Bahamas vs Iceland: Has the population peaked?

Bahamas
399,452 people
in 2023
Iceland
387,559 people
in 2023
Bahamas rank
177th
Iceland rank
178th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Bahamas
  • Iceland
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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 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Bahamas ranks 177th and Iceland ranks 178th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Iceland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Iceland Difference Ahead
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 has the population peaked?, Bahamas or Iceland?
Bahamas, at 399,452 people against 387,559 people in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Bahamas and Iceland?
11,893 people, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Iceland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Iceland rank globally for has the population peaked??
Bahamas ranks 177th and Iceland ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.