Bahamas vs Kiribati: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Bahamas
69,890 people
in 2020
Kiribati
42,181 people
in 2020
Bahamas rank
180th
Kiribati rank
183rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Bahamas
- Kiribati
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 69,890 people against 42,181 people in Kiribati, a difference of 27,709 people.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.7 times Kiribati's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 180th and Kiribati ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44,978 people | 30,008 people | 14,970 people | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 54,963 people | 35,212 people | 19,751 people | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 64,051 people | 38,835 people | 25,216 people | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 66,313 people | 43,594 people | 22,719 people | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 71,550 people | 49,126 people | 22,424 people | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 79,258 people | 50,730 people | 28,528 people | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 71,063 people | 51,696 people | 19,367 people | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 69,890 people | 42,181 people | 27,709 people | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Bahamas or Kiribati?
- Bahamas, at 69,890 people against 42,181 people in Kiribati as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Bahamas and Kiribati?
- 27,709 people, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Kiribati?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bahamas and Kiribati rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Bahamas ranks 180th and Kiribati ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.