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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bahamas	Zimbabwe	Bahamas	Zimbabwe
1960	116,317	3,809,389	-	-
1961	122,197	3,930,401	5.06%	3.18%
1962	128,493	4,055,959	5.15%	3.19%
1963	135,087	4,185,877	5.13%	3.2%
1964	141,528	4,320,006	4.77%	3.2%
1965	147,952	4,458,462	4.54%	3.2%
1966	154,874	4,601,217	4.68%	3.2%
1967	162,267	4,748,307	4.77%	3.2%
1968	170,089	4,900,440	4.82%	3.2%
1969	177,981	5,058,181	4.64%	3.22%
1970	184,982	5,215,918	3.93%	3.12%
1971	190,857	5,374,712	3.18%	3.04%
1972	196,055	5,542,445	2.72%	3.12%
1973	200,791	5,720,404	2.42%	3.21%
1974	205,342	5,908,328	2.27%	3.29%
1975	209,886	6,098,658	2.21%	3.22%
1976	214,501	6,287,105	2.2%	3.09%
1977	219,157	6,449,512	2.17%	2.58%
1978	223,761	6,543,575	2.1%	1.46%
1979	228,230	6,647,556	2%	1.59%
1980	232,526	7,041,303	1.88%	5.92%
1981	236,614	7,498,635	1.76%	6.49%
1982	240,614	7,796,496	1.69%	3.97%
1983	244,698	8,098,404	1.7%	3.87%
1984	248,863	8,391,488	1.7%	3.62%
1985	253,154	8,686,813	1.72%	3.52%
1986	257,536	8,982,578	1.73%	3.4%
1987	261,935	9,284,644	1.71%	3.36%
1988	266,448	9,583,094	1.72%	3.21%
1989	271,178	9,864,798	1.78%	2.94%
1990	275,945	10,137,281	1.76%	2.76%
1991	280,731	10,404,816	1.73%	2.64%
1992	285,927	10,702,700	1.85%	2.86%
1993	291,339	10,860,288	1.89%	1.47%
1994	296,509	10,873,148	1.77%	0.12%
1995	301,461	10,974,599	1.67%	0.93%
1996	306,268	11,158,360	1.59%	1.67%
1997	310,904	11,369,827	1.51%	1.9%
1998	315,368	11,594,297	1.44%	1.97%
1999	319,614	11,783,458	1.35%	1.63%
2000	323,835	11,892,055	1.32%	0.92%
2001	327,836	11,971,901	1.24%	0.67%
2002	331,614	12,087,653	1.15%	0.97%
2003	335,618	12,232,323	1.21%	1.2%
2004	339,782	12,365,896	1.24%	1.09%
2005	343,894	12,483,432	1.21%	0.95%
2006	348,375	12,636,445	1.3%	1.23%
2007	353,334	12,804,058	1.42%	1.33%
2008	358,120	12,959,149	1.35%	1.21%
2009	362,810	13,142,790	1.31%	1.42%
2010	367,478	13,356,548	1.29%	1.63%
2011	371,729	13,595,424	1.16%	1.79%
2012	375,469	13,817,887	1.01%	1.64%
2013	378,953	14,013,808	0.93%	1.42%
2014	382,298	14,207,359	0.88%	1.38%
2015	385,346	14,399,013	0.8%	1.35%
2016	388,055	14,600,294	0.7%	1.4%
2017	390,485	14,812,482	0.63%	1.45%
2018	392,717	15,034,452	0.57%	1.5%
2019	394,675	15,271,368	0.5%	1.58%
2020	395,863	15,526,888	0.3%	1.67%
2021	396,373	15,797,210	0.13%	1.74%
2022	397,538	16,069,056	0.29%	1.72%
2023	399,440	16,340,822	0.48%	1.69%
2024	401,283	16,634,373	0.46%	1.8%
2025	403,042	16,950,805	0.44%	1.9%
2026	404,635	17,273,591	0.4%	1.9%
2027	406,126	17,600,621	0.37%	1.89%
2028	407,560	17,932,015	0.35%	1.88%
2029	408,950	18,268,967	0.34%	1.88%
2030	410,269	18,610,356	0.32%	1.87%
2031	411,543	18,956,207	0.31%	1.86%
2032	412,724	19,311,368	0.29%	1.87%
2033	413,846	19,675,929	0.27%	1.89%
2034	414,942	20,041,125	0.26%	1.86%
2035	415,982	20,409,159	0.25%	1.84%
2036	416,939	20,778,662	0.23%	1.81%
2037	417,847	21,144,748	0.22%	1.76%
2038	418,753	21,512,919	0.22%	1.74%
2039	419,595	21,881,123	0.2%	1.71%
2040	420,348	22,250,123	0.18%	1.69%
2041	421,079	22,627,428	0.17%	1.7%
2042	421,746	23,000,906	0.16%	1.65%
2043	422,343	23,371,301	0.14%	1.61%
2044	422,831	23,740,630	0.12%	1.58%
2045	423,269	24,102,391	0.1%	1.52%
2046	423,679	24,462,491	0.1%	1.49%
2047	423,952	24,816,449	0.06%	1.45%
2048	424,123	25,168,419	0.04%	1.42%
2049	424,251	25,518,513	0.03%	1.39%
2050	424,273	25,866,397	0.005%	1.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Bahamas increased by 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Bahamas gained 16,596 (a 4.28% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,676,871 (a 18.3% growth).

The Bahamas was ranked 170th most populous country in 2006 and is 172nd in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.7% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.