Bahamas
Population in Bahamas
Population in Bahamas: 83,490 people in 1950 and 399,400 people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 399,400 people
- Since 1950
- +315,910 people
- Rank, 2023
- 177 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 385,000 people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 385,000 people in 2100, between 90,320 people and 989,000 people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 27,350 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Bahamas | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 399,400 | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 397,500 | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 396,400 | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 395,900 | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 394,700 | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 392,700 | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 390,500 | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 388,100 | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 385,300 | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 382,300 | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 379,000 | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 375,500 | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 371,700 | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 367,500 | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 362,800 | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 358,100 | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 353,300 | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 348,400 | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 343,900 | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 339,800 | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 335,600 | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 331,600 | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 327,800 | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 323,800 | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 319,600 | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 315,400 | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 310,900 | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 306,300 | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 301,500 | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 296,500 | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 291,300 | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 285,900 | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 280,700 | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 275,900 | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 271,200 | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 266,400 | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 261,900 | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 257,500 | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 253,200 | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 248,900 | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 244,700 | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 240,600 | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 236,600 | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 232,500 | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 228,200 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 223,800 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 219,200 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 214,500 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 209,900 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 205,300 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 200,800 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 196,100 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 190,900 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 185,000 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 178,000 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 170,100 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 162,300 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 154,900 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 148,000 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 141,500 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 135,100 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 128,500 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 122,200 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 116,300 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 110,900 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 106,000 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 101,500 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 97,510 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 93,920 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 90,820 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 88,240 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 86,160 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 84,590 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 83,490 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 79,990 | – |
| 1948 | 79,100 | – |
| 1947 | 78,930 | – |
| 1946 | 78,760 | – |
| 1945 | 78,590 | – |
| 1944 | 78,430 | – |
| 1943 | 78,260 | – |
| 1942 | 78,090 | – |
| 1941 | 77,740 | – |
| 1940 | 77,210 | – |
| 1939 | 76,500 | – |
| 1938 | 75,630 | – |
| 1937 | 74,580 | – |
| 1936 | 73,540 | – |
| 1935 | 72,520 | – |
| 1934 | 71,510 | – |
| 1933 | 70,520 | – |
| 1932 | 69,540 | – |
| 1931 | 68,600 | – |
| 1930 | 67,690 | – |
| 1929 | 66,810 | – |
| 1928 | 65,970 | – |
| 1927 | 65,150 | – |
| 1926 | 64,350 | – |
| 1925 | 63,560 | – |
| 1924 | 62,770 | – |
| 1923 | 62,000 | – |
| 1922 | 61,230 | – |
| 1921 | 60,690 | – |
| 1920 | 60,370 | – |
| 1919 | 60,270 | – |
| 1918 | 60,390 | – |
| 1917 | 60,720 | – |
| 1916 | 60,950 | – |
| 1915 | 61,190 | – |
| 1914 | 61,420 | – |
| 1913 | 61,660 | – |
| 1912 | 61,890 | – |
| 1911 | 62,010 | – |
| 1910 | 62,020 | – |
| 1909 | 61,920 | – |
| 1908 | 61,700 | – |
| 1907 | 61,370 | – |
| 1906 | 61,040 | – |
| 1905 | 60,720 | – |
| 1904 | 60,390 | – |
| 1903 | 60,070 | – |
| 1902 | 59,750 | – |
| 1901 | 59,340 | – |
| 1900 | 58,830 | – |
| 1899 | 58,230 | – |
| 1898 | 57,540 | – |
| 1897 | 56,770 | – |
| 1896 | 56,010 | – |
| 1895 | 55,260 | – |
| 1894 | 54,520 | – |
| 1893 | 53,780 | – |
| 1892 | 53,060 | – |
| 1891 | 52,380 | – |
| 1890 | 51,740 | – |
| 1889 | 51,130 | – |
| 1888 | 50,570 | – |
| 1887 | 50,040 | – |
| 1886 | 49,520 | – |
| 1885 | 49,010 | – |
| 1884 | 48,500 | – |
| 1883 | 47,990 | – |
| 1882 | 47,490 | – |
| 1881 | 46,960 | – |
| 1880 | 46,410 | – |
| 1879 | 45,840 | – |
| 1878 | 45,240 | – |
| 1877 | 44,610 | – |
| 1876 | 44,000 | – |
| 1875 | 43,390 | – |
| 1874 | 42,790 | – |
| 1873 | 42,200 | – |
| 1872 | 41,620 | – |
| 1871 | 41,060 | – |
| 1870 | 40,510 | – |
| 1869 | 39,980 | – |
| 1868 | 39,470 | – |
| 1867 | 38,970 | – |
| 1866 | 38,480 | – |
| 1865 | 38,000 | – |
| 1864 | 37,520 | – |
| 1863 | 37,050 | – |
| 1862 | 36,580 | – |
| 1861 | 36,040 | – |
| 1860 | 35,430 | – |
| 1859 | 34,750 | – |
| 1858 | 34,000 | – |
| 1857 | 33,180 | – |
| 1856 | 32,390 | – |
| 1855 | 31,620 | – |
| 1854 | 30,860 | – |
