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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Malta	Bahamas	Malta
1960	116,317	326,550	-	-
1961	122,197	325,250	5.06%	-0.4%
1962	128,493	323,900	5.15%	-0.42%
1963	135,087	322,550	5.13%	-0.42%
1964	141,528	321,250	4.77%	-0.4%
1965	147,952	318,800	4.54%	-0.76%
1966	154,874	315,200	4.68%	-1.13%
1967	162,267	311,550	4.77%	-1.16%
1968	170,089	307,900	4.82%	-1.17%
1969	177,981	304,300	4.64%	-1.17%
1970	184,982	302,650	3.93%	-0.54%
1971	190,857	302,700	3.18%	0.02%
1972	196,055	302,450	2.72%	-0.08%
1973	200,791	302,200	2.42%	-0.08%
1974	205,342	301,996	2.27%	-0.07%
1975	209,886	304,222	2.21%	0.74%
1976	214,501	305,774	2.2%	0.51%
1977	219,157	306,970	2.17%	0.39%
1978	223,761	310,182	2.1%	1.05%
1979	228,230	313,342	2%	1.02%
1980	232,526	316,645	1.88%	1.05%
1981	236,614	318,982	1.76%	0.74%
1982	240,614	325,898	1.69%	2.17%
1983	244,698	330,524	1.7%	1.42%
1984	248,863	330,593	1.7%	0.02%
1985	253,154	336,452	1.72%	1.77%
1986	257,536	342,121	1.73%	1.68%
1987	261,935	344,485	1.71%	0.69%
1988	266,448	347,325	1.72%	0.82%
1989	271,178	350,722	1.78%	0.98%
1990	275,945	354,170	1.76%	0.98%
1991	280,731	363,845	1.73%	2.73%
1992	285,927	367,618	1.85%	1.04%
1993	291,339	371,308	1.89%	1%
1994	296,509	374,797	1.77%	0.94%
1995	301,461	377,419	1.67%	0.7%
1996	306,268	379,905	1.59%	0.66%
1997	310,904	382,791	1.51%	0.76%
1998	315,368	385,287	1.44%	0.65%
1999	319,614	387,578	1.35%	0.59%
2000	323,835	390,087	1.32%	0.65%
2001	327,836	393,028	1.24%	0.75%
2002	331,614	395,969	1.15%	0.75%
2003	335,618	398,582	1.21%	0.66%
2004	339,782	401,268	1.24%	0.67%
2005	343,894	403,834	1.21%	0.64%
2006	348,375	405,308	1.3%	0.37%
2007	353,334	406,724	1.42%	0.35%
2008	358,120	409,379	1.35%	0.65%
2009	362,810	412,477	1.31%	0.76%
2010	367,478	414,508	1.29%	0.49%
2011	371,729	416,268	1.16%	0.42%
2012	375,469	420,028	1.01%	0.9%
2013	378,953	424,810	0.93%	1.14%
2014	382,298	433,481	0.88%	2.04%
2015	385,346	444,220	0.8%	2.48%
2016	388,055	454,505	0.7%	2.32%
2017	390,485	467,106	0.63%	2.77%
2018	392,717	483,903	0.57%	3.6%
2019	394,675	503,912	0.5%	4.13%
2020	395,863	515,490	0.3%	2.3%
2021	396,373	518,150	0.13%	0.52%
2022	397,538	531,113	0.29%	2.5%
2023	399,440	552,747	0.48%	4.07%
2024	401,283	568,847	0.46%	2.91%
2025	403,042	574,955	0.44%	1.07%
2026	404,635	578,756	0.4%	0.66%
2027	406,126	580,829	0.37%	0.36%
2028	407,560	582,657	0.35%	0.31%
2029	408,950	584,129	0.34%	0.25%
2030	410,269	585,315	0.32%	0.2%
2031	411,543	586,254	0.31%	0.16%
2032	412,724	586,948	0.29%	0.12%
2033	413,846	587,297	0.27%	0.06%
2034	414,942	587,151	0.26%	-0.02%
2035	415,982	586,661	0.25%	-0.08%
2036	416,939	586,003	0.23%	-0.11%
2037	417,847	585,174	0.22%	-0.14%
2038	418,753	584,125	0.22%	-0.18%
2039	419,595	582,893	0.2%	-0.21%
2040	420,348	581,634	0.18%	-0.22%
2041	421,079	580,285	0.17%	-0.23%
2042	421,746	578,871	0.16%	-0.24%
2043	422,343	577,384	0.14%	-0.26%
2044	422,831	575,789	0.12%	-0.28%
2045	423,269	574,143	0.1%	-0.29%
2046	423,679	572,420	0.1%	-0.3%
2047	423,952	570,534	0.06%	-0.33%
2048	424,123	568,553	0.04%	-0.35%
2049	424,251	566,709	0.03%	-0.32%
2050	424,273	564,751	0.005%	-0.35%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Malta gained 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Malta's population increased by 124,273 (a 27.3% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Malta was ranked 168th in 2006 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.42% to 564,751 people and rank change from 167th to 168th.