The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,467