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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Sweden	Bahamas	Sweden
1960	116,317	7,484,656	-	-
1961	122,197	7,519,998	5.06%	0.47%
1962	128,493	7,561,588	5.15%	0.55%
1963	135,087	7,604,328	5.13%	0.57%
1964	141,528	7,661,354	4.77%	0.75%
1965	147,952	7,733,853	4.54%	0.95%
1966	154,874	7,807,797	4.68%	0.96%
1967	162,267	7,867,931	4.77%	0.77%
1968	170,089	7,912,273	4.82%	0.56%
1969	177,981	7,968,072	4.64%	0.71%
1970	184,982	8,042,801	3.93%	0.94%
1971	190,857	8,098,334	3.18%	0.69%
1972	196,055	8,122,300	2.72%	0.3%
1973	200,791	8,136,312	2.42%	0.17%
1974	205,342	8,159,955	2.27%	0.29%
1975	209,886	8,192,437	2.21%	0.4%
1976	214,501	8,222,286	2.2%	0.36%
1977	219,157	8,251,540	2.17%	0.36%
1978	223,761	8,275,599	2.1%	0.29%
1979	228,230	8,293,678	2%	0.22%
1980	232,526	8,310,531	1.88%	0.2%
1981	236,614	8,320,503	1.76%	0.12%
1982	240,614	8,325,263	1.69%	0.06%
1983	244,698	8,329,033	1.7%	0.05%
1984	248,863	8,336,605	1.7%	0.09%
1985	253,154	8,350,386	1.72%	0.17%
1986	257,536	8,369,829	1.73%	0.23%
1987	261,935	8,397,804	1.71%	0.33%
1988	266,448	8,436,489	1.72%	0.46%
1989	271,178	8,492,964	1.78%	0.67%
1990	275,945	8,558,835	1.76%	0.78%
1991	280,731	8,617,375	1.73%	0.68%
1992	285,927	8,668,067	1.85%	0.59%
1993	291,339	8,718,561	1.89%	0.58%
1994	296,509	8,780,745	1.77%	0.71%
1995	301,461	8,826,939	1.67%	0.53%
1996	306,268	8,840,998	1.59%	0.16%
1997	310,904	8,846,062	1.51%	0.06%
1998	315,368	8,850,974	1.44%	0.06%
1999	319,614	8,857,874	1.35%	0.08%
2000	323,835	8,872,109	1.32%	0.16%
2001	327,836	8,895,960	1.24%	0.27%
2002	331,614	8,924,958	1.15%	0.33%
2003	335,618	8,958,229	1.21%	0.37%
2004	339,782	8,993,531	1.24%	0.39%
2005	343,894	9,029,572	1.21%	0.4%
2006	348,375	9,080,505	1.3%	0.56%
2007	353,334	9,148,092	1.42%	0.74%
2008	358,120	9,219,637	1.35%	0.78%
2009	362,810	9,298,515	1.31%	0.86%
2010	367,478	9,378,126	1.29%	0.86%
2011	371,729	9,449,213	1.16%	0.76%
2012	375,469	9,519,374	1.01%	0.74%
2013	378,953	9,600,379	0.93%	0.85%
2014	382,298	9,696,110	0.88%	1%
2015	385,346	9,799,186	0.8%	1.06%
2016	388,055	9,923,085	0.7%	1.26%
2017	390,485	10,057,698	0.63%	1.36%
2018	392,717	10,175,214	0.57%	1.17%
2019	394,675	10,278,887	0.5%	1.02%
2020	395,863	10,353,442	0.3%	0.73%
2021	396,373	10,415,811	0.13%	0.6%
2022	397,538	10,486,941	0.29%	0.68%
2023	399,440	10,536,632	0.48%	0.47%
2024	401,283	10,569,709	0.46%	0.31%
2025	403,042	10,619,177	0.44%	0.47%
2026	404,635	10,663,427	0.4%	0.42%
2027	406,126	10,703,497	0.37%	0.38%
2028	407,560	10,740,420	0.35%	0.34%
2029	408,950	10,773,692	0.34%	0.31%
2030	410,269	10,803,699	0.32%	0.28%
2031	411,543	10,830,583	0.31%	0.25%
2032	412,724	10,855,855	0.29%	0.23%
2033	413,846	10,880,544	0.27%	0.23%
2034	414,942	10,903,924	0.26%	0.21%
2035	415,982	10,926,433	0.25%	0.21%
2036	416,939	10,949,062	0.23%	0.21%
2037	417,847	10,971,259	0.22%	0.2%
2038	418,753	10,993,203	0.22%	0.2%
2039	419,595	11,015,926	0.2%	0.21%
2040	420,348	11,039,663	0.18%	0.22%
2041	421,079	11,063,604	0.17%	0.22%
2042	421,746	11,088,299	0.16%	0.22%
2043	422,343	11,113,927	0.14%	0.23%
2044	422,831	11,139,125	0.12%	0.23%
2045	423,269	11,163,492	0.1%	0.22%
2046	423,679	11,186,803	0.1%	0.21%
2047	423,952	11,209,183	0.06%	0.2%
2048	424,123	11,230,526	0.04%	0.19%
2049	424,251	11,250,663	0.03%	0.18%
2050	424,273	11,269,877	0.005%	0.17%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 740,779 (a 7.47% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.68% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.