The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 404,651 people compared to 1,805,395 in North Macedonia.
Population statistics:
- North Macedonia's population is 4.46 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
- The Bahamas is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
- For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
- Since 2006, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.2% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.47% decline).
- The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 424K people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 864K people by 2100.
Bahamas vs North Macedonia: live population counter
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| Current population |
404651
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1805395
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| Population rank | 172/197 | 150/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
4.75 hours
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2.53 hours
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| One birth every |
2.02 hours
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31.3 minutes
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| One death every |
2.52 hours
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26.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
8.61 hours
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1.53 hours
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| Annual migration change | +1,018 | -5,728 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | -9 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,843 | -3,457 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.46% | -0.19% |
| Population growth rate rank | 139/197 | 177/197 |
the Bahamas and North Macedonia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 116,317 | 1,435,059 | - | - |
| 1961 | 122,197 | 1,455,171 | 5.06% | 1.4% |
| 1962 | 128,493 | 1,471,745 | 5.15% | 1.14% |
| 1963 | 135,087 | 1,488,737 | 5.13% | 1.15% |
| 1964 | 141,528 | 1,510,900 | 4.77% | 1.49% |
| 1965 | 147,952 | 1,533,466 | 4.54% | 1.49% |
| 1966 | 154,874 | 1,557,349 | 4.68% | 1.56% |
| 1967 | 162,267 | 1,582,492 | 4.77% | 1.61% |
| 1968 | 170,089 | 1,608,930 | 4.82% | 1.67% |
| 1969 | 177,981 | 1,636,345 | 4.64% | 1.7% |
| 1970 | 184,982 | 1,664,208 | 3.93% | 1.7% |
| 1971 | 190,857 | 1,691,216 | 3.18% | 1.62% |
| 1972 | 196,055 | 1,717,395 | 2.72% | 1.55% |
| 1973 | 200,791 | 1,743,816 | 2.42% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 205,342 | 1,770,545 | 2.27% | 1.53% |
| 1975 | 209,886 | 1,797,972 | 2.21% | 1.55% |
| 1976 | 214,501 | 1,825,830 | 2.2% | 1.55% |
| 1977 | 219,157 | 1,853,138 | 2.17% | 1.5% |
| 1978 | 223,761 | 1,879,847 | 2.1% | 1.44% |
| 1979 | 228,230 | 1,906,523 | 2% | 1.42% |
| 1980 | 232,526 | 1,933,038 | 1.88% | 1.39% |
| 1981 | 236,614 | 1,959,065 | 1.76% | 1.35% |
| 1982 | 240,614 | 1,978,956 | 1.69% | 1.02% |
| 1983 | 244,698 | 1,991,901 | 1.7% | 0.65% |
| 1984 | 248,863 | 2,003,399 | 1.7% | 0.58% |
| 1985 | 253,154 | 2,014,331 | 1.72% | 0.55% |
| 1986 | 257,536 | 2,024,732 | 1.73% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 261,935 | 2,035,157 | 1.71% | 0.51% |
| 1988 | 266,448 | 2,045,737 | 1.72% | 0.52% |
| 1989 | 271,178 | 2,055,649 | 1.78% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 275,945 | 2,063,689 | 1.76% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 280,731 | 2,055,994 | 1.73% | -0.37% |
| 1992 | 285,927 | 2,032,523 | 1.85% | -1.14% |
| 1993 | 291,339 | 2,006,854 | 1.89% | -1.26% |
