🇧🇸 Bahamas Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Bahamas is 404,628, ranking #178 in the world (0.01% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.38% per year. The biggest city is Nassau with 227,940 inhabitants.

Live estimate

404,663

Growth rate

0.38%

Density

people / km² (196 / mi²)

Median age

35.7

Fertility rate

1.36

births per woman

Life expectancy

75.0

years

Bahamas population 1950–2100

Population of Bahamas, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Bahamas is projected to reach 424,265, and 384,955 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2050 at 424,265, then decline.

Bahamas population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	404,628	0.38%	75.5	35.7
2025	403,033	0.41%	75.2	35.3
2024	401,283	0.46%	74.9	34.9
2023	399,440	0.46%	74.6	34.6
2022	397,538	0.49%	74.2	34.2
2021	396,373	0.10%	74.0	33.9
2020	395,862	0.16%	73.9	33.6
2019	394,675	0.44%	73.7	33.2
2018	392,717	0.56%	73.3	32.9
2017	390,485	0.58%	72.9	32.6
2016	388,056	0.66%	72.4	32.2
2015	385,346	0.74%	71.9	31.9
2014	382,298	0.85%	71.4	31.6
2013	378,953	0.91%	70.7	31.3
2012	375,469	0.94%	70.1	31.1
2011	371,729	1.06%	69.4	30.8
2010	367,478	1.24%	68.6	30.5
2009	362,810	1.32%	67.7	30.3
2008	358,120	1.28%	66.8	30.1
2007	353,334	1.41%	65.9	29.8
2006	348,375	1.42%	65.0	29.6
2005	343,894	1.17%	64.2	29.3
2004	339,782	1.24%	63.4	29.0
2003	335,618	1.23%	62.6	28.6
2002	331,614	1.17%	61.9	28.3
2001	327,836	1.12%	61.2	27.9
2000	323,835	1.34%	60.4	27.6
1999	319,614	1.29%	59.7	27.2
1998	315,368	1.39%	58.9	26.9
1997	310,904	1.46%	58.0	26.6
1996	306,268	1.54%	57.2	26.2
1995	301,461	1.62%	56.3	25.9
1994	296,509	1.69%	55.3	25.6
1993	291,340	1.83%	54.4	25.3
1992	285,927	1.92%	53.4	25.0
1991	280,731	1.74%	52.4	24.7
1990	275,944	1.70%	51.5	24.3
1989	271,178	1.79%	50.6	24.0
1988	266,448	1.73%	49.7	23.6
1987	261,934	1.69%	48.9	23.3
1986	257,536	1.70%	48.1	22.9
1985	253,154	1.73%	47.2	22.6
1984	248,863	1.69%	46.4	22.2
1983	244,698	1.69%	45.7	21.9
1982	240,614	1.68%	44.9	21.6
1981	236,614	1.68%	44.2	21.3
1980	232,526	1.81%	43.4	21.0
1979	228,230	1.92%	42.6	20.7
1978	223,761	2.04%	41.8	20.5
1977	219,157	2.12%	40.9	20.2
1976	214,501	2.17%	40.0	20.0
1975	209,886	2.18%	39.2	19.9
1974	205,342	2.20%	38.3	19.8
1973	200,791	2.29%	37.5	19.7
1972	196,055	2.49%	36.6	19.7
1971	190,857	2.89%	35.6	19.7
1970	184,982	3.37%	34.5	19.6
1969	177,981	4.36%	33.2	19.5
1968	170,089	4.72%	31.7	19.4
1967	162,267	4.70%	30.3	19.2
1966	154,874	4.63%	28.9	19.1
1965	147,952	4.52%	27.6	18.9
1964	141,528	4.36%	26.4	18.8
1963	135,087	4.97%	25.2	18.6
1962	128,493	5.04%	24.0	18.6
1961	122,197	5.01%	22.8	18.5
1960	116,317	4.85%	21.7	18.5
1959	110,917	4.65%	20.7	18.5
1958	105,999	4.42%	19.8	18.4
1957	101,537	4.18%	19.0	18.4
1956	97,505	3.92%	18.2	18.5
1955	93,922	3.56%	17.5	18.6
1954	90,824	3.14%	17.0	18.7
1953	88,237	2.63%	16.5	18.9
1952	86,164	2.12%	16.1	19.0
1951	84,586	1.57%	15.8	19.2
1950	83,487	1.04%	15.6	19.4

