Population density — all countries

Population density — Bahamas

Population density in the Bahamas in 2023 — 39.9 per km². Ranked 161 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 226.9%.

2023 39.9 per km² +0.48% vs 2022
World rank 161of 215
Period maximum 39.9 per km²2023
Period minimum 12.2 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Bahamas, 1961–202301020304019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 12.2 per km²1963: 13.5 per km²1965: 14.8 per km²1967: 16.2 per km²1969: 17.8 per km²1971: 19.1 per km²1973: 20.1 per km²1975: 21 per km²1977: 21.9 per km²1979: 22.8 per km²1981: 23.6 per km²1983: 24.4 per km²1985: 25.3 per km²1987: 26.2 per km²1989: 27.1 per km²1991: 28 per km²1993: 29.1 per km²1995: 30.1 per km²1997: 31.1 per km²1999: 31.9 per km²2001: 32.8 per km²2003: 33.5 per km²2005: 34.4 per km²2007: 35.3 per km²2009: 36.2 per km²2011: 37.1 per km²2013: 37.9 per km²2015: 38.5 per km²2017: 39 per km²2019: 39.4 per km²2021: 39.6 per km²2023: 39.9 per km²
Change over the period: +27.7 (+226.88%) Average annual rate: 1.93 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahamas

Bahamas 39.9 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Caribbean computed 196.7 per km²
High-income countries computed 26.6 per km²
Population density — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 39.9 +0.2 +0.48%
2022 39.7 +0.1 +0.29%
2021 39.6 +0.1 +0.13%
2020 39.5 +0.1 +0.3%
2019 39.4 +0.2 +0.5%
2018 39.2 +0.2 +0.57%
2017 39 +0.2 +0.63%
2016 38.8 +0.3 +0.7%
2015 38.5 +0.3 +0.8%
2014 38.2 +0.3 +0.88%
2013 37.9 +0.3 +0.93%
2012 37.5 +0.4 +1.01%
2011 37.1 +0.4 +1.16%
2010 36.7 +0.5 +1.29%
2009 36.2 +0.5 +1.31%
2008 35.8 +0.5 +1.35%
2007 35.3 +0.5 +1.42%
2006 34.8 +0.4 +1.3%
2005 34.4 +0.4 +1.21%
2004 33.9 +0.4 +1.24%
2003 33.5 +0.4 +1.21%
2002 33.1 +0.4 +1.15%
2001 32.8 +0.4 +1.24%
2000 32.4 +0.4 +1.32%
1999 31.9 +0.4 +1.35%
1998 31.5 +0.4 +1.44%
1997 31.1 +0.5 +1.51%
1996 30.6 +0.5 +1.59%
1995 30.1 +0.5 +1.67%
1994 29.6 +0.5 +1.77%
1993 29.1 +0.5 +1.89%
1992 28.6 +0.5 +1.85%
1991 28 +0.5 +1.73%
1990 27.6 +0.5 +1.76%
1989 27.1 +0.5 +1.78%
1988 26.6 +0.5 +1.72%
1987 26.2 +0.4 +1.71%
1986 25.7 +0.4 +1.73%
1985 25.3 +0.4 +1.72%
1984 24.9 +0.4 +1.7%
1983 24.4 +0.4 +1.7%
1982 24 +0.4 +1.69%
1981 23.6 +0.4 +1.76%
1980 23.2 +0.4 +1.88%
1979 22.8 +0.4 +2%
1978 22.4 +0.5 +2.1%
1977 21.9 +0.5 +2.17%
1976 21.4 +0.5 +2.2%
1975 21 +0.5 +2.21%
1974 20.5 +0.5 +2.27%
1973 20.1 +0.5 +2.42%
1972 19.6 +0.5 +2.72%
1971 19.1 +0.6 +3.18%
1970 18.5 +0.7 +3.93%
1969 17.8 +0.8 +4.64%
1968 17 +0.8 +4.82%
1967 16.2 +0.7 +4.77%
1966 15.5 +0.7 +4.68%
1965 14.8 +0.6 +4.54%
1964 14.1 +0.6 +4.77%
1963 13.5 +0.7 +5.13%
1962 12.8 +0.6 +5.15%
1961 12.2

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.