The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,467 in 2024 vs 2,337,423 people in Lesotho in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,698 people compared to 2,384,217 in Lesotho.
Population statistics:
- Lesotho's population is 8.43 times bigger than Barbados'.
- Barbados is ranked the 175th most populous country in the world, while Lesotho is the 144th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.003% for Barbados vs 0.03% for Lesotho.
- For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
- Since 2005, the population of Barbados has increased from 269K people to 283K (5.21% growth), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.38M (22.1% growth).
- Barbados is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 283K people compared to the peak of 3.31M people in 2083 for Lesotho.
Barbados vs Lesotho: live population counter
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| Current population |
282698
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2384217
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| Population rank | 175/197 | 144/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
2.79 days
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20.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.78 hours
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9.43 minutes
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| One death every |
2.92 hours
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21.4 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.21 days
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1.72 hours
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| Annual migration change | -70 | -5,107 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +71 |
| Annual growth/decline | +131 | +25,951 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | +1.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 164/197 | 96/197 |
Barbados and Lesotho: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 230,893 | 736,500 | - | - |
| 1961 | 233,148 | 758,824 | 0.98% | 3.03% |
| 1962 | 235,224 | 781,814 | 0.89% | 3.03% |
| 1963 | 237,557 | 805,373 | 0.99% | 3.01% |
| 1964 | 239,958 | 829,437 | 1.01% | 2.99% |
| 1965 | 242,417 | 854,090 | 1.02% | 2.97% |
| 1966 | 244,996 | 881,870 | 1.06% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 247,091 | 913,982 | 0.86% | 3.64% |
| 1968 | 248,540 | 948,105 | 0.59% | 3.73% |
| 1969 | 249,444 | 983,202 | 0.36% | 3.7% |
| 1970 | 249,387 | 1,019,273 | -0.02% | 3.67% |
| 1971 | 249,168 | 1,056,246 | -0.09% | 3.63% |
| 1972 | 249,658 | 1,094,063 | 0.2% | 3.58% |
| 1973 | 250,322 | 1,132,697 | 0.27% | 3.53% |
| 1974 | 250,777 | 1,172,420 | 0.18% | 3.51% |
| 1975 | 251,175 | 1,213,643 | 0.16% | 3.52% |
| 1976 | 251,442 | 1,253,214 | 0.11% | 3.26% |
| 1977 | 251,626 | 1,289,967 | 0.07% | 2.93% |
| 1978 | 251,551 | 1,327,240 | -0.03% | 2.89% |
| 1979 | 251,269 | 1,366,169 | -0.11% | 2.93% |
| 1980 | 251,524 | 1,406,521 | 0.1% | 2.95% |
| 1981 | 252,270 | 1,448,069 | 0.3% | 2.95% |
| 1982 | 253,095 | 1,490,732 | 0.33% | 2.95% |
| 1983 | 253,992 | 1,534,413 | 0.35% | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 254,920 | 1,578,986 | 0.37% | 2.9% |
| 1985 | 255,820 | 1,624,379 | 0.35% | 2.87% |
| 1986 | 256,618 | 1,666,138 | 0.31% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 257,279 | 1,703,390 | 0.26% | 2.24% |
| 1988 | 257,763 | 1,739,841 | 0.19% | 2.14% |
| 1989 | 258,109 | 1,775,436 | 0.13% | 2.05% |
| 1990 | 258,582 | 1,809,696 | 0.18% | 1.93% |
| 1991 | 259,373 | 1,842,379 | 0.31% | 1.81% |
| 1992 | 260,267 | 1,873,274 | 0.34% | 1.68% |
| 1993 | 261,027 | 1,901,793 | 0.29% | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 261,620 | 1,927,707 | 0.23% | 1.36% |
| 1995 | 262,039 | 1,951,437 | 0.16% | 1.23% |
