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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Palau	Bahamas	Palau
1960	116,317	9,328	-	-
1961	122,197	9,555	5.06%	2.43%
1962	128,493	9,793	5.15%	2.49%
1963	135,087	10,037	5.13%	2.49%
1964	141,528	10,292	4.77%	2.54%
1965	147,952	10,547	4.54%	2.48%
1966	154,874	10,805	4.68%	2.45%
1967	162,267	10,988	4.77%	1.69%
1968	170,089	11,080	4.82%	0.84%
1969	177,981	11,159	4.64%	0.71%
1970	184,982	11,368	3.93%	1.87%
1971	190,857	11,759	3.18%	3.44%
1972	196,055	12,194	2.72%	3.7%
1973	200,791	12,552	2.42%	2.94%
1974	205,342	12,687	2.27%	1.08%
1975	209,886	12,655	2.21%	-0.25%
1976	214,501	12,598	2.2%	-0.45%
1977	219,157	12,525	2.17%	-0.58%
1978	223,761	12,440	2.1%	-0.68%
1979	228,230	12,337	2%	-0.83%
1980	232,526	12,271	1.88%	-0.53%
1981	236,614	12,402	1.76%	1.07%
1982	240,614	12,694	1.69%	2.35%
1983	244,698	13,006	1.7%	2.46%
1984	248,863	13,337	1.7%	2.54%
1985	253,154	13,688	1.72%	2.63%
1986	257,536	14,024	1.73%	2.45%
1987	261,935	14,334	1.71%	2.21%
1988	266,448	14,645	1.72%	2.17%
1989	271,178	14,945	1.78%	2.05%
1990	275,945	15,259	1.76%	2.1%
1991	280,731	15,614	1.73%	2.33%
1992	285,927	15,989	1.85%	2.4%
1993	291,339	16,372	1.89%	2.4%
1994	296,509	16,770	1.77%	2.43%
1995	301,461	17,195	1.67%	2.53%
1996	306,268	17,654	1.59%	2.67%
1997	310,904	18,108	1.51%	2.57%
1998	315,368	18,524	1.44%	2.3%
1999	319,614	18,901	1.35%	2.04%
2000	323,835	19,178	1.32%	1.47%
2001	327,836	19,352	1.24%	0.91%
2002	331,614	19,503	1.15%	0.78%
2003	335,618	19,659	1.21%	0.8%
2004	339,782	19,820	1.24%	0.82%
2005	343,894	19,819	1.21%	-0.005%
2006	348,375	19,593	1.3%	-1.14%
2007	353,334	19,302	1.42%	-1.49%
2008	358,120	19,009	1.35%	-1.52%
2009	362,810	18,709	1.31%	-1.58%
2010	367,478	18,396	1.29%	-1.67%
2011	371,729	18,078	1.16%	-1.73%
2012	375,469	17,765	1.01%	-1.73%
2013	378,953	17,648	0.93%	-0.66%
2014	382,298	17,715	0.88%	0.38%
2015	385,346	17,770	0.8%	0.31%
2016	388,055	17,797	0.7%	0.15%
2017	390,485	17,812	0.63%	0.08%
2018	392,717	17,814	0.57%	0.01%
2019	394,675	17,798	0.5%	-0.09%
2020	395,863	17,792	0.3%	-0.03%
2021	396,373	17,783	0.13%	-0.05%
2022	397,538	17,759	0.29%	-0.13%
2023	399,440	17,727	0.48%	-0.18%
2024	401,283	17,695	0.46%	-0.18%
2025	403,042	17,663	0.44%	-0.18%
2026	404,635	17,618	0.4%	-0.25%
2027	406,126	17,564	0.37%	-0.31%
2028	407,560	17,504	0.35%	-0.34%
2029	408,950	17,436	0.34%	-0.39%
2030	410,269	17,376	0.32%	-0.34%
2031	411,543	17,299	0.31%	-0.44%
2032	412,724	17,228	0.29%	-0.41%
2033	413,846	17,163	0.27%	-0.38%
2034	414,942	17,092	0.26%	-0.41%
2035	415,982	17,012	0.25%	-0.47%
2036	416,939	16,940	0.23%	-0.43%
2037	417,847	16,858	0.22%	-0.48%
2038	418,753	16,779	0.22%	-0.47%
2039	419,595	16,689	0.2%	-0.54%
2040	420,348	16,604	0.18%	-0.51%
2041	421,079	16,510	0.17%	-0.57%
2042	421,746	16,403	0.16%	-0.65%
2043	422,343	16,302	0.14%	-0.61%
2044	422,831	16,202	0.12%	-0.62%
2045	423,269	16,097	0.1%	-0.65%
2046	423,679	15,977	0.1%	-0.74%
2047	423,952	15,863	0.06%	-0.71%
2048	424,123	15,749	0.04%	-0.72%
2049	424,251	15,632	0.03%	-0.74%
2050	424,273	15,515	0.005%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Bahamas increased by 41,452 people (a 12.1% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Bahamas gained 18,975 (a 4.92% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2005 and is 173rd in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.