Population growth rate in Bermuda
Bermuda: Population growth rate was -0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Population growth rate in Bermuda, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Bermuda is -0.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Bermuda peaked at 2.6% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2012.
That places Bermuda 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.6% | — |
| 1951 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.3% | -18.4% |
| 1953 | 1.3% | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 1956 | 1.2% | -5.4% |
| 1957 | 1.0% | -14.1% |
| 1958 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 1.6% | +56.5% |
| 1961 | 2.6% | +60.6% |
| 1962 | 2.5% | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -20.5% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | -20.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -68.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -31.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -25.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -48.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +132.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -42.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +291.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +60.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +36.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -19.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +62.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -30.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -46.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +63.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -73.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +490.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -72.7% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -179.6% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | +115.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -77.3% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | +133.3% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -156.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +470.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -119.6% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | +5.3% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's -0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%. (85 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Bermuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +490.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2017 | +470.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1980 | +291.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2011 | -179.6% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | +156.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1976 | +132.6% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More population data for Bermuda
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2046)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8149 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8032 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Population density 660.94 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,235 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.1269 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Bermuda?
- Population growth rate in Bermuda was -0.1% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2012.
- How does Bermuda rank for population growth rate?
- Bermuda ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.