Population in Barbados compared to the Gambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Barbados and the Gambia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Gambia	Barbados	Gambia
1960	230,893	398,060	-	-
1961	233,148	408,930	0.98%	2.73%
1962	235,224	420,163	0.89%	2.75%
1963	237,557	431,757	0.99%	2.76%
1964	239,958	443,687	1.01%	2.76%
1965	242,417	455,952	1.02%	2.76%
1966	244,996	468,516	1.06%	2.76%
1967	247,091	481,588	0.86%	2.79%
1968	248,540	495,269	0.59%	2.84%
1969	249,444	509,440	0.36%	2.86%
1970	249,387	524,105	-0.02%	2.88%
1971	249,168	539,388	-0.09%	2.92%
1972	249,658	555,370	0.2%	2.96%
1973	250,322	571,991	0.27%	2.99%
1974	250,777	589,085	0.18%	2.99%
1975	251,175	606,821	0.16%	3.01%
1976	251,442	625,667	0.11%	3.11%
1977	251,626	645,770	0.07%	3.21%
1978	251,551	667,103	-0.03%	3.3%
1979	251,269	689,781	-0.11%	3.4%
1980	251,524	713,913	0.1%	3.5%
1981	252,270	739,125	0.3%	3.53%
1982	253,095	765,753	0.33%	3.6%
1983	253,992	794,525	0.35%	3.76%
1984	254,920	825,631	0.37%	3.92%
1985	255,820	858,874	0.35%	4.03%
1986	256,618	894,019	0.31%	4.09%
1987	257,279	931,091	0.26%	4.15%
1988	257,763	970,160	0.19%	4.2%
1989	258,109	1,011,357	0.13%	4.25%
1990	258,582	1,054,696	0.18%	4.29%
1991	259,373	1,099,959	0.31%	4.29%
1992	260,267	1,145,582	0.34%	4.15%
1993	261,027	1,188,365	0.29%	3.73%
1994	261,620	1,227,226	0.23%	3.27%
1995	262,039	1,264,313	0.16%	3.02%
1996	262,284	1,301,410	0.09%	2.93%
1997	262,392	1,338,889	0.04%	2.88%
1998	262,436	1,376,987	0.02%	2.85%
1999	262,517	1,415,779	0.03%	2.82%
2000	262,063	1,455,084	-0.17%	2.78%
2001	262,425	1,495,011	0.14%	2.74%
2002	264,148	1,535,691	0.66%	2.72%
2003	265,776	1,577,611	0.62%	2.73%
2004	267,298	1,621,312	0.57%	2.77%
2005	268,706	1,667,037	0.53%	2.82%
2006	270,002	1,715,275	0.48%	2.89%
2007	271,288	1,765,774	0.48%	2.94%
2008	272,714	1,817,852	0.53%	2.95%
2009	274,123	1,871,422	0.52%	2.95%
2010	275,243	1,926,630	0.41%	2.95%
2011	276,139	1,983,784	0.33%	2.97%
2012	276,938	2,043,094	0.29%	2.99%
2013	277,665	2,103,820	0.26%	2.97%
2014	278,348	2,164,528	0.25%	2.89%
2015	278,990	2,224,529	0.23%	2.77%
2016	279,598	2,283,769	0.22%	2.66%
2017	280,171	2,342,189	0.2%	2.56%
2018	280,711	2,399,632	0.19%	2.45%
2019	281,207	2,456,844	0.18%	2.38%
2020	281,698	2,515,733	0.17%	2.4%
2021	282,147	2,576,010	0.16%	2.4%
2022	282,318	2,636,470	0.06%	2.35%
2023	282,336	2,697,845	0.006%	2.33%
2024	282,467	2,759,988	0.05%	2.3%
2025	282,618	2,822,083	0.05%	2.25%
2026	282,718	2,884,075	0.04%	2.2%
2027	282,779	2,945,874	0.02%	2.14%
2028	282,792	3,007,541	0.005%	2.09%
2029	282,689	3,069,012	-0.04%	2.04%
2030	282,486	3,130,117	-0.07%	1.99%
2031	282,203	3,190,986	-0.1%	1.94%
2032	281,846	3,251,816	-0.13%	1.91%
2033	281,402	3,312,585	-0.16%	1.87%
2034	280,904	3,373,117	-0.18%	1.83%
2035	280,344	3,433,418	-0.2%	1.79%
2036	279,697	3,493,569	-0.23%	1.75%
2037	278,962	3,553,521	-0.26%	1.72%
2038	278,147	3,613,489	-0.29%	1.69%
2039	277,276	3,673,332	-0.31%	1.66%
2040	276,345	3,732,793	-0.34%	1.62%
2041	275,351	3,791,791	-0.36%	1.58%
2042	274,293	3,850,526	-0.38%	1.55%
2043	273,145	3,909,016	-0.42%	1.52%
2044	271,954	3,966,899	-0.44%	1.48%
2045	270,773	4,024,221	-0.43%	1.45%
2046	269,533	4,080,955	-0.46%	1.41%
2047	268,224	4,137,188	-0.49%	1.38%
2048	266,887	4,192,836	-0.5%	1.35%
2049	265,548	4,247,701	-0.5%	1.31%
2050	264,216	4,301,881	-0.5%	1.28%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while the Gambia gained 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 647,350 (a 29.1% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2005 and ranked 138th 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 the Gambia will increase by 49.8% to 4,301,881 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.