The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,623 in 2025 vs 3,140,095 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,789 people compared to 3,114,736 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Population statistics:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's population is 11 times bigger than Barbados'.
- Barbados is ranked the 175th most populous country in the world, while Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 135th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.003% for Barbados vs 0.04% for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs -1.15% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Since 2006, the population of Barbados has increased from 270K people to 283K (4.74% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina has declined from 4.06M to 3.11M (23.3% decline).
Barbados vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Barbados
|
Bosnia
|
|
| 2100 | 195,432 | 1,368,062 |
| 2099 | 196,828 | 1,382,211 |
| 2098 | 198,227 | 1,396,949 |
| 2097 | 199,634 | 1,412,908 |
| 2096 | 201,046 | 1,428,574 |
| 2095 | 202,476 | 1,443,843 |
| 2094 | 203,924 | 1,459,099 |
| 2093 | 205,370 | 1,474,841 |
| 2092 | 206,839 | 1,490,288 |
| 2091 | 208,314 | 1,505,574 |
| 2090 | 209,763 | 1,521,165 |
| 2089 | 211,207 | 1,537,449 |
| 2088 | 212,621 | 1,554,002 |
| 2087 | 214,063 | 1,570,515 |
| 2086 | 215,520 | 1,587,803 |
| 2085 | 216,972 | 1,605,248 |
| 2084 | 218,420 | 1,623,603 |
| 2083 | 219,854 | 1,642,536 |
| 2082 | 221,294 | 1,661,441 |
| 2081 | 222,725 | 1,680,572 |
| 2080 | 224,160 | 1,700,417 |
| 2079 | 225,589 | 1,720,559 |
| 2078 | 227,001 | 1,741,147 |
| 2077 | 228,425 | 1,762,029 |
| 2076 | 229,855 | 1,783,547 |
| 2075 | 231,223 | 1,805,988 |
| 2074 | 232,629 | 1,828,419 |
| 2073 | 233,977 | 1,850,549 |
| 2072 | 235,330 | 1,873,199 |
| 2071 | 236,639 | 1,896,330 |
| 2070 | 238,032 | 1,920,335 |
| 2069 | 239,377 | 1,943,983 |
| 2068 | 240,757 | 1,967,713 |
| 2067 | 242,130 | 1,993,328 |
| 2066 | 243,471 | 2,018,796 |
| 2065 | 244,821 | 2,045,094 |
| 2064 | 246,164 | 2,071,026 |
| 2063 | 247,531 | 2,096,801 |
| 2062 | 248,895 | 2,122,454 |
| 2061 | 250,241 | 2,148,932 |
| 2060 | 251,611 | 2,176,154 |
| 2059 | 252,947 | 2,203,131 |
| 2058 | 254,258 | 2,230,453 |
| 2057 | 255,565 | 2,258,553 |
| 2056 | 256,906 | 2,288,270 |
| 2055 | 258,263 | 2,318,066 |
| 2054 | 259,577 | 2,345,650 |
| 2053 | 260,907 | 2,374,091 |
| 2052 | 262,244 | 2,401,804 |
| 2051 | 263,608 | 2,431,166 |
| 2050 | 264,941 | 2,459,340 |
| 2049 | 266,289 | 2,488,686 |
| 2048 | 267,612 | 2,516,605 |
| 2047 | 268,955 | 2,545,909 |
| 2046 | 270,238 | 2,575,176 |
| 2045 | 271,431 | 2,603,679 |
| 2044 | 272,613 | 2,631,917 |
| 2043 | 273,796 | 2,660,625 |
| 2042 | 274,912 | 2,689,157 |
| 2041 | 275,913 | 2,719,360 |
| 2040 | 276,903 | 2,748,491 |
| 2039 | 277,777 | 2,776,696 |
| 2038 | 278,650 | 2,803,054 |
| 2037 | 279,410 | 2,829,544 |
| 2036 | 280,101 | 2,856,285 |
| 2035 | 280,710 | 2,883,527 |
| 2034 | 281,219 | 2,912,522 |
