Barbados has a population density of 1,701 people per square mile compared to 918 people in Sri Lanka. Barbados has 16,729 sq ft of land per person vs 32,224 sq ft in Sri Lanka. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Barbados and Sri Lanka are ranked 9th and 25th, 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 0.27% of the population and 0.04% of the land area for Sri Lanka, hence the population density in Barbados is 85.4% higher than in Sri Lanka.
Population density comparison
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 1,701 ppl/mi² | 918 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 9/197 | 25/197 |
| Population |
282698
|
22125995
|
| Land area | 166 sq mi | 23,884 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 16,386 sq ft | 30,382 sq ft |
| Rural population | 68.5% | 80.6% |
| Urban population | 31.5% | 19.4% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Barbados vs Sri Lanka:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Barbados increased by 5.67%, compared to a 10.6% growth in Sri Lanka.
In 2004, Barbados ranked 9th for population density and is in 9th place still. Sri Lanka was 24th in 2004 and ranks 25th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
| 2024 | 1,701 | 918 |
| 2023 | 1,701 | 923 |
| 2022 | 1,700 | 929 |
| 2021 | 1,699 | 928 |
| 2020 | 1,697 | 918 |
| 2019 | 1,694 | 913 |
| 2018 | 1,691 | 907 |
| 2017 | 1,688 | 898 |
| 2016 | 1,684 | 888 |
| 2015 | 1,680 | 878 |
| 2014 | 1,677 | 858 |
| 2013 | 1,672 | 850 |
| 2012 | 1,668 | 874 |
| 2011 | 1,663 | 868 |
| 2010 | 1,658 | 862 |
| 2009 | 1,651 | 857 |
| 2008 | 1,643 | 852 |
| 2007 | 1,634 | 846 |
| 2006 | 1,626 | 841 |
| 2005 | 1,618 | 835 |
| 2004 | 1,610 | 830 |
| 2003 | 1,601 | 824 |
| 2002 | 1,591 | 818 |
| 2001 | 1,581 | 810 |
| 2000 | 1,578 | 797 |
| 1999 | 1,581 | 782 |
| 1998 | 1,581 | 768 |
| 1997 | 1,580 | 754 |
| 1996 | 1,580 | 739 |
| 1995 | 1,578 | 725 |
| 1994 | 1,576 | 714 |
| 1993 | 1,572 | 703 |
| 1992 | 1,568 | 691 |
| 1991 | 1,562 | 680 |
| 1990 | 1,557 | 675 |
| 1989 | 1,555 | 671 |
| 1988 | 1,553 | 664 |
| 1987 | 1,550 | 657 |
| 1986 | 1,546 | 650 |
| 1985 | 1,541 | 642 |
| 1984 | 1,535 | 638 |
| 1983 | 1,530 | 636 |
| 1982 | 1,524 | 631 |
| 1981 | 1,519 | 624 |
| 1980 | 1,515 | 613 |
| 1979 | 1,513 | 602 |
| 1978 | 1,515 | 591 |
| 1977 | 1,516 | 580 |
| 1976 | 1,514 | 570 |
| 1975 | 1,513 | 560 |
| 1974 | 1,510 | 550 |
| 1973 | 1,508 | 539 |
| 1972 | 1,504 | 529 |
| 1971 | 1,501 | 518 |
| 1970 | 1,502 | 507 |
| 1969 | 1,502 | 496 |
| 1968 | 1,497 | 485 |
| 1967 | 1,488 | 473 |
| 1966 | 1,476 | 462 |
| 1965 | 1,460 | 451 |
| 1964 | 1,445 | 440 |
| 1963 | 1,431 | 429 |
| 1962 | 1,417 | 419 |
| 1961 | 1,404 | 409 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
| 2024 | 31.5% | 19.4% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | 19.2% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | 19% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | 18.9% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | 18.7% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | 18.5% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | 18.4% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | 18.3% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | 18.3% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | 18.2% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | 18.2% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | 18.2% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | 18.2% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | 18.2% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | 18.2% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | 18.3% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | 18.3% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | 18.3% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | 18.3% |
| 2004 | 33% | 18.3% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | 18.3% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | 18.3% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | 18.4% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | 18.4% |
| 1999 | 34.2% | 18.4% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | 18.4% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | 18.4% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | 18.4% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | 18.5% |
| 1994 | 35.9% | 18.5% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | 18.5% |
| 1992 | 36.6% | 18.5% |
| 1991 | 37% | 18.5% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | 18.5% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | 18.6% |
| 1988 | 37.9% | 18.6% |
| 1987 | 38.2% | 18.6% |
| 1986 | 38.5% | 18.6% |
| 1985 | 38.7% | 18.6% |
| 1984 | 39% | 18.6% |
| 1983 | 39.3% | 18.6% |
| 1982 | 39.6% | 18.7% |
| 1981 | 39.8% | 18.7% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | 18.6% |
| 1979 | 39.9% | 18.5% |
| 1978 | 39.6% | 18.4% |
| 1977 | 39.4% | 18.3% |
| 1976 | 39.1% | 18.2% |
| 1975 | 38.9% | 18.1% |
| 1974 | 38.6% | 18% |
| 1973 | 38.3% | 17.9% |
| 1972 | 38.1% | 17.8% |
| 1971 | 37.8% | 17.7% |
| 1970 | 37.6% | 17.6% |
| 1969 | 37.4% | 17.5% |
| 1968 | 37.4% | 17.4% |
| 1967 | 37.3% | 17.3% |
| 1966 | 37.2% | 17.2% |
| 1965 | 37.1% | 17.1% |
| 1964 | 37.1% | 17% |
| 1963 | 37% | 16.9% |
| 1962 | 36.9% | 16.8% |
| 1961 | 36.8% | 16.6% |
| 1960 | 36.8% | 16.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 33% to 31.5% in Barbados and from 18.3% to 19.4% in Sri Lanka.
Densely populated cities
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Colombo | 753K |
| Gampaha | 191K |
| Beruwala | 165K |
| Negombo | 142K |
| Kandy | 120K |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 116K |
| Trincomalee | 99.1K |
| Galle | 93.1K |
| Matara | 68.2K |
| Anuradhapura | 63.2K |
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