Barbados has a population density of 1,701 people per square mile compared to 540 people in the Marshall Islands. Barbados has 16,729 sq ft of land per person vs 52,011 sq ft in the Marshall Islands. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Barbados and the Marshall Islands are ranked 9th and 54th, 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 0.0005% of the population and 0.0001% of the land area for the Marshall Islands, hence the population density in Barbados is 214.9% higher than in the Marshall Islands.
Population density comparison
Barbados
|
Marshall Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,701 ppl/mi² | 540 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 9/197 | 54/197 |
| Population |
282698
|
36281
|
| Land area | 166 sq mi | 69.5 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,386 sq ft | 51,601 sq ft |
| Rural population | 68.5% | 20.8% |
| Urban population | 31.5% | 79.2% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Barbados vs the Marshall Islands:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Barbados increased by 5.67%, compared to a 27.5% decline in the Marshall Islands.
In 2004, Barbados ranked 9th for population density and is in 9th place still. The Marshall Islands was 30th in 2004 and ranks 54th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Marshall Islands
|
|
| 2024 | 1,701 | 540 |
| 2023 | 1,701 | 559 |
| 2022 | 1,700 | 577 |
| 2021 | 1,699 | 595 |
| 2020 | 1,697 | 614 |
| 2019 | 1,694 | 633 |
| 2018 | 1,691 | 652 |
| 2017 | 1,688 | 669 |
| 2016 | 1,684 | 686 |
| 2015 | 1,680 | 702 |
| 2014 | 1,677 | 717 |
| 2013 | 1,672 | 729 |
| 2012 | 1,668 | 740 |
| 2011 | 1,663 | 747 |
| 2010 | 1,658 | 749 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 748 |
| 2008 | 1,643 | 749 |
| 2007 | 1,634 | 749 |
| 2006 | 1,626 | 748 |
| 2005 | 1,618 | 747 |
| 2004 | 1,610 | 745 |
| 2003 | 1,601 | 743 |
| 2002 | 1,591 | 740 |
| 2001 | 1,581 | 736 |
| 2000 | 1,578 | 730 |
| 1999 | 1,581 | 722 |
| 1998 | 1,581 | 715 |
| 1997 | 1,580 | 709 |
| 1996 | 1,580 | 702 |
| 1995 | 1,578 | 694 |
| 1994 | 1,576 | 687 |
| 1993 | 1,572 | 678 |
| 1992 | 1,568 | 667 |
| 1991 | 1,562 | 656 |
| 1990 | 1,557 | - |
| 1989 | 1,555 | - |
| 1988 | 1,553 | - |
| 1987 | 1,550 | - |
| 1986 | 1,546 | - |
| 1985 | 1,541 | - |
| 1984 | 1,535 | - |
| 1983 | 1,530 | - |
| 1982 | 1,524 | - |
| 1981 | 1,519 | - |
| 1980 | 1,515 | - |
| 1979 | 1,513 | - |
| 1978 | 1,515 | - |
| 1977 | 1,516 | - |
| 1976 | 1,514 | - |
| 1975 | 1,513 | - |
| 1974 | 1,510 | - |
| 1973 | 1,508 | - |
| 1972 | 1,504 | - |
| 1971 | 1,501 | - |
| 1970 | 1,502 | - |
| 1969 | 1,502 | - |
| 1968 | 1,497 | - |
| 1967 | 1,488 | - |
| 1966 | 1,476 | - |
| 1965 | 1,460 | - |
| 1964 | 1,445 | - |
| 1963 | 1,431 | - |
| 1962 | 1,417 | - |
| 1961 | 1,404 | - |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Marshall Islands
|
|
| 2024 | 31.5% | 79.2% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | 78.9% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | 78.5% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | 78.2% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | 77.8% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | 77% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | 76.6% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | 76.2% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | 75.8% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | 74% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | 73.1% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | 72.6% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | 72.1% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | 71.6% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | 71.1% |
| 2004 | 33% | 70.6% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | 70.1% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | 69.6% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | 69.1% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | 68.6% |
| 1999 | 34.2% | 68.1% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | 67.7% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | 67.4% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | 67.1% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | 66.7% |
| 1994 | 35.9% | 66.4% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | 66.1% |
| 1992 | 36.6% | 65.7% |
| 1991 | 37% | 65.4% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | 65.1% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | 64.7% |
| 1988 | 37.9% | 64.2% |
| 1987 | 38.2% | 63.5% |
| 1986 | 38.5% | 62.7% |
| 1985 | 38.7% | 61.9% |
| 1984 | 39% | 61.2% |
| 1983 | 39.3% | 60.4% |
| 1982 | 39.6% | 59.6% |
| 1981 | 39.8% | 58.8% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | 58.3% |
| 1979 | 39.9% | 58.8% |
| 1978 | 39.6% | 59.2% |
| 1977 | 39.4% | 59.7% |
| 1976 | 39.1% | 60.2% |
| 1975 | 38.9% | 60.6% |
| 1974 | 38.6% | 61.1% |
| 1973 | 38.3% | 61.2% |
| 1972 | 38.1% | 58.7% |
| 1971 | 37.8% | 56.1% |
| 1970 | 37.6% | 53.5% |
| 1969 | 37.4% | 50.9% |
| 1968 | 37.4% | 48.2% |
| 1967 | 37.3% | 45.6% |
| 1966 | 37.2% | 44.1% |
| 1965 | 37.1% | 42.7% |
| 1964 | 37.1% | 41.2% |
| 1963 | 37% | 39.8% |
| 1962 | 36.9% | 38.4% |
| 1961 | 36.8% | 37% |
| 1960 | 36.8% | 35.6% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 33% to 31.5% in Barbados and from 70.6% to 79.2% in the Marshall Islands.
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