| 2033 | 281,707 | 2,939,434 |
| 2032 | 282,107 | 2,966,176 |
| 2031 | 282,428 | 2,989,887 |
| 2030 | 282,680 | 3,013,719 |
| 2029 | 282,837 | 3,037,488 |
| 2028 | 282,876 | 3,062,650 |
| 2027 | 282,825 | 3,088,595 |
| 2026 | 282,752 | 3,114,736 |
| 2025 | 282,623 | 3,140,095 |
| 2024 | 282,467 | 3,164,253 |
| 2023 | 282,336 | 3,185,073 |
| 2022 | 282,318 | 3,204,802 |
| 2021 | 282,147 | 3,244,907 |
| 2020 | 281,698 | 3,299,349 |
| 2019 | 281,207 | 3,345,533 |
| 2018 | 280,711 | 3,387,000 |
| 2017 | 280,171 | 3,428,682 |
| 2016 | 279,598 | 3,473,003 |
| 2015 | 278,990 | 3,518,541 |
| 2014 | 278,348 | 3,564,829 |
| 2013 | 277,665 | 3,610,859 |
| 2012 | 276,938 | 3,670,113 |
| 2011 | 276,139 | 3,741,798 |
| 2010 | 275,243 | 3,811,472 |
| 2009 | 274,123 | 3,879,794 |
| 2008 | 272,714 | 3,947,544 |
| 2007 | 271,288 | 4,013,424 |
| 2006 | 270,002 | 4,063,272 |
| 2005 | 268,706 | 4,096,493 |
| 2004 | 267,298 | 4,140,987 |
| 2003 | 265,776 | 4,178,523 |
| 2002 | 264,148 | 4,188,002 |
| 2001 | 262,425 | 4,179,438 |
| 2000 | 262,063 | 4,159,771 |
| 1999 | 262,517 | 4,130,305 |
| 1998 | 262,436 | 4,089,356 |
| 1997 | 262,392 | 4,018,227 |
| 1996 | 262,284 | 3,875,246 |
| 1995 | 262,039 | 3,715,564 |
| 1994 | 261,620 | 3,725,412 |
| 1993 | 261,027 | 3,904,482 |
| 1992 | 260,267 | 4,234,616 |
| 1991 | 259,373 | 4,458,343 |
| 1990 | 258,582 | 4,448,652 |
| 1989 | 258,109 | 4,433,983 |
| 1988 | 257,763 | 4,414,404 |
| 1987 | 257,279 | 4,390,246 |
| 1986 | 256,618 | 4,362,115 |
| 1985 | 255,820 | 4,330,364 |
| 1984 | 254,920 | 4,295,536 |
| 1983 | 253,992 | 4,258,728 |
| 1982 | 253,095 | 4,221,100 |
| 1981 | 252,270 | 4,184,217 |
| 1980 | 251,524 | 4,148,426 |
| 1979 | 251,269 | 4,113,300 |
| 1978 | 251,551 | 4,078,240 |
| 1977 | 251,626 | 4,042,124 |
| 1976 | 251,442 | 4,004,552 |
| 1975 | 251,175 | 3,965,743 |
| 1974 | 250,777 | 3,926,472 |
| 1973 | 250,322 | 3,887,376 |
| 1972 | 249,658 | 3,848,271 |
| 1971 | 249,168 | 3,809,376 |
| 1970 | 249,387 | 3,773,247 |
| 1969 | 249,444 | 3,737,765 |
| 1968 | 248,540 | 3,698,794 |
| 1967 | 247,091 | 3,656,223 |
| 1966 | 244,996 | 3,610,562 |
| 1965 | 242,417 | 3,562,834 |
| 1964 | 239,958 | 3,513,441 |
| 1963 | 237,557 | 3,461,942 |
| 1962 | 235,224 | 3,407,532 |
| 1961 | 233,148 | 3,348,035 |
| 1960 | 230,893 | 3,281,381 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
GeoRank.org/population/barbados/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 590,269 people (a 14.5% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,191 people (a 1.14% growth), while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population decreased by 358,267 people (a 10.3% decline).
Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 123rd in 2006 and ranked 135th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Barbados' population will shrink by 6.31% to 264,941 people with a rank change from 175th to 177th. The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina will decrease by 21% to 2,459,340 people and rank change from 135th to 144th.
