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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Malaysia	Bahamas	Malaysia
1960	116,317	7,956,197	-	-
1961	122,197	8,164,443	5.06%	2.62%
1962	128,493	8,380,172	5.15%	2.64%
1963	135,087	8,602,160	5.13%	2.65%
1964	141,528	8,828,406	4.77%	2.63%
1965	147,952	9,056,408	4.54%	2.58%
1966	154,874	9,284,688	4.68%	2.52%
1967	162,267	9,507,099	4.77%	2.4%
1968	170,089	9,725,281	4.82%	2.29%
1969	177,981	9,947,597	4.64%	2.29%
1970	184,982	10,178,802	3.93%	2.32%
1971	190,857	10,423,453	3.18%	2.4%
1972	196,055	10,676,835	2.72%	2.43%
1973	200,791	10,935,621	2.42%	2.42%
1974	205,342	11,200,906	2.27%	2.43%
1975	209,886	11,471,914	2.21%	2.42%
1976	214,501	11,750,097	2.2%	2.42%
1977	219,157	12,035,713	2.17%	2.43%
1978	223,761	12,328,157	2.1%	2.43%
1979	228,230	12,627,862	2%	2.43%
1980	232,526	12,983,363	1.88%	2.82%
1981	236,614	13,399,203	1.76%	3.2%
1982	240,614	13,832,798	1.69%	3.24%
1983	244,698	14,285,907	1.7%	3.28%
1984	248,863	14,759,009	1.7%	3.31%
1985	253,154	15,252,258	1.72%	3.34%
1986	257,536	15,760,419	1.73%	3.33%
1987	261,935	16,276,737	1.71%	3.28%
1988	266,448	16,796,605	1.72%	3.19%
1989	271,178	17,314,997	1.78%	3.09%
1990	275,945	17,833,171	1.76%	2.99%
1991	280,731	18,342,464	1.73%	2.86%
1992	285,927	18,834,572	1.85%	2.68%
1993	291,339	19,322,664	1.89%	2.59%
1994	296,509	19,820,446	1.77%	2.58%
1995	301,461	20,330,599	1.67%	2.57%
1996	306,268	20,850,087	1.59%	2.56%
1997	310,904	21,375,218	1.51%	2.52%
1998	315,368	21,906,713	1.44%	2.49%
1999	319,614	22,435,531	1.35%	2.41%
2000	323,835	22,967,816	1.32%	2.37%
2001	327,836	23,526,538	1.24%	2.43%
2002	331,614	24,102,477	1.15%	2.45%
2003	335,618	24,679,602	1.21%	2.39%
2004	339,782	25,256,772	1.24%	2.34%
2005	343,894	25,836,071	1.21%	2.29%
2006	348,375	26,417,909	1.3%	2.25%
2007	353,334	26,998,389	1.42%	2.2%
2008	358,120	27,570,059	1.35%	2.12%
2009	362,810	28,124,778	1.31%	2.01%
2010	367,478	28,655,776	1.29%	1.89%
2011	371,729	29,162,039	1.16%	1.77%
2012	375,469	29,662,831	1.01%	1.72%
2013	378,953	30,174,265	0.93%	1.72%
2014	382,298	30,696,137	0.88%	1.73%
2015	385,346	31,232,798	0.8%	1.75%
2016	388,055	31,789,685	0.7%	1.78%
2017	390,485	32,355,644	0.63%	1.78%
2018	392,717	32,910,967	0.57%	1.72%
2019	394,675	33,440,596	0.5%	1.61%
2020	395,863	33,889,558	0.3%	1.34%
2021	396,373	34,282,399	0.13%	1.16%
2022	397,538	34,695,493	0.29%	1.2%
2023	399,440	35,126,298	0.48%	1.24%
2024	401,283	35,557,673	0.46%	1.23%
2025	403,042	35,977,838	0.44%	1.18%
2026	404,635	36,385,119	0.4%	1.13%
2027	406,126	36,785,089	0.37%	1.1%
2028	407,560	37,182,773	0.35%	1.08%
2029	408,950	37,574,292	0.34%	1.05%
2030	410,269	37,961,722	0.32%	1.03%
2031	411,543	38,347,786	0.31%	1.02%
2032	412,724	38,728,383	0.29%	0.99%
2033	413,846	39,097,871	0.27%	0.95%
2034	414,942	39,457,849	0.26%	0.92%
2035	415,982	39,814,834	0.25%	0.9%
2036	416,939	40,166,904	0.23%	0.88%
2037	417,847	40,512,289	0.22%	0.86%
2038	418,753	40,853,318	0.22%	0.84%
2039	419,595	41,185,892	0.2%	0.81%
2040	420,348	41,509,646	0.18%	0.79%
2041	421,079	41,828,594	0.17%	0.77%
2042	421,746	42,144,474	0.16%	0.76%
2043	422,343	42,455,952	0.14%	0.74%
2044	422,831	42,754,140	0.12%	0.7%
2045	423,269	43,038,205	0.1%	0.66%
2046	423,679	43,313,754	0.1%	0.64%
2047	423,952	43,580,459	0.06%	0.62%
2048	424,123	43,831,577	0.04%	0.58%
2049	424,251	44,065,538	0.03%	0.53%
2050	424,273	44,289,765	0.005%	0.51%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,599,805 (a 14.5% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.