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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 405,203 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Uruguay's population is 8.35 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
  • The Bahamas is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.3% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Bahamas vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Bahamas
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahamas Uruguay
2100 386,326 2,256,741
2099 387,280 2,279,899
2098 388,246 2,303,351
2097 389,184 2,326,987
2096 390,145 2,350,799
2095 391,217 2,374,835
2094 392,243 2,398,960
2093 393,271 2,423,269
2092 394,316 2,447,646
2091 395,411 2,472,126
2090 396,511 2,496,514
2089 397,631 2,520,852
2088 398,807 2,545,052
2087 399,953 2,569,100
2086 401,123 2,592,974
2085 402,207 2,616,629
2084 403,345 2,640,001
2083 404,417 2,663,150
2082 405,461 2,686,021
2081 406,402 2,708,594
2080 407,387 2,730,883
2079 408,320 2,752,831
2078 409,243 2,774,432
2077 410,163 2,795,709
2076 411,083 2,816,677
2075 411,981 2,837,308
2074 412,795 2,857,709
2073 413,761 2,877,721
2072 414,686 2,897,543
2071 415,512 2,917,097
2070 416,240 2,936,478
2069 416,978 2,955,616
2068 417,767 2,974,445
2067 418,485 2,992,987
2066 419,174 3,011,309
2065 419,854 3,029,441
2064 420,484 3,047,343
2063 421,089 3,065,064
2062 421,659 3,082,642
2061 422,161 3,100,006
2060 422,684 3,117,149
2059 423,216 3,133,952
2058 423,597 3,150,250
2057 423,908 3,166,055
2056 424,274 3,181,373
2055 424,546 3,196,072
2054 424,840 3,210,110
2053 424,993 3,223,395
2052 425,140 3,235,973
2051 425,224 3,247,888
2050 425,248 3,259,108
2049 425,174 3,269,675
2048 425,003 3,279,610
2047 424,831 3,288,969
2046 424,454 3,297,696
2045 424,008 3,305,917
2044 423,570 3,313,556
2043 423,028 3,320,565
2042 422,383 3,326,955
2041 421,690 3,332,884
2040 420,926 3,338,277
2039 420,159 3,343,295
2038 419,259 3,347,790
2037 418,331 3,351,911
2036 417,446 3,355,671
2035 416,413 3,359,126
2034 415,354 3,362,276
2033 414,224 3,365,250
2032 413,109 3,368,057
2031 411,852 3,370,727
2030 410,560 3,373,273
2029 409,207 3,375,805
2028 407,778 3,378,198
2027 406,320 3,380,504
2026 404,790 3,382,789
2025 403,121 3,384,805
2024 401,283 3,386,588
2023 399,440 3,388,081
2022 397,538 3,390,913
2021 396,373 3,396,695
2020 395,863 3,398,968
2019 394,675 3,397,206
2018 392,717 3,394,534
2017 390,485 3,388,438
2016 388,055 3,379,283
2015 385,346 3,368,017
2014 382,298 3,356,334
2013 378,953 3,345,337
2012 375,469 3,335,401
2011 371,729 3,326,825
2010 367,478 3,318,580
2009 362,810 3,310,091
2008 358,120 3,302,177
2007 353,334 3,295,153
2006 348,375 3,289,506
2005 343,894 3,285,771
2004 339,782 3,283,148
2003 335,618 3,281,186
2002 331,614 3,278,867
2001 327,836 3,274,251
2000 323,835 3,266,206
1999 319,614 3,254,015
1998 315,368 3,239,280
1997 310,904 3,223,345
1996 306,268 3,206,324
1995 301,461 3,189,440
1994 296,509 3,172,834
1993 291,339 3,156,345
1992 285,927 3,139,702
1991 280,731 3,122,354
1990 275,945 3,104,403
1989 271,178 3,086,255
1988 266,448 3,067,961
1987 261,935 3,049,896
1986 257,536 3,032,845
1985 253,154 3,017,037
1984 248,863 3,002,488
1983 244,698 2,988,778
1982 240,614 2,975,492
1981 236,614 2,963,246
1980 232,526 2,951,953
1979 228,230 2,939,903
1978 223,761 2,925,715
1977 219,157 2,909,461
1976 214,501 2,891,392
1975 209,886 2,872,320
