The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,467 in 2024 vs 462,721 people in Brunei in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,698 people compared to 469,088 in Brunei.
Population statistics:
- Brunei's population is 1.66 times bigger than Barbados'.
- Barbados is ranked the 175th most populous country in the world, while Brunei is the 170th.
- The countries together account for 0.009% of the world: 0.003% for Barbados vs 0.006% for Brunei.
- For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +1.08% in Brunei.
- Since 2005, the population of Barbados has increased from 269K people to 283K (5.21% growth), while Brunei has grown from 359K to 469K (30.7% growth).
- Barbados is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 283K people compared to the peak of 521K people in 2055 for Brunei.
Barbados vs Brunei: live population counter
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| Current population |
282698
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469088
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| Population rank | 175/197 | 170/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
2.79 days
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2.32 hours
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| One birth every |
2.78 hours
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1.4 hours
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| One death every |
2.92 hours
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3.65 hours
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| One migration net change every |
5.21 days
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1.07 years
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| Annual migration change | -70 | +0 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +10 |
| Annual growth/decline | +131 | +3,772 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | +0.82% |
| Population growth rate rank | 164/197 | 116/197 |
Barbados and Brunei: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 230,893 | 88,347 | - | - |
| 1961 | 233,148 | 92,517 | 0.98% | 4.72% |
| 1962 | 235,224 | 96,719 | 0.89% | 4.54% |
| 1963 | 237,557 | 101,159 | 0.99% | 4.59% |
| 1964 | 239,958 | 105,922 | 1.01% | 4.71% |
| 1965 | 242,417 | 110,838 | 1.02% | 4.64% |
| 1966 | 244,996 | 115,874 | 1.06% | 4.54% |
| 1967 | 247,091 | 121,017 | 0.86% | 4.44% |
| 1968 | 248,540 | 126,222 | 0.59% | 4.3% |
| 1969 | 249,444 | 131,446 | 0.36% | 4.14% |
| 1970 | 249,387 | 135,138 | -0.02% | 2.81% |
| 1971 | 249,168 | 137,921 | -0.09% | 2.06% |
| 1972 | 249,658 | 142,189 | 0.2% | 3.09% |
| 1973 | 250,322 | 147,369 | 0.27% | 3.64% |
| 1974 | 250,777 | 152,656 | 0.18% | 3.59% |
| 1975 | 251,175 | 158,070 | 0.16% | 3.55% |
| 1976 | 251,442 | 163,607 | 0.11% | 3.5% |
| 1977 | 251,626 | 169,277 | 0.07% | 3.47% |
| 1978 | 251,551 | 174,884 | -0.03% | 3.31% |
| 1979 | 251,269 | 180,422 | -0.11% | 3.17% |
| 1980 | 251,524 | 186,111 | 0.1% | 3.15% |
| 1981 | 252,270 | 191,977 | 0.3% | 3.15% |
| 1982 | 253,095 | 198,165 | 0.33% | 3.22% |
| 1983 | 253,992 | 204,741 | 0.35% | 3.32% |
| 1984 | 254,920 | 211,661 | 0.37% | 3.38% |
| 1985 | 255,820 | 218,919 | 0.35% | 3.43% |
| 1986 | 256,618 | 226,495 | 0.31% | 3.46% |
| 1987 | 257,279 | 233,860 | 0.26% | 3.25% |
| 1988 | 257,763 | 240,913 | 0.19% | 3.02% |
| 1989 | 258,109 | 248,064 | 0.13% | 2.97% |
| 1990 | 258,582 | 255,292 | 0.18% | 2.91% |
| 1991 | 259,373 | 262,596 | 0.31% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 260,267 | 269,839 | 0.34% | 2.76% |
| 1993 | 261,027 | 276,971 | 0.29% | 2.64% |
| 1994 | 261,620 | 284,091 | 0.23% | 2.57% |
| 1995 | 262,039 | 291,195 | 0.16% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | 262,284 | 298,276 | 0.09% | 2.43% |
| 1997 | 262,392 | 305,341 | 0.04% | 2.37% |
| 1998 | 262,436 | 312,385 | 0.02% | 2.31% |
