The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,467 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,798 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.
Population statistics:
- Jamaica's population is 10 times bigger than Barbados'.
- Barbados is ranked the 175th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.003% for Barbados vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
- For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
- Since 2006, the population of Barbados has increased from 270K people to 283K (4.74% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).
Barbados vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Barbados
|
Jamaica
|
|
| 2100 | 195,450 | 1,075,936 |
| 2099 | 196,847 | 1,095,350 |
| 2098 | 198,246 | 1,115,242 |
| 2097 | 199,653 | 1,135,653 |
| 2096 | 201,065 | 1,156,525 |
| 2095 | 202,496 | 1,177,966 |
| 2094 | 203,943 | 1,200,045 |
| 2093 | 205,390 | 1,222,794 |
| 2092 | 206,859 | 1,246,199 |
| 2091 | 208,334 | 1,270,303 |
| 2090 | 209,783 | 1,294,988 |
| 2089 | 211,228 | 1,320,362 |
| 2088 | 212,641 | 1,346,290 |
| 2087 | 214,083 | 1,372,809 |
| 2086 | 215,541 | 1,399,955 |
| 2085 | 216,992 | 1,427,808 |
| 2084 | 218,441 | 1,456,011 |
| 2083 | 219,875 | 1,484,393 |
| 2082 | 221,315 | 1,513,542 |
| 2081 | 222,746 | 1,543,136 |
| 2080 | 224,182 | 1,573,400 |
| 2079 | 225,610 | 1,603,926 |
| 2078 | 227,023 | 1,634,499 |
| 2077 | 228,447 | 1,665,602 |
| 2076 | 229,877 | 1,696,763 |
| 2075 | 231,245 | 1,728,143 |
| 2074 | 232,651 | 1,760,036 |
| 2073 | 234,000 | 1,791,818 |
| 2072 | 235,352 | 1,823,794 |
| 2071 | 236,662 | 1,855,585 |
| 2070 | 238,055 | 1,887,318 |
| 2069 | 239,400 | 1,918,759 |
| 2068 | 240,780 | 1,950,157 |
| 2067 | 242,154 | 1,981,247 |
| 2066 | 243,494 | 2,012,035 |
| 2065 | 244,844 | 2,043,276 |
| 2064 | 246,188 | 2,073,988 |
| 2063 | 247,554 | 2,104,265 |
| 2062 | 248,919 | 2,134,508 |
| 2061 | 250,265 | 2,164,312 |
| 2060 | 251,636 | 2,194,058 |
| 2059 | 252,971 | 2,223,310 |
| 2058 | 254,282 | 2,252,286 |
| 2057 | 255,590 | 2,280,579 |
| 2056 | 256,930 | 2,308,936 |
| 2055 | 258,288 | 2,336,830 |
| 2054 | 259,602 | 2,364,245 |
| 2053 | 260,932 | 2,390,891 |
| 2052 | 262,269 | 2,416,741 |
| 2051 | 263,633 | 2,441,989 |
| 2050 | 264,967 | 2,466,771 |
| 2049 | 266,314 | 2,491,589 |
| 2048 | 267,638 | 2,515,667 |
| 2047 | 268,981 | 2,539,219 |
| 2046 | 270,264 | 2,562,324 |
| 2045 | 271,457 | 2,584,663 |
| 2044 | 272,639 | 2,606,489 |
| 2043 | 273,822 | 2,627,486 |
| 2042 | 274,938 | 2,647,490 |
| 2041 | 275,939 | 2,666,429 |
| 2040 | 276,930 | 2,684,551 |
| 2039 | 277,804 | 2,702,027 |
| 2038 | 278,676 | 2,718,374 |
| 2037 | 279,437 | 2,734,180 |
| 2036 | 280,128 | 2,748,725 |
