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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Grenada	Barbados	Grenada
1960	230,893	94,058	-	-
1961	233,148	95,335	0.98%	1.36%
1962	235,224	96,375	0.89%	1.09%
1963	237,557	97,195	0.99%	0.85%
1964	239,958	97,760	1.01%	0.58%
1965	242,417	98,067	1.02%	0.31%
1966	244,996	98,121	1.06%	0.06%
1967	247,091	98,066	0.86%	-0.06%
1968	248,540	98,078	0.59%	0.01%
1969	249,444	98,204	0.36%	0.13%
1970	249,387	98,414	-0.02%	0.21%
1971	249,168	98,648	-0.09%	0.24%
1972	249,658	98,777	0.2%	0.13%
1973	250,322	98,709	0.27%	-0.07%
1974	250,777	98,486	0.18%	-0.23%
1975	251,175	98,126	0.16%	-0.37%
1976	251,442	97,632	0.11%	-0.5%
1977	251,626	97,017	0.07%	-0.63%
1978	251,551	96,305	-0.03%	-0.73%
1979	251,269	95,490	-0.11%	-0.85%
1980	251,524	94,538	0.1%	-1%
1981	252,270	94,052	0.3%	-0.51%
1982	253,095	94,383	0.33%	0.35%
1983	253,992	94,948	0.35%	0.6%
1984	254,920	95,498	0.37%	0.58%
1985	255,820	96,111	0.35%	0.64%
1986	256,618	96,790	0.31%	0.71%
1987	257,279	97,526	0.26%	0.76%
1988	257,763	98,308	0.19%	0.8%
1989	258,109	99,121	0.13%	0.83%
1990	258,582	99,957	0.18%	0.84%
1991	259,373	100,793	0.31%	0.84%
1992	260,267	101,602	0.34%	0.8%
1993	261,027	102,382	0.29%	0.77%
1994	261,620	103,138	0.23%	0.74%
1995	262,039	103,869	0.16%	0.71%
1996	262,284	104,584	0.09%	0.69%
1997	262,392	105,293	0.04%	0.68%
1998	262,436	106,009	0.02%	0.68%
1999	262,517	106,727	0.03%	0.68%
2000	262,063	107,451	-0.17%	0.68%
2001	262,425	107,987	0.14%	0.5%
2002	264,148	108,404	0.66%	0.39%
2003	265,776	108,884	0.62%	0.44%
2004	267,298	109,323	0.57%	0.4%
2005	268,706	109,734	0.53%	0.38%
2006	270,002	110,135	0.48%	0.37%
2007	271,288	110,522	0.48%	0.35%
2008	272,714	110,896	0.53%	0.34%
2009	274,123	111,254	0.52%	0.32%
2010	275,243	111,586	0.41%	0.3%
2011	276,139	112,079	0.33%	0.44%
2012	276,938	112,775	0.29%	0.62%
2013	277,665	113,487	0.26%	0.63%
2014	278,348	114,132	0.25%	0.57%
2015	278,990	114,676	0.23%	0.48%
2016	279,598	115,130	0.22%	0.4%
2017	280,171	115,438	0.2%	0.27%
2018	280,711	115,691	0.19%	0.22%
2019	281,207	115,981	0.18%	0.25%
2020	281,698	116,341	0.17%	0.31%
2021	282,147	116,688	0.16%	0.3%
2022	282,318	116,913	0.06%	0.19%
2023	282,336	117,081	0.006%	0.14%
2024	282,467	117,207	0.05%	0.11%
2025	282,618	117,304	0.05%	0.08%
2026	282,718	117,361	0.04%	0.05%
2027	282,779	117,400	0.02%	0.03%
2028	282,792	117,430	0.005%	0.03%
2029	282,689	117,446	-0.04%	0.01%
2030	282,486	117,465	-0.07%	0.02%
2031	282,203	117,475	-0.1%	0.009%
2032	281,846	117,456	-0.13%	-0.02%
2033	281,402	117,406	-0.16%	-0.04%
2034	280,904	117,334	-0.18%	-0.06%
2035	280,344	117,245	-0.2%	-0.08%
2036	279,697	117,141	-0.23%	-0.09%
2037	278,962	117,001	-0.26%	-0.12%
2038	278,147	116,869	-0.29%	-0.11%
2039	277,276	116,702	-0.31%	-0.14%
2040	276,345	116,496	-0.34%	-0.18%
2041	275,351	116,265	-0.36%	-0.2%
2042	274,293	116,015	-0.38%	-0.22%
2043	273,145	115,730	-0.42%	-0.25%
2044	271,954	115,443	-0.44%	-0.25%
2045	270,773	115,122	-0.43%	-0.28%
2046	269,533	114,771	-0.46%	-0.3%
2047	268,224	114,407	-0.49%	-0.32%
2048	266,887	114,032	-0.5%	-0.33%
2049	265,548	113,654	-0.5%	-0.33%
2050	264,216	113,245	-0.5%	-0.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Grenada gained 4,942 people (a 4.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Grenada's population increased by 2,673 (a 2.33% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Grenada was ranked 181st in 2005 and ranked 182nd 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 Grenada will decrease by 3.5% to 113,245 people and will still be ranked 182nd.