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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Spain	Bahamas	Spain
1960	116,317	30,455,000	-	-
1961	122,197	30,739,250	5.06%	0.93%
1962	128,493	31,023,366	5.15%	0.92%
1963	135,087	31,296,651	5.13%	0.88%
1964	141,528	31,609,195	4.77%	1%
1965	147,952	31,954,292	4.54%	1.09%
1966	154,874	32,283,194	4.68%	1.03%
1967	162,267	32,682,947	4.77%	1.24%
1968	170,089	33,113,134	4.82%	1.32%
1969	177,981	33,441,054	4.64%	0.99%
1970	184,982	33,814,531	3.93%	1.12%
1971	190,857	34,224,490	3.18%	1.21%
1972	196,055	34,604,469	2.72%	1.11%
1973	200,791	34,988,947	2.42%	1.11%
1974	205,342	35,373,335	2.27%	1.1%
1975	209,886	35,757,900	2.21%	1.09%
1976	214,501	36,137,812	2.2%	1.06%
1977	219,157	36,511,638	2.17%	1.03%
1978	223,761	36,864,898	2.1%	0.97%
1979	228,230	37,191,330	2%	0.89%
1980	232,526	37,491,165	1.88%	0.81%
1981	236,614	37,758,631	1.76%	0.71%
1982	240,614	37,986,012	1.69%	0.6%
1983	244,698	38,171,525	1.7%	0.49%
1984	248,863	38,330,364	1.7%	0.42%
1985	253,154	38,469,512	1.72%	0.36%
1986	257,536	38,584,624	1.73%	0.3%
1987	261,935	38,684,815	1.71%	0.26%
1988	266,448	38,766,939	1.72%	0.21%
1989	271,178	38,827,764	1.78%	0.16%
1990	275,945	38,867,322	1.76%	0.1%
1991	280,731	38,966,376	1.73%	0.25%
1992	285,927	39,157,685	1.85%	0.49%
1993	291,339	39,361,262	1.89%	0.52%
1994	296,509	39,549,108	1.77%	0.48%
1995	301,461	39,724,050	1.67%	0.44%
1996	306,268	39,889,852	1.59%	0.42%
1997	310,904	40,057,389	1.51%	0.42%
1998	315,368	40,223,509	1.44%	0.41%
1999	319,614	40,386,875	1.35%	0.41%
2000	323,835	40,567,864	1.32%	0.45%
2001	327,836	40,850,412	1.24%	0.7%
2002	331,614	41,431,558	1.15%	1.42%
2003	335,618	42,187,645	1.21%	1.82%
2004	339,782	42,921,895	1.24%	1.74%
2005	343,894	43,653,155	1.21%	1.7%
2006	348,375	44,397,319	1.3%	1.7%
2007	353,334	45,226,803	1.42%	1.87%
2008	358,120	45,954,106	1.35%	1.61%
2009	362,810	46,362,946	1.31%	0.89%
2010	367,478	46,576,897	1.29%	0.46%
2011	371,729	46,742,697	1.16%	0.36%
2012	375,469	46,773,055	1.01%	0.06%
2013	378,953	46,604,197	0.93%	-0.36%
2014	382,298	46,460,733	0.88%	-0.31%
2015	385,346	46,422,303	0.8%	-0.08%
2016	388,055	46,458,139	0.7%	0.08%
2017	390,485	46,571,232	0.63%	0.24%
2018	392,717	46,782,011	0.57%	0.45%
2019	394,675	47,118,501	0.5%	0.72%
2020	395,863	47,359,424	0.3%	0.51%
2021	396,373	47,443,821	0.13%	0.18%
2022	397,538	47,786,102	0.29%	0.72%
2023	399,440	48,352,528	0.48%	1.19%
2024	401,283	48,848,840	0.46%	1.03%
2025	403,042	48,827,866	0.44%	-0.04%
2026	404,635	48,787,930	0.4%	-0.08%
2027	406,126	48,738,456	0.37%	-0.1%
2028	407,560	48,683,694	0.35%	-0.11%
2029	408,950	48,619,674	0.34%	-0.13%
2030	410,269	48,542,955	0.32%	-0.16%
2031	411,543	48,454,221	0.31%	-0.18%
2032	412,724	48,362,482	0.29%	-0.19%
2033	413,846	48,271,264	0.27%	-0.19%
2034	414,942	48,177,551	0.26%	-0.19%
2035	415,982	48,077,695	0.25%	-0.21%
2036	416,939	47,970,911	0.23%	-0.22%
2037	417,847	47,860,116	0.22%	-0.23%
2038	418,753	47,747,343	0.22%	-0.24%
2039	419,595	47,629,540	0.2%	-0.25%
2040	420,348	47,504,152	0.18%	-0.26%
2041	421,079	47,373,061	0.17%	-0.28%
2042	421,746	47,234,914	0.16%	-0.29%
2043	422,343	47,092,497	0.14%	-0.3%
2044	422,831	46,942,712	0.12%	-0.32%
2045	423,269	46,778,501	0.1%	-0.35%
2046	423,679	46,604,170	0.1%	-0.37%
2047	423,952	46,421,312	0.06%	-0.39%
2048	424,123	46,230,109	0.04%	-0.41%
2049	424,251	46,024,720	0.03%	-0.44%
2050	424,273	45,808,469	0.005%	-0.47%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,329,791 (a 5.01% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 6.11% to 45,808,469 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.