The global population hockey stick in Bahamas

Bahamas: The global population hockey stick was 399,452 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
399,452 people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
178th
of 239 countries
All-time high
399,452 people
in 2023
All-time low
2,741 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

The global population hockey stick in Bahamas, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 399,452 people for the global population hockey stick in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, the global population hockey stick in Bahamas peaked at 399,452 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,741 people, in 1000.

Bahamas ranks 178th 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.

The global population hockey stick in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for The global population hockey stick in Bahamas, 1000 to 2023.
Year people Change
1000 2,741 people
1100 2,990 people +9.1%
1200 3,262 people +9.1%
1300 3,559 people +9.1%
1400 3,882 people +9.1%
1500 4,235 people +9.1%
1600 4,620 people +9.1%
1700 5,040 people +9.1%
1710 5,535 people +9.8%
1720 6,077 people +9.8%
1730 6,673 people +9.8%
1740 7,327 people +9.8%
1750 8,046 people +9.8%
1760 8,835 people +9.8%
1770 9,701 people +9.8%
1780 10,652 people +9.8%
1790 11,696 people +9.8%
1800 27,350 people +133.8%
1801 27,350 people +0.0%
1802 27,350 people +0.0%
1803 27,350 people +0.0%
1804 27,350 people +0.0%
1805 27,350 people +0.0%
1806 27,350 people +0.0%
1807 27,350 people +0.0%
1808 27,350 people +0.0%
1809 27,350 people +0.0%
1810 27,350 people +0.0%
1811 27,350 people +0.0%
1812 27,350 people +0.0%
1813 27,350 people +0.0%
1814 27,350 people +0.0%
1815 27,350 people +0.0%
1816 27,350 people +0.0%
1817 27,350 people +0.0%
1818 27,350 people +0.0%
1819 27,354 people +0.0%
1820 27,363 people +0.0%
1821 27,376 people +0.0%
1822 27,393 people +0.1%
1823 27,414 people +0.1%
1824 27,436 people +0.1%
1825 27,457 people +0.1%
1826 27,479 people +0.1%
1827 27,500 people +0.1%
1828 27,522 people +0.1%
1829 27,543 people +0.1%
1830 27,565 people +0.1%
1831 27,587 people +0.1%
1832 27,608 people +0.1%
1833 27,630 people +0.1%
1834 27,651 people +0.1%
1835 27,673 people +0.1%
1836 27,695 people +0.1%
1837 27,716 people +0.1%
1838 27,738 people +0.1%
1839 27,760 people +0.1%
1840 27,782 people +0.1%
1841 27,803 people +0.1%
1842 27,825 people +0.1%
1843 27,847 people +0.1%
1844 27,869 people +0.1%
1845 27,891 people +0.1%
1846 27,912 people +0.1%
1847 27,934 people +0.1%
1848 27,956 people +0.1%
1849 28,100 people +0.5%
1850 28,369 people +1.0%
1851 28,820 people +1.6%
1852 29,403 people +2.0%
1853 30,124 people +2.5%
1854 30,861 people +2.4%
1855 31,617 people +2.4%
1856 32,391 people +2.4%
1857 33,184 people +2.4%
1858 33,996 people +2.4%
1859 34,745 people +2.2%
1860 35,428 people +2.0%
1861 36,041 people +1.7%
1862 36,583 people +1.5%
1863 37,049 people +1.3%
1864 37,521 people +1.3%
1865 38,000 people +1.3%
1866 38,484 people +1.3%
1867 38,974 people +1.3%
1868 39,470 people +1.3%
1869 39,983 people +1.3%
1870 40,512 people +1.3%
1871 41,059 people +1.4%
1872 41,623 people +1.4%
1873 42,204 people +1.4%
1874 42,794 people +1.4%
1875 43,392 people +1.4%
1876 43,998 people +1.4%
1877 44,612 people +1.4%
1878 45,235 people +1.4%
1879 45,835 people +1.3%
1880 46,411 people +1.3%
1881 46,962 people +1.2%
1882 47,489 people +1.1%
1883 47,989 people +1.1%
1884 48,495 people +1.1%
1885 49,006 people +1.1%
1886 49,522 people +1.1%
1887 50,043 people +1.1%
1888 50,570 people +1.1%
1889 51,134 people +1.1%
1890 51,736 people +1.2%
1891 52,378 people +1.2%
1892 53,060 people +1.3%
1893 53,782 people +1.4%
1894 54,515 people +1.4%
1895 55,257 people +1.4%
1896 56,010 people +1.4%
1897 56,772 people +1.4%
1898 57,544 people +1.4%
1899 58,230 people +1.2%
1900 58,828 people +1.0%
1901 59,335 people +0.9%
1902 59,751 people +0.7%
1903 60,072 people +0.5%
1904 60,394 people +0.5%
1905 60,718 people +0.5%
1906 61,044 people +0.5%
1907 61,371 people +0.5%
1908 61,700 people +0.5%
1909 61,917 people +0.4%
1910 62,021 people +0.2%
1911 62,013 people -0.0%
1912 61,891 people -0.2%
1913 61,655 people -0.4%
1914 61,420 people -0.4%
1915 61,186 people -0.4%
1916 60,953 people -0.4%
1917 60,720 people -0.4%
1918 60,387 people -0.5%
1919 60,270 people -0.2%
1920 60,371 people +0.2%
1921 60,692 people +0.5%
1922 61,233 people +0.9%
1923 61,998 people +1.2%
1924 62,772 people +1.2%
1925 63,555 people +1.2%
1926 64,348 people +1.2%
1927 65,152 people +1.2%
1928 65,965 people +1.2%
1929 66,810 people +1.3%
1930 67,687 people +1.3%
1931 68,598 people +1.3%
1932 69,542 people +1.4%
1933 70,521 people +1.4%
1934 71,513 people +1.4%
1935 72,520 people +1.4%
1936 73,540 people +1.4%
1937 74,575 people +1.4%
1938 75,625 people +1.4%