| 1853 | 30,120 | – |
| 1852 | 29,400 | – |
| 1851 | 28,820 | – |
| 1850 | 28,370 | – |
| 1849 | 28,100 | – |
| 1848 | 27,960 | – |
| 1847 | 27,930 | – |
| 1846 | 27,910 | – |
| 1845 | 27,890 | – |
| 1844 | 27,870 | – |
| 1843 | 27,850 | – |
| 1842 | 27,830 | – |
| 1841 | 27,800 | – |
| 1840 | 27,780 | – |
| 1839 | 27,760 | – |
| 1838 | 27,740 | – |
| 1837 | 27,720 | – |
| 1836 | 27,700 | – |
| 1835 | 27,670 | – |
| 1834 | 27,650 | – |
| 1833 | 27,630 | – |
| 1832 | 27,610 | – |
| 1831 | 27,590 | – |
| 1830 | 27,570 | – |
| 1829 | 27,540 | – |
| 1828 | 27,520 | – |
| 1827 | 27,500 | – |
| 1826 | 27,480 | – |
| 1825 | 27,460 | – |
| 1824 | 27,440 | – |
| 1823 | 27,410 | – |
| 1822 | 27,390 | – |
| 1821 | 27,380 | – |
| 1820 | 27,360 | – |
| 1819 | 27,350 | – |
| 1818 | 27,350 | – |
| 1817 | 27,350 | – |
| 1816 | 27,350 | – |
| 1815 | 27,350 | – |
| 1814 | 27,350 | – |
| 1813 | 27,350 | – |
| 1812 | 27,350 | – |
| 1811 | 27,350 | – |
| 1810 | 27,350 | – |
| 1809 | 27,350 | – |
| 1808 | 27,350 | – |
| 1807 | 27,350 | – |
| 1806 | 27,350 | – |
| 1805 | 27,350 | – |
| 1804 | 27,350 | – |
| 1803 | 27,350 | – |
| 1802 | 27,350 | – |
| 1801 | 27,350 | – |
| 1800 | 27,350 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bahamas | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 401,300400,200–402,300 | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 403,000399,900–406,200 | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 404,600399,000–410,100 | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 406,100397,500–414,300 | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 407,600395,700–418,800 | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 408,900393,700–423,600 | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 410,300391,400–428,200 | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 411,500389,100–433,100 | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 412,700387,200–438,000 | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 413,800384,500–443,400 | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 414,900381,200–449,000 | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 416,000377,700–454,500 | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 416,900374,200–460,400 | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 417,800370,400–466,300 | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 418,800366,500–472,200 | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 419,600362,700–478,000 | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 420,300359,200–483,900 | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 421,100355,400–489,700 | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 421,700351,000–496,000 | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 422,300346,600–503,400 | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 422,800342,400–510,500 | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 423,300338,500–517,400 | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 423,700334,500–524,600 | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 423,900330,300–531,900 | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 424,100326,500–538,200 | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 424,200322,800–544,300 | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 424,300318,300–550,700 | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 424,200314,400–557,200 | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 424,100309,800–564,400 | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 423,900305,200–572,400 | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 423,700300,000–579,200 | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 423,400294,600–585,400 | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 423,100290,300–593,100 | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 422,800285,900–600,600 | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 422,400282,900–607,900 | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 422,000279,200–614,900 | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 421,500273,700–621,300 | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 420,900268,400–627,400 | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 420,400263,300–634,400 | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 419,800257,600–643,100 | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 419,200252,600–649,100 | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 418,600247,200–653,800 | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 417,900241,800–664,000 | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 417,200237,200–677,000 | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 416,400233,000–687,300 | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 415,700228,500–695,100 | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 414,900222,900–701,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 414,200216,400–707,700 | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 413,300210,500–714,200 | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 412,300206,400–720,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 411,400201,200–727,200 | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 410,600195,500–734,200 | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 409,700190,300–743,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 408,800184,600–751,300 | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 407,800179,600–756,500 | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 406,900174,600–768,400 | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 406,000168,500–778,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 405,000163,800–786,300 | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 404,000161,000–798,500 | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 403,000157,400–808,000 | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 401,900152,500–815,300 | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 400,700147,300–823,500 | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 399,600142,200–832,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 398,500137,600–841,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 397,300134,100–846,700 | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 396,200131,200–853,000 | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 395,100127,900–865,500 | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 394,000124,500–881,100 | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 392,900120,800–897,900 | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 391,900115,900–910,900 | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 390,800110,700–921,700 | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 389,800107,300–934,500 | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 388,800104,700–943,800 | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 387,800101,200–952,200 | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 386,90097,710–962,200 | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 385,90094,430–974,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 385,00090,320–989,000 | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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