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	406,120	0.36%	75.8	36.0
2028	407,560	0.35%	76.1	36.4
2029	408,947	0.33%	76.3	36.7
2030	410,266	0.31%	76.6	37.1
2031	411,538	0.30%	76.8	37.5
2032	412,722	0.27%	77.0	37.9
2033	413,842	0.27%	77.2	38.3
2034	414,933	0.26%	77.4	38.6
2035	415,978	0.25%	77.6	38.9
2036	416,934	0.21%	77.8	39.3
2037	417,838	0.22%	78.0	39.6
2038	418,750	0.21%	78.2	39.9
2039	419,582	0.18%	78.3	40.1
2040	420,346	0.18%	78.5	40.4
2041	421,072	0.16%	78.6	40.6
2042	421,740	0.15%	78.7	40.8
2043	422,332	0.13%	78.8	41.0
2044	422,822	0.10%	78.9	41.2
2045	423,262	0.10%	79.0	41.4
2046	423,673	0.09%	79.1	41.6
2047	423,946	0.04%	79.1	41.8
2048	424,118	0.04%	79.2	42.1
2049	424,240	0.02%	79.2	42.3
2050	424,265	-0.01%	79.2	42.5
2051	424,211	-0.02%	79.2	42.8
2052	424,096	-0.04%	79.2	43.1
2053	423,946	-0.04%	79.1	43.3
2054	423,723	-0.07%	79.1	43.6
2055	423,440	-0.06%	79.0	43.8
2056	423,122	-0.09%	79.0	44.0
2057	422,785	-0.07%	78.9	44.2
2058	422,440	-0.09%	78.8	44.3
2059	421,984	-0.13%	78.8	44.5
2060	421,458	-0.12%	78.7	44.7
2061	420,946	-0.12%	78.6	44.8
2062	420,412	-0.14%	78.5	44.9
2063	419,825	-0.14%	78.4	45.0
2064	419,210	-0.15%	78.2	45.1
2065	418,556	-0.16%	78.1	45.2
2066	417,873	-0.17%	78.0	45.2
2067	417,171	-0.17%	77.9	45.3
2068	416,420	-0.19%	77.7	45.4
2069	415,658	-0.18%	77.6	45.4
2070	414,926	-0.17%	77.4	45.5
2071	414,151	-0.20%	77.3	45.5
2072	413,277	-0.22%	77.1	45.6
2073	412,334	-0.23%	77.0	45.7
2074	411,446	-0.20%	76.8	45.7
2075	410,592	-0.22%	76.6	45.8
2076	409,685	-0.22%	76.5	45.8
2077	408,767	-0.23%	76.3	45.9
2078	407,848	-0.23%	76.1	45.9
2079	406,922	-0.23%	75.9	46.0
2080	405,966	-0.24%	75.8	46.0
2081	405,004	-0.23%	75.6	46.0
2082	404,014	-0.26%	75.4	46.1
2083	402,958	-0.27%	75.2	46.1
2084	401,856	-0.28%	75.0	46.1
2085	400,748	-0.27%	74.8	46.2
2086	399,623	-0.29%	74.6	46.2
2087	398,468	-0.29%	74.4	46.3
2088	397,310	-0.29%	74.2	46.3
2089	396,164	-0.28%	73.9	46.3
2090	395,057	-0.28%	73.7	46.3
2091	393,962	-0.28%	73.5	46.4
2092	392,894	-0.27%	73.3	46.4
2093	391,860	-0.26%	73.1	46.4
2094	390,836	-0.26%	72.9	46.4
2095	389,789	-0.28%	72.7	46.4
2096	388,774	-0.25%	72.6	46.5
2097	387,827	-0.24%	72.4	46.5
2098	386,877	-0.25%	72.2	46.5
2099	385,920	-0.25%	72.0	46.5
2100	384,955	-0.25%	71.8	46.5

States & provinces of Bahamas by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	New Providence	296,522	73.3%
2	City of Freeport	26,914	6.7%
3	North Abaco	9,578	2.4%
4	South Abaco	7,646	1.9%
5	Exuma	7,293	1.8%
6	South Eleuthera	4,955	1.2%
7	North Andros	4,069	1.0%
8	South Andros	3,711	0.9%
9	North Eleuthera	3,247	0.8%
10	Long Island	2,887	0.7%
11	Bimini	2,361	0.6%
12	Harbour Island	1,861	0.5%
13	Spanish Wells	1,608	0.4%
14	Cat Island	1,602	0.4%
15	Berry Islands	1,002	0.2%
16	Moore's Island	950	0.2%
17	Mangrove Cay	892	0.2%
18	Inagua	856	0.2%
19	San Salvador	824	0.2%
20	Central Eleuthera	701	0.2%
21	Acklins	692	0.2%
22	Central Andros	662	0.2%
23	Black Point	414	0.1%
24	Crooked Island and Long Cay	305	0.1%
25	Mayaguana	208	0.1%
26	Rum Cay	90	0.0%
27	Ragged Island	44	0.0%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Bahamas

#	City	Region	Population
1	Nassau capital	New Providence	227,940
2	Lucaya	Freeport	46,525
3	Freeport	Freeport	26,910
4	Killarney	New Providence	17,679

FAQ

What is the population of Bahamas in 2026?

The population of Bahamas is 404,628 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Bahamas?

Nassau is the biggest city in Bahamas with 227,940 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Bahamas growing or shrinking?

The population of Bahamas is growing at 0.38% per year, and is projected to peak in 2050 at 424,265.

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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