1974 205,342 2,853,944
1973 200,791 2,837,133
1972 196,055 2,821,644
1971 190,857 2,806,462
1970 184,982 2,790,807
1969 177,981 2,773,974
1968 170,089 2,754,606
1967 162,267 2,732,277
1966 154,874 2,707,646
1965 147,952 2,681,169
1964 141,528 2,653,180
1963 135,087 2,623,766
1962 128,493 2,593,298
1961 122,197 2,562,044
1960 116,317 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 17,148 people (a 4.42% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Bahamas' population will grow by 4.95% to 425,248 people with a rank change from 172nd to 174th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 425K people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bahamas
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahamas Uruguay
2100 -0.25% -1.02%
2099 -0.25% -1.02%
2098 -0.24% -1.02%
2097 -0.25% -1.01%
2096 -0.27% -1.01%
2095 -0.26% -1.01%
2094 -0.26% -1%
2093 -0.26% -1%
2092 -0.28% -0.99%
2091 -0.28% -0.98%
2090 -0.28% -0.97%
2089 -0.29% -0.95%
2088 -0.29% -0.94%
2087 -0.29% -0.92%
2086 -0.27% -0.9%
2085 -0.28% -0.89%
2084 -0.26% -0.87%
2083 -0.26% -0.85%
2082 -0.23% -0.83%
2081 -0.24% -0.82%
2080 -0.23% -0.8%
2079 -0.23% -0.78%
2078 -0.22% -0.76%
2077 -0.22% -0.74%
2076 -0.22% -0.73%
2075 -0.2% -0.71%
2074 -0.23% -0.7%
2073 -0.22% -0.68%
2072 -0.2% -0.67%
2071 -0.17% -0.66%
2070 -0.18% -0.65%
2069 -0.19% -0.63%
2068 -0.17% -0.62%
2067 -0.16% -0.61%
2066 -0.16% -0.6%
2065 -0.15% -0.59%
2064 -0.14% -0.58%
2063 -0.14% -0.57%
2062 -0.12% -0.56%
2061 -0.12% -0.55%
2060 -0.13% -0.54%
2059 -0.09% -0.52%
2058 -0.07% -0.5%
2057 -0.09% -0.48%
2056 -0.06% -0.46%
2055 -0.07% -0.44%
2054 -0.04% -0.41%
2053 -0.03% -0.39%
2052 -0.02% -0.37%
2051 -0.006% -0.34%
2050 0.02% -0.32%
2049 0.04% -0.3%
2048 0.04% -0.28%
2047 0.09% -0.26%
2046 0.11% -0.25%
2045 0.1% -0.23%
2044 0.13% -0.21%
2043 0.15% -0.19%
2042 0.16% -0.18%
2041 0.18% -0.16%
2040 0.18% -0.15%
2039 0.21% -0.13%
2038 0.22% -0.12%
2037 0.21% -0.11%
2036 0.25% -0.1%
2035 0.26% -0.09%
2034 0.27% -0.09%
2033 0.27% -0.08%
2032 0.31% -0.08%
2031 0.31% -0.08%
2030 0.33% -0.08%
2029 0.35% -0.07%
2028 0.36% -0.07%
2027 0.38% -0.07%
2026 0.41% -0.06%
2025 0.46% -0.05%
2024 0.46% -0.04%
2023 0.48% -0.08%
2022 0.29% -0.17%
2021 0.13% -0.07%
2020 0.3% 0.05%
2019 0.5% 0.08%
2018 0.57% 0.18%
2017 0.63% 0.27%
2016 0.7% 0.33%
2015 0.8% 0.35%
2014 0.88% 0.33%
2013 0.93% 0.3%
2012 1.01% 0.26%
2011 1.16% 0.25%
2010 1.29% 0.26%
2009 1.31% 0.24%
2008 1.35% 0.21%
2007 1.42% 0.17%
2006 1.3% 0.11%
2005 1.21% 0.08%
2004 1.24% 0.06%
2003 1.21% 0.07%
2002 1.15% 0.14%
2001 1.24% 0.25%
2000 1.32% 0.37%
1999 1.35% 0.45%
1998 1.44% 0.49%
1997 1.51% 0.53%
1996 1.59% 0.53%
1995 1.67% 0.52%
1994 1.77% 0.52%
1993 1.89% 0.53%
1992 1.85% 0.56%
1991 1.73% 0.58%
1990 1.76% 0.59%
1989 1.78% 0.6%
1988 1.72% 0.59%
1987 1.71% 0.56%
1986 1.73% 0.52%
1985 1.72% 0.48%
1984 1.7% 0.46%
1983 1.7% 0.45%
1982 1.69% 0.41%
1981 1.76% 0.38%
1980 1.88% 0.41%
1979 2% 0.48%
1978 2.1% 0.56%
1977 2.17% 0.62%
1976 2.2% 0.66%
1975 2.21% 0.64%
1974 2.27% 0.59%
1973 2.42% 0.55%
1972 2.72% 0.54%
1971 3.18% 0.56%
1970 3.93% 0.61%
1969 4.64% 0.7%
1968 4.82% 0.82%
1967 4.77% 0.91%
1966 4.68% 0.99%
1965 4.54% 1.05%
1964 4.77% 1.12%
1963 5.13% 1.17%
1962 5.15% 1.22%
1961 5.06% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of the Bahamas grew by 0.46%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Bahamas Uruguay
Current population
405203
3382789
