Population in the Bahamas compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Bahamas and the Solomon Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Solomon Islands	Bahamas	Solomon Islands
1960	116,317	139,688	-	-
1961	122,197	142,912	5.06%	2.31%
1962	128,493	146,201	5.15%	2.3%
1963	135,087	149,589	5.13%	2.32%
1964	141,528	153,085	4.77%	2.34%
1965	147,952	156,686	4.54%	2.35%
1966	154,874	160,393	4.68%	2.37%
1967	162,267	164,245	4.77%	2.4%
1968	170,089	168,282	4.82%	2.46%
1969	177,981	172,476	4.64%	2.49%
1970	184,982	176,579	3.93%	2.38%
1971	190,857	180,637	3.18%	2.3%
1972	196,055	184,994	2.72%	2.41%
1973	200,791	189,774	2.42%	2.58%
1974	205,342	195,041	2.27%	2.78%
1975	209,886	200,744	2.21%	2.92%
1976	214,501	207,194	2.2%	3.21%
1977	219,157	214,418	2.17%	3.49%
1978	223,761	222,029	2.1%	3.55%
1979	228,230	229,953	2%	3.57%
1980	232,526	238,135	1.88%	3.56%
1981	236,614	246,555	1.76%	3.54%
1982	240,614	255,200	1.69%	3.51%
1983	244,698	264,068	1.7%	3.47%
1984	248,863	273,163	1.7%	3.44%
1985	253,154	282,455	1.72%	3.4%
1986	257,536	291,842	1.73%	3.32%
1987	261,935	301,414	1.71%	3.28%
1988	266,448	311,265	1.72%	3.27%
1989	271,178	321,282	1.78%	3.22%
1990	275,945	331,435	1.76%	3.16%
1991	280,731	341,738	1.73%	3.11%
1992	285,927	352,205	1.85%	3.06%
1993	291,339	362,839	1.89%	3.02%
1994	296,509	373,675	1.77%	2.99%
1995	301,461	384,733	1.67%	2.96%
1996	306,268	396,009	1.59%	2.93%
1997	310,904	407,474	1.51%	2.9%
1998	315,368	419,071	1.44%	2.85%
1999	319,614	430,500	1.35%	2.73%
2000	323,835	440,469	1.32%	2.32%
2001	327,836	449,125	1.24%	1.97%
2002	331,614	457,671	1.15%	1.9%
2003	335,618	466,154	1.21%	1.85%
2004	339,782	474,611	1.24%	1.81%
2005	343,894	483,080	1.21%	1.78%
2006	348,375	491,594	1.3%	1.76%
2007	353,334	500,156	1.42%	1.74%
2008	358,120	508,790	1.35%	1.73%
2009	362,810	518,141	1.31%	1.84%
2010	367,478	532,968	1.29%	2.86%
2011	371,729	552,945	1.16%	3.75%
2012	375,469	573,606	1.01%	3.74%
2013	378,953	594,945	0.93%	3.72%
2014	382,298	616,908	0.88%	3.69%
2015	385,346	639,415	0.8%	3.65%
2016	388,055	662,379	0.7%	3.59%
2017	390,485	685,672	0.63%	3.52%
2018	392,717	709,101	0.57%	3.42%
2019	394,675	728,147	0.5%	2.69%
2020	395,863	744,498	0.3%	2.25%
2021	396,373	762,591	0.13%	2.43%
2022	397,538	781,066	0.29%	2.42%
2023	399,440	800,005	0.48%	2.42%
2024	401,283	819,198	0.46%	2.4%
2025	403,042	838,646	0.44%	2.37%
2026	404,635	858,283	0.4%	2.34%
2027	406,126	878,097	0.37%	2.31%
2028	407,560	898,073	0.35%	2.27%
2029	408,950	918,152	0.34%	2.24%
2030	410,269	938,340	0.32%	2.2%
2031	411,543	958,614	0.31%	2.16%
2032	412,724	978,977	0.29%	2.12%
2033	413,846	999,314	0.27%	2.08%
2034	414,942	1,019,534	0.26%	2.02%
2035	415,982	1,039,655	0.25%	1.97%
2036	416,939	1,059,521	0.23%	1.91%
2037	417,847	1,079,088	0.22%	1.85%
2038	418,753	1,098,284	0.22%	1.78%
2039	419,595	1,117,085	0.2%	1.71%
2040	420,348	1,135,445	0.18%	1.64%
2041	421,079	1,153,450	0.17%	1.59%
2042	421,746	1,171,334	0.16%	1.55%
2043	422,343	1,189,113	0.14%	1.52%
2044	422,831	1,206,729	0.12%	1.48%
2045	423,269	1,224,188	0.1%	1.45%
2046	423,679	1,241,491	0.1%	1.41%
2047	423,952	1,258,611	0.06%	1.38%
2048	424,123	1,275,579	0.04%	1.35%
2049	424,251	1,292,414	0.03%	1.32%
2050	424,273	1,309,098	0.005%	1.29%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 196,120 (a 29.6% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.5% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.