The latest officially reported population of the Bahamas was 401,283 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bahamas' population is 404,321 people compared to 42,727,988 in Yemen.
Population statistics:
- Yemen's population is 105.7 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
- The Bahamas is ranked the 173rd most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
- The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.005% for the Bahamas vs 0.52% for Yemen.
- For the last 10 years, the Bahamas has had an average growth rate of +0.52% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
- Since 2005, the population of the Bahamas has increased from 344K people to 404K (17.6% growth), while Yemen has grown from 22.8M to 42.7M (87.5% growth).
- The Bahamas is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 424K people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2100 for Yemen.
Bahamas vs Yemen: live population counter
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| Current population |
404321
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42727988
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| Population rank | 173/197 | 37/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.52% |
| One net population change |
4.75 hours
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26.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
2.02 hours
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
2.52 hours
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2.78 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
8.61 hours
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50.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +1,018 | -10,482 |
| Daily growth/decline | +5 | +3,267 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,843 | +1,192,365 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.46% | +3.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 139/197 | 14/197 |
the Bahamas and Yemen: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 116,317 | 5,532,301 | - | - |
| 1961 | 122,197 | 5,655,232 | 5.06% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 128,493 | 5,782,221 | 5.15% | 2.25% |
| 1963 | 135,087 | 5,911,135 | 5.13% | 2.23% |
| 1964 | 141,528 | 6,048,006 | 4.77% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 147,952 | 6,195,593 | 4.54% | 2.44% |
| 1966 | 154,874 | 6,351,494 | 4.68% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 162,267 | 6,516,444 | 4.77% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 170,089 | 6,690,524 | 4.82% | 2.67% |
| 1969 | 177,981 | 6,875,859 | 4.64% | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 184,982 | 7,065,279 | 3.93% | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 190,857 | 7,257,462 | 3.18% | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 196,055 | 7,460,068 | 2.72% | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 200,791 | 7,672,796 | 2.42% | 2.85% |
| 1974 | 205,342 | 7,896,783 | 2.27% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 209,886 | 8,133,598 | 2.21% | 3% |
| 1976 | 214,501 | 8,384,113 | 2.2% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 219,157 | 8,648,222 | 2.17% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 223,761 | 8,926,586 | 2.1% | 3.22% |
| 1979 | 228,230 | 9,224,194 | 2% | 3.33% |
| 1980 | 232,526 | 9,543,358 | 1.88% | 3.46% |
| 1981 | 236,614 | 9,882,362 | 1.76% | 3.55% |
| 1982 | 240,614 | 10,241,006 | 1.69% | 3.63% |
| 1983 | 244,698 | 10,621,499 | 1.7% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 248,863 | 11,025,597 | 1.7% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 253,154 | 11,453,825 | 1.72% | 3.88% |
| 1986 | 257,536 | 11,901,040 | 1.73% | 3.9% |
| 1987 | 261,935 | 12,369,912 | 1.71% | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 266,448 | 12,859,708 | 1.72% | 3.96% |
| 1989 | 271,178 | 13,364,174 | 1.78% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 275,945 | 13,887,862 | 1.76% | 3.92% |
| 1991 | 280,731 | 14,430,201 | 1.73% | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 285,927 | 14,989,494 | 1.85% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 291,339 | 15,563,914 | 1.89% | 3.83% |
| 1994 | 296,509 | 16,149,147 | 1.77% | 3.76% |
| 1995 | 301,461 | 16,740,058 | 1.67% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 306,268 | 17,313,177 | 1.59% | 3.42% |