| 1994 | 296,509 | 1,992,666 | 1.77% | -0.71% |
| 1995 | 301,461 | 1,998,534 | 1.67% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 306,268 | 2,012,553 | 1.59% | 0.7% |
| 1997 | 310,904 | 1,996,869 | 1.51% | -0.78% |
| 1998 | 315,368 | 2,007,523 | 1.44% | 0.53% |
| 1999 | 319,614 | 2,017,142 | 1.35% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 323,835 | 2,026,350 | 1.32% | 0.46% |
| 2001 | 327,836 | 2,034,882 | 1.24% | 0.42% |
| 2002 | 331,614 | 2,020,157 | 1.15% | -0.72% |
| 2003 | 335,618 | 2,022,725 | 1.21% | 0.13% |
| 2004 | 339,782 | 2,016,186 | 1.24% | -0.32% |
| 2005 | 343,894 | 2,005,330 | 1.21% | -0.54% |
| 2006 | 348,375 | 1,994,287 | 1.3% | -0.55% |
| 2007 | 353,334 | 1,982,933 | 1.42% | -0.57% |
| 2008 | 358,120 | 1,971,493 | 1.35% | -0.58% |
| 2009 | 362,810 | 1,958,782 | 1.31% | -0.64% |
| 2010 | 367,478 | 1,946,298 | 1.29% | -0.64% |
| 2011 | 371,729 | 1,937,398 | 1.16% | -0.46% |
| 2012 | 375,469 | 1,929,821 | 1.01% | -0.39% |
| 2013 | 378,953 | 1,922,716 | 0.93% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 382,298 | 1,917,557 | 0.88% | -0.27% |
| 2015 | 385,346 | 1,912,430 | 0.8% | -0.27% |
| 2016 | 388,055 | 1,906,313 | 0.7% | -0.32% |
| 2017 | 390,485 | 1,898,657 | 0.63% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 392,717 | 1,889,051 | 0.57% | -0.51% |
| 2019 | 394,675 | 1,876,262 | 0.5% | -0.68% |
| 2020 | 395,863 | 1,856,124 | 0.3% | -1.07% |
| 2021 | 396,373 | 1,837,114 | 0.13% | -1.02% |
| 2022 | 397,538 | 1,831,712 | 0.29% | -0.29% |
| 2023 | 399,440 | 1,827,816 | 0.48% | -0.21% |
| 2024 | 401,283 | 1,824,359 | 0.46% | -0.19% |
| 2025 | 403,042 | 1,815,133 | 0.44% | -0.51% |
| 2026 | 404,635 | 1,805,395 | 0.4% | -0.54% |
| 2027 | 406,126 | 1,795,422 | 0.37% | -0.55% |
| 2028 | 407,560 | 1,785,331 | 0.35% | -0.56% |
| 2029 | 408,950 | 1,774,860 | 0.34% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 410,269 | 1,763,791 | 0.32% | -0.62% |
| 2031 | 411,543 | 1,752,330 | 0.31% | -0.65% |
| 2032 | 412,724 | 1,740,795 | 0.29% | -0.66% |
| 2033 | 413,846 | 1,729,225 | 0.27% | -0.66% |
| 2034 | 414,942 | 1,717,480 | 0.26% | -0.68% |
| 2035 | 415,982 | 1,705,456 | 0.25% | -0.7% |
| 2036 | 416,939 | 1,693,196 | 0.23% | -0.72% |
| 2037 | 417,847 | 1,680,741 | 0.22% | -0.74% |
| 2038 | 418,753 | 1,668,308 | 0.22% | -0.74% |
| 2039 | 419,595 | 1,655,824 | 0.2% | -0.75% |
| 2040 | 420,348 | 1,643,124 | 0.18% | -0.77% |
| 2041 | 421,079 | 1,630,336 | 0.17% | -0.78% |
| 2042 | 421,746 | 1,617,428 | 0.16% | -0.79% |
| 2043 | 422,343 | 1,604,359 | 0.14% | -0.81% |
| 2044 | 422,831 | 1,591,423 | 0.12% | -0.81% |
| 2045 | 423,269 | 1,578,519 | 0.1% | -0.81% |
| 2046 | 423,679 | 1,565,479 | 0.1% | -0.83% |
| 2047 | 423,952 | 1,552,566 | 0.06% | -0.82% |
| 2048 | 424,123 | 1,539,797 | 0.04% | -0.82% |
| 2049 | 424,251 | 1,526,883 | 0.03% | -0.84% |
| 2050 | 424,273 | 1,513,804 | 0.005% | -0.86% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by -100,918 (a 5.29% decline).
The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16.2% to 1,513,804 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.
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Population differences between the Bahamas and North Macedonia
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| Life expectancy | 75 years | 77.8 years |
| Average age | 37.5 years | 41.2 years |
| Median age | 36 years | 41.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.7:52.3 | 48.6:51.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.37 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 103.8 ppl/mi² | 187.4 ppl/mi² |
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