World population growth in Bahamas
Bahamas: World population growth was -0.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.3%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
119th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.0%
in 1962
All-time low
-0.4%
in 1915
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Bahamas, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Bahamas is -0.3%, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Bahamas peaked at 5.0% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 1915.
Bahamas ranks 119th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1% | — |
| 1800 | 0.5% | +437.3% |
| 1900 | 1.0% | +118.6% |
| 1905 | 0.5% | -47.6% |
| 1910 | 0.2% | -68.6% |
| 1915 | -0.4% | -327.4% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | -143.9% |
| 1925 | 1.2% | +640.4% |
| 1930 | 1.3% | +5.2% |
| 1935 | 1.4% | +7.2% |
| 1940 | 0.9% | -34.4% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | -76.7% |
| 1950 | 1.0% | +385.5% |
| 1951 | 1.6% | +51.5% |
| 1952 | 2.1% | +34.6% |
| 1953 | 2.6% | +24.3% |
| 1954 | 3.1% | +19.3% |
| 1955 | 3.6% | +13.4% |
| 1956 | 3.9% | +10.1% |
| 1957 | 4.2% | +6.6% |
| 1958 | 4.4% | +5.6% |
| 1959 | 4.7% | +5.3% |
| 1960 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 5.0% | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 4.4% | -12.4% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 4.6% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 4.7% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 4.4% | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | -22.7% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -63.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -41.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +416.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -9.6% |
| 2026 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 2027 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2028 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2029 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2030 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2031 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2032 | 0.3% | -11.5% |
| 2033 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2034 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2035 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 2036 | 0.2% | -14.5% |
| 2037 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2038 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2039 | 0.2% | -14.5% |
| 2040 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2041 | 0.2% | -9.4% |
| 2042 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2043 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 2044 | 0.1% | -19.5% |
| 2045 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2046 | 0.1% | -15.2% |
| 2047 | 0.0% | -55.1% |
| 2048 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2049 | 0.0% | -57.5% |
| 2050 | -0.0% | -135.3% |
| 2051 | -0.0% | +233.3% |
| 2052 | -0.0% | +75.0% |
| 2053 | -0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2054 | -0.1% | +91.7% |
| 2055 | -0.1% | -7.2% |
| 2056 | -0.1% | +34.4% |
| 2057 | -0.1% | -15.1% |
| 2058 | -0.1% | +23.3% |
| 2059 | -0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2060 | -0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2061 | -0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2062 | -0.1% | +13.4% |
| 2063 | -0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2064 | -0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2065 | -0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2066 | -0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2067 | -0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2068 | -0.2% | +9.9% |
| 2069 | -0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2070 | -0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2071 | -0.2% | +13.7% |
| 2072 | -0.2% | +12.1% |
| 2073 | -0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2074 | -0.2% | -15.8% |
| 2075 | -0.2% | +10.7% |
| 2076 | -0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2077 | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2078 | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2079 | -0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2080 | -0.2% | +5.7% |
| 2081 | -0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2082 | -0.3% | +11.2% |
| 2083 | -0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2084 | -0.3% | +6.8% |
| 2085 | -0.3% | -4.6% |
| 2086 | -0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2087 | -0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2088 | -0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2089 | -0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2090 | -0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2091 | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2092 | -0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2093 | -0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2094 | -0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2095 | -0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2096 | -0.2% | -10.2% |
| 2097 | -0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2098 | -0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2099 | -0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2100 | -0.3% | +3.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's -0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 74% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's -0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7%, 36% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | +640.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| 1800 | +437.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2022 | +416.8% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 1950 | +385.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| 1915 | -327.4% | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2051 | -233.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.1% | -0.4% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.1% | 1.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 1 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2498 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2498 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 450.62 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5342 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 38.46 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 17,118 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Bahamas?
- World population growth in Bahamas was -0.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1962.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 1915.
- How does Bahamas rank for world population growth?
- Bahamas ranks 119th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.