1939 76,504 people +1.2%
1940 77,209 people +0.9%
1941 77,738 people +0.7%
1942 78,088 people +0.5%
1943 78,256 people +0.2%
1944 78,425 people +0.2%
1945 78,593 people +0.2%
1946 78,762 people +0.2%
1947 78,932 people +0.2%
1948 79,101 people +0.2%
1949 79,993 people +1.1%
1950 83,505 people +4.4%
1951 84,603 people +1.3%
1952 86,175 people +1.9%
1953 88,255 people +2.4%
1954 90,840 people +2.9%
1955 93,933 people +3.4%
1956 97,520 people +3.8%
1957 101,549 people +4.1%
1958 106,007 people +4.4%
1959 110,929 people +4.6%
1960 116,328 people +4.9%
1961 122,211 people +5.1%
1962 128,507 people +5.2%
1963 135,099 people +5.1%
1964 141,538 people +4.8%
1965 147,969 people +4.5%
1966 154,884 people +4.7%
1967 162,279 people +4.8%
1968 170,102 people +4.8%
1969 177,993 people +4.6%
1970 184,995 people +3.9%
1971 190,869 people +3.2%
1972 196,060 people +2.7%
1973 200,800 people +2.4%
1974 205,357 people +2.3%
1975 209,897 people +2.2%
1976 214,517 people +2.2%
1977 219,169 people +2.2%
1978 223,770 people +2.1%
1979 228,244 people +2.0%
1980 232,540 people +1.9%
1981 236,626 people +1.8%
1982 240,624 people +1.7%
1983 244,718 people +1.7%
1984 248,879 people +1.7%
1985 253,169 people +1.7%
1986 257,547 people +1.7%
1987 261,947 people +1.7%
1988 266,457 people +1.7%
1989 271,187 people +1.8%
1990 275,954 people +1.8%
1991 280,745 people +1.7%
1992 285,938 people +1.8%
1993 291,350 people +1.9%
1994 296,519 people +1.8%
1995 301,471 people +1.7%
1996 306,281 people +1.6%
1997 310,914 people +1.5%
1998 315,376 people +1.4%
1999 319,623 people +1.3%
2000 323,846 people +1.3%
2001 327,847 people +1.2%
2002 331,625 people +1.2%
2003 335,625 people +1.2%
2004 339,794 people +1.2%
2005 343,905 people +1.2%
2006 348,386 people +1.3%
2007 353,343 people +1.4%
2008 358,133 people +1.4%
2009 362,806 people +1.3%
2010 367,482 people +1.3%
2011 371,738 people +1.2%
2012 375,474 people +1.0%
2013 378,957 people +0.9%
2014 382,312 people +0.9%
2015 385,355 people +0.8%
2016 388,060 people +0.7%
2017 390,496 people +0.6%
2018 392,718 people +0.6%
2019 394,684 people +0.5%
2020 395,874 people +0.3%
2021 396,381 people +0.1%
2022 397,542 people +0.3%
2023 399,452 people +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 2,741 people 2,741 people 2,741 people 1
1100s 2,990 people 2,990 people 2,990 people 1
1200s 3,262 people 3,262 people 3,262 people 1
1300s 3,559 people 3,559 people 3,559 people 1
1400s 3,882 people 3,882 people 3,882 people 1
1500s 4,235 people 4,235 people 4,235 people 1
1600s 4,620 people 4,620 people 4,620 people 1
1700s 5,040 people 5,040 people 5,040 people 1
1710s 5,535 people 5,535 people 5,535 people 1
1720s 6,077 people 6,077 people 6,077 people 1
1730s 6,673 people 6,673 people 6,673 people 1
1740s 7,327 people 7,327 people 7,327 people 1
1750s 8,046 people 8,046 people 8,046 people 1
1760s 8,835 people 8,835 people 8,835 people 1
1770s 9,701 people 9,701 people 9,701 people 1
1780s 10,652 people 10,652 people 10,652 people 1
1790s 11,696 people 11,696 people 11,696 people 1
1800s 27,350 people 27,350 people 27,350 people 10
1810s 27,350 people 27,350 people 27,354 people 10
1820s 27,448 people 27,363 people 27,543 people 10
1830s 27,662 people 27,565 people 27,760 people 10
1840s 27,892 people 27,782 people 28,100 people 10
1850s 31,351 people 28,369 people 34,745 people 10
1860s 37,753 people 35,428 people 39,983 people 10
1870s 43,126 people 40,512 people 45,835 people 10
1880s 48,762 people 46,411 people 51,134 people 10
1890s 54,928 people 51,736 people 58,230 people 10
1900s 60,513 people 58,828 people 61,917 people 10
1910s 61,252 people 60,270 people 62,021 people 10
1920s 63,290 people 60,371 people 66,810 people 10
1930s 72,062 people 67,687 people 76,504 people 10
1940s 78,510 people 77,209 people 79,993 people 10
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

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 175 Cape Verde 522,335 people compare
  2. 176 Brunei Darussalam 458,959 people compare
  3. 177 Belize 411,112 people compare
  4. 179 Iceland 387,559 people compare
  5. 180 Guadeloupe 376,518 people compare
  6. 181 Martinique 346,008 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is the global population hockey stick in Bahamas?
The global population hockey stick in Bahamas was 399,452 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest the global population hockey stick recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 399,452 people in 2023.
What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 2,741 people in 1000.
How does Bahamas rank for the global population hockey stick?
Bahamas ranks 178th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is the global population hockey stick rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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