Has the population peaked? in Bahamas
Bahamas: Has the population peaked? was 399,452 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Has the population peaked? in Bahamas, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 399,452 people for has the population peaked? in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Bahamas peaked at 399,452 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83,505 people, in 1950.
Bahamas ranks 177th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 94,332 people | 83,505 people | 110,929 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 145,691 people | 116,328 people | 177,993 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 207,368 people | 184,995 people | 228,244 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 251,369 people | 232,540 people | 271,187 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 298,417 people | 275,954 people | 319,623 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 342,531 people | 323,846 people | 362,806 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 382,728 people | 367,482 people | 394,684 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 397,312 people | 395,874 people | 399,452 people | 4 |
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More population data for Bahamas
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 17,118 people (2100)
- Population density 38.46 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.37 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 10 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.37 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.37 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is has the population peaked? in Bahamas?
- Has the population peaked? in Bahamas was 399,452 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 399,452 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,505 people in 1950.
- How does Bahamas rank for has the population peaked??
- Bahamas ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.