The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,467 in 2024 vs 5,619,911 people in Finland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,718 people compared to 5,624,333 in Finland.
Population statistics:
- Finland's population is 19.9 times bigger than Barbados'.
- Barbados is ranked the 175th most populous country in the world, while Finland is the 120th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.003% for Barbados vs 0.07% for Finland.
- For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +0.3% in Finland.
- Since 2006, the population of Barbados has increased from 270K people to 283K (4.71% growth), while Finland has grown from 5.27M to 5.62M (6.8% growth).
- Barbados is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 283K people, while Finland's population already peaked in 2025 at 5.63M people and is projected to decrease to 4.6M people by 2100.
Barbados vs Finland: live population counter
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| Current population |
282718
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5624333
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| Population rank | 175/197 | 120/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
2.79 days
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14.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.78 hours
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12.1 minutes
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| One death every |
2.92 hours
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8.56 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.21 days
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19.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -70 | +26,894 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +99 |
| Annual growth/decline | +131 | +36,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | +0.64% |
| Population growth rate rank | 163/197 | 123/197 |
Barbados and Finland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 230,893 | 4,429,634 | - | - |
| 1961 | 233,148 | 4,461,005 | 0.98% | 0.71% |
| 1962 | 235,224 | 4,491,443 | 0.89% | 0.68% |
| 1963 | 237,557 | 4,523,309 | 0.99% | 0.71% |
| 1964 | 239,958 | 4,548,543 | 1.01% | 0.56% |
| 1965 | 242,417 | 4,563,732 | 1.02% | 0.33% |
| 1966 | 244,996 | 4,580,869 | 1.06% | 0.38% |
| 1967 | 247,091 | 4,605,744 | 0.86% | 0.54% |
| 1968 | 248,540 | 4,626,469 | 0.59% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 249,444 | 4,623,785 | 0.36% | -0.06% |
| 1970 | 249,387 | 4,606,307 | -0.02% | -0.38% |
| 1971 | 249,168 | 4,612,124 | -0.09% | 0.13% |
| 1972 | 249,658 | 4,639,657 | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 1973 | 250,322 | 4,666,081 | 0.27% | 0.57% |
| 1974 | 250,777 | 4,690,574 | 0.18% | 0.52% |
| 1975 | 251,175 | 4,711,440 | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| 1976 | 251,442 | 4,725,664 | 0.11% | 0.3% |
| 1977 | 251,626 | 4,738,902 | 0.07% | 0.28% |
| 1978 | 251,551 | 4,752,528 | -0.03% | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 251,269 | 4,764,690 | -0.11% | 0.26% |
| 1980 | 251,524 | 4,779,535 | 0.1% | 0.31% |
| 1981 | 252,270 | 4,799,964 | 0.3% | 0.43% |
| 1982 | 253,095 | 4,826,933 | 0.33% | 0.56% |
| 1983 | 253,992 | 4,855,787 | 0.35% | 0.6% |
| 1984 | 254,920 | 4,881,803 | 0.37% | 0.54% |
| 1985 | 255,820 | 4,902,206 | 0.35% | 0.42% |
| 1986 | 256,618 | 4,918,154 | 0.31% | 0.33% |
| 1987 | 257,279 | 4,932,123 | 0.26% | 0.28% |
| 1988 | 257,763 | 4,946,481 | 0.19% | 0.29% |
| 1989 | 258,109 | 4,964,371 | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 258,582 | 4,986,431 | 0.18% | 0.44% |
| 1991 | 259,373 | 5,013,740 | 0.31% | 0.55% |
| 1992 | 260,267 | 5,041,992 | 0.34% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 261,027 | 5,066,447 | 0.29% | 0.49% |
| 1994 | 261,620 | 5,088,333 | 0.23% | 0.43% |
| 1995 | 262,039 | 5,107,790 | 0.16% | 0.38% |
| 1996 | 262,284 | 5,124,573 | 0.09% | 0.33% |
