Population growth in Bermuda
Bermuda: Population growth was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Bermuda, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded -0.1% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 30.8% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Bermuda peaked at 2.6% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2012.
That places Bermuda 180th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.1% | — |
| 1962 | 2.6% | +19.1% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 2.0% | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -41.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -59.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -27.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -23.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -33.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +38.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -21.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +81.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +106.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +19.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +26.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +26.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -26.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -31.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +42.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +64.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -39.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -95.0% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -1188.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | -37.4% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | +44.6% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | -76.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -959.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +95.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -62.1% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -150.5% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | +21.7% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | +30.8% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's -0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Bermuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -1188.2% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | +959.2% | -0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2023 | -150.5% | 0.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More climate change data for Bermuda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13,612 kg (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0002 kt (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0 kt (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Bermuda?
- Population growth in Bermuda was -0.1% 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 Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1962.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2012.
- How does Bermuda rank for population growth?
- Bermuda ranks 180th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bermuda 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.