Population in Barbados compared to Cape Verde: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Barbados and Cape Verde: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Cape Verde	Barbados	Cape Verde
1960	230,893	210,024	-	-
1961	233,148	215,087	0.98%	2.41%
1962	235,224	221,919	0.89%	3.18%
1963	237,557	229,373	0.99%	3.36%
1964	239,958	237,006	1.01%	3.33%
1965	242,417	244,856	1.02%	3.31%
1966	244,996	252,976	1.06%	3.32%
1967	247,091	261,404	0.86%	3.33%
1968	248,540	270,164	0.59%	3.35%
1969	249,444	279,248	0.36%	3.36%
1970	249,387	287,885	-0.02%	3.09%
1971	249,168	294,046	-0.09%	2.14%
1972	249,658	297,386	0.2%	1.14%
1973	250,322	299,881	0.27%	0.84%
1974	250,777	302,570	0.18%	0.9%
1975	251,175	305,847	0.16%	1.08%
1976	251,442	309,455	0.11%	1.18%
1977	251,626	312,834	0.07%	1.09%
1978	251,551	316,147	-0.03%	1.06%
1979	251,269	319,480	-0.11%	1.05%
1980	251,524	323,301	0.1%	1.2%
1981	252,270	327,846	0.3%	1.41%
1982	253,095	332,724	0.33%	1.49%
1983	253,992	337,654	0.35%	1.48%
1984	254,920	342,505	0.37%	1.44%
1985	255,820	347,365	0.35%	1.42%
1986	256,618	352,312	0.31%	1.42%
1987	257,279	357,302	0.26%	1.42%
1988	257,763	362,329	0.19%	1.41%
1989	258,109	367,803	0.13%	1.51%
1990	258,582	375,428	0.18%	2.07%
1991	259,373	384,586	0.31%	2.44%
1992	260,267	393,415	0.34%	2.3%
1993	261,027	401,965	0.29%	2.17%
1994	261,620	410,228	0.23%	2.06%
1995	262,039	418,104	0.16%	1.92%
1996	262,284	425,581	0.09%	1.79%
1997	262,392	432,798	0.04%	1.7%
1998	262,436	439,784	0.02%	1.61%
1999	262,517	446,519	0.03%	1.53%
2000	262,063	453,317	-0.17%	1.52%
2001	262,425	460,293	0.14%	1.54%
2002	264,148	467,046	0.66%	1.47%
2003	265,776	473,383	0.62%	1.36%
2004	267,298	479,370	0.57%	1.26%
2005	268,706	485,115	0.53%	1.2%
2006	270,002	490,728	0.48%	1.16%
2007	271,288	496,190	0.48%	1.11%
2008	272,714	501,355	0.53%	1.04%
2009	274,123	506,141	0.52%	0.95%
2010	275,243	509,784	0.41%	0.72%
2011	276,139	511,447	0.33%	0.33%
2012	276,938	511,955	0.29%	0.1%
2013	277,665	512,225	0.26%	0.05%
2014	278,348	512,326	0.25%	0.02%
2015	278,990	512,394	0.23%	0.01%
2016	279,598	512,554	0.22%	0.03%
2017	280,171	512,893	0.2%	0.07%
2018	280,711	513,415	0.19%	0.1%
2019	281,207	514,104	0.18%	0.13%
2020	281,698	514,679	0.17%	0.11%
2021	282,147	516,649	0.16%	0.38%
2022	282,318	519,741	0.06%	0.6%
2023	282,336	522,331	0.006%	0.5%
2024	282,467	524,877	0.05%	0.49%
2025	282,618	527,331	0.05%	0.47%
2026	282,718	529,641	0.04%	0.44%
2027	282,779	531,874	0.02%	0.42%
2028	282,792	534,119	0.005%	0.42%
2029	282,689	536,345	-0.04%	0.42%
2030	282,486	538,617	-0.07%	0.42%
2031	282,203	540,769	-0.1%	0.4%
2032	281,846	542,801	-0.13%	0.38%
2033	281,402	544,769	-0.16%	0.36%
2034	280,904	546,653	-0.18%	0.35%
2035	280,344	548,594	-0.2%	0.36%
2036	279,697	550,481	-0.23%	0.34%
2037	278,962	552,294	-0.26%	0.33%
2038	278,147	554,085	-0.29%	0.32%
2039	277,276	555,802	-0.31%	0.31%
2040	276,345	557,378	-0.34%	0.28%
2041	275,351	558,819	-0.36%	0.26%
2042	274,293	560,139	-0.38%	0.24%
2043	273,145	561,350	-0.42%	0.22%
2044	271,954	562,468	-0.44%	0.2%
2045	270,773	563,484	-0.43%	0.18%
2046	269,533	564,357	-0.46%	0.15%
2047	268,224	565,018	-0.49%	0.12%
2048	266,887	565,511	-0.5%	0.09%
2049	265,548	565,896	-0.5%	0.07%
2050	264,216	566,140	-0.5%	0.04%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while Cape Verde gained 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,120 (a 1.12% growth), while Cape Verde's population increased by 17,111 (a 3.34% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. Cape Verde was ranked 166th in 2006 and ranked 169th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 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 Cape Verde will increase by 6.89% to 566,140 people and rank change from 169th to 167th.