| 1997 | 310,904 | 17,873,936 | 1.51% | 3.24% |
| 1998 | 315,368 | 18,446,013 | 1.44% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 319,614 | 19,029,420 | 1.35% | 3.16% |
| 2000 | 323,835 | 19,624,141 | 1.32% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 327,836 | 20,226,147 | 1.24% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 331,614 | 20,835,086 | 1.15% | 3.01% |
| 2003 | 335,618 | 21,456,379 | 1.21% | 2.98% |
| 2004 | 339,782 | 22,095,167 | 1.24% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 343,894 | 22,790,085 | 1.21% | 3.15% |
| 2006 | 348,375 | 23,543,083 | 1.3% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 353,334 | 24,318,082 | 1.42% | 3.29% |
| 2008 | 358,120 | 25,111,941 | 1.35% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | 362,810 | 25,927,724 | 1.31% | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 367,478 | 26,754,387 | 1.29% | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 371,729 | 27,582,897 | 1.16% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 375,469 | 28,433,647 | 1.01% | 3.08% |
| 2013 | 378,953 | 29,312,952 | 0.93% | 3.09% |
| 2014 | 382,298 | 30,226,309 | 0.88% | 3.12% |
| 2015 | 385,346 | 31,159,379 | 0.8% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 388,055 | 32,109,010 | 0.7% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 390,485 | 33,090,921 | 0.63% | 3.06% |
| 2018 | 392,717 | 34,085,182 | 0.57% | 3% |
| 2019 | 394,675 | 35,111,408 | 0.5% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 395,863 | 36,134,863 | 0.3% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | 396,373 | 37,140,230 | 0.13% | 2.78% |
| 2022 | 397,538 | 38,222,876 | 0.29% | 2.92% |
| 2023 | 399,440 | 39,390,799 | 0.48% | 3.06% |
| 2024 | 401,283 | 40,583,164 | 0.46% | 3.03% |
| 2025 | 403,042 | 41,773,871 | 0.44% | 2.93% |
| 2026 | 404,635 | 42,961,650 | 0.4% | 2.84% |
| 2027 | 406,126 | 44,145,620 | 0.37% | 2.76% |
| 2028 | 407,560 | 45,323,685 | 0.35% | 2.67% |
| 2029 | 408,950 | 46,497,573 | 0.34% | 2.59% |
| 2030 | 410,269 | 47,667,649 | 0.32% | 2.52% |
| 2031 | 411,543 | 48,827,503 | 0.31% | 2.43% |
| 2032 | 412,724 | 49,979,089 | 0.29% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 413,846 | 51,129,867 | 0.27% | 2.3% |
| 2034 | 414,942 | 52,279,989 | 0.26% | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 415,982 | 53,429,308 | 0.25% | 2.2% |
| 2036 | 416,939 | 54,578,046 | 0.23% | 2.15% |
| 2037 | 417,847 | 55,724,259 | 0.22% | 2.1% |
| 2038 | 418,753 | 56,872,152 | 0.22% | 2.06% |
| 2039 | 419,595 | 58,024,713 | 0.2% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 420,348 | 59,181,514 | 0.18% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 421,079 | 60,345,667 | 0.17% | 1.97% |
| 2042 | 421,746 | 61,517,965 | 0.16% | 1.94% |
| 2043 | 422,343 | 62,696,517 | 0.14% | 1.92% |
| 2044 | 422,831 | 63,880,172 | 0.12% | 1.89% |
| 2045 | 423,269 | 65,066,344 | 0.1% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 423,679 | 66,253,578 | 0.1% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 423,952 | 67,438,796 | 0.06% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 424,123 | 68,620,844 | 0.04% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 424,251 | 69,799,794 | 0.03% | 1.72% |
| 2050 | 424,273 | 70,976,389 | 0.005% | 1.69% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Bahamas increased by 41,452 people (a 12.1% growth), while Yemen gained 8,369,294 people (a 36.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Bahamas gained 18,975 (a 4.92% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,568,609 (a 37.1% growth).
The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2005 and is 173rd in 2025. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2005 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 66.1% to 70,976,389 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.
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Population differences between the Bahamas and Yemen
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| Life expectancy | 74.9 years | 69.6 years |
| Average age | 37.5 years | 23.1 years |
| Median age | 36 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.7:52.3 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.37 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 103.8 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
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