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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Qatar	Bahamas	Qatar
1960	116,317	36,010	-	-
1961	122,197	39,680	5.06%	10.2%
1962	128,493	44,630	5.15%	12.5%
1963	135,087	50,380	5.13%	12.9%
1964	141,528	56,867	4.77%	12.9%
1965	147,952	64,065	4.54%	12.7%
1966	154,874	72,192	4.68%	12.7%
1967	162,267	81,439	4.77%	12.8%
1968	170,089	91,749	4.82%	12.7%
1969	177,981	103,025	4.64%	12.3%
1970	184,982	116,350	3.93%	12.9%
1971	190,857	131,346	3.18%	12.9%
1972	196,055	146,506	2.72%	11.5%
1973	200,791	161,841	2.42%	10.5%
1974	205,342	177,362	2.27%	9.59%
1975	209,886	193,087	2.21%	8.87%
1976	214,501	209,052	2.2%	8.27%
1977	219,157	225,285	2.17%	7.77%
1978	223,761	241,808	2.1%	7.33%
1979	228,230	258,670	2%	6.97%
1980	232,526	275,913	1.88%	6.67%
1981	236,614	293,553	1.76%	6.39%
1982	240,614	311,537	1.69%	6.13%
1983	244,698	329,709	1.7%	5.83%
1984	248,863	347,878	1.7%	5.51%
1985	253,154	365,940	1.72%	5.19%
1986	257,536	382,422	1.73%	4.5%
1987	261,935	397,005	1.71%	3.81%
1988	266,448	411,264	1.72%	3.59%
1989	271,178	425,646	1.78%	3.5%
1990	275,945	440,175	1.76%	3.41%
1991	280,731	454,853	1.73%	3.33%
1992	285,927	469,657	1.85%	3.25%
1993	291,339	484,545	1.89%	3.17%
1994	296,509	499,459	1.77%	3.08%
1995	301,461	514,325	1.67%	2.98%
1996	306,268	529,019	1.59%	2.86%
1997	310,904	550,500	1.51%	4.06%
1998	315,368	580,540	1.44%	5.46%
1999	319,614	612,500	1.35%	5.51%
2000	323,835	644,989	1.32%	5.3%
2001	327,836	677,925	1.24%	5.11%
2002	331,614	711,205	1.15%	4.91%
2003	335,618	744,682	1.21%	4.71%
2004	339,782	773,332	1.24%	3.85%
2005	343,894	825,408	1.21%	6.73%
2006	348,375	972,831	1.3%	17.9%
2007	353,334	1,208,595	1.42%	24.2%
2008	358,120	1,426,938	1.35%	18.1%
2009	362,810	1,608,903	1.31%	12.8%
2010	367,478	1,616,832	1.29%	0.49%
2011	371,729	1,624,761	1.16%	0.49%
2012	375,469	1,722,438	1.01%	6.01%
2013	378,953	1,916,426	0.93%	11.3%
2014	382,298	2,151,745	0.88%	12.3%
2015	385,346	2,344,557	0.8%	8.96%
2016	388,055	2,477,113	0.7%	5.65%
2017	390,485	2,545,820	0.63%	2.77%
2018	392,717	2,580,734	0.57%	1.37%
2019	394,675	2,638,657	0.5%	2.24%
2020	395,863	2,794,148	0.3%	5.89%
2021	396,373	2,504,910	0.13%	-10.4%
2022	397,538	2,657,333	0.29%	6.08%
2023	399,440	2,656,032	0.48%	-0.05%
2024	401,283	2,857,822	0.46%	7.6%
2025	403,042	2,921,065	0.44%	2.21%
2026	404,635	2,975,134	0.4%	1.85%
2027	406,126	3,019,526	0.37%	1.49%
2028	407,560	3,057,695	0.35%	1.26%
2029	408,950	3,092,803	0.34%	1.15%
2030	410,269	3,125,174	0.32%	1.05%
2031	411,543	3,156,754	0.31%	1.01%
2032	412,724	3,189,188	0.29%	1.03%
2033	413,846	3,222,500	0.27%	1.04%
2034	414,942	3,256,691	0.26%	1.06%
2035	415,982	3,291,711	0.25%	1.08%
2036	416,939	3,327,585	0.23%	1.09%
2037	417,847	3,364,333	0.22%	1.1%
2038	418,753	3,401,906	0.22%	1.12%
2039	419,595	3,440,293	0.2%	1.13%
2040	420,348	3,479,439	0.18%	1.14%
2041	421,079	3,519,302	0.17%	1.15%
2042	421,746	3,559,840	0.16%	1.15%
2043	422,343	3,601,019	0.14%	1.16%
2044	422,831	3,642,784	0.12%	1.16%
2045	423,269	3,685,111	0.1%	1.16%
2046	423,679	3,727,959	0.1%	1.16%
2047	423,952	3,771,287	0.06%	1.16%
2048	424,123	3,815,108	0.04%	1.16%
2049	424,251	3,859,368	0.03%	1.16%
2050	424,273	3,904,074	0.005%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.