The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 404,651 people compared to 34,925,789 in Peru.
Population statistics:
- Peru's population is 86.3 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
- The Bahamas is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
- The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 0.42% for Peru.
- For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
- Since 2006, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.2% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 34.9M (23.3% growth).
- The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 424K people compared to the peak of 41.7M people in 2066 for Peru.
Bahamas vs Peru: live population counter
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| Current population |
404651
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34925789
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| Population rank | 172/197 | 48/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.42% |
| One net population change |
4.75 hours
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1.41 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.02 hours
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58.4 seconds
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| One death every |
2.52 hours
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2.83 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
8.61 hours
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28.6 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +1,018 | +18,406 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +1,020 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,843 | +372,231 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.46% | +1.1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 139/197 | 96/197 |
the Bahamas and Peru: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 116,317 | 10,174,127 | - | - |
| 1961 | 122,197 | 10,475,123 | 5.06% | 2.96% |
| 1962 | 128,493 | 10,784,612 | 5.15% | 2.95% |
| 1963 | 135,087 | 11,102,099 | 5.13% | 2.94% |
| 1964 | 141,528 | 11,427,978 | 4.77% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 147,952 | 11,761,085 | 4.54% | 2.91% |
| 1966 | 154,874 | 12,101,297 | 4.68% | 2.89% |
| 1967 | 162,267 | 12,448,814 | 4.77% | 2.87% |
| 1968 | 170,089 | 12,803,993 | 4.82% | 2.85% |
| 1969 | 177,981 | 13,166,767 | 4.64% | 2.83% |
| 1970 | 184,982 | 13,501,237 | 3.93% | 2.54% |
| 1971 | 190,857 | 13,838,067 | 3.18% | 2.49% |
| 1972 | 196,055 | 14,210,147 | 2.72% | 2.69% |
| 1973 | 200,791 | 14,582,867 | 2.42% | 2.62% |
| 1974 | 205,342 | 14,956,552 | 2.27% | 2.56% |
| 1975 | 209,886 | 15,333,957 | 2.21% | 2.52% |
| 1976 | 214,501 | 15,716,809 | 2.2% | 2.5% |
| 1977 | 219,157 | 16,109,806 | 2.17% | 2.5% |
| 1978 | 223,761 | 16,516,059 | 2.1% | 2.52% |
| 1979 | 228,230 | 16,933,139 | 2% | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 232,526 | 17,360,949 | 1.88% | 2.53% |
| 1981 | 236,614 | 17,798,805 | 1.76% | 2.52% |
| 1982 | 240,614 | 18,246,503 | 1.69% | 2.52% |
| 1983 | 244,698 | 18,705,957 | 1.7% | 2.52% |
| 1984 | 248,863 | 19,174,716 | 1.7% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 253,154 | 19,648,204 | 1.72% | 2.47% |
| 1986 | 257,536 | 20,117,122 | 1.73% | 2.39% |
| 1987 | 261,935 | 20,582,320 | 1.71% | 2.31% |
| 1988 | 266,448 | 21,054,702 | 1.72% | 2.3% |
| 1989 | 271,178 | 21,532,589 | 1.78% | 2.27% |
| 1990 | 275,945 | 22,014,771 | 1.76% | 2.24% |
| 1991 | 280,731 | 22,483,775 | 1.73% | 2.13% |
| 1992 | 285,927 | 22,946,340 | 1.85% | 2.06% |
| 1993 | 291,339 | 23,413,783 | 1.89% | 2.04% |
