Population density in Bahamas

Bahamas: Population density was 38.46 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
38.46 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
181st
of 235 countries
All-time high
42.38 people per km²
in 2050
All-time low
0.2738 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Bahamas, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Bahamas is 38.46 people per km², measured in 2100.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Bahamas peaked at 42.38 people per km² in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.2738 people per km², in 1000.

That places Bahamas 181st out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Bahamas, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.2738 people per km²
1100 0.2987 people per km² +9.1%
1200 0.3259 people per km² +9.1%
1300 0.3555 people per km² +9.1%
1400 0.3878 people per km² +9.1%
1500 0.4231 people per km² +9.1%
1600 0.4615 people per km² +9.1%
1700 0.5035 people per km² +9.1%
1710 0.5529 people per km² +9.8%
1720 0.6071 people per km² +9.8%
1730 0.6666 people per km² +9.8%
1740 0.732 people per km² +9.8%
1750 0.8038 people per km² +9.8%
1760 0.8826 people per km² +9.8%
1770 0.9691 people per km² +9.8%
1780 1.06 people per km² +9.8%
1790 1.17 people per km² +9.8%
1800 2.73 people per km² +133.8%
1801 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1802 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1803 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1804 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1805 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1806 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1807 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1808 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1809 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1810 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1811 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1812 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1813 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1814 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1815 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1816 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1817 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1818 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1819 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1820 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1821 2.73 people per km² +0.0%
1822 2.74 people per km² +0.1%
1823 2.74 people per km² +0.1%
1824 2.74 people per km² +0.1%
1825 2.74 people per km² +0.1%
1826 2.75 people per km² +0.1%
1827 2.75 people per km² +0.1%
1828 2.75 people per km² +0.1%
1829 2.75 people per km² +0.1%
1830 2.75 people per km² +0.1%
1831 2.76 people per km² +0.1%
1832 2.76 people per km² +0.1%
1833 2.76 people per km² +0.1%
1834 2.76 people per km² +0.1%
1835 2.76 people per km² +0.1%
1836 2.77 people per km² +0.1%
1837 2.77 people per km² +0.1%
1838 2.77 people per km² +0.1%
1839 2.77 people per km² +0.1%
1840 2.78 people per km² +0.1%
1841 2.78 people per km² +0.1%
1842 2.78 people per km² +0.1%
1843 2.78 people per km² +0.1%
1844 2.78 people per km² +0.1%
1845 2.79 people per km² +0.1%
1846 2.79 people per km² +0.1%
1847 2.79 people per km² +0.1%
1848 2.79 people per km² +0.1%
1849 2.81 people per km² +0.5%
1850 2.83 people per km² +1.0%
1851 2.88 people per km² +1.6%
1852 2.94 people per km² +2.0%
1853 3.01 people per km² +2.5%
1854 3.08 people per km² +2.4%
1855 3.16 people per km² +2.4%
1856 3.24 people per km² +2.4%
1857 3.32 people per km² +2.4%
1858 3.4 people per km² +2.4%
1859 3.47 people per km² +2.2%
1860 3.54 people per km² +2.0%
1861 3.6 people per km² +1.7%
1862 3.65 people per km² +1.5%
1863 3.7 people per km² +1.3%
1864 3.75 people per km² +1.3%
1865 3.8 people per km² +1.3%
1866 3.84 people per km² +1.3%
1867 3.89 people per km² +1.3%
