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

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The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 403,033 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 405,486 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 252.7 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
  • The Bahamas is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.24% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.48% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 348K people to 405K (16.4% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Bahamas vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Bahamas
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bahamas Vietnam
2100 386,242 92,225,380
2099 387,195 92,721,469
2098 388,161 93,212,742
2097 389,099 93,688,693
2096 390,060 94,163,950
2095 391,132 94,626,063
2094 392,157 95,083,879
2093 393,185 95,543,293
2092 394,229 96,000,019
2091 395,325 96,459,165
2090 396,424 96,922,871
2089 397,544 97,384,434
2088 398,720 97,843,001
2087 399,866 98,308,755
2086 401,035 98,773,008
2085 402,119 99,233,927
2084 403,257 99,695,401
2083 404,328 100,162,677
2082 405,372 100,634,653
2081 406,313 101,104,469
2080 407,298 101,568,526
2079 408,230 102,030,723
2078 409,153 102,480,219
2077 410,073 102,928,253
2076 410,993 103,358,352
2075 411,891 103,783,177
2074 412,704 104,197,814
2073 413,670 104,606,950
2072 414,595 105,005,673
2071 415,421 105,384,777
2070 416,149 105,757,144
2069 416,887 106,110,195
2068 417,676 106,454,379
2067 418,393 106,794,625
2066 419,083 107,126,965
2065 419,762 107,442,675
2064 420,392 107,744,261
2063 420,997 108,038,461
2062 421,567 108,322,712
2061 422,069 108,590,617
2060 422,592 108,842,045
2059 423,123 109,087,333
2058 423,505 109,320,301
2057 423,815 109,529,799
2056 424,181 109,715,196
2055 424,453 109,886,647
2054 424,747 110,035,740
2053 424,900 110,156,643
2052 425,047 110,253,026
2051 425,131 110,321,289
2050 425,155 110,344,733
2049 425,081 110,339,565
2048 424,910 110,296,602
2047 424,738 110,211,618
2046 424,362 110,090,837
2045 423,916 109,926,260
2044 423,478 109,731,512
2043 422,936 109,497,595
2042 422,290 109,225,525
2041 421,598 108,919,674
2040 420,834 108,594,542
2039 420,067 108,237,715
2038 419,167 107,861,117
2037 418,240 107,463,482
2036 417,355 107,058,359
2035 416,322 106,630,705
2034 415,263 106,189,495
2033 414,133 105,745,684
2032 413,018 105,283,013
2031 411,762 104,809,957
2030 410,470 104,314,150
2029 409,117 103,819,556
2028 407,689 103,300,347
2027 406,231 102,759,746
2026 404,701 102,197,177
2025 403,033 101,598,527
2024 401,283 100,987,686
2023 399,440 100,352,192
2022 397,538 99,680,655
2021 396,373 98,935,098
2020 395,863 98,079,191
2019 394,675 97,173,776
2018 392,717 96,237,319
2017 390,485 95,176,977
2016 388,055 94,000,117
2015 385,346 92,823,254
2014 382,298 91,679,578
2013 378,953 90,573,104
2012 375,469 89,510,356
2011 371,729 88,468,314
2010 367,478 87,455,152
2009 362,810 86,460,018
2008 358,120 85,175,788
2007 353,334 83,633,375
2006 348,375 82,167,897
2005 343,894 81,088,313
2004 339,782 80,338,971
2003 335,618 79,563,777
2002 331,614 78,772,224
2001 327,836 77,969,361
2000 323,835 77,154,011
1999 319,614 76,287,452
1998 315,368 75,299,660
1997 310,904 74,226,889
1996 306,268 73,156,447
1995 301,461 72,049,940
1994 296,509 70,854,391
1993 291,339 69,586,384
1992 285,927 68,260,337
1991 280,731 66,891,775
1990 275,945 65,504,552
1989 271,178 64,147,348
1988 266,448 62,843,228
1987 261,935 61,584,651
1986 257,536 60,347,048
1985 253,154 59,060,622
1984 248,863 57,706,067
1983 244,698 56,337,921
1982 240,614 55,011,289
1981 236,614 53,738,141
1980 232,526 52,490,101
1979 228,230 51,378,211
1978 223,761 50,249,552
1977 219,157 48,954,872
1976 214,501 47,684,931
1975 209,886 46,482,903
1974 205,342 45,413,537
1973 200,791 44,409,861
1972 196,055 43,429,168
1971 190,857 42,449,276
1970 184,982 41,475,230
