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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Dominica	Barbados	Dominica
1960	230,893	59,372	-	-
1961	233,148	60,209	0.98%	1.41%
1962	235,224	60,948	0.89%	1.23%
1963	237,557	61,739	0.99%	1.3%
1964	239,958	62,587	1.01%	1.37%
1965	242,417	63,505	1.02%	1.47%
1966	244,996	64,507	1.06%	1.58%
1967	247,091	65,585	0.86%	1.67%
1968	248,540	66,732	0.59%	1.75%
1969	249,444	67,934	0.36%	1.8%
1970	249,387	68,908	-0.02%	1.43%
1971	249,168	69,532	-0.09%	0.91%
1972	249,658	70,060	0.2%	0.76%
1973	250,322	70,585	0.27%	0.75%
1974	250,777	71,091	0.18%	0.72%
1975	251,175	71,570	0.16%	0.67%
1976	251,442	72,017	0.11%	0.62%
1977	251,626	72,406	0.07%	0.54%
1978	251,551	72,724	-0.03%	0.44%
1979	251,269	72,959	-0.11%	0.32%
1980	251,524	73,083	0.1%	0.17%
1981	252,270	72,986	0.3%	-0.13%
1982	253,095	72,688	0.33%	-0.41%
1983	253,992	72,365	0.35%	-0.44%
1984	254,920	72,056	0.37%	-0.43%
1985	255,820	71,744	0.35%	-0.43%
1986	256,618	71,406	0.31%	-0.47%
1987	257,279	71,023	0.26%	-0.54%
1988	257,763	70,608	0.19%	-0.58%
1989	258,109	70,153	0.13%	-0.64%
1990	258,582	69,627	0.18%	-0.75%
1991	259,373	69,296	0.31%	-0.48%
1992	260,267	69,325	0.34%	0.04%
1993	261,027	69,433	0.29%	0.16%
1994	261,620	69,477	0.23%	0.06%
1995	262,039	69,469	0.16%	-0.01%
1996	262,284	69,410	0.09%	-0.08%
1997	262,392	69,299	0.04%	-0.16%
1998	262,436	69,124	0.02%	-0.25%
1999	262,517	68,870	0.03%	-0.37%
2000	262,063	68,511	-0.17%	-0.52%
2001	262,425	68,288	0.14%	-0.33%
2002	264,148	68,367	0.66%	0.12%
2003	265,776	68,531	0.62%	0.24%
2004	267,298	68,649	0.57%	0.17%
2005	268,706	68,734	0.53%	0.12%
2006	270,002	68,806	0.48%	0.1%
2007	271,288	68,847	0.48%	0.06%
2008	272,714	68,854	0.53%	0.01%
2009	274,123	68,864	0.52%	0.01%
2010	275,243	68,859	0.41%	-0.007%
2011	276,139	69,053	0.33%	0.28%
2012	276,938	69,118	0.29%	0.09%
2013	277,665	69,715	0.26%	0.86%
2014	278,348	70,373	0.25%	0.94%
2015	278,990	70,410	0.23%	0.05%
2016	279,598	69,606	0.22%	-1.14%
2017	280,171	68,496	0.2%	-1.59%
2018	280,711	68,174	0.19%	-0.47%
2019	281,207	67,880	0.18%	-0.43%
2020	281,698	67,573	0.17%	-0.45%
2021	282,147	67,202	0.16%	-0.55%
2022	282,318	66,826	0.06%	-0.56%
2023	282,336	66,510	0.006%	-0.47%
2024	282,467	66,205	0.05%	-0.46%
2025	282,618	65,870	0.05%	-0.51%
2026	282,718	65,508	0.04%	-0.55%
2027	282,779	65,160	0.02%	-0.53%
2028	282,792	64,808	0.005%	-0.54%
2029	282,689	64,475	-0.04%	-0.51%
2030	282,486	64,169	-0.07%	-0.47%
2031	282,203	63,949	-0.1%	-0.34%
2032	281,846	63,825	-0.13%	-0.19%
2033	281,402	63,775	-0.16%	-0.08%
2034	280,904	63,756	-0.18%	-0.03%
2035	280,344	63,764	-0.2%	0.01%
2036	279,697	63,757	-0.23%	-0.01%
2037	278,962	63,770	-0.26%	0.02%
2038	278,147	63,784	-0.29%	0.02%
2039	277,276	63,792	-0.31%	0.01%
2040	276,345	63,798	-0.34%	0.009%
2041	275,351	63,804	-0.36%	0.009%
2042	274,293	63,778	-0.38%	-0.04%
2043	273,145	63,731	-0.42%	-0.07%
2044	271,954	63,677	-0.44%	-0.08%
2045	270,773	63,630	-0.43%	-0.07%
2046	269,533	63,575	-0.46%	-0.09%
2047	268,224	63,501	-0.49%	-0.12%
2048	266,887	63,411	-0.5%	-0.14%
2049	265,548	63,303	-0.5%	-0.17%
2050	264,216	63,191	-0.5%	-0.18%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Dominica gained 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Dominica's population decreased by -4,540 (a 6.45% decline).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Dominica was ranked 187th in 2005 and ranked 188th 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 Dominica will decrease by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th.