Population in the Bahamas compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Bahamas and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	South Africa	Bahamas	South Africa
1960	116,317	16,440,172	-	-
1961	122,197	16,908,035	5.06%	2.85%
1962	128,493	17,418,522	5.15%	3.02%
1963	135,087	17,954,564	5.13%	3.08%
1964	141,528	18,511,361	4.77%	3.1%
1965	147,952	19,089,380	4.54%	3.12%
1966	154,874	19,690,087	4.68%	3.15%
1967	162,267	20,314,066	4.77%	3.17%
1968	170,089	20,957,287	4.82%	3.17%
1969	177,981	21,614,676	4.64%	3.14%
1970	184,982	22,279,984	3.93%	3.08%
1971	190,857	22,942,143	3.18%	2.97%
1972	196,055	23,609,456	2.72%	2.91%
1973	200,791	24,294,263	2.42%	2.9%
1974	205,342	24,989,108	2.27%	2.86%
1975	209,886	25,690,940	2.21%	2.81%
1976	214,501	26,395,450	2.2%	2.74%
1977	219,157	27,118,952	2.17%	2.74%
1978	223,761	27,869,507	2.1%	2.77%
1979	228,230	28,634,162	2%	2.74%
1980	232,526	29,518,857	1.88%	3.09%
1981	236,614	30,541,044	1.76%	3.46%
1982	240,614	31,615,339	1.69%	3.52%
1983	244,698	32,739,304	1.7%	3.56%
1984	248,863	33,892,788	1.7%	3.52%
1985	253,154	35,042,093	1.72%	3.39%
1986	257,536	36,180,515	1.73%	3.25%
1987	261,935	37,326,190	1.71%	3.17%
1988	266,448	38,480,649	1.72%	3.09%
1989	271,178	39,628,575	1.78%	2.98%
1990	275,945	40,746,268	1.76%	2.82%
1991	280,731	41,687,898	1.73%	2.31%
1992	285,927	42,443,509	1.85%	1.81%
1993	291,339	43,297,156	1.89%	2.01%
1994	296,509	44,004,139	1.77%	1.63%
1995	301,461	44,541,554	1.67%	1.22%
1996	306,268	45,123,018	1.59%	1.31%
1997	310,904	45,666,838	1.51%	1.21%
1998	315,368	46,223,880	1.44%	1.22%
1999	319,614	46,730,335	1.35%	1.1%
2000	323,835	47,159,719	1.32%	0.92%
2001	327,836	47,566,800	1.24%	0.86%
2002	331,614	48,019,415	1.15%	0.95%
2003	335,618	48,500,348	1.21%	1%
2004	339,782	48,991,421	1.24%	1.01%
2005	343,894	49,490,033	1.21%	1.02%
2006	348,375	49,998,277	1.3%	1.03%
2007	353,334	50,528,584	1.42%	1.06%
2008	358,120	51,114,599	1.35%	1.16%
2009	362,810	51,728,516	1.31%	1.2%
2010	367,478	52,344,051	1.29%	1.19%
2011	371,729	52,995,205	1.16%	1.24%
2012	375,469	53,782,567	1.01%	1.49%
2013	378,953	54,678,791	0.93%	1.67%
2014	382,298	55,594,838	0.88%	1.68%
2015	385,346	56,723,537	0.8%	2.03%
2016	388,055	57,259,551	0.7%	0.94%
2017	390,485	57,635,162	0.63%	0.66%
2018	392,717	58,613,001	0.57%	1.7%
2019	394,675	59,587,885	0.5%	1.66%
2020	395,863	60,562,381	0.3%	1.64%
2021	396,373	61,502,603	0.13%	1.55%
2022	397,538	62,378,410	0.29%	1.42%
2023	399,440	63,212,384	0.48%	1.34%
2024	401,283	64,007,187	0.46%	1.26%
2025	403,042	64,747,317	0.44%	1.16%
2026	404,635	65,453,086	0.4%	1.09%
2027	406,126	66,143,018	0.37%	1.05%
2028	407,560	66,830,384	0.35%	1.04%
2029	408,950	67,506,850	0.34%	1.01%
2030	410,269	68,161,357	0.32%	0.97%
2031	411,543	68,798,574	0.31%	0.93%
2032	412,724	69,426,441	0.29%	0.91%
2033	413,846	70,040,484	0.27%	0.88%
2034	414,942	70,641,572	0.26%	0.86%
2035	415,982	71,234,749	0.25%	0.84%
2036	416,939	71,816,372	0.23%	0.82%
2037	417,847	72,387,807	0.22%	0.8%
2038	418,753	72,949,611	0.22%	0.78%
2039	419,595	73,496,152	0.2%	0.75%
2040	420,348	74,035,615	0.18%	0.73%
2041	421,079	74,575,444	0.17%	0.73%
2042	421,746	75,111,899	0.16%	0.72%
2043	422,343	75,641,512	0.14%	0.71%
2044	422,831	76,164,461	0.12%	0.69%
2045	423,269	76,681,448	0.1%	0.68%
2046	423,679	77,199,542	0.1%	0.68%
2047	423,952	77,716,650	0.06%	0.67%
2048	424,123	78,215,323	0.04%	0.64%
2049	424,251	78,699,584	0.03%	0.62%
2050	424,273	79,177,329	0.005%	0.61%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,201,075 (a 14.3% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 21% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.