Bahamas vs British Virgin Islands: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Bahamas
0.2%
in 2023
British Virgin Islands
0.2%
in 2023
Bahamas rank
159th
British Virgin Islands rank
155th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Bahamas
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 159th and British Virgin Islands ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and British Virgin Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.3% | 0.2% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Bahamas or British Virgin Islands?
- British Virgin Islands, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?
- 0.0%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and British Virgin Islands rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Bahamas ranks 159th and British Virgin Islands ranks 155th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.