1868 3.94 people per km² +1.3%
1869 3.99 people per km² +1.3%
1870 4.05 people per km² +1.3%
1871 4.1 people per km² +1.4%
1872 4.16 people per km² +1.4%
1873 4.22 people per km² +1.4%
1874 4.28 people per km² +1.4%
1875 4.33 people per km² +1.4%
1876 4.4 people per km² +1.4%
1877 4.46 people per km² +1.4%
1878 4.52 people per km² +1.4%
1879 4.58 people per km² +1.3%
1880 4.64 people per km² +1.3%
1881 4.69 people per km² +1.2%
1882 4.74 people per km² +1.1%
1883 4.79 people per km² +1.1%
1884 4.84 people per km² +1.1%
1885 4.9 people per km² +1.1%
1886 4.95 people per km² +1.1%
1887 5 people per km² +1.1%
1888 5.05 people per km² +1.1%
1889 5.11 people per km² +1.1%
1890 5.17 people per km² +1.2%
1891 5.23 people per km² +1.2%
1892 5.3 people per km² +1.3%
1893 5.37 people per km² +1.4%
1894 5.45 people per km² +1.4%
1895 5.52 people per km² +1.4%
1896 5.6 people per km² +1.4%
1897 5.67 people per km² +1.4%
1898 5.75 people per km² +1.4%
1899 5.82 people per km² +1.2%
1900 5.88 people per km² +1.0%
1901 5.93 people per km² +0.9%
1902 5.97 people per km² +0.7%
1903 6 people per km² +0.5%
1904 6.03 people per km² +0.5%
1905 6.07 people per km² +0.5%
1906 6.1 people per km² +0.5%
1907 6.13 people per km² +0.5%
1908 6.16 people per km² +0.5%
1909 6.19 people per km² +0.4%
1910 6.2 people per km² +0.2%
1911 6.2 people per km² -0.0%
1912 6.18 people per km² -0.2%
1913 6.16 people per km² -0.4%
1914 6.14 people per km² -0.4%
1915 6.11 people per km² -0.4%
1916 6.09 people per km² -0.4%
1917 6.07 people per km² -0.4%
1918 6.03 people per km² -0.5%
1919 6.02 people per km² -0.2%
1920 6.03 people per km² +0.2%
1921 6.06 people per km² +0.5%
1922 6.12 people per km² +0.9%
1923 6.19 people per km² +1.2%
1924 6.27 people per km² +1.2%
1925 6.35 people per km² +1.2%
1926 6.43 people per km² +1.2%
1927 6.51 people per km² +1.2%
1928 6.59 people per km² +1.2%
1929 6.67 people per km² +1.3%
1930 6.76 people per km² +1.3%
1931 6.85 people per km² +1.3%
1932 6.95 people per km² +1.4%
1933 7.05 people per km² +1.4%
1934 7.14 people per km² +1.4%
1935 7.24 people per km² +1.4%
1936 7.35 people per km² +1.4%
1937 7.45 people per km² +1.4%
1938 7.55 people per km² +1.4%
1939 7.64 people per km² +1.2%
1940 7.71 people per km² +0.9%
1941 7.77 people per km² +0.7%
1942 7.8 people per km² +0.5%
1943 7.82 people per km² +0.2%
1944 7.83 people per km² +0.2%
1945 7.85 people per km² +0.2%
1946 7.87 people per km² +0.2%
1947 7.89 people per km² +0.2%
1948 7.9 people per km² +0.2%
1949 7.99 people per km² +1.1%
1950 8.34 people per km² +4.4%
1951 8.45 people per km² +1.3%
1952 8.61 people per km² +1.9%
1953 8.82 people per km² +2.4%
1954 9.07 people per km² +2.9%
1955 9.38 people per km² +3.4%
1956 9.74 people per km² +3.8%
1957 10.14 people per km² +4.1%
1958 10.59 people per km² +4.4%
1959 11.08 people per km² +4.6%
1960 11.62 people per km² +4.9%
1961 12.21 people per km² +5.1%
1962 12.84 people per km² +5.2%
1963 13.5 people per km² +5.1%
1964 14.14 people per km² +4.8%
1965 14.78 people per km² +4.5%
1966 15.47 people per km² +4.7%
1967 16.21 people per km² +4.8%
1968 16.99 people per km² +4.8%
1969 17.78 people per km² +4.6%
1970 18.48 people per km² +3.9%
1971 19.07 people per km² +3.2%
1972 19.59 people per km² +2.7%
1973 20.06 people per km² +2.4%
1974 20.52 people per km² +2.3%
1975 20.97 people per km² +2.2%
1976 21.43 people per km² +2.2%
1977 21.89 people per km² +2.2%
1978 22.35 people per km² +2.1%
1979 22.8 people per km² +2.0%
1980 23.23 people per km² +1.9%
1981 23.64 people per km² +1.8%
1982 24.04 people per km² +1.7%
1983 24.45 people per km² +1.7%
1984 24.86 people per km² +1.7%
1985 25.29 people per km² +1.7%
1986 25.73 people per km² +1.7%
1987 26.17 people per km² +1.7%
1988 26.62 people per km² +1.7%
1989 27.09 people per km² +1.8%
1990 27.57 people per km² +1.8%
1991 28.05 people per km² +1.7%
1992 28.57 people per km² +1.8%
1993 29.11 people per km² +1.9%
1994 29.62 people per km² +1.8%