| 1996 | 262,284 | 1,972,418 | 0.09% | 1.08% |
| 1997 | 262,392 | 1,988,130 | 0.04% | 0.8% |
| 1998 | 262,436 | 1,998,049 | 0.02% | 0.5% |
| 1999 | 262,517 | 2,003,234 | 0.03% | 0.26% |
| 2000 | 262,063 | 2,003,913 | -0.17% | 0.03% |
| 2001 | 262,425 | 2,000,853 | 0.14% | -0.15% |
| 2002 | 264,148 | 1,994,679 | 0.66% | -0.31% |
| 2003 | 265,776 | 1,985,059 | 0.62% | -0.48% |
| 2004 | 267,298 | 1,971,129 | 0.57% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 268,706 | 1,953,076 | 0.53% | -0.92% |
| 2006 | 270,002 | 1,945,063 | 0.48% | -0.41% |
| 2007 | 271,288 | 1,953,268 | 0.48% | 0.42% |
| 2008 | 272,714 | 1,966,541 | 0.53% | 0.68% |
| 2009 | 274,123 | 1,980,883 | 0.52% | 0.73% |
| 2010 | 275,243 | 1,996,251 | 0.41% | 0.78% |
| 2011 | 276,139 | 2,014,009 | 0.33% | 0.89% |
| 2012 | 276,938 | 2,034,354 | 0.29% | 1.01% |
| 2013 | 277,665 | 2,056,504 | 0.26% | 1.09% |
| 2014 | 278,348 | 2,080,089 | 0.25% | 1.15% |
| 2015 | 278,990 | 2,104,611 | 0.23% | 1.18% |
| 2016 | 279,598 | 2,130,422 | 0.22% | 1.23% |
| 2017 | 280,171 | 2,157,110 | 0.2% | 1.25% |
| 2018 | 280,711 | 2,183,603 | 0.19% | 1.23% |
| 2019 | 281,207 | 2,209,405 | 0.18% | 1.18% |
| 2020 | 281,698 | 2,235,727 | 0.17% | 1.19% |
| 2021 | 282,147 | 2,261,542 | 0.16% | 1.15% |
| 2022 | 282,318 | 2,286,110 | 0.06% | 1.09% |
| 2023 | 282,336 | 2,311,472 | 0.006% | 1.11% |
| 2024 | 282,467 | 2,337,423 | 0.05% | 1.12% |
| 2025 | 282,618 | 2,363,324 | 0.05% | 1.11% |
| 2026 | 282,718 | 2,389,334 | 0.04% | 1.1% |
| 2027 | 282,779 | 2,415,365 | 0.02% | 1.09% |
| 2028 | 282,792 | 2,441,435 | 0.005% | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 282,689 | 2,467,677 | -0.04% | 1.07% |
| 2030 | 282,486 | 2,493,816 | -0.07% | 1.06% |
| 2031 | 282,203 | 2,520,014 | -0.1% | 1.05% |
| 2032 | 281,846 | 2,546,489 | -0.13% | 1.05% |
| 2033 | 281,402 | 2,573,106 | -0.16% | 1.05% |
| 2034 | 280,904 | 2,599,777 | -0.18% | 1.04% |
| 2035 | 280,344 | 2,626,560 | -0.2% | 1.03% |
| 2036 | 279,697 | 2,653,503 | -0.23% | 1.03% |
| 2037 | 278,962 | 2,680,081 | -0.26% | 1% |
| 2038 | 278,147 | 2,706,197 | -0.29% | 0.97% |
| 2039 | 277,276 | 2,732,138 | -0.31% | 0.96% |
| 2040 | 276,345 | 2,757,868 | -0.34% | 0.94% |
| 2041 | 275,351 | 2,783,361 | -0.36% | 0.92% |
| 2042 | 274,293 | 2,808,538 | -0.38% | 0.9% |
| 2043 | 273,145 | 2,833,257 | -0.42% | 0.88% |
| 2044 | 271,954 | 2,857,499 | -0.44% | 0.86% |
| 2045 | 270,773 | 2,881,333 | -0.43% | 0.83% |
| 2046 | 269,533 | 2,904,780 | -0.46% | 0.81% |
| 2047 | 268,224 | 2,927,859 | -0.49% | 0.79% |
| 2048 | 266,887 | 2,950,411 | -0.5% | 0.77% |
| 2049 | 265,548 | 2,972,156 | -0.5% | 0.74% |
| 2050 | 264,216 | 2,993,080 | -0.5% | 0.7% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Lesotho gained 151,535 people (a 7.76% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 279,606 (a 13.3% growth).
Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2005 and still ranked 144th 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 Lesotho will increase by 25.5% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 144th to 141st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Bridgetown | 110K |
| Holetown | 1.6K |
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| City | Population |
| Maseru | 344K |
| Teyateyaneng | 75.1K |
| Mafeteng | 57.1K |
| Butha-Buthe | 10K |
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Population differences between Barbados and Lesotho
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| Life expectancy | 76.5 years | 58.2 years |
| Average age | 40.1 years | 25.8 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 22.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.71 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,701 ppl/mi² | 199.4 ppl/mi² |
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