| 1997 | 262,392 | 5,139,835 | 0.04% | 0.3% |
| 1998 | 262,436 | 5,153,498 | 0.02% | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 262,517 | 5,165,474 | 0.03% | 0.23% |
| 2000 | 262,063 | 5,176,209 | -0.17% | 0.21% |
| 2001 | 262,425 | 5,188,008 | 0.14% | 0.23% |
| 2002 | 264,148 | 5,200,598 | 0.66% | 0.24% |
| 2003 | 265,776 | 5,213,014 | 0.62% | 0.24% |
| 2004 | 267,298 | 5,228,172 | 0.57% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 268,706 | 5,246,096 | 0.53% | 0.34% |
| 2006 | 270,002 | 5,266,268 | 0.48% | 0.38% |
| 2007 | 271,288 | 5,288,720 | 0.48% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 272,714 | 5,313,399 | 0.53% | 0.47% |
| 2009 | 274,123 | 5,338,871 | 0.52% | 0.48% |
| 2010 | 275,243 | 5,363,352 | 0.41% | 0.46% |
| 2011 | 276,139 | 5,388,272 | 0.33% | 0.46% |
| 2012 | 276,938 | 5,413,971 | 0.29% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 277,665 | 5,438,972 | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| 2014 | 278,348 | 5,461,512 | 0.25% | 0.41% |
| 2015 | 278,990 | 5,479,531 | 0.23% | 0.33% |
| 2016 | 279,598 | 5,495,303 | 0.22% | 0.29% |
| 2017 | 280,171 | 5,508,214 | 0.2% | 0.23% |
| 2018 | 280,711 | 5,515,525 | 0.19% | 0.13% |
| 2019 | 281,207 | 5,521,606 | 0.18% | 0.11% |
| 2020 | 281,698 | 5,529,543 | 0.17% | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 282,147 | 5,541,017 | 0.16% | 0.21% |
| 2022 | 282,318 | 5,556,106 | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| 2023 | 282,336 | 5,583,911 | 0.006% | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 282,467 | 5,619,911 | 0.05% | 0.64% |
| 2025 | 282,618 | 5,625,932 | 0.05% | 0.11% |
| 2026 | 282,718 | 5,624,333 | 0.04% | -0.03% |
| 2027 | 282,779 | 5,618,598 | 0.02% | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 282,792 | 5,611,400 | 0.005% | -0.13% |
| 2029 | 282,689 | 5,603,365 | -0.04% | -0.14% |
| 2030 | 282,486 | 5,594,631 | -0.07% | -0.16% |
| 2031 | 282,203 | 5,585,302 | -0.1% | -0.17% |
| 2032 | 281,846 | 5,575,456 | -0.13% | -0.18% |
| 2033 | 281,402 | 5,565,204 | -0.16% | -0.18% |
| 2034 | 280,904 | 5,554,448 | -0.18% | -0.19% |
| 2035 | 280,344 | 5,543,219 | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2036 | 279,697 | 5,531,603 | -0.23% | -0.21% |
| 2037 | 278,962 | 5,519,668 | -0.26% | -0.22% |
| 2038 | 278,147 | 5,507,536 | -0.29% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 277,276 | 5,495,296 | -0.31% | -0.22% |
| 2040 | 276,345 | 5,483,053 | -0.34% | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 275,351 | 5,470,834 | -0.36% | -0.22% |
| 2042 | 274,293 | 5,458,532 | -0.38% | -0.22% |
| 2043 | 273,145 | 5,446,086 | -0.42% | -0.23% |
| 2044 | 271,954 | 5,433,513 | -0.44% | -0.23% |
| 2045 | 270,773 | 5,420,858 | -0.43% | -0.23% |
| 2046 | 269,533 | 5,408,069 | -0.46% | -0.24% |
| 2047 | 268,224 | 5,395,098 | -0.49% | -0.24% |
| 2048 | 266,887 | 5,381,776 | -0.5% | -0.25% |
| 2049 | 265,548 | 5,368,125 | -0.5% | -0.25% |
| 2050 | 264,216 | 5,354,121 | -0.5% | -0.26% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while Finland gained 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,120 (a 1.12% growth), while Finland's population increased by 129,030 (a 2.35% growth).
Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. Finland was ranked 111th in 2006 and ranked 120th 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 Finland will decrease by 4.8% to 5,354,121 people and rank change from 120th to 127th.
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Population differences between Barbados and Finland
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| Life expectancy | 76.6 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 40.1 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 44 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.71 births per woman | 1.26 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,701 ppl/mi² | 47.9 ppl/mi² |
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