1995 30.12 people per km² +1.7%
1996 30.6 people per km² +1.6%
1997 31.06 people per km² +1.5%
1998 31.51 people per km² +1.4%
1999 31.93 people per km² +1.3%
2000 32.35 people per km² +1.3%
2001 32.75 people per km² +1.2%
2002 33.13 people per km² +1.2%
2003 33.53 people per km² +1.2%
2004 33.95 people per km² +1.2%
2005 34.36 people per km² +1.2%
2006 34.8 people per km² +1.3%
2007 35.3 people per km² +1.4%
2008 35.78 people per km² +1.4%
2009 36.24 people per km² +1.3%
2010 36.71 people per km² +1.3%
2011 37.14 people per km² +1.2%
2012 37.51 people per km² +1.0%
2013 37.86 people per km² +0.9%
2014 38.19 people per km² +0.9%
2015 38.5 people per km² +0.8%
2016 38.77 people per km² +0.7%
2017 39.01 people per km² +0.6%
2018 39.23 people per km² +0.6%
2019 39.43 people per km² +0.5%
2020 39.55 people per km² +0.3%
2021 39.6 people per km² +0.1%
2022 39.71 people per km² +0.3%
2023 39.91 people per km² +0.5%
2024 40.09 people per km² +0.5%
2025 40.26 people per km² +0.4%
2026 40.42 people per km² +0.4%
2027 40.57 people per km² +0.4%
2028 40.72 people per km² +0.4%
2029 40.85 people per km² +0.3%
2030 40.99 people per km² +0.3%
2031 41.11 people per km² +0.3%
2032 41.23 people per km² +0.3%
2033 41.34 people per km² +0.3%
2034 41.45 people per km² +0.3%
2035 41.56 people per km² +0.3%
2036 41.65 people per km² +0.2%
2037 41.74 people per km² +0.2%
2038 41.83 people per km² +0.2%
2039 41.92 people per km² +0.2%
2040 41.99 people per km² +0.2%
2041 42.07 people per km² +0.2%
2042 42.13 people per km² +0.2%
2043 42.19 people per km² +0.1%
2044 42.24 people per km² +0.1%
2045 42.28 people per km² +0.1%
2046 42.33 people per km² +0.1%
2047 42.35 people per km² +0.1%
2048 42.37 people per km² +0.0%
2049 42.38 people per km² +0.0%
2050 42.38 people per km² +0.0%
2051 42.38 people per km² -0.0%
2052 42.37 people per km² -0.0%
2053 42.35 people per km² -0.0%
2054 42.33 people per km² -0.1%
2055 42.3 people per km² -0.1%
2056 42.27 people per km² -0.1%
2057 42.24 people per km² -0.1%
2058 42.2 people per km² -0.1%
2059 42.16 people per km² -0.1%
2060 42.1 people per km² -0.1%
2061 42.05 people per km² -0.1%
2062 42 people per km² -0.1%
2063 41.94 people per km² -0.1%
2064 41.88 people per km² -0.1%
2065 41.81 people per km² -0.2%
2066 41.75 people per km² -0.2%
2067 41.68 people per km² -0.2%
2068 41.6 people per km² -0.2%
2069 41.52 people per km² -0.2%
2070 41.45 people per km² -0.2%
2071 41.37 people per km² -0.2%
2072 41.29 people per km² -0.2%
2073 41.19 people per km² -0.2%
2074 41.1 people per km² -0.2%
2075 41.02 people per km² -0.2%
2076 40.93 people per km² -0.2%
2077 40.84 people per km² -0.2%
2078 40.74 people per km² -0.2%
2079 40.65 people per km² -0.2%
2080 40.56 people per km² -0.2%
2081 40.46 people per km² -0.2%
2082 40.36 people per km² -0.2%
2083 40.26 people per km² -0.3%
2084 40.15 people per km² -0.3%
2085 40.03 people per km² -0.3%
2086 39.92 people per km² -0.3%
2087 39.81 people per km² -0.3%
2088 39.69 people per km² -0.3%
2089 39.58 people per km² -0.3%
2090 39.47 people per km² -0.3%
2091 39.36 people per km² -0.3%
2092 39.25 people per km² -0.3%
2093 39.15 people per km² -0.3%
2094 39.05 people per km² -0.3%
2095 38.94 people per km² -0.3%
2096 38.84 people per km² -0.3%
2097 38.74 people per km² -0.2%
2098 38.65 people per km² -0.2%
2099 38.55 people per km² -0.2%
2100 38.46 people per km² -0.2%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 38.46 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 36% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 38.46 people per km² is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 43% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +133.8% 1.17 people per km² 2.73 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.2738 people per km² 0.2738 people per km² 0.2738 people per km² 1
1100s 0.2987 people per km² 0.2987 people per km² 0.2987 people per km² 1
1200s 0.3259 people per km² 0.3259 people per km² 0.3259 people per km² 1
