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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Iceland	Barbados	Iceland
1960	230,893	175,574	-	-
1961	233,148	179,029	0.98%	1.97%
1962	235,224	182,378	0.89%	1.87%
1963	237,557	185,653	0.99%	1.8%
1964	239,958	188,983	1.01%	1.79%
1965	242,417	192,286	1.02%	1.75%
1966	244,996	195,570	1.06%	1.71%
1967	247,091	198,751	0.86%	1.63%
1968	248,540	201,488	0.59%	1.38%
1969	249,444	203,369	0.36%	0.93%
1970	249,387	204,438	-0.02%	0.53%
1971	249,168	206,098	-0.09%	0.81%
1972	249,658	209,137	0.2%	1.47%
1973	250,322	212,317	0.27%	1.52%
1974	250,777	215,209	0.18%	1.36%
1975	251,175	217,979	0.16%	1.29%
1976	251,442	220,154	0.11%	1%
1977	251,626	221,799	0.07%	0.75%
1978	251,551	223,537	-0.03%	0.78%
1979	251,269	225,735	-0.11%	0.98%
1980	251,524	228,138	0.1%	1.06%
1981	252,270	230,755	0.3%	1.15%
1982	253,095	233,860	0.33%	1.35%
1983	253,992	236,977	0.35%	1.33%
1984	254,920	239,511	0.37%	1.07%
1985	255,820	241,405	0.35%	0.79%
1986	256,618	243,180	0.31%	0.74%
1987	257,279	245,859	0.26%	1.1%
1988	257,763	249,740	0.19%	1.58%
1989	258,109	252,852	0.13%	1.25%
1990	258,582	254,826	0.18%	0.78%
1991	259,373	257,797	0.31%	1.17%
1992	260,267	261,057	0.34%	1.26%
1993	261,027	263,725	0.29%	1.02%
1994	261,620	266,021	0.23%	0.87%
1995	262,039	267,468	0.16%	0.54%
1996	262,284	268,916	0.09%	0.54%
1997	262,392	271,128	0.04%	0.82%
1998	262,436	274,047	0.02%	1.08%
1999	262,517	277,381	0.03%	1.22%
2000	262,063	281,205	-0.17%	1.38%
2001	262,425	284,968	0.14%	1.34%
2002	264,148	287,523	0.66%	0.9%
2003	265,776	289,521	0.62%	0.69%
2004	267,298	292,074	0.57%	0.88%
2005	268,706	296,734	0.53%	1.6%
2006	270,002	303,782	0.48%	2.38%
2007	271,288	311,566	0.48%	2.56%
2008	272,714	317,414	0.53%	1.88%
2009	274,123	318,499	0.52%	0.34%
2010	275,243	318,041	0.41%	-0.14%
2011	276,139	319,014	0.33%	0.31%
2012	276,938	320,716	0.29%	0.53%
2013	277,665	323,764	0.26%	0.95%
2014	278,348	327,386	0.25%	1.12%
2015	278,990	330,815	0.23%	1.05%
2016	279,598	335,439	0.22%	1.4%
2017	280,171	343,400	0.2%	2.37%
2018	280,711	352,721	0.19%	2.71%
2019	281,207	360,563	0.18%	2.22%
2020	281,698	366,463	0.17%	1.64%
2021	282,147	372,520	0.16%	1.65%
2022	282,318	382,003	0.06%	2.55%
2023	282,336	385,663	0.006%	0.96%
2024	282,467	386,506	0.05%	0.22%
2025	282,618	391,286	0.05%	1.24%
2026	282,718	395,277	0.04%	1.02%
2027	282,779	398,729	0.02%	0.87%
2028	282,792	401,867	0.005%	0.79%
2029	282,689	404,639	-0.04%	0.69%
2030	282,486	407,090	-0.07%	0.61%
2031	282,203	409,307	-0.1%	0.54%
2032	281,846	411,279	-0.13%	0.48%
2033	281,402	413,059	-0.16%	0.43%
2034	280,904	414,660	-0.18%	0.39%
2035	280,344	416,153	-0.2%	0.36%
2036	279,697	417,573	-0.23%	0.34%
2037	278,962	418,847	-0.26%	0.31%
2038	278,147	419,997	-0.29%	0.27%
2039	277,276	421,032	-0.31%	0.25%
2040	276,345	421,924	-0.34%	0.21%
2041	275,351	422,688	-0.36%	0.18%
2042	274,293	423,370	-0.38%	0.16%
2043	273,145	424,023	-0.42%	0.15%
2044	271,954	424,570	-0.44%	0.13%
2045	270,773	424,909	-0.43%	0.08%
2046	269,533	425,115	-0.46%	0.05%
2047	268,224	425,264	-0.49%	0.03%
2048	266,887	425,359	-0.5%	0.02%
2049	265,548	425,409	-0.5%	0.01%
2050	264,216	425,404	-0.5%	-0.001%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,120 (a 1.12% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd 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 Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.