1969 177,981 40,582,096
1968 170,089 39,734,609
1967 162,267 38,895,080
1966 154,874 38,024,836
1965 147,952 37,129,656
1964 141,528 36,201,563
1963 135,087 35,249,101
1962 128,493 34,288,560
1961 122,197 33,409,059
1960 116,317 32,531,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 17,431 people (a 4.49% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Bahamas' population will grow by 4.85% to 425,155 people with a rank change from 172nd to 174th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 425K people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Bahamas
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bahamas Vietnam
2100 -0.25% -0.54%
2099 -0.25% -0.53%
2098 -0.24% -0.51%
2097 -0.25% -0.5%
2096 -0.27% -0.49%
2095 -0.26% -0.48%
2094 -0.26% -0.48%
2093 -0.26% -0.48%
2092 -0.28% -0.48%
2091 -0.28% -0.48%
2090 -0.28% -0.47%
2089 -0.29% -0.47%
2088 -0.29% -0.47%
2087 -0.29% -0.47%
2086 -0.27% -0.46%
2085 -0.28% -0.46%
2084 -0.26% -0.47%
2083 -0.26% -0.47%
2082 -0.23% -0.46%
2081 -0.24% -0.46%
2080 -0.23% -0.45%
2079 -0.23% -0.44%
2078 -0.22% -0.44%
2077 -0.22% -0.42%
2076 -0.22% -0.41%
2075 -0.2% -0.4%
2074 -0.23% -0.39%
2073 -0.22% -0.38%
2072 -0.2% -0.36%
2071 -0.17% -0.35%
2070 -0.18% -0.33%
2069 -0.19% -0.32%
2068 -0.17% -0.32%
2067 -0.16% -0.31%
2066 -0.16% -0.29%
2065 -0.15% -0.28%
2064 -0.14% -0.27%
2063 -0.14% -0.26%
2062 -0.12% -0.25%
2061 -0.12% -0.23%
2060 -0.13% -0.22%
2059 -0.09% -0.21%
2058 -0.07% -0.19%
2057 -0.09% -0.17%
2056 -0.06% -0.16%
2055 -0.07% -0.14%
2054 -0.04% -0.11%
2053 -0.03% -0.09%
2052 -0.02% -0.06%
2051 -0.006% -0.02%
2050 0.02% 0.005%
2049 0.04% 0.04%
2048 0.04% 0.08%
2047 0.09% 0.11%
2046 0.11% 0.15%
2045 0.1% 0.18%
2044 0.13% 0.21%
2043 0.15% 0.25%
2042 0.16% 0.28%
2041 0.18% 0.3%
2040 0.18% 0.33%
2039 0.21% 0.35%
2038 0.22% 0.37%
2037 0.21% 0.38%
2036 0.25% 0.4%
2035 0.26% 0.42%
2034 0.27% 0.42%
2033 0.27% 0.44%
2032 0.31% 0.45%
2031 0.31% 0.48%
2030 0.33% 0.48%
2029 0.35% 0.5%
2028 0.36% 0.53%
2027 0.38% 0.55%
2026 0.41% 0.59%
2025 0.44% 0.6%
2024 0.46% 0.63%
2023 0.48% 0.67%
2022 0.29% 0.75%
2021 0.13% 0.87%
2020 0.3% 0.93%
2019 0.5% 0.97%
2018 0.57% 1.11%
2017 0.63% 1.25%
2016 0.7% 1.27%
2015 0.8% 1.25%
2014 0.88% 1.22%
2013 0.93% 1.19%
2012 1.01% 1.18%
2011 1.16% 1.16%
2010 1.29% 1.15%
2009 1.31% 1.51%
2008 1.35% 1.84%
2007 1.42% 1.78%
2006 1.3% 1.33%
2005 1.21% 0.93%
2004 1.24% 0.97%
2003 1.21% 1%
2002 1.15% 1.03%
2001 1.24% 1.06%
2000 1.32% 1.14%
1999 1.35% 1.31%
1998 1.44% 1.45%
1997 1.51% 1.46%
1996 1.59% 1.54%
1995 1.67% 1.69%
1994 1.77% 1.82%
1993 1.89% 1.94%
1992 1.85% 2.05%
1991 1.73% 2.12%
1990 1.76% 2.12%
1989 1.78% 2.08%
1988 1.72% 2.04%
1987 1.71% 2.05%
1986 1.73% 2.18%
1985 1.72% 2.35%
1984 1.7% 2.43%
1983 1.7% 2.41%
1982 1.69% 2.37%
1981 1.76% 2.38%
1980 1.88% 2.16%
1979 2% 2.25%
1978 2.1% 2.64%
1977 2.17% 2.66%
1976 2.2% 2.59%
1975 2.21% 2.35%
1974 2.27% 2.26%
1973 2.42% 2.26%
1972 2.72% 2.31%
1971 3.18% 2.35%
1970 3.93% 2.2%
1969 4.64% 2.13%
1968 4.82% 2.16%
1967 4.77% 2.29%
1966 4.68% 2.41%
1965 4.54% 2.56%
1964 4.77% 2.7%
1963 5.13% 2.8%
1962 5.15% 2.63%
1961 5.06% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the Bahamas grew by 0.44%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Bahamas Vietnam
Current population
405486
102486146
Population rank 172/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 1.23%
One net population change
5.02 hours
51.8 seconds
One birth every
2.02 hours
23.3 seconds
One death every
2.49 hours
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +5 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +1,750 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +0.44% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 135/197 122/197
One migration net change every
9.39 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +935 -48,171