1300s 0.3555 people per km² 0.3555 people per km² 0.3555 people per km² 1
1400s 0.3878 people per km² 0.3878 people per km² 0.3878 people per km² 1
1500s 0.4231 people per km² 0.4231 people per km² 0.4231 people per km² 1
1600s 0.4615 people per km² 0.4615 people per km² 0.4615 people per km² 1
1700s 0.5035 people per km² 0.5035 people per km² 0.5035 people per km² 1
1710s 0.5529 people per km² 0.5529 people per km² 0.5529 people per km² 1
1720s 0.6071 people per km² 0.6071 people per km² 0.6071 people per km² 1
1730s 0.6666 people per km² 0.6666 people per km² 0.6666 people per km² 1
1740s 0.732 people per km² 0.732 people per km² 0.732 people per km² 1
1750s 0.8038 people per km² 0.8038 people per km² 0.8038 people per km² 1
1760s 0.8826 people per km² 0.8826 people per km² 0.8826 people per km² 1
1770s 0.9691 people per km² 0.9691 people per km² 0.9691 people per km² 1
1780s 1.06 people per km² 1.06 people per km² 1.06 people per km² 1
1790s 1.17 people per km² 1.17 people per km² 1.17 people per km² 1
1800s 2.73 people per km² 2.73 people per km² 2.73 people per km² 10
1810s 2.73 people per km² 2.73 people per km² 2.73 people per km² 10
1820s 2.74 people per km² 2.73 people per km² 2.75 people per km² 10
1830s 2.76 people per km² 2.75 people per km² 2.77 people per km² 10
1840s 2.79 people per km² 2.78 people per km² 2.81 people per km² 10
1850s 3.13 people per km² 2.83 people per km² 3.47 people per km² 10
1860s 3.77 people per km² 3.54 people per km² 3.99 people per km² 10
1870s 4.31 people per km² 4.05 people per km² 4.58 people per km² 10
1880s 4.87 people per km² 4.64 people per km² 5.11 people per km² 10
1890s 5.49 people per km² 5.17 people per km² 5.82 people per km² 10
1900s 6.05 people per km² 5.88 people per km² 6.19 people per km² 10
1910s 6.12 people per km² 6.02 people per km² 6.2 people per km² 10
1920s 6.32 people per km² 6.03 people per km² 6.67 people per km² 10
1930s 7.2 people per km² 6.76 people per km² 7.64 people per km² 10
1940s 7.84 people per km² 7.71 people per km² 7.99 people per km² 10
1950s 9.42 people per km² 8.34 people per km² 11.08 people per km² 10
1960s 14.55 people per km² 11.62 people per km² 17.78 people per km² 10
1970s 20.72 people per km² 18.48 people per km² 22.8 people per km² 10
1980s 25.11 people per km² 23.23 people per km² 27.09 people per km² 10
1990s 29.81 people per km² 27.57 people per km² 31.93 people per km² 10
2000s 34.22 people per km² 32.35 people per km² 36.24 people per km² 10
2010s 38.23 people per km² 36.71 people per km² 39.43 people per km² 10
2020s 40.17 people per km² 39.55 people per km² 40.85 people per km² 10
2030s 41.48 people per km² 40.99 people per km² 41.92 people per km² 10
2040s 42.23 people per km² 41.99 people per km² 42.38 people per km² 10
2050s 42.3 people per km² 42.16 people per km² 42.38 people per km² 10
2060s 41.83 people per km² 41.52 people per km² 42.1 people per km² 10
2070s 41.06 people per km² 40.65 people per km² 41.45 people per km² 10
2080s 40.08 people per km² 39.58 people per km² 40.56 people per km² 10
2090s 39 people per km² 38.55 people per km² 39.47 people per km² 10
2100s 38.46 people per km² 38.46 people per km² 38.46 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 178 Turks and Caicos Islands 40.72 people per km² compare
  2. 179 Laos 40.11 people per km² compare
  3. 180 Oman 39.08 people per km² compare
  4. 182 Croatia 38.27 people per km² compare
  5. 183 South Sudan 37.73 people per km² compare
  6. 184 North Macedonia 34.22 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Bahamas?
Population density in Bahamas was 38.46 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 42.38 people per km² in 2050.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2738 people per km² in 1000.
How does Bahamas rank for population density?
Bahamas ranks 181st out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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