Barbados has a population density of 1,701 people per square mile compared to 614 people in the Dominican Republic. Barbados has 16,729 sq ft of land per person vs 45,844 sq ft in the Dominican Republic. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Barbados and the Dominican Republic are ranked 9th and 49th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Barbados has 0.003% of the world's population and 0.0003% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.14% of the population and 0.03% of the land area for the Dominican Republic, hence the population density in Barbados is 177.1% higher than in the Dominican Republic.
Population density comparison
Barbados
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,701 ppl/mi² | 614 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 9/197 | 49/197 |
| Population |
282698
|
11591984
|
| Land area | 166 sq mi | 18,609 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,386 sq ft | 45,399 sq ft |
| Rural population | 68.5% | 15% |
| Urban population | 31.5% | 85% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 21.6% |
Barbados vs the Dominican Republic:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Barbados increased by 5.67%, compared to a 25.8% growth in the Dominican Republic.
In 2004, Barbados ranked 9th for population density and is in 9th place still. The Dominican Republic was 43rd in 2004 and ranks 49th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
| 2024 | 1,701 | 614 |
| 2023 | 1,701 | 609 |
| 2022 | 1,700 | 603 |
| 2021 | 1,699 | 598 |
| 2020 | 1,697 | 592 |
| 2019 | 1,694 | 585 |
| 2018 | 1,691 | 578 |
| 2017 | 1,688 | 572 |
| 2016 | 1,684 | 566 |
| 2015 | 1,680 | 559 |
| 2014 | 1,677 | 553 |
| 2013 | 1,672 | 547 |
| 2012 | 1,668 | 540 |
| 2011 | 1,663 | 533 |
| 2010 | 1,658 | 526 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 520 |
| 2008 | 1,643 | 513 |
| 2007 | 1,634 | 507 |
| 2006 | 1,626 | 501 |
| 2005 | 1,618 | 495 |
| 2004 | 1,610 | 488 |
| 2003 | 1,601 | 481 |
| 2002 | 1,591 | 475 |
| 2001 | 1,581 | 468 |
| 2000 | 1,578 | 460 |
| 1999 | 1,581 | 453 |
| 1998 | 1,581 | 446 |
| 1997 | 1,580 | 438 |
| 1996 | 1,580 | 431 |
| 1995 | 1,578 | 423 |
| 1994 | 1,576 | 415 |
| 1993 | 1,572 | 407 |
| 1992 | 1,568 | 399 |
| 1991 | 1,562 | 391 |
| 1990 | 1,557 | 383 |
| 1989 | 1,555 | 375 |
| 1988 | 1,553 | 368 |
| 1987 | 1,550 | 360 |
| 1986 | 1,546 | 352 |
| 1985 | 1,541 | 345 |
| 1984 | 1,535 | 337 |
| 1983 | 1,530 | 330 |
| 1982 | 1,524 | 322 |
| 1981 | 1,519 | 315 |
| 1980 | 1,515 | 307 |
| 1979 | 1,513 | 299.7 |
| 1978 | 1,515 | 292.3 |
| 1977 | 1,516 | 285 |
| 1976 | 1,514 | 277.7 |
| 1975 | 1,513 | 270.6 |
| 1974 | 1,510 | 263.5 |
| 1973 | 1,508 | 256.4 |
| 1972 | 1,504 | 249.4 |
| 1971 | 1,501 | 242.6 |
| 1970 | 1,502 | 235.9 |
| 1969 | 1,502 | 229.3 |
| 1968 | 1,497 | 222.9 |
| 1967 | 1,488 | 216.5 |
| 1966 | 1,476 | 210.3 |
| 1965 | 1,460 | 204.2 |
| 1964 | 1,445 | 198.3 |
| 1963 | 1,431 | 192.4 |
| 1962 | 1,417 | 186.6 |
| 1961 | 1,404 | 180.8 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
| 2024 | 31.5% | 85% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | 84.4% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | 83.8% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | 83.2% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | 82.5% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | 81.8% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | 81.1% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | 80.3% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | 79.4% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | 78.6% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | 77.7% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | 75.8% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | 74.8% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | 73.8% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | 72.5% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | 71.3% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | 70% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | 68.7% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | 67.4% |
| 2004 | 33% | 66% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | 64.6% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | 63.4% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | 62.6% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | 61.8% |
| 1999 | 34.2% | 60.9% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | 60.1% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | 59.3% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | 58.4% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | 57.6% |
| 1994 | 35.9% | 56.8% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | 56% |
| 1992 | 36.6% | 55.8% |
| 1991 | 37% | 55.5% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | 55.2% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | 55% |
| 1988 | 37.9% | 54.7% |
| 1987 | 38.2% | 54.4% |
| 1986 | 38.5% | 54.1% |
| 1985 | 38.7% | 53.9% |
| 1984 | 39% | 53.6% |
| 1983 | 39.3% | 53.3% |
| 1982 | 39.6% | 53.1% |
| 1981 | 39.8% | 52.4% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | 51.3% |
| 1979 | 39.9% | 50.2% |
| 1978 | 39.6% | 49.1% |
| 1977 | 39.4% | 47.9% |
| 1976 | 39.1% | 46.8% |
| 1975 | 38.9% | 45.7% |
| 1974 | 38.6% | 44.6% |
| 1973 | 38.3% | 43.5% |
| 1972 | 38.1% | 42.4% |
| 1971 | 37.8% | 41.4% |
| 1970 | 37.6% | 40.3% |
| 1969 | 37.4% | 39.2% |
| 1968 | 37.4% | 38.2% |
| 1967 | 37.3% | 37.1% |
| 1966 | 37.2% | 36.1% |
| 1965 | 37.1% | 35.1% |
| 1964 | 37.1% | 34% |
| 1963 | 37% | 33.1% |
| 1962 | 36.9% | 32.1% |
| 1961 | 36.8% | 31.1% |
| 1960 | 36.8% | 30.2% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 33% to 31.5% in Barbados and from 66% to 85% in the Dominican Republic.
Densely populated cities
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 1.34M |
| Santo Domingo | 1.13M |
| Puerto Plata | 338K |
| La Vega | 282K |
| Higuey | 251K |
| San Cristobal | 233K |
| San Pedro de Macoris | 217K |
| San Francisco de Macoris | 188K |
| San Juan de la Maguana | 169K |
| Bonao | 158K |
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