Population growth in Bahamas
Bahamas: Population growth was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Bahamas, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Bahamas stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Bahamas peaked at 5.0% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
Bahamas ranks 144th of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 141 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5% compare
- 142 Micronesia (country) 0.5% compare
- 143 Costa Rica 0.4% compare
- 145 Azerbaijan 0.4% compare
- 146 El Salvador 0.4% compare
- 147 Turkey 0.4% compare
More climate change data for Bahamas
- Share co2 vs population 0.0038 (2100)
- Population, total 403,033 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 327,790 (2025)
- Urban population 81.3% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 7.65 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 180.56 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 7.65 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 7.65 (2024)
- Share co2 emissions vs population 0.008 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Bahamas?
- Population growth in Bahamas was 0.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1962.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for population growth?
- Bahamas ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.