Barbados is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 283K people, while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population already peaked in 1991 at 4.46M people and is projected to decrease to 1.37M people by 2100.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Bosnia
|
|
| 2100 | -0.71% | -1.02% |
| 2099 | -0.71% | -1.06% |
| 2098 | -0.7% | -1.13% |
| 2097 | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2096 | -0.71% | -1.06% |
| 2095 | -0.71% | -1.05% |
| 2094 | -0.7% | -1.07% |
| 2093 | -0.71% | -1.04% |
| 2092 | -0.71% | -1.02% |
| 2091 | -0.69% | -1.02% |
| 2090 | -0.68% | -1.06% |
| 2089 | -0.66% | -1.07% |
| 2088 | -0.67% | -1.05% |
| 2087 | -0.68% | -1.09% |
| 2086 | -0.67% | -1.09% |
| 2085 | -0.66% | -1.13% |
| 2084 | -0.65% | -1.15% |
| 2083 | -0.65% | -1.14% |
| 2082 | -0.64% | -1.14% |
| 2081 | -0.64% | -1.17% |
| 2080 | -0.63% | -1.17% |
| 2079 | -0.62% | -1.18% |
| 2078 | -0.62% | -1.19% |
| 2077 | -0.62% | -1.21% |
| 2076 | -0.59% | -1.24% |
| 2075 | -0.6% | -1.23% |
| 2074 | -0.58% | -1.2% |
| 2073 | -0.57% | -1.21% |
| 2072 | -0.55% | -1.22% |
| 2071 | -0.59% | -1.25% |
| 2070 | -0.56% | -1.22% |
| 2069 | -0.57% | -1.21% |
| 2068 | -0.57% | -1.29% |
| 2067 | -0.55% | -1.26% |
| 2066 | -0.55% | -1.29% |
| 2065 | -0.55% | -1.25% |
| 2064 | -0.55% | -1.23% |
| 2063 | -0.55% | -1.21% |
| 2062 | -0.54% | -1.23% |
| 2061 | -0.54% | -1.25% |
| 2060 | -0.53% | -1.22% |
| 2059 | -0.52% | -1.22% |
| 2058 | -0.51% | -1.24% |
| 2057 | -0.52% | -1.3% |
| 2056 | -0.53% | -1.29% |
| 2055 | -0.51% | -1.18% |
| 2054 | -0.51% | -1.2% |
| 2053 | -0.51% | -1.15% |
| 2052 | -0.52% | -1.21% |
| 2051 | -0.5% | -1.15% |
| 2050 | -0.51% | -1.18% |
| 2049 | -0.49% | -1.11% |
| 2048 | -0.5% | -1.15% |
| 2047 | -0.47% | -1.14% |
| 2046 | -0.44% | -1.09% |
| 2045 | -0.43% | -1.07% |
| 2044 | -0.43% | -1.08% |
| 2043 | -0.41% | -1.06% |
| 2042 | -0.36% | -1.11% |
| 2041 | -0.36% | -1.06% |
| 2040 | -0.31% | -1.02% |
| 2039 | -0.31% | -0.94% |
| 2038 | -0.27% | -0.94% |
| 2037 | -0.25% | -0.94% |
| 2036 | -0.22% | -0.94% |
| 2035 | -0.18% | -1% |
| 2034 | -0.17% | -0.92% |
| 2033 | -0.14% | -0.9% |
| 2032 | -0.11% | -0.79% |
| 2031 | -0.09% | -0.79% |
| 2030 | -0.06% | -0.78% |
| 2029 | -0.01% | -0.82% |
| 2028 | 0.02% | -0.84% |
| 2027 | 0.03% | -0.84% |
| 2026 | 0.05% | -0.81% |
| 2025 | 0.06% | -0.76% |
| 2024 | 0.05% | -0.65% |
| 2023 | 0.006% | -0.62% |
| 2022 | 0.06% | -1.24% |
| 2021 | 0.16% | -1.65% |
| 2020 | 0.17% | -1.38% |
| 2019 | 0.18% | -1.22% |
| 2018 | 0.19% | -1.22% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -1.28% |
| 2016 | 0.22% | -1.29% |
| 2015 | 0.23% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.25% | -1.27% |
| 2013 | 0.26% | -1.61% |
| 2012 | 0.29% | -1.92% |
| 2011 | 0.33% | -1.83% |
| 2010 | 0.41% | -1.76% |
| 2009 | 0.52% | -1.72% |
| 2008 | 0.53% | -1.64% |
| 2007 | 0.48% | -1.23% |
| 2006 | 0.48% | -0.81% |
| 2005 | 0.53% | -1.07% |
| 2004 | 0.57% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.62% | -0.23% |
| 2002 | 0.66% | 0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.14% | 0.47% |
| 2000 | -0.17% | 0.71% |
| 1999 | 0.03% | 1% |