Population rank 172/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 0.04%
One net population change
4.75 hours
5.87 hours
One birth every
2.02 hours
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.52 hours
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +5 -4
Annual growth/decline +1,843 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.46% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 139/197 167/197
One migration net change every
9.39 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +935 -1,338
Net migration rank 64/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 67,285 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 144/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 38/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahamas
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahamas Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 935 - -1,338
2024 - 1,018 - -1,348
2023 854 1,001 298 -1,501
2022 947 1,001 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -93 481 -5,621 -1,482
2020 631 0 4,048 -1,482
2019 740 1,002 3,873 -2,899
2018 1,173 1,002 7,322 -2,963
2017 1,289 1,002 10,907 -3,091
2016 1,569 1,002 14,008 -3,506
2015 1,840 1,002 16,194 -4,157
2014 2,259 1,002 16,238 -4,919
2013 2,432 1,002 16,318 -5,647
2012 2,485 1,047 15,520 -6,317
2011 2,558 1,381 14,934 -6,982
2010 2,662 1,898 16,231 -7,696
2009 3,163 1,613 16,947 -8,510
2008 3,134 1,474 16,838 -9,458
2007 3,243 1,727 17,422 -10,750
2006 3,205 1,735 17,783 -13,161
2005 3,220 804 18,926 -16,086
2004 3,165 1,030 18,067 -15,668
2003 3,181 949 18,628 -17,105
2002 3,249 636 20,073 -16,957
2001 3,377 290 20,729 -14,620
2000 3,487 845 21,060 -11,076
1999 3,688 418 21,844 -7,441
1998 3,949 437 22,114 -7,048
1997 4,107 445 23,737 -6,938
1996 4,265 454 24,635 -7,397
1995 4,434 460 24,872 -8,339
1994 4,558 454 24,637 -7,955
1993 4,877 445 24,212 -7,922
1992 5,064 433 24,847 -7,850
1991 4,498 412 25,422 -7,714
1990 4,432 241 25,699 -7,499
1989 4,323 523 25,322 -7,229
1988 4,198 413 25,071 -6,582
1987 4,090 326 24,469 -6,833
1986 3,998 389 24,505 -8,046
1985 3,918 469 23,988 -8,832
1984 3,892 302 23,684 -9,730
1983 3,888 243 24,146 -10,671
1982 3,863 160 25,224 -12,131
1981 3,851 125 24,968 -13,577
1980 3,845 367 25,451 -14,252
1979 3,899 484 27,456 -14,552
1978 3,987 563 30,076 -14,611
1977 4,069 586 31,321 -14,280
1976 4,167 490 33,199 -14,096
1975 4,249 323 33,393 -14,350
1974 4,352 164 32,221 -14,512
1973 4,467 125 30,213 -14,312
1972 4,583 296 28,896 -13,817
1971 4,690 825 28,584 -13,288
1970 4,726 1,517 28,737 -12,727
1969 4,688 3,068 28,805 -11,149
1968 4,622 3,405 29,103 -8,028
1967 4,502 3,123 29,514 -5,938
1966 4,339 2,816 30,293 -4,599
1965 4,193 2,488 30,807 -3,542
1964 4,037 2,129 31,340 -2,623
1963 3,901 2,814 31,824 -1,707
1962 3,748 2,729 31,441 -623
1961 3,577 2,547 30,975 703
1960 3,351 2,290 30,438 2,057

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 56.9% of the population change in the Bahamas is from natural causes (a gain of 11,209 people) and 43.1% is from migration (a gain of 8,495 people). In Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 67,285 residents or 16.8% of the population were not native-born in the Bahamas, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Bahamas
City Population
Nassau 228K
Freeport 45.9K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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