Population estimates and projections in Bahamas

Bahamas had an estimated population of 399,440 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Bahamas, 2023 (latest estimate) 399,440 People
Change from 2022 +0.5% 2022: 397,538 people
Projection for 2030 410,266 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 424,265 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 384,955 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 175th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Bahamas over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Bahamas
2100 384,955 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 389,789 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 395,057 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 400,748 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 405,966 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 410,592 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 414,926 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 418,556 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 421,458 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 423,440 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 424,265 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 423,262 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 420,346 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 415,978 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 410,266 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 403,033 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 399,440 people
2022 397,538 people
2021 396,373 people
2020 395,862 people
2019 394,675 people
2018 392,717 people
2017 390,485 people
2016 388,056 people
2015 385,346 people
2014 382,298 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5% from 397,538 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 378,953 people, the figure has changed by +5.4%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Bahamas has the 175th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Bahamas
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024