| 2035 | 280,737 | 2,761,886 |
| 2034 | 281,246 | 2,774,297 |
| 2033 | 281,734 | 2,785,381 |
| 2032 | 282,134 | 2,795,619 |
| 2031 | 282,455 | 2,804,329 |
| 2030 | 282,707 | 2,812,297 |
| 2029 | 282,864 | 2,819,213 |
| 2028 | 282,903 | 2,825,235 |
| 2027 | 282,852 | 2,830,534 |
| 2026 | 282,779 | 2,834,980 |
| 2025 | 282,650 | 2,837,881 |
| 2024 | 282,467 | 2,839,175 |
| 2023 | 282,336 | 2,839,786 |
| 2022 | 282,318 | 2,839,144 |
| 2021 | 282,147 | 2,837,682 |
| 2020 | 281,698 | 2,830,739 |
| 2019 | 281,207 | 2,823,271 |
| 2018 | 280,711 | 2,820,097 |
| 2017 | 280,171 | 2,815,764 |
| 2016 | 279,598 | 2,809,915 |
| 2015 | 278,990 | 2,802,534 |
| 2014 | 278,348 | 2,793,749 |
| 2013 | 277,665 | 2,783,687 |
| 2012 | 276,938 | 2,772,430 |
| 2011 | 276,139 | 2,760,494 |
| 2010 | 275,243 | 2,748,568 |
| 2009 | 274,123 | 2,736,995 |
| 2008 | 272,714 | 2,725,635 |
| 2007 | 271,288 | 2,713,800 |
| 2006 | 270,002 | 2,700,968 |
| 2005 | 268,706 | 2,687,066 |
| 2004 | 267,298 | 2,672,225 |
| 2003 | 265,776 | 2,656,623 |
| 2002 | 264,148 | 2,640,572 |
| 2001 | 262,425 | 2,624,403 |
| 2000 | 262,063 | 2,607,826 |
| 1999 | 262,517 | 2,589,795 |
| 1998 | 262,436 | 2,569,736 |
| 1997 | 262,392 | 2,547,848 |
| 1996 | 262,284 | 2,524,463 |
| 1995 | 262,039 | 2,500,151 |
| 1994 | 261,620 | 2,475,220 |
| 1993 | 261,027 | 2,449,916 |
| 1992 | 260,267 | 2,424,701 |
| 1991 | 259,373 | 2,400,869 |
| 1990 | 258,582 | 2,379,877 |
| 1989 | 258,109 | 2,361,916 |
| 1988 | 257,763 | 2,345,777 |
| 1987 | 257,279 | 2,329,813 |
| 1986 | 256,618 | 2,312,125 |
| 1985 | 255,820 | 2,290,656 |
| 1984 | 254,920 | 2,264,562 |
| 1983 | 253,992 | 2,234,832 |
| 1982 | 253,095 | 2,203,889 |
| 1981 | 252,270 | 2,173,818 |
| 1980 | 251,524 | 2,145,658 |
| 1979 | 251,269 | 2,119,486 |
| 1978 | 251,551 | 2,094,836 |
| 1977 | 251,626 | 2,070,657 |
| 1976 | 251,442 | 2,045,578 |
| 1975 | 251,175 | 2,018,981 |
| 1974 | 250,777 | 1,990,906 |
| 1973 | 250,322 | 1,961,219 |
| 1972 | 249,658 | 1,931,542 |
| 1971 | 249,168 | 1,903,728 |
| 1970 | 249,387 | 1,878,196 |
| 1969 | 249,444 | 1,855,127 |
| 1968 | 248,540 | 1,833,765 |
| 1967 | 247,091 | 1,812,865 |
| 1966 | 244,996 | 1,791,475 |
| 1965 | 242,417 | 1,769,192 |
| 1964 | 239,958 | 1,745,568 |
| 1963 | 237,557 | 1,721,099 |
| 1962 | 235,224 | 1,696,932 |
| 1961 | 233,148 | 1,673,261 |
| 1960 | 230,893 | 1,650,005 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,200 people (a 1.14% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).
Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Barbados' population will shrink by 6.31% to 264,967 people with a rank change from 175th to 177th. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.
