Which has higher population, Bahamas or Iceland?

Bahamas, at 399,452 people against 387,559 people in Iceland as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Bahamas and Iceland?

11,893 people, with Bahamas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Iceland?

241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Iceland: Population

Bahamas

399,452 people

in 2023

Iceland

387,559 people

in 2023

Bahamas rank

177th

Iceland rank

178th

Population over time

Bahamas
Iceland

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 399,452 people against 387,559 people in Iceland, a difference of 11,893 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.

Bahamas ranks 177th and Iceland ranks 178th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Iceland in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	2,741 people	50,000 people	47,259 people	Iceland
1100s	2,990 people	70,000 people	67,010 people	Iceland
1200s	3,262 people	70,000 people	66,738 people	Iceland
1300s	3,559 people	70,000 people	66,441 people	Iceland
1400s	3,882 people	60,000 people	56,118 people	Iceland
1500s	4,235 people	60,000 people	55,765 people	Iceland
1600s	4,620 people	50,000 people	45,380 people	Iceland
1700s	5,040 people	49,538 people	44,498 people	Iceland
1710s	5,535 people	50,548 people	45,013 people	Iceland
1720s	6,077 people	51,580 people	45,503 people	Iceland
1730s	6,673 people	52,633 people	45,960 people	Iceland
1740s	7,327 people	53,707 people	46,380 people	Iceland
1750s	8,046 people	54,803 people	46,757 people	Iceland
1760s	8,835 people	55,921 people	47,086 people	Iceland
1770s	9,701 people	57,063 people	47,362 people	Iceland
1780s	10,652 people	58,227 people	47,575 people	Iceland
1790s	11,696 people	59,416 people	47,720 people	Iceland
1800s	27,350 people	61,428 people	34,078 people	Iceland
1810s	27,350 people	61,423 people	34,073 people	Iceland
1820s	27,448 people	60,388 people	32,940 people	Iceland
1830s	27,662 people	58,197 people	30,535 people	Iceland
1840s	27,892 people	57,939 people	30,047 people	Iceland
1850s	31,351 people	62,538 people	31,187 people	Iceland
1860s	37,753 people	68,223 people	30,470 people	Iceland
1870s	43,126 people	70,757 people	27,630 people	Iceland
1880s	48,762 people	71,363 people	22,601 people	Iceland
1890s	54,928 people	73,931 people	19,003 people	Iceland
1900s	60,513 people	82,104 people	21,591 people	Iceland
1910s	61,252 people	91,988 people	30,736 people	Iceland
1920s	63,290 people	102,370 people	39,081 people	Iceland
1930s	72,062 people	113,774 people	41,712 people	Iceland
1940s	78,510 people	130,051 people	51,541 people	Iceland
1950s	94,332 people	156,502 people	62,171 people	Iceland
1960s	145,691 people	190,329 people	44,638 people	Iceland
1970s	207,368 people	215,694 people	8,326 people	Iceland
1980s	251,369 people	240,230 people	11,139 people	Bahamas
1990s	298,417 people	266,282 people	32,135 people	Bahamas
2000s	342,531 people	298,428 people	44,103 people	Bahamas
2010s	382,728 people	333,320 people	49,408 people	Bahamas
2020s	397,312 people	376,800 people	20,512 people	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Bahamas or Iceland?: Bahamas, at 399,452 people against 387,559 people in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Bahamas and Iceland?: 11,893 people, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Iceland?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Iceland rank globally for population?: Bahamas ranks 177th and Iceland ranks 178th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.