| 1999 | 262,517 | 319,411 | 0.03% | 2.25% |
| 2000 | 262,063 | 326,424 | -0.17% | 2.2% |
| 2001 | 262,425 | 333,345 | 0.14% | 2.12% |
| 2002 | 264,148 | 340,099 | 0.66% | 2.03% |
| 2003 | 265,776 | 346,637 | 0.62% | 1.92% |
| 2004 | 267,298 | 352,911 | 0.57% | 1.81% |
| 2005 | 268,706 | 358,916 | 0.53% | 1.7% |
| 2006 | 270,002 | 364,663 | 0.48% | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 271,288 | 370,873 | 0.48% | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 272,714 | 377,793 | 0.53% | 1.87% |
| 2009 | 274,123 | 384,952 | 0.52% | 1.89% |
| 2010 | 275,243 | 392,332 | 0.41% | 1.92% |
| 2011 | 276,139 | 399,389 | 0.33% | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 276,938 | 405,557 | 0.29% | 1.54% |
| 2013 | 277,665 | 411,202 | 0.26% | 1.39% |
| 2014 | 278,348 | 416,750 | 0.25% | 1.35% |
| 2015 | 278,990 | 422,212 | 0.23% | 1.31% |
| 2016 | 279,598 | 427,564 | 0.22% | 1.27% |
| 2017 | 280,171 | 432,772 | 0.2% | 1.22% |
| 2018 | 280,711 | 437,810 | 0.19% | 1.16% |
| 2019 | 281,207 | 442,680 | 0.18% | 1.11% |
| 2020 | 281,698 | 447,404 | 0.17% | 1.07% |
| 2021 | 282,147 | 451,721 | 0.16% | 0.96% |
| 2022 | 282,318 | 455,370 | 0.06% | 0.81% |
| 2023 | 282,336 | 458,949 | 0.006% | 0.79% |
| 2024 | 282,467 | 462,721 | 0.05% | 0.82% |
| 2025 | 282,618 | 466,324 | 0.05% | 0.78% |
| 2026 | 282,718 | 469,766 | 0.04% | 0.74% |
| 2027 | 282,779 | 473,148 | 0.02% | 0.72% |
| 2028 | 282,792 | 476,428 | 0.005% | 0.69% |
| 2029 | 282,689 | 479,491 | -0.04% | 0.64% |
| 2030 | 282,486 | 482,438 | -0.07% | 0.61% |
| 2031 | 282,203 | 485,308 | -0.1% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 281,846 | 487,943 | -0.13% | 0.54% |
| 2033 | 281,402 | 490,424 | -0.16% | 0.51% |
| 2034 | 280,904 | 492,887 | -0.18% | 0.5% |
| 2035 | 280,344 | 495,286 | -0.2% | 0.49% |
| 2036 | 279,697 | 497,544 | -0.23% | 0.46% |
| 2037 | 278,962 | 499,693 | -0.26% | 0.43% |
| 2038 | 278,147 | 501,910 | -0.29% | 0.44% |
| 2039 | 277,276 | 504,061 | -0.31% | 0.43% |
| 2040 | 276,345 | 505,968 | -0.34% | 0.38% |
| 2041 | 275,351 | 507,800 | -0.36% | 0.36% |
| 2042 | 274,293 | 509,531 | -0.38% | 0.34% |
| 2043 | 273,145 | 511,124 | -0.42% | 0.31% |
| 2044 | 271,954 | 512,586 | -0.44% | 0.29% |
| 2045 | 270,773 | 514,047 | -0.43% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 269,533 | 515,409 | -0.46% | 0.26% |
| 2047 | 268,224 | 516,596 | -0.49% | 0.23% |
| 2048 | 266,887 | 517,693 | -0.5% | 0.21% |
| 2049 | 265,548 | 518,684 | -0.5% | 0.19% |
| 2050 | 264,216 | 519,542 | -0.5% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Brunei gained 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Brunei's population increased by 46,876 (a 11.1% growth).
Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Brunei was ranked 169th in 2005 and ranked 170th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Barbados' population will shrink by 6.54% to 264,216 people with a rank change from 175th to 177th. The population of Brunei will increase by 10.8% to 519,542 people and rank change from 170th to 171st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Bridgetown | 110K |
| Holetown | 1.6K |
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| City | Population |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
| Seria | 13.1K |
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Population differences between Barbados and Brunei
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| Life expectancy | 76.5 years | 75.7 years |
| Average age | 40.1 years | 33.9 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 33.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 53.1:46.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.71 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,701 ppl/mi² | 227.4 ppl/mi² |
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