| 1998 | 0.02% | 1.77% |
| 1997 | 0.04% | 3.69% |
| 1996 | 0.09% | 4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.16% | -0.26% |
| 1994 | 0.23% | -4.59% |
| 1993 | 0.29% | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.34% | -5.02% |
| 1991 | 0.31% | 0.22% |
| 1990 | 0.18% | 0.33% |
| 1989 | 0.13% | 0.44% |
| 1988 | 0.19% | 0.55% |
| 1987 | 0.26% | 0.64% |
| 1986 | 0.31% | 0.73% |
| 1985 | 0.35% | 0.81% |
| 1984 | 0.37% | 0.86% |
| 1983 | 0.35% | 0.89% |
| 1982 | 0.33% | 0.88% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | 0.85% |
| 1979 | -0.11% | 0.86% |
| 1978 | -0.03% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 0.07% | 0.94% |
| 1976 | 0.11% | 0.98% |
| 1975 | 0.16% | 1% |
| 1974 | 0.18% | 1.01% |
| 1973 | 0.27% | 1.02% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | 1.02% |
| 1971 | -0.09% | 0.96% |
| 1970 | -0.02% | 0.95% |
| 1969 | 0.36% | 1.05% |
| 1968 | 0.59% | 1.16% |
| 1967 | 0.86% | 1.26% |
| 1966 | 1.06% | 1.34% |
| 1965 | 1.02% | 1.41% |
| 1964 | 1.01% | 1.49% |
| 1963 | 0.99% | 1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.89% | 1.78% |
| 1961 | 0.98% | 2.03% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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In 2025, the population of Barbados grew by 0.06%, while Bosnia and Herzegovina's population declined by 0.76%.
Live population counters
|
Barbados
|
Bosnia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
282789
|
3114736
|
| Population rank | 175/197 | 135/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
2.35 days
|
21.8 minutes
|
| One birth every |
2.79 hours
|
21.5 minutes
|
| One death every |
3.03 hours
|
12.3 minutes
|
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | -66 |
| Annual growth/decline | +156 | -24,158 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.06% | -0.76% |
| Population growth rate rank | 156/197 | 192/197 |
| One migration net change every |
4.21 days
|
1.26 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -87 | -6,994 |
| Net migration rank | 81/196 | 124/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 35,187 | 34,120 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 159/195 | 160/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 12.5% | 1.1% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 54/195 | 151/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Bosnia
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -87 | - | -6,994 |
| 2024 | 251 | -70 | -18,359 | -4,497 |
| 2023 | 158 | -80 | -18,292 | -485 |
| 2022 | 43 | -80 | -20,197 | -485 |
| 2021 | 415 | -28 | -33,670 | -25,865 |
| 2020 | 503 | 0 | -22,502 | -26,840 |
| 2019 | 542 | -65 | -15,192 | -27,841 |
| 2018 | 584 | -65 | -10,761 | -29,147 |
| 2017 | 616 | -65 | -12,810 | -30,650 |
| 2016 | 655 | -65 | -13,009 | -32,173 |
| 2015 | 690 | -65 | -11,942 | -33,948 |
| 2014 | 730 | -65 | -11,009 | -35,683 |
| 2013 | 772 | -65 | -8,367 | -37,002 |
| 2012 | 815 | -64 | -6,761 | -66,378 |
| 2011 | 897 | -54 | -5,354 | -64,875 |
| 2010 | 981 | -36 | -1,895 | -67,228 |
| 2009 | 1,000 | 296 | 652 | -68,182 |
| 2008 | 989 | 526 | 161 | -68,140 |
| 2007 | 1,028 | 308 | 1,557 | -65,335 |