| 1994 | 296,509 | 23,881,493 | 1.77% | 2% |
| 1995 | 301,461 | 24,348,919 | 1.67% | 1.96% |
| 1996 | 306,268 | 24,811,171 | 1.59% | 1.9% |
| 1997 | 310,904 | 25,274,147 | 1.51% | 1.87% |
| 1998 | 315,368 | 25,738,095 | 1.44% | 1.84% |
| 1999 | 319,614 | 26,186,504 | 1.35% | 1.74% |
| 2000 | 323,835 | 26,598,331 | 1.32% | 1.57% |
| 2001 | 327,836 | 26,964,601 | 1.24% | 1.38% |
| 2002 | 331,614 | 27,288,217 | 1.15% | 1.2% |
| 2003 | 335,618 | 27,580,490 | 1.21% | 1.07% |
| 2004 | 339,782 | 27,852,190 | 1.24% | 0.99% |
| 2005 | 343,894 | 28,101,180 | 1.21% | 0.89% |
| 2006 | 348,375 | 28,324,491 | 1.3% | 0.79% |
| 2007 | 353,334 | 28,530,699 | 1.42% | 0.73% |
| 2008 | 358,120 | 28,719,041 | 1.35% | 0.66% |
| 2009 | 362,810 | 28,896,811 | 1.31% | 0.62% |
| 2010 | 367,478 | 29,086,019 | 1.29% | 0.65% |
| 2011 | 371,729 | 29,304,086 | 1.16% | 0.75% |
| 2012 | 375,469 | 29,550,366 | 1.01% | 0.84% |
| 2013 | 378,953 | 29,817,919 | 0.93% | 0.91% |
| 2014 | 382,298 | 30,115,826 | 0.88% | 1% |
| 2015 | 385,346 | 30,457,600 | 0.8% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 388,055 | 30,866,494 | 0.7% | 1.34% |
| 2017 | 390,485 | 31,324,637 | 0.63% | 1.48% |
| 2018 | 392,717 | 31,897,584 | 0.57% | 1.83% |
| 2019 | 394,675 | 32,449,303 | 0.5% | 1.73% |
| 2020 | 395,863 | 32,838,579 | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| 2021 | 396,373 | 33,155,882 | 0.13% | 0.97% |
| 2022 | 397,538 | 33,475,438 | 0.29% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 399,440 | 33,845,617 | 0.48% | 1.11% |
| 2024 | 401,283 | 34,217,848 | 0.46% | 1.1% |
| 2025 | 403,042 | 34,576,670 | 0.44% | 1.05% |
| 2026 | 404,635 | 34,922,144 | 0.4% | 1% |
| 2027 | 406,126 | 35,255,683 | 0.37% | 0.96% |
| 2028 | 407,560 | 35,578,281 | 0.35% | 0.92% |
| 2029 | 408,950 | 35,890,705 | 0.34% | 0.88% |
| 2030 | 410,269 | 36,193,882 | 0.32% | 0.84% |
| 2031 | 411,543 | 36,488,437 | 0.31% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 412,724 | 36,774,937 | 0.29% | 0.79% |
| 2033 | 413,846 | 37,054,380 | 0.27% | 0.76% |
| 2034 | 414,942 | 37,326,798 | 0.26% | 0.74% |
| 2035 | 415,982 | 37,591,420 | 0.25% | 0.71% |
| 2036 | 416,939 | 37,848,147 | 0.23% | 0.68% |
| 2037 | 417,847 | 38,096,898 | 0.22% | 0.66% |
| 2038 | 418,753 | 38,337,328 | 0.22% | 0.63% |
| 2039 | 419,595 | 38,569,891 | 0.2% | 0.61% |
| 2040 | 420,348 | 38,794,647 | 0.18% | 0.58% |
| 2041 | 421,079 | 39,011,537 | 0.17% | 0.56% |
| 2042 | 421,746 | 39,220,371 | 0.16% | 0.54% |
| 2043 | 422,343 | 39,420,647 | 0.14% | 0.51% |
| 2044 | 422,831 | 39,612,847 | 0.12% | 0.49% |
| 2045 | 423,269 | 39,796,723 | 0.1% | 0.46% |
| 2046 | 423,679 | 39,971,719 | 0.1% | 0.44% |
| 2047 | 423,952 | 40,137,869 | 0.06% | 0.42% |
| 2048 | 424,123 | 40,294,857 | 0.04% | 0.39% |
| 2049 | 424,251 | 40,443,273 | 0.03% | 0.37% |
| 2050 | 424,273 | 40,583,875 | 0.005% | 0.35% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,059,295 (a 13.2% growth).
The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.2% to 40,583,875 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.
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Population differences between the Bahamas and Peru
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| Life expectancy | 75 years | 78.3 years |
| Average age | 37.5 years | 33.2 years |
| Median age | 36 years | 30.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.7:52.3 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.37 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman |
| Population density | 103.8 ppl/mi² | 69.2 ppl/mi² |
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