Barbados has a population density of 1,701 people per square mile compared to 187.1 people in Eswatini. Barbados has 16,729 sq ft of land per person vs 150,387 sq ft in Eswatini. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Barbados and Eswatini are ranked 9th and 119th, 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 0.02% of the population and 0.01% of the land area for Eswatini, hence the population density in Barbados is 809% higher than in Eswatini.
Population density comparison
Barbados
|
Eswatini
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,701 ppl/mi² | 187.1 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 9/197 | 119/197 |
| Population |
282698
|
1267161
|
| Land area | 166 sq mi | 6,641 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,386 sq ft | 148,967 sq ft |
| Rural population | 68.5% | 75% |
| Urban population | 31.5% | 25% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Barbados vs Eswatini:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Barbados increased by 5.67%, compared to a 15.8% growth in Eswatini.
In 2004, Barbados ranked 9th for population density and is in 9th place still. Eswatini was 110th in 2004 and ranks 119th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Eswatini
|
|
| 2024 | 1,701 | 187.1 |
| 2023 | 1,701 | 185.3 |
| 2022 | 1,700 | 183.5 |
| 2021 | 1,699 | 181.7 |
| 2020 | 1,697 | 179.6 |
| 2019 | 1,694 | 177.7 |
| 2018 | 1,691 | 176 |
| 2017 | 1,688 | 174.4 |
| 2016 | 1,684 | 173.1 |
| 2015 | 1,680 | 172.1 |
| 2014 | 1,677 | 171.1 |
| 2013 | 1,672 | 170.2 |
| 2012 | 1,668 | 169.2 |
| 2011 | 1,663 | 168.3 |
| 2010 | 1,658 | 167.4 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 166.4 |
| 2008 | 1,643 | 165.4 |
| 2007 | 1,634 | 164.2 |
| 2006 | 1,626 | 163.3 |
| 2005 | 1,618 | 162.5 |
| 2004 | 1,610 | 161.6 |
| 2003 | 1,601 | 160.6 |
| 2002 | 1,591 | 159.5 |
| 2001 | 1,581 | 158.3 |
| 2000 | 1,578 | 156.8 |
| 1999 | 1,581 | 155.2 |
| 1998 | 1,581 | 153.5 |
| 1997 | 1,580 | 151.6 |
| 1996 | 1,580 | 149.1 |
| 1995 | 1,578 | 146.1 |
| 1994 | 1,576 | 146.2 |
| 1993 | 1,572 | 146.3 |
| 1992 | 1,568 | 142.1 |
| 1991 | 1,562 | 136.8 |
| 1990 | 1,557 | 131.4 |
| 1989 | 1,555 | 126.2 |
| 1988 | 1,553 | 120.4 |
| 1987 | 1,550 | 115 |
| 1986 | 1,546 | 110.6 |
| 1985 | 1,541 | 106.3 |
| 1984 | 1,535 | 102.5 |
| 1983 | 1,530 | 99.2 |
| 1982 | 1,524 | 96 |
| 1981 | 1,519 | 92.9 |
| 1980 | 1,515 | 89.8 |
| 1979 | 1,513 | 86.9 |
| 1978 | 1,515 | 84.1 |
| 1977 | 1,516 | 81.4 |
| 1976 | 1,514 | 78.8 |
| 1975 | 1,513 | 76.4 |
| 1974 | 1,510 | 74.2 |
| 1973 | 1,508 | 72.1 |
| 1972 | 1,504 | 70.1 |
| 1971 | 1,501 | 68.2 |
| 1970 | 1,502 | 66.4 |
| 1969 | 1,502 | 64.7 |
| 1968 | 1,497 | 63.1 |
| 1967 | 1,488 | 61.6 |
| 1966 | 1,476 | 60 |
| 1965 | 1,460 | 58.5 |
| 1964 | 1,445 | 57 |
| 1963 | 1,431 | 55.7 |
| 1962 | 1,417 | 54.4 |
| 1961 | 1,404 | 53.2 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Eswatini
|
|
| 2024 | 31.5% | 25% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | 24.8% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | 24.4% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | 24.2% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | 24% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | 23.8% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | 23.6% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | 23.5% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | 23.1% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | 23% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | 22.8% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | 22.7% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | 22.5% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | 22.3% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | 22% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | 21.8% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | 22% |
| 2004 | 33% | 22.2% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | 22.3% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | 22.4% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | 22.6% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | 22.7% |
| 1999 | 34.2% | 22.8% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | 22.9% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | 23.1% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | 22.7% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | 22.3% |
| 1994 | 35.9% | 21.9% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | 21.4% |
| 1992 | 36.6% | 21% |
| 1991 | 37% | 20.6% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | 20.2% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | 19.8% |
| 1988 | 37.9% | 19.4% |
| 1987 | 38.2% | 19% |
| 1986 | 38.5% | 18.6% |
| 1985 | 38.7% | 18.3% |
| 1984 | 39% | 17.9% |
| 1983 | 39.3% | 17.5% |
| 1982 | 39.6% | 17.2% |
| 1981 | 39.8% | 16.8% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | 16.5% |
| 1979 | 39.9% | 16.1% |
| 1978 | 39.6% | 15.8% |
| 1977 | 39.4% | 15.5% |
| 1976 | 39.1% | 15% |
| 1975 | 38.9% | 14% |
| 1974 | 38.6% | 13% |
| 1973 | 38.3% | 12.1% |
| 1972 | 38.1% | 11.3% |
| 1971 | 37.8% | 10.5% |
| 1970 | 37.6% | 9.7% |
| 1969 | 37.4% | 9% |
| 1968 | 37.4% | 8.34% |
| 1967 | 37.3% | 7.73% |
| 1966 | 37.2% | 7.16% |
| 1965 | 37.1% | 6.49% |
| 1964 | 37.1% | 5.88% |
| 1963 | 37% | 5.31% |
| 1962 | 36.9% | 4.8% |
| 1961 | 36.8% | 4.34% |
| 1960 | 36.8% | 3.91% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 33% to 31.5% in Barbados and from 22.2% to 25% in Eswatini.
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