Net migration rank 64/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 67,285 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 144/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 16.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 38/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bahamas
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bahamas Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 935 - -48,171
2024 821 1,018 684,393 -59,645
2023 854 1,001 727,955 -81,789
2022 947 1,001 775,914 -78,977
2021 -93 481 799,593 -5,418
2020 631 0 924,004 -6,457
2019 740 1,002 895,262 -2,051
2018 1,173 1,002 882,977 96,650
2017 1,289 1,002 1,001,833 139,245
2016 1,569 1,002 1,045,094 167,652
2015 1,840 1,002 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 2,259 1,002 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 2,432 1,002 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 2,485 1,047 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 2,558 1,381 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 2,662 1,898 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 3,163 1,613 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 3,134 1,474 1,008,141 571,113
2007 3,243 1,727 981,689 523,784
2006 3,205 1,735 943,041 482,399
2005 3,220 804 942,084 -208,337
2004 3,165 1,030 985,438 -220,458
2003 3,181 949 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 3,249 636 991,427 -193,766
2001 3,377 290 985,610 -177,586
2000 3,487 845 966,894 -144,298
1999 3,688 418 925,519 -15,010
1998 3,949 437 959,016 106,091
1997 4,107 445 1,028,116 52,382
1996 4,265 454 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 4,434 460 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 4,558 454 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 4,877 445 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 5,064 433 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 4,498 412 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 4,432 241 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 4,323 523 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 4,198 413 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 4,090 326 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 3,998 389 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 3,918 469 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 3,892 302 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 3,888 243 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 3,863 160 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 3,851 125 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 3,845 367 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 3,899 484 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 3,987 563 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 4,069 586 1,259,315 49,655
1976 4,167 490 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 4,249 323 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 4,352 164 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 4,467 125 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 4,583 296 921,524 -1,920
1971 4,690 825 963,259 76,961
1970 4,726 1,517 905,902 1,997
1969 4,688 3,068 878,359 0
1968 4,622 3,405 815,116 1,489
1967 4,502 3,123 862,071 394
1966 4,339 2,816 876,283 1,769
1965 4,193 2,488 913,761 -1,438
1964 4,037 2,129 950,219 -6,328
1963 3,901 2,814 961,067 0
1962 3,748 2,729 960,046 0
1961 3,577 2,547 798,978 0
1960 3,351 2,290 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bahamas/vietnam | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 53.4% of the population change in the Bahamas is from natural causes (a gain of 9,771 people) and 46.6% is from migration (a gain of 8,511 people). In Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 67,285 residents or 16.8% of the population were not native-born in the Bahamas, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Bahamas
City Population
Nassau 228K
Freeport 45.9K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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