Barbados is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 283K people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Jamaica
|
|
| 2100 | -0.71% | -1.77% |
| 2099 | -0.71% | -1.78% |
| 2098 | -0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2097 | -0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2096 | -0.71% | -1.82% |
| 2095 | -0.71% | -1.84% |
| 2094 | -0.7% | -1.86% |
| 2093 | -0.71% | -1.88% |
| 2092 | -0.71% | -1.9% |
| 2091 | -0.69% | -1.91% |
| 2090 | -0.68% | -1.92% |
| 2089 | -0.66% | -1.93% |
| 2088 | -0.67% | -1.93% |
| 2087 | -0.68% | -1.94% |
| 2086 | -0.67% | -1.95% |
| 2085 | -0.66% | -1.94% |
| 2084 | -0.65% | -1.91% |
| 2083 | -0.65% | -1.93% |
| 2082 | -0.64% | -1.92% |
| 2081 | -0.64% | -1.92% |
| 2080 | -0.63% | -1.9% |
| 2079 | -0.62% | -1.87% |
| 2078 | -0.62% | -1.87% |
| 2077 | -0.62% | -1.84% |
| 2076 | -0.59% | -1.82% |
| 2075 | -0.6% | -1.81% |
| 2074 | -0.58% | -1.77% |
| 2073 | -0.57% | -1.75% |
| 2072 | -0.55% | -1.71% |
| 2071 | -0.59% | -1.68% |
| 2070 | -0.56% | -1.64% |
| 2069 | -0.57% | -1.61% |
| 2068 | -0.57% | -1.57% |
| 2067 | -0.55% | -1.53% |
| 2066 | -0.55% | -1.53% |
| 2065 | -0.55% | -1.48% |
| 2064 | -0.55% | -1.44% |
| 2063 | -0.55% | -1.42% |
| 2062 | -0.54% | -1.38% |
| 2061 | -0.54% | -1.36% |
| 2060 | -0.53% | -1.32% |
| 2059 | -0.52% | -1.29% |
| 2058 | -0.51% | -1.24% |
| 2057 | -0.52% | -1.23% |
| 2056 | -0.53% | -1.19% |
| 2055 | -0.51% | -1.16% |
| 2054 | -0.51% | -1.11% |
| 2053 | -0.51% | -1.07% |
| 2052 | -0.52% | -1.03% |
| 2051 | -0.5% | -1% |
| 2050 | -0.51% | -1% |
| 2049 | -0.49% | -0.96% |
| 2048 | -0.5% | -0.93% |
| 2047 | -0.47% | -0.9% |
| 2046 | -0.44% | -0.86% |
| 2045 | -0.43% | -0.84% |
| 2044 | -0.43% | -0.8% |
| 2043 | -0.41% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | -0.36% | -0.71% |
| 2041 | -0.36% | -0.68% |
| 2040 | -0.31% | -0.65% |
| 2039 | -0.31% | -0.6% |
| 2038 | -0.27% | -0.58% |
| 2037 | -0.25% | -0.53% |
| 2036 | -0.22% | -0.48% |
| 2035 | -0.18% | -0.45% |
| 2034 | -0.17% | -0.4% |
| 2033 | -0.14% | -0.37% |
| 2032 | -0.11% | -0.31% |
| 2031 | -0.09% | -0.28% |
| 2030 | -0.06% | -0.25% |
| 2029 | -0.01% | -0.21% |
| 2028 | 0.02% | -0.19% |
| 2027 | 0.03% | -0.16% |
| 2026 | 0.05% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.06% | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 0.05% | -0.02% |
| 2023 | 0.006% | 0.02% |
| 2022 | 0.06% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 0.16% | 0.25% |
| 2020 | 0.17% | 0.26% |
| 2019 | 0.18% | 0.11% |
| 2018 | 0.19% | 0.15% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | 0.21% |
| 2016 | 0.22% | 0.26% |
| 2015 | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| 2014 | 0.25% | 0.36% |
| 2013 | 0.26% | 0.41% |
| 2012 | 0.29% | 0.43% |
| 2011 | 0.33% | 0.43% |
| 2010 | 0.41% | 0.42% |
| 2009 | 0.52% | 0.42% |
| 2008 | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| 2007 | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| 2006 | 0.48% | 0.52% |
| 2005 | 0.53% | 0.56% |
| 2004 | 0.57% | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 0.62% | 0.61% |
| 2002 | 0.66% | 0.62% |
| 2001 | 0.14% | 0.64% |
