 219,157 60,267
1976 214,501 60,661
1975 209,886 60,987
1974 205,342 61,219
1973 200,791 60,824
1972 196,055 59,778
1971 190,857 58,652
1970 184,982 57,510
1969 177,981 56,360
1968 170,089 55,529
1967 162,267 54,996
1966 154,874 54,425
1965 147,952 53,439
1964 141,528 52,088
1963 135,087 50,791
1962 128,493 49,538
1961 122,197 48,323
1960 116,317 47,157

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 17,431 people (a 4.49% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 20,993 people (a 17.7% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2006 and ranked 180th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Bahamas' population will grow by 4.85% to 425,155 people with a rank change from 172nd to 174th. The population of Kiribati will increase by 31.3% to 183,093 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.

The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 425K people compared to the peak of 224K people in 2100 for Kiribati.

Population growth rate by year

Bahamas
Factual

Projection
Kiribati
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahamas Kiribati
2100 -0.25% 0.003%
2099 -0.25% 0.01%
2098 -0.24% 0.02%
2097 -0.25% 0.04%
2096 -0.27% 0.05%
2095 -0.26% 0.08%
2094 -0.26% 0.1%
2093 -0.26% 0.12%
2092 -0.28% 0.16%
2091 -0.28% 0.17%
2090 -0.28% 0.17%
2089 -0.29% 0.19%
2088 -0.29% 0.21%
2087 -0.29% 0.21%
2086 -0.27% 0.23%
2085 -0.28% 0.25%
2084 -0.26% 0.27%
2083 -0.26% 0.27%
2082 -0.23% 0.28%
2081 -0.24% 0.3%
2080 -0.23% 0.31%
2079 -0.23% 0.32%
2078 -0.22% 0.31%
2077 -0.22% 0.35%
2076 -0.22% 0.36%
2075 -0.2% 0.38%
2074 -0.23% 0.38%
2073 -0.22% 0.39%
2072 -0.2% 0.42%
2071 -0.17% 0.44%
2070 -0.18% 0.44%
2069 -0.19% 0.49%
2068 -0.17% 0.52%
2067 -0.16% 0.52%
2066 -0.16% 0.55%
2065 -0.15% 0.56%
2064 -0.14% 0.59%
2063 -0.14% 0.58%
2062 -0.12% 0.61%
2061 -0.12% 0.65%
2060 -0.13% 0.7%
2059 -0.09% 0.72%
2058 -0.07% 0.75%
2057 -0.09% 0.78%
2056 -0.06% 0.78%
2055 -0.07% 0.81%
2054 -0.04% 0.81%
2053 -0.03% 0.87%
2052 -0.02% 0.87%
2051 -0.006% 0.93%
2050 0.02% 0.97%
2049 0.04% 1%
2048 0.04% 0.98%
2047 0.09% 1.03%
2046 0.11% 1.04%
2045 0.1% 1.05%
2044 0.13% 1.1%
2043 0.15% 1.1%
2042 0.16% 1.1%
2041 0.18% 1.09%
2040 0.18% 1.13%
2039 0.21% 1.16%
2038 0.22% 1.18%
2037 0.21% 1.2%
2036 0.25% 1.2%
2035 0.26% 1.19%
2034 0.27% 1.23%
2033 0.27% 1.25%
2032 0.31% 1.29%
2031 0.31% 1.3%
2030 0.33% 1.33%
2029 0.35% 1.34%
2028 0.36% 1.4%
2027 0.38% 1.42%
2026 0.41% 1.45%
2025 0.44% 1.46%
2024 0.46% 1.5%
2023 0.48% 1.58%
2022 0.29% 1.63%
2021 0.13% 1.81%
2020 0.3% 1.76%
2019 0.5% 1.5%
2018 0.57% 1.5%
2017 0.63% 1.52%
2016 0.7% 1.42%
2015 0.8% 1.29%
2014 0.88% 1.31%
2013 0.93% 1.38%
2012 1.01% 1.48%
2011 1.16% 1.79%
2010 1.29% 2.1%
2009 1.31% 2.15%
2008 1.35% 2.11%
2007 1.42% 2.05%
2006 1.3% 2.02%
2005 1.21% 2.03%
2004 1.24% 2.03%
2003 1.21% 2.07%
2002 1.15% 2.14%
2001 1.24% 1.94%
2000 1.32% 1.71%
1999 1.35% 1.71%
1998 1.44% 1.79%
1997 1.51% 1.84%
1996 1.59% 1.71%
1995 1.67% 1.52%
1994 1.77% 1.5%
1993 1.89% 1.55%
1992 1.85% 1.67%
1991 1.73% 2.02%
1990 1.76% 2.34%
1989 1.78% 2.41%
1988 1.72% 2.43%
1987 1.71% 2.46%
1986 1.73% 2.35%
1985 1.72% 1.94%
1984 1.7% 1.65%
1983 1.7% 1.64%
1982 1.69% 1.63%
1981 1.76% 1.59%
1980 1.88% 1.62%
1979 2% 0.51%
1978 2.1% -0.67%
1977 2.17% -0.65%
1976 2.2% -0.53%
1975 2.21% -0.38%
1974 2.27% 0.65%
1973 2.42% 1.75%
1972 2.72% 1.92%
1971 3.18% 1.99%
1970 3.93% 2.04%
1969 4.64% 1.5%
1968 4.82% 0.97%
1967 4.77% 1.05%
1966 4.68% 1.85%
1965 4.54% 2.59%
1964 4.77% 2.55%
1963 5.13% 2.53%
1962 5.15% 2.51%
1961 5.06% 2.47%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bahamas/kiribati | CC BY

