Bahamas vs El Salvador: Population growth
Bahamas
0.4%
in 2025
El Salvador
0.4%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
144th
El Salvador rank
146th
Population growth over time
- Bahamas
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 144th and El Salvador ranks 146th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2.0% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Bahamas or El Salvador?
- Bahamas, at 0.4% against 0.4% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Bahamas and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and El Salvador?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and El Salvador rank globally for population growth?
- Bahamas ranks 144th and El Salvador ranks 146th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.