| 2006 | 927 | 317 | 2,714 | -38,622 |
| 2005 | 1,018 | 330 | 6,546 | -37,086 |
| 2004 | 1,204 | 273 | 9,549 | -68,008 |
| 2003 | 1,321 | 248 | 10,781 | -27,396 |
| 2002 | 1,369 | 308 | 10,972 | -13,312 |
| 2001 | 1,578 | 199 | 10,424 | 9,055 |
| 2000 | 1,577 | -2,628 | 11,722 | 8,138 |
| 1999 | 1,351 | -1,215 | 13,568 | 25,495 |
| 1998 | 1,093 | -1,068 | 18,492 | 24,335 |
| 1997 | 1,172 | -1,122 | 19,311 | 80,133 |
| 1996 | 1,334 | -1,164 | 13,327 | 173,193 |
| 1995 | 1,467 | -1,141 | 5,926 | 126,914 |
| 1994 | 1,607 | -1,096 | 4,895 | -157,427 |
| 1993 | 1,765 | -1,080 | -27,199 | -178,416 |
| 1992 | 1,912 | -1,076 | -17,883 | -436,814 |
| 1991 | 2,055 | -1,108 | 33,692 | -26,483 |
| 1990 | 2,101 | -1,474 | 34,993 | -22,829 |
| 1989 | 1,719 | -1,400 | 36,802 | -19,634 |
| 1988 | 1,684 | -1,301 | 39,058 | -17,058 |
| 1987 | 1,841 | -1,262 | 41,172 | -14,853 |
| 1986 | 2,111 | -1,377 | 42,884 | -12,941 |
| 1985 | 2,356 | -1,487 | 44,983 | -11,429 |
| 1984 | 2,388 | -1,447 | 46,413 | -10,321 |
| 1983 | 2,656 | -1,733 | 47,135 | -9,599 |
| 1982 | 2,660 | -1,794 | 47,023 | -9,298 |
| 1981 | 2,605 | -1,821 | 45,423 | -9,384 |
| 1980 | 2,393 | -1,687 | 42,911 | -7,368 |
| 1979 | 2,485 | -2,691 | 42,157 | -7,454 |
| 1978 | 2,367 | -2,725 | 44,800 | -9,382 |
| 1977 | 2,988 | -2,778 | 48,643 | -11,834 |
| 1976 | 2,988 | -2,836 | 52,107 | -13,778 |
| 1975 | 3,321 | -2,939 | 53,629 | -14,348 |
| 1974 | 3,644 | -3,222 | 53,600 | -14,345 |
| 1973 | 3,996 | -3,508 | 52,989 | -14,043 |
| 1972 | 4,505 | -3,665 | 54,072 | -14,807 |
| 1971 | 4,530 | -4,396 | 54,352 | -15,829 |
| 1970 | 4,271 | -4,852 | 54,455 | -20,714 |
| 1969 | 4,710 | -4,236 | 58,454 | -21,229 |
| 1968 | 5,035 | -3,693 | 61,422 | -20,704 |
| 1967 | 4,984 | -3,436 | 65,618 | -21,195 |
| 1966 | 5,842 | -3,201 | 70,085 | -23,196 |
| 1965 | 5,762 | -3,251 | 72,896 | -24,330 |
| 1964 | 5,688 | -3,277 | 74,151 | -23,922 |
| 1963 | 5,706 | -3,303 | 75,380 | -22,611 |
| 1962 | 5,589 | -3,327 | 77,582 | -21,531 |
| 1961 | 5,208 | -3,323 | 77,601 | -14,655 |
| 1960 | 5,949 | -3,315 | 76,840 | -6,481 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
GeoRank.org/population/barbados/bosnia-and-herzegovina | CC BY
Over the last 10 years, 88.4% of the population change in Barbados is from natural causes (a gain of 4,457 people) and 11.6% is from migration (a loss of 583 people). In Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 176,734 people) and 54.5% is from migration (a loss of 211,931 people).
As of 2024, 35,187 residents or 12.5% of the population were not native-born in Barbados, compared to 34,120 people or 1.1% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Population differences between Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Barbados
|
Bosnia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.6 years | 78.4 years |
| Average age | 40.3 years | 45 years |
| Median age | 40.4 years | 46.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.71 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,703 ppl/mi² | 157.6 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
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