In 2025, the population of the Bahamas grew by 0.44%, while Kiribati's population grew by 1.46%.

Live population counters

Bahamas Kiribati
Current population
405486
139471
Population rank 172/197 180/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 0.002%
One net population change
5.02 hours
4.46 hours
One birth every
2.02 hours
2.57 hours
One death every
2.49 hours
9.23 hours
Daily growth/decline +5 +5
Annual growth/decline +1,750 +1,970
Annual growth/decline rate +0.44% +1.46%
Population growth rate rank 135/197 72/197
One migration net change every
9.39 hours
19 hours
Annual migration change +935 -462
Net migration rank 64/196 88/196
Foreign-born residents 67,285 3,302
Foreign-born residents rank 144/195 190/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.8% 2.5%
Foreign-born share rank 38/195 128/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahamas
Natural

Migration
Kiribati
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahamas Kiribati
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 935 - -462
2024 821 1,018 2,455 -471
2023 854 1,001 2,487 -485
2022 947 1,001 2,522 -395
2021 -93 481 2,408 -348
2020 631 0 2,497 0
2019 740 1,002 2,560 -705
2018 1,173 1,002 2,561 -741
2017 1,289 1,002 2,549 -750
2016 1,569 1,002 2,546 -756
2015 1,840 1,002 2,555 -1,022
2014 2,259 1,002 2,577 -1,128
2013 2,432 1,002 2,629 -1,101
2012 2,485 1,047 2,678 -1,093
2011 2,558 1,381 2,709 -1,019
2010 2,662 1,898 2,644 -456
2009 3,163 1,613 2,573 -289
2008 3,134 1,474 2,493 -289
2007 3,243 1,727 2,393 -290
2006 3,205 1,735 2,285 -290
2005 3,220 804 2,188 -226
2004 3,165 1,030 2,118 -181
2003 3,181 949 2,045 -157
2002 3,249 636 2,074 -137
2001 3,377 290 2,121 -201
2000 3,487 845 2,153 -629
1999 3,688 418 2,186 -733
1998 3,949 437 2,210 -716
1997 4,107 445 2,220 -693
1996 4,265 454 2,217 -701
1995 4,434 460 2,183 -928
1994 4,558 454 2,168 -996
1993 4,877 445 2,161 -975
1992 5,064 433 2,173 -951
1991 4,498 412 2,176 -844
1990 4,432 241 2,127 -441
1989 4,323 523 2,073 -338
1988 4,198 413 2,022 -321
1987 4,090 326 1,982 -298
1986 3,998 389 1,933 -273
1985 3,918 469 1,881 -419
1984 3,892 302 1,813 -730
1983 3,888 243 1,748 -702
1982 3,863 160 1,697 -674
1981 3,851 125 1,635 -645
1980 3,845 367 1,571 -610
1979 3,899 484 1,509 -516
1978 3,987 563 1,480 -1,858
1977 4,069 586 1,426 -1,854
1976 4,167 490 1,425 -1,795
1975 4,249 323 1,423 -1,706
1974 4,352 164 1,430 -1,605
1973 4,467 125 1,409 -440
1972 4,583 296 1,406 -290
1971 4,690 825 1,406 -265
1970 4,726 1,517 1,388 -233
1969 4,688 3,068 1,367 -222
1968 4,622 3,405 1,393 -876
1967 4,502 3,123 1,417 -873
1966 4,339 2,816 1,437 -840
1965 4,193 2,488 1,376 0
1964 4,037 2,129 1,318 0
1963 3,901 2,814 1,273 0
1962 3,748 2,729 1,233 0
1961 3,577 2,547 1,199 0
1960 3,351 2,290 1,141 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bahamas/kiribati | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 53.4% of the population change in the Bahamas is from natural causes (a gain of 9,771 people) and 46.6% is from migration (a gain of 8,511 people). In Kiribati 81.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,140 people) and 18.4% is from migration (a loss of 5,673 people).

As of 2024, 67,285 residents or 16.8% of the population were not native-born in the Bahamas, compared to 3,302 people or 2.5% in Kiribati.

Biggest cities by population

Bahamas
City Population
Nassau 228K
Freeport 45.9K
Kiribati
City Population
South Tarawa 63.4K
London 1.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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