The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,467 in 2024 vs 5,129,910 people in Costa Rica in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,698 people compared to 5,170,484 in Costa Rica.
Population statistics:
- Costa Rica's population is 18.3 times bigger than Barbados'.
- Barbados is ranked the 175th most populous country in the world, while Costa Rica is the 126th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.003% for Barbados vs 0.06% for Costa Rica.
- For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +0.77% in Costa Rica.
- Since 2005, the population of Barbados has increased from 269K people to 283K (5.21% growth), while Costa Rica has grown from 4.26M to 5.17M (21.3% growth).
- Barbados is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 283K people compared to the peak of 5.38M people in 2044 for Costa Rica.
Barbados vs Costa Rica: live population counter
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| Current population |
282698
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5170484
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| Population rank | 175/197 | 126/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
2.79 days
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21.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.78 hours
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
2.92 hours
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18.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.21 days
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9.06 hours
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| Annual migration change | -70 | +967 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +67 |
| Annual growth/decline | +131 | +24,385 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | +0.48% |
| Population growth rate rank | 164/197 | 138/197 |
Barbados and Costa Rica: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 230,893 | 1,327,496 | - | - |
| 1961 | 233,148 | 1,377,920 | 0.98% | 3.8% |
| 1962 | 235,224 | 1,429,445 | 0.89% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 237,557 | 1,481,604 | 0.99% | 3.65% |
| 1964 | 239,958 | 1,533,960 | 1.01% | 3.53% |
| 1965 | 242,417 | 1,586,208 | 1.02% | 3.41% |
| 1966 | 244,996 | 1,638,116 | 1.06% | 3.27% |
| 1967 | 247,091 | 1,689,523 | 0.86% | 3.14% |
| 1968 | 248,540 | 1,739,731 | 0.59% | 2.97% |
| 1969 | 249,444 | 1,789,276 | 0.36% | 2.85% |
| 1970 | 249,387 | 1,838,949 | -0.02% | 2.78% |
| 1971 | 249,168 | 1,888,539 | -0.09% | 2.7% |
| 1972 | 249,658 | 1,938,248 | 0.2% | 2.63% |
| 1973 | 250,322 | 1,988,343 | 0.27% | 2.58% |
| 1974 | 250,777 | 2,039,643 | 0.18% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 251,175 | 2,092,719 | 0.16% | 2.6% |
| 1976 | 251,442 | 2,147,774 | 0.11% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 251,626 | 2,205,025 | 0.07% | 2.67% |
| 1978 | 251,551 | 2,264,510 | -0.03% | 2.7% |
| 1979 | 251,269 | 2,326,490 | -0.11% | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 251,524 | 2,390,633 | 0.1% | 2.76% |
| 1981 | 252,270 | 2,456,637 | 0.3% | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 253,095 | 2,524,806 | 0.33% | 2.77% |
| 1983 | 253,992 | 2,595,153 | 0.35% | 2.79% |
| 1984 | 254,920 | 2,667,595 | 0.37% | 2.79% |
| 1985 | 255,820 | 2,741,894 | 0.35% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 256,618 | 2,817,216 | 0.31% | 2.75% |
| 1987 | 257,279 | 2,892,699 | 0.26% | 2.68% |
| 1988 | 257,763 | 2,968,103 | 0.19% | 2.61% |
| 1989 | 258,109 | 3,043,827 | 0.13% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 258,582 | 3,121,706 | 0.18% | 2.56% |
| 1991 | 259,373 | 3,202,176 | 0.31% | 2.58% |
| 1992 | 260,267 | 3,284,258 | 0.34% | 2.56% |
| 1993 | 261,027 | 3,367,434 | 0.29% | 2.53% |
| 1994 | 261,620 | 3,451,122 | 0.23% | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 262,039 | 3,535,176 | 0.16% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 262,284 | 3,619,013 | 0.09% | 2.37% |
| 1997 | 262,392 | 3,701,711 | 0.04% | 2.29% |
| 1998 | 262,436 | 3,782,838 | 0.02% | 2.19% |
