Population in the Bahamas compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Bahamas and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Sri Lanka	Bahamas	Sri Lanka
1960	116,317	9,661,389	-	-
1961	122,197	9,899,372	5.06%	2.46%
1962	128,493	10,143,754	5.15%	2.47%
1963	135,087	10,395,040	5.13%	2.48%
1964	141,528	10,653,397	4.77%	2.49%
1965	147,952	10,916,965	4.54%	2.47%
1966	154,874	11,183,928	4.68%	2.45%
1967	162,267	11,457,328	4.77%	2.44%
1968	170,089	11,736,088	4.82%	2.43%
1969	177,981	12,013,858	4.64%	2.37%
1970	184,982	12,287,110	3.93%	2.27%
1971	190,857	12,551,910	3.18%	2.16%
1972	196,055	12,809,205	2.72%	2.05%
1973	200,791	13,060,916	2.42%	1.97%
1974	205,342	13,305,693	2.27%	1.87%
1975	209,886	13,548,984	2.21%	1.83%
1976	214,501	13,796,770	2.2%	1.83%
1977	219,157	14,049,371	2.17%	1.83%
1978	223,761	14,310,128	2.1%	1.86%
1979	228,230	14,579,614	2%	1.88%
1980	232,526	14,847,974	1.88%	1.84%
1981	236,614	15,099,414	1.76%	1.69%
1982	240,614	15,286,567	1.69%	1.24%
1983	244,698	15,388,794	1.7%	0.67%
1984	248,863	15,441,860	1.7%	0.34%
1985	253,154	15,544,154	1.72%	0.66%
1986	257,536	15,731,256	1.73%	1.2%
1987	261,935	15,916,576	1.71%	1.18%
1988	266,448	16,078,621	1.72%	1.02%
1989	271,178	16,248,557	1.78%	1.06%
1990	275,945	16,352,458	1.76%	0.64%
1991	280,731	16,475,354	1.73%	0.75%
1992	285,927	16,739,284	1.85%	1.6%
1993	291,339	17,025,918	1.89%	1.71%
1994	296,509	17,275,773	1.77%	1.47%
1995	301,461	17,564,068	1.67%	1.67%
1996	306,268	17,905,018	1.59%	1.94%
1997	310,904	18,248,200	1.51%	1.92%
1998	315,368	18,596,003	1.44%	1.91%
1999	319,614	18,944,731	1.35%	1.88%
2000	323,835	19,293,054	1.32%	1.84%
2001	327,836	19,600,362	1.24%	1.59%
2002	331,614	19,805,752	1.15%	1.05%
2003	335,618	19,951,521	1.21%	0.74%
2004	339,782	20,087,605	1.24%	0.68%
2005	343,894	20,216,524	1.21%	0.64%
2006	348,375	20,352,411	1.3%	0.67%
2007	353,334	20,492,545	1.42%	0.69%
2008	358,120	20,629,378	1.35%	0.67%
2009	362,810	20,756,435	1.31%	0.62%
2010	367,478	20,879,089	1.29%	0.59%
2011	371,729	21,009,048	1.16%	0.62%
2012	375,469	21,169,458	1.01%	0.76%
2013	378,953	20,585,000	0.93%	-2.76%
2014	382,298	20,778,000	0.88%	0.94%
2015	385,346	20,970,000	0.8%	0.92%
2016	388,055	21,209,000	0.7%	1.14%
2017	390,485	21,453,000	0.63%	1.15%
2018	392,717	21,670,000	0.57%	1.01%
2019	394,675	21,803,000	0.5%	0.61%
2020	395,863	21,919,000	0.3%	0.53%
2021	396,373	22,156,000	0.13%	1.08%
2022	397,538	22,181,000	0.29%	0.11%
2023	399,440	22,037,000	0.48%	-0.65%
2024	401,283	21,916,000	0.46%	-0.55%
2025	403,042	22,035,440	0.44%	0.54%
2026	404,635	22,148,172	0.4%	0.51%
2027	406,126	22,255,601	0.37%	0.49%
2028	407,560	22,357,682	0.35%	0.46%
2029	408,950	22,453,922	0.34%	0.43%
2030	410,269	22,546,245	0.32%	0.41%
2031	411,543	22,635,106	0.31%	0.39%
2032	412,724	22,720,118	0.29%	0.38%
2033	413,846	22,802,043	0.27%	0.36%
2034	414,942	22,879,527	0.26%	0.34%
2035	415,982	22,952,739	0.25%	0.32%
2036	416,939	23,022,027	0.23%	0.3%
2037	417,847	23,088,877	0.22%	0.29%
2038	418,753	23,152,480	0.22%	0.28%
2039	419,595	23,211,633	0.2%	0.26%
2040	420,348	23,265,986	0.18%	0.23%
2041	421,079	23,315,260	0.17%	0.21%
2042	421,746	23,359,578	0.16%	0.19%
2043	422,343	23,398,752	0.14%	0.17%
2044	422,831	23,433,096	0.12%	0.15%
2045	423,269	23,464,943	0.1%	0.14%
2046	423,679	23,492,738	0.1%	0.12%
2047	423,952	23,512,629	0.06%	0.08%
2048	424,123	23,525,953	0.04%	0.06%
2049	424,251	23,533,940	0.03%	0.03%
2050	424,273	23,538,230	0.005%	0.02%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 940,346 (a 4.43% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.27% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.