| 2000 | -0.17% | 0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.03% | 0.78% |
| 1998 | 0.02% | 0.86% |
| 1997 | 0.04% | 0.93% |
| 1996 | 0.09% | 0.97% |
| 1995 | 0.16% | 1.01% |
| 1994 | 0.23% | 1.03% |
| 1993 | 0.29% | 1.04% |
| 1992 | 0.34% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 0.31% | 0.88% |
| 1990 | 0.18% | 0.76% |
| 1989 | 0.13% | 0.69% |
| 1988 | 0.19% | 0.69% |
| 1987 | 0.26% | 0.77% |
| 1986 | 0.31% | 0.94% |
| 1985 | 0.35% | 1.15% |
| 1984 | 0.37% | 1.33% |
| 1983 | 0.35% | 1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.33% | 1.38% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | 1.31% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | 1.23% |
| 1979 | -0.11% | 1.18% |
| 1978 | -0.03% | 1.17% |
| 1977 | 0.07% | 1.23% |
| 1976 | 0.11% | 1.32% |
| 1975 | 0.16% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 0.18% | 1.51% |
| 1973 | 0.27% | 1.54% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | 1.46% |
| 1971 | -0.09% | 1.36% |
| 1970 | -0.02% | 1.24% |
| 1969 | 0.36% | 1.16% |
| 1968 | 0.59% | 1.15% |
| 1967 | 0.86% | 1.19% |
| 1966 | 1.06% | 1.26% |
| 1965 | 1.02% | 1.35% |
| 1964 | 1.01% | 1.42% |
| 1963 | 0.99% | 1.42% |
| 1962 | 0.89% | 1.41% |
| 1961 | 0.98% | 1.41% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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In 2024, the population of Barbados grew by 0.05%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.
Live population counters
|
Barbados
|
Jamaica
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
282798
|
2834980
|
| Population rank | 175/197 | 139/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
2.79 days
|
14.3 hours
|
| One birth every |
2.78 hours
|
15.9 minutes
|
| One death every |
2.92 hours
|
22.9 minutes
|
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | -2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +131 | -611 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | -0.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 162/197 | 166/197 |
| One migration net change every |
4.21 days
|
47.7 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -87 | -11,053 |
| Net migration rank | 81/196 | 135/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 35,187 | 24,007 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 159/195 | 168/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 12.5% | 0.8% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 54/195 | 161/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Barbados
|
Jamaica
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -87 | - | -11,053 |
| 2024 | - | -70 | - | -10,506 |
| 2023 | 158 | -80 | 10,072 | -10,003 |
| 2022 | 43 | -80 | 11,215 | -10,003 |
| 2021 | 415 | -28 | 6,382 | -4,665 |
| 2020 | 503 | 0 | 12,170 | 0 |
| 2019 | 542 | -65 | 13,094 | -10,335 |
| 2018 | 584 | -65 | 13,929 | -10,335 |
| 2017 | 616 | -65 | 15,419 | -10,335 |
| 2016 | 655 | -65 | 16,944 | -10,335 |
| 2015 | 690 | -65 | 18,489 | -10,335 |
| 2014 | 730 | -65 | 19,751 | -10,335 |
| 2013 | 772 | -65 | 21,037 | -10,335 |
| 2012 | 815 | -64 | 22,320 | -10,498 |
| 2011 | 897 | -54 | 23,627 | -11,577 |
