Bahamas Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Bahamas urban population for 2021 was 340,051, a 0.5% increase from 2020.
  • Bahamas urban population for 2020 was 338,367, a 0.61% increase from 2019.
  • Bahamas urban population for 2019 was 336,316, a 0.79% increase from 2018.
  • Bahamas urban population for 2018 was 333,682, a 0.84% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
United States 275,050,303
Japan 115,459,909
Germany 64,513,567
United Kingdom 56,656,654
France 55,041,156
Argentina 42,248,949
Italy 42,172,384
South Korea 42,127,573
Spain 38,433,310
Canada 31,229,095
Saudi Arabia 30,380,961
Poland 22,676,585
Australia 22,184,739
Chile 17,118,329
Netherlands 16,230,689
Belgium 11,374,657
Sweden 9,190,703
Israel 8,677,993
Greece 8,517,020
UAE 8,175,678
Czech Republic 7,796,754
Hong Kong 7,413,100
Hungary 7,014,911
Portugal 6,902,258
Switzerland 6,440,172
Singapore 5,453,566
Austria 5,283,472
Denmark 5,167,981
Finland 4,742,889
Norway 4,506,374
New Zealand 4,445,853
Kuwait 4,250,114
Oman 3,934,799
Uruguay 3,275,607
Ireland 3,216,796
Puerto Rico 3,054,454
Panama 2,992,584
Slovak Republic 2,931,708
Qatar 2,668,826
Croatia 2,256,663
Lithuania 1,911,545
Bahrain 1,311,407
Latvia 1,289,387
Slovenia 1,168,445
Estonia 923,866
Cyprus 831,814
Trinidad and Tobago 812,644
Macao 686,607
Luxembourg 586,759
Malta 491,624
Iceland 349,960
Brunei 349,858
Bahamas 340,051
New Caledonia 194,938
French Polynesia 188,701
Guam 162,033
Curacao 135,666
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 101,678
Barbados 87,864
Andorra 69,438
Cayman Islands 68,136
Bermuda 63,867
Seychelles 57,542
Channel Islands 53,552
Greenland 49,575
Aruba 46,734
Northern Mariana Islands 45,468
Isle of Man 44,723
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,846
Turks and Caicos Islands 42,332
Monaco 36,686
San Marino 32,942
Gibraltar 32,669
Antigua and Barbuda 22,727
Faroe Islands 22,522
British Virgin Islands 15,225
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,713
Palau 14,686
Liechtenstein 5,649
Bahamas Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 340,051 83.37 0.50%
2020 338,367 83.25 0.61%
2019 336,316 83.13 0.79%
2018 333,682 83.03 0.84%
2017 330,887 82.93 0.88%
2016 327,995 82.83 0.94%
2015 324,941 82.75 1.01%
2014 321,687 82.67 0.99%
2013 318,531 82.60 1.01%
2012 315,323 82.53 1.15%
2011 311,718 82.48 1.30%
2010 307,677 82.43 1.46%
2009 303,224 82.39 1.49%
2008 298,736 82.34 1.47%
2007 294,366 82.30 1.46%
2006 290,101 82.26 1.44%
2005 285,957 82.22 1.42%
2004 281,937 82.18 1.40%
2003 278,015 82.13 1.39%
2002 274,189 82.09 1.37%
2001 270,455 82.05 1.46%
2000 266,534 82.01 1.69%
1999 262,059 81.82 1.79%
1998 257,399 81.61 1.93%
1997 252,467 81.40 1.97%
1996 247,545 81.18 2.05%
1995 242,522 80.96 2.15%
1994 237,373 80.74 2.28%
1993 232,024 80.52 2.45%
1992 226,405 80.29 2.40%
1991 221,031 80.07 2.25%
1990 216,105 79.84 2.63%
1989 210,493 79.28 2.71%
1988 204,856 78.65 2.70%
1987 199,400 78.01 2.75%
1986 193,989 77.35 2.83%
1985 188,568 76.67 2.86%
1984 183,255 75.99 2.85%
1983 178,114 75.29 2.83%
1982 173,137 74.57 2.82%
1981 168,330 73.84 2.87%
1980 163,567 73.10 2.80%
1979 159,049 72.48 2.87%
1978 154,551 71.88 2.96%
1977 150,039 71.27 3.00%
1976 145,601 70.65 2.96%
1975 141,351 70.02 2.97%
1974 137,213 69.38 3.08%
1973 133,051 68.74 3.24%
1972 128,810 68.09 3.51%
1971 124,363 67.43 3.91%
1970 119,594 66.76 4.64%
1969 114,172 66.09 5.34%
1968 108,235 65.42 5.54%
1967 102,401 64.73 5.51%
1966 96,907 64.04 5.47%
1965 91,752 63.34 5.39%
1964 86,938 62.64 5.68%
1963 82,138 61.93 6.08%
1962 77,290 61.19 6.16%
1961 72,675 60.45 6.11%
1960 68,370 59.71 %