| 1999 | 262,517 | 3,862,101 | 0.03% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 262,063 | 3,937,739 | -0.17% | 1.96% |
| 2001 | 262,425 | 4,008,947 | 0.14% | 1.81% |
| 2002 | 264,148 | 4,075,705 | 0.66% | 1.67% |
| 2003 | 265,776 | 4,138,784 | 0.62% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 267,298 | 4,200,078 | 0.57% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 268,706 | 4,261,240 | 0.53% | 1.46% |
| 2006 | 270,002 | 4,321,340 | 0.48% | 1.41% |
| 2007 | 271,288 | 4,380,248 | 0.48% | 1.36% |
| 2008 | 272,714 | 4,440,056 | 0.53% | 1.37% |
| 2009 | 274,123 | 4,499,791 | 0.52% | 1.35% |
| 2010 | 275,243 | 4,555,962 | 0.41% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 276,139 | 4,609,833 | 0.33% | 1.18% |
| 2012 | 276,938 | 4,663,934 | 0.29% | 1.17% |
| 2013 | 277,665 | 4,716,147 | 0.26% | 1.12% |
| 2014 | 278,348 | 4,767,119 | 0.25% | 1.08% |
| 2015 | 278,990 | 4,818,038 | 0.23% | 1.07% |
| 2016 | 279,598 | 4,866,998 | 0.22% | 1.02% |
| 2017 | 280,171 | 4,913,177 | 0.2% | 0.95% |
| 2018 | 280,711 | 4,957,818 | 0.19% | 0.91% |
| 2019 | 281,207 | 4,999,553 | 0.18% | 0.84% |
| 2020 | 281,698 | 5,034,320 | 0.17% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | 282,147 | 5,059,988 | 0.16% | 0.51% |
| 2022 | 282,318 | 5,081,765 | 0.06% | 0.43% |
| 2023 | 282,336 | 5,105,525 | 0.006% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 282,467 | 5,129,910 | 0.05% | 0.48% |
| 2025 | 282,618 | 5,152,946 | 0.05% | 0.45% |
| 2026 | 282,718 | 5,174,780 | 0.04% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 282,779 | 5,195,555 | 0.02% | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 282,792 | 5,215,247 | 0.005% | 0.38% |
| 2029 | 282,689 | 5,233,877 | -0.04% | 0.36% |
| 2030 | 282,486 | 5,251,495 | -0.07% | 0.34% |
| 2031 | 282,203 | 5,268,137 | -0.1% | 0.32% |
| 2032 | 281,846 | 5,283,807 | -0.13% | 0.3% |
| 2033 | 281,402 | 5,298,514 | -0.16% | 0.28% |
| 2034 | 280,904 | 5,312,162 | -0.18% | 0.26% |
| 2035 | 280,344 | 5,324,698 | -0.2% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 279,697 | 5,336,133 | -0.23% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 278,962 | 5,346,408 | -0.26% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 278,147 | 5,355,519 | -0.29% | 0.17% |
| 2039 | 277,276 | 5,363,363 | -0.31% | 0.15% |
| 2040 | 276,345 | 5,369,806 | -0.34% | 0.12% |
| 2041 | 275,351 | 5,374,934 | -0.36% | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 274,293 | 5,378,670 | -0.38% | 0.07% |
| 2043 | 273,145 | 5,380,915 | -0.42% | 0.04% |
| 2044 | 271,954 | 5,381,720 | -0.44% | 0.01% |
| 2045 | 270,773 | 5,381,014 | -0.43% | -0.01% |
| 2046 | 269,533 | 5,378,757 | -0.46% | -0.04% |
| 2047 | 268,224 | 5,374,945 | -0.49% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 266,887 | 5,369,577 | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2049 | 265,548 | 5,362,651 | -0.5% | -0.13% |
| 2050 | 264,216 | 5,354,148 | -0.5% | -0.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Costa Rica gained 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Costa Rica's population increased by 352,446 (a 7.32% growth).
Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Costa Rica was ranked 120th in 2005 and ranked 126th 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 Costa Rica will increase by 3.55% to 5,354,148 people and rank change from 126th to 127th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Bridgetown | 110K |
| Holetown | 1.6K |
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| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
| Alajuela | 44.4K |
| Puntarenas | 41.5K |
| Cartago | 22.8K |
| Heredia | 16.7K |
| Tamarindo | 7.13K |
| Santa Teresa | 3K |
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Population differences between Barbados and Costa Rica
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| Life expectancy | 76.5 years | 81.2 years |
| Average age | 40.1 years | 37 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 35.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.71 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,701 ppl/mi² | 260.2 ppl/mi² |
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