Population in Barbados compared to Curacao: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Barbados and Curacao: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Curacao	Barbados	Curacao
1960	230,893	124,826	-	-
1961	233,148	126,125	0.98%	1.04%
1962	235,224	128,414	0.89%	1.81%
1963	237,557	130,860	0.99%	1.9%
1964	239,958	133,148	1.01%	1.75%
1965	242,417	135,266	1.02%	1.59%
1966	244,996	136,682	1.06%	1.05%
1967	247,091	138,140	0.86%	1.07%
1968	248,540	140,298	0.59%	1.56%
1969	249,444	142,581	0.36%	1.63%
1970	249,387	144,739	-0.02%	1.51%
1971	249,168	147,389	-0.09%	1.83%
1972	249,658	147,710	0.2%	0.22%
1973	250,322	146,912	0.27%	-0.54%
1974	250,777	148,351	0.18%	0.98%
1975	251,175	149,129	0.16%	0.52%
1976	251,442	149,399	0.11%	0.18%
1977	251,626	149,459	0.07%	0.04%
1978	251,551	148,341	-0.03%	-0.75%
1979	251,269	147,851	-0.11%	-0.33%
1980	251,524	148,041	0.1%	0.13%
1981	252,270	148,629	0.3%	0.4%
1982	253,095	150,101	0.33%	0.99%
1983	253,992	151,159	0.35%	0.7%
1984	254,920	151,940	0.37%	0.52%
1985	255,820	152,711	0.35%	0.51%
1986	256,618	152,662	0.31%	-0.03%
1987	257,279	151,456	0.26%	-0.79%
1988	257,763	149,254	0.19%	-1.45%
1989	258,109	146,937	0.13%	-1.55%
1990	258,582	145,400	0.18%	-1.05%
1991	259,373	144,403	0.31%	-0.69%
1992	260,267	143,912	0.34%	-0.34%
1993	261,027	144,299	0.29%	0.27%
1994	261,620	144,630	0.23%	0.23%
1995	262,039	145,139	0.16%	0.35%
1996	262,284	146,306	0.09%	0.8%
1997	262,392	146,956	0.04%	0.44%
1998	262,436	144,472	0.02%	-1.69%
1999	262,517	139,428	0.03%	-3.49%
2000	262,063	133,860	-0.17%	-3.99%
2001	262,425	129,047	0.14%	-3.6%
2002	264,148	129,205	0.66%	0.12%
2003	265,776	131,897	0.62%	2.08%
2004	267,298	134,192	0.57%	1.74%
2005	268,706	137,658	0.53%	2.58%
2006	270,002	141,239	0.48%	2.6%
2007	271,288	144,056	0.48%	1.99%
2008	272,714	145,880	0.53%	1.27%
2009	274,123	146,833	0.52%	0.65%
2010	275,243	148,703	0.41%	1.27%
2011	276,139	150,831	0.33%	1.43%
2012	276,938	152,088	0.29%	0.83%
2013	277,665	153,822	0.26%	1.14%
2014	278,348	155,909	0.25%	1.36%
2015	278,990	157,980	0.23%	1.33%
2016	279,598	159,664	0.22%	1.07%
2017	280,171	160,175	0.2%	0.32%
2018	280,711	159,336	0.19%	-0.52%
2019	281,207	157,441	0.18%	-1.19%
2020	281,698	154,947	0.17%	-1.58%
2021	282,147	152,369	0.16%	-1.66%
2022	282,318	149,996	0.06%	-1.56%
2023	282,336	155,800	0.006%	3.87%
2024	282,467	155,900	0.05%	0.06%
2025	282,618	155,910	0.05%	0.007%
2026	282,718	155,878	0.04%	-0.02%
2027	282,779	155,806	0.02%	-0.05%
2028	282,792	155,710	0.005%	-0.06%
2029	282,689	155,558	-0.04%	-0.1%
2030	282,486	155,356	-0.07%	-0.13%
2031	282,203	155,112	-0.1%	-0.16%
2032	281,846	154,845	-0.13%	-0.17%
2033	281,402	154,546	-0.16%	-0.19%
2034	280,904	154,200	-0.18%	-0.22%
2035	280,344	153,844	-0.2%	-0.23%
2036	279,697	153,444	-0.23%	-0.26%
2037	278,962	153,028	-0.26%	-0.27%
2038	278,147	152,600	-0.29%	-0.28%
2039	277,276	152,140	-0.31%	-0.3%
2040	276,345	151,635	-0.34%	-0.33%
2041	275,351	151,130	-0.36%	-0.33%
2042	274,293	150,608	-0.38%	-0.35%
2043	273,145	150,071	-0.42%	-0.36%
2044	271,954	149,519	-0.44%	-0.37%
2045	270,773	148,941	-0.43%	-0.39%
2046	269,533	148,367	-0.46%	-0.39%
2047	268,224	147,763	-0.49%	-0.41%
2048	266,887	147,130	-0.5%	-0.43%
2049	265,548	146,495	-0.5%	-0.43%
2050	264,216	145,829	-0.5%	-0.45%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Curacao gained 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Curacao's population decreased by -2,070 (a 1.31% decline).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Curacao was ranked 179th in 2005 and still ranked 179th 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 Curacao will decrease by 6.47% to 145,829 people and rank change from 179th to 180th.