Which has higher population, total, Bahamas or New Caledonia?

Bahamas, at 403,033 against 295,333 in New Caledonia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and New Caledonia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs New Caledonia: Population, total

Bahamas

403,033

in 2025

New Caledonia

295,333

in 2025

Bahamas rank

176th

New Caledonia rank

179th

Population, total over time

Bahamas
New Caledonia

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 403,033 against 295,333 in New Caledonia, a difference of 107,700.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.4 times New Caledonia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 176th and New Caledonia ranks 179th of 218 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	145,678	92,018	53,660	Bahamas
1970s	207,356	131,950	75,407	Bahamas
1980s	251,357	159,616	91,741	Bahamas
1990s	298,407	197,778	100,628	Bahamas
2000s	342,522	241,430	101,092	Bahamas
2010s	382,720	277,509	105,212	Bahamas
2020s	398,922	289,059	109,862	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Bahamas or New Caledonia?: Bahamas, at 403,033 against 295,333 in New Caledonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Bahamas and New Caledonia?: 107,700, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and New Caledonia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and New Caledonia rank globally for population, total?: Bahamas ranks 176th and New Caledonia ranks 179th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.