Population in Bermuda
Bermuda: Population was 64,721 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64,721 people
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
208th
of 239 countries
All-time high
64,772 people
in 2022
All-time low
8,118 people
in 1834
Years of data
90
1730–2023
Population in Bermuda, 1730–2023
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 64,721 people for population in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in Bermuda peaked at 64,772 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8,118 people, in 1834.
That places Bermuda 208th out of 239 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 90 years of available data.
Population in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1730 | 8,774 people | — |
| 1800 | 9,692 people | +10.5% |
| 1822 | 10,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1833 | 9,125 people | -8.8% |
| 1834 | 8,118 people | -11.0% |
| 1843 | 10,000 people | +23.2% |
| 1851 | 11,000 people | +10.0% |
| 1861 | 12,000 people | +9.1% |
| 1871 | 12,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 14,000 people | +16.7% |
| 1891 | 15,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1901 | 18,000 people | +20.0% |
| 1911 | 19,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1921 | 20,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1931 | 28,000 people | +40.0% |
| 1939 | 31,000 people | +10.7% |
| 1950 | 37,241 people | +20.1% |
| 1951 | 37,820 people | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 38,358 people | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 38,850 people | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 39,365 people | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 39,874 people | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 40,360 people | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 40,815 people | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 41,229 people | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 41,663 people | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 42,231 people | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 43,143 people | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 44,262 people | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 45,362 people | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 46,430 people | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 47,484 people | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 48,556 people | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 49,535 people | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 50,425 people | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 51,330 people | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 52,147 people | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 52,628 people | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 52,825 people | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 52,963 people | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 53,077 people | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 53,148 people | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 53,232 people | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 53,346 people | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 53,451 people | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 53,538 people | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 53,693 people | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 54,020 people | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 54,407 people | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 54,802 people | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 55,189 people | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 55,569 people | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 55,907 people | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 56,285 people | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 56,714 people | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 57,149 people | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 57,584 people | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 58,007 people | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 58,430 people | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 58,834 people | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 59,214 people | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 59,549 people | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 59,836 people | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 60,194 people | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 60,659 people | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 61,142 people | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 61,569 people | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 61,887 people | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 62,163 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 62,405 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 62,576 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 62,730 people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 62,855 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 63,030 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 63,319 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 63,587 people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 63,748 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 63,753 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63,665 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 63,593 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 63,551 people | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 63,482 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 63,466 people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 63,603 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 63,852 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 64,130 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 64,404 people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 64,672 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 64,772 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 64,721 people | -0.1% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 64,721 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.98 million people, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | +40.0% | 20,000 people | 28,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1730s | 8,774 people | 8,774 people | 8,774 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 9,692 people | 9,692 people | 9,692 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 10,000 people | 10,000 people | 10,000 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 8,622 people | 8,118 people | 9,125 people | 2 |
| 1840s | 10,000 people | 10,000 people | 10,000 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 11,000 people | 11,000 people | 11,000 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 12,000 people | 12,000 people | 12,000 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 12,000 people | 12,000 people | 12,000 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 14,000 people | 14,000 people | 14,000 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 15,000 people | 15,000 people | 15,000 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 18,000 people | 18,000 people | 18,000 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 19,000 people | 19,000 people | 19,000 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 20,000 people | 20,000 people | 20,000 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 29,500 people | 28,000 people | 31,000 people | 2 |
| 1950s | 39,558 people | 37,241 people | 41,663 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 46,876 people | 42,231 people | 51,330 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 53,036 people | 52,147 people | 53,538 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,374 people | 53,693 people | 57,149 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,345 people | 57,584 people | 61,142 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,612 people | 61,569 people | 63,587 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,684 people | 63,466 people | 64,130 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,642 people | 64,404 people | 64,772 people | 4 |
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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 in Bermuda?
- Population in Bermuda was 64,721 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 64,772 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest population recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,118 people in 1834.
- How does Bermuda rank for population?
- Bermuda ranks 208th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda 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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.