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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Syria	Bahamas	Syria
1960	116,317	4,673,500	-	-
1961	122,197	4,815,466	5.06%	3.04%
1962	128,493	4,959,340	5.15%	2.99%
1963	135,087	5,110,467	5.13%	3.05%
1964	141,528	5,269,087	4.77%	3.1%
1965	147,952	5,435,267	4.54%	3.15%
1966	154,874	5,609,047	4.68%	3.2%
1967	162,267	5,790,198	4.77%	3.23%
1968	170,089	5,978,742	4.82%	3.26%
1969	177,981	6,175,166	4.64%	3.29%
1970	184,982	6,380,609	3.93%	3.33%
1971	190,857	6,598,094	3.18%	3.41%
1972	196,055	6,826,024	2.72%	3.45%
1973	200,791	7,060,321	2.42%	3.43%
1974	205,342	7,302,160	2.27%	3.43%
1975	209,886	7,554,364	2.21%	3.45%
1976	214,501	7,817,320	2.2%	3.48%
1977	219,157	8,090,501	2.17%	3.49%
1978	223,761	8,372,759	2.1%	3.49%
1979	228,230	8,661,909	2%	3.45%
1980	232,526	8,957,663	1.88%	3.41%
1981	236,614	9,260,189	1.76%	3.38%
1982	240,614	9,572,511	1.69%	3.37%
1983	244,698	9,904,809	1.7%	3.47%
1984	248,863	10,258,398	1.7%	3.57%
1985	253,154	10,625,672	1.72%	3.58%
1986	257,536	11,002,844	1.73%	3.55%
1987	261,935	11,388,923	1.71%	3.51%
1988	266,448	11,782,264	1.72%	3.45%
1989	271,178	12,179,060	1.78%	3.37%
1990	275,945	12,579,208	1.76%	3.29%
1991	280,731	12,980,821	1.73%	3.19%
1992	285,927	13,385,571	1.85%	3.12%
1993	291,339	13,795,686	1.89%	3.06%
1994	296,509	14,208,583	1.77%	2.99%
1995	301,461	14,616,801	1.67%	2.87%
1996	306,268	15,018,104	1.59%	2.75%
1997	310,904	15,417,542	1.51%	2.66%
1998	315,368	15,820,413	1.44%	2.61%
1999	319,614	16,228,061	1.35%	2.58%
2000	323,835	16,637,888	1.32%	2.53%
2001	327,836	17,051,338	1.24%	2.48%
2002	331,614	17,468,332	1.15%	2.45%
2003	335,618	17,889,296	1.21%	2.41%
2004	339,782	18,336,875	1.24%	2.5%
2005	343,894	18,814,091	1.21%	2.6%
2006	348,375	19,637,022	1.3%	4.37%
2007	353,334	20,884,125	1.42%	6.35%
2008	358,120	21,636,564	1.35%	3.6%
2009	362,810	21,976,969	1.31%	1.57%
2010	367,478	22,482,421	1.29%	2.3%
2011	371,729	22,878,098	1.16%	1.76%
2012	375,469	22,759,763	1.01%	-0.52%
2013	378,953	21,666,917	0.93%	-4.8%
2014	382,298	20,273,659	0.88%	-6.43%
2015	385,346	19,424,618	0.8%	-4.19%
2016	388,055	19,193,834	0.7%	-1.19%
2017	390,485	19,224,668	0.63%	0.16%
2018	392,717	19,577,845	0.57%	1.84%
2019	394,675	20,353,534	0.5%	3.96%
2020	395,863	21,049,429	0.3%	3.42%
2021	396,373	21,628,839	0.13%	2.75%
2022	397,538	22,462,173	0.29%	3.85%
2023	399,440	23,594,623	0.48%	5.04%
2024	401,283	24,672,760	0.46%	4.57%
2025	403,042	25,620,422	0.44%	3.84%
2026	404,635	26,472,499	0.4%	3.33%
2027	406,126	27,261,544	0.37%	2.98%
2028	407,560	28,006,558	0.35%	2.73%
2029	408,950	28,719,309	0.34%	2.54%
2030	410,269	29,395,545	0.32%	2.35%
2031	411,543	30,029,824	0.31%	2.16%
2032	412,724	30,633,661	0.29%	2.01%
2033	413,846	31,212,478	0.27%	1.89%
2034	414,942	31,768,138	0.26%	1.78%
2035	415,982	32,294,792	0.25%	1.66%
2036	416,939	32,788,153	0.23%	1.53%
2037	417,847	33,258,407	0.22%	1.43%
2038	418,753	33,710,718	0.22%	1.36%
2039	419,595	34,131,238	0.2%	1.25%
2040	420,348	34,533,185	0.18%	1.18%
2041	421,079	34,916,936	0.17%	1.11%
2042	421,746	35,279,863	0.16%	1.04%
2043	422,343	35,623,325	0.14%	0.97%
2044	422,831	35,944,394	0.12%	0.9%
2045	423,269	36,265,295	0.1%	0.89%
2046	423,679	36,583,260	0.1%	0.88%
2047	423,952	36,878,640	0.06%	0.81%
2048	424,123	37,171,029	0.04%	0.79%
2049	424,251	37,477,690	0.03%	0.83%
2050	424,273	37,793,378	0.005%	0.84%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Bahamas increased by 41,452 people (a 12.1% growth), while Syria gained 610,527 people (a 3.25% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Bahamas gained 18,975 (a 4.92% growth), while Syria's population increased by 6,880,259 (a 35.4% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2005 and is 173rd in 2025. Syria was ranked 58th in 2005 and ranked 57th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Bahamas' population will grow by 4.93% to 424,273 people with a rank change from 173rd to 174th. The population of Syria will increase by 43.7% to 37,793,378 people and rank change from 57th to 54th.