| 2010 | 981 | -36 | 25,031 | -13,248 |
| 2009 | 1,000 | 296 | 26,311 | -14,941 |
| 2008 | 989 | 526 | 27,553 | -16,191 |
| 2007 | 1,028 | 308 | 28,886 | -16,588 |
| 2006 | 927 | 317 | 30,213 | -16,840 |
| 2005 | 1,018 | 330 | 31,506 | -17,071 |
| 2004 | 1,204 | 273 | 32,500 | -17,256 |
| 2003 | 1,321 | 248 | 33,340 | -17,380 |
| 2002 | 1,369 | 308 | 33,572 | -17,428 |
| 2001 | 1,578 | 199 | 33,666 | -17,466 |
| 2000 | 1,577 | -2,628 | 34,452 | -17,498 |
| 1999 | 1,351 | -1,215 | 36,649 | -17,542 |
| 1998 | 1,093 | -1,068 | 38,628 | -17,623 |
| 1997 | 1,172 | -1,122 | 40,521 | -17,756 |
| 1996 | 1,334 | -1,164 | 42,297 | -18,285 |
| 1995 | 1,467 | -1,141 | 43,705 | -19,092 |
| 1994 | 1,607 | -1,096 | 45,210 | -19,960 |
| 1993 | 1,765 | -1,080 | 46,090 | -20,731 |
| 1992 | 1,912 | -1,076 | 46,494 | -21,426 |
| 1991 | 2,055 | -1,108 | 45,617 | -23,014 |
| 1990 | 2,101 | -1,474 | 44,465 | -25,085 |
| 1989 | 1,719 | -1,400 | 43,591 | -27,049 |
| 1988 | 1,684 | -1,301 | 43,978 | -28,247 |
| 1987 | 1,841 | -1,262 | 44,155 | -27,958 |
| 1986 | 2,111 | -1,377 | 44,520 | -25,339 |
| 1985 | 2,356 | -1,487 | 45,122 | -21,371 |
| 1984 | 2,388 | -1,447 | 45,644 | -17,211 |
| 1983 | 2,656 | -1,733 | 45,095 | -14,065 |
| 1982 | 2,660 | -1,794 | 43,816 | -12,952 |
| 1981 | 2,605 | -1,821 | 42,898 | -13,619 |
| 1980 | 2,393 | -1,687 | 42,316 | -15,277 |
| 1979 | 2,485 | -2,691 | 42,449 | -17,143 |
| 1978 | 2,367 | -2,725 | 42,475 | -18,483 |
| 1977 | 2,988 | -2,778 | 42,999 | -18,630 |
| 1976 | 2,988 | -2,836 | 43,878 | -18,084 |
| 1975 | 3,321 | -2,939 | 44,736 | -17,340 |
| 1974 | 3,644 | -3,222 | 45,526 | -16,769 |
| 1973 | 3,996 | -3,508 | 47,438 | -16,822 |
| 1972 | 4,505 | -3,665 | 46,676 | -17,934 |
| 1971 | 4,530 | -4,396 | 47,206 | -20,322 |
| 1970 | 4,271 | -4,852 | 47,547 | -23,371 |
| 1969 | 4,710 | -4,236 | 48,258 | -26,304 |
| 1968 | 5,035 | -3,693 | 49,189 | -28,424 |
| 1967 | 4,984 | -3,436 | 50,187 | -29,147 |
| 1966 | 5,842 | -3,201 | 50,808 | -29,065 |
| 1965 | 5,762 | -3,251 | 51,423 | -28,611 |
| 1964 | 5,688 | -3,277 | 52,501 | -28,066 |
| 1963 | 5,706 | -3,303 | 52,277 | -27,757 |
| 1962 | 5,589 | -3,327 | 51,758 | -27,936 |
| 1961 | 5,208 | -3,323 | 51,931 | -28,416 |
| 1960 | 5,949 | -3,315 | 51,944 | -28,952 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 89.5% of the population change in Barbados is from natural causes (a gain of 4,936 people) and 10.5% is from migration (a loss of 578 people). In Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).
As of 2024, 35,187 residents or 12.5% of the population were not native-born in Barbados, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.
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Population differences between Barbados and Jamaica
|
Barbados
|
Jamaica
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.6 years | 71.9 years |
| Average age | 40.1 years | 34.9 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 33.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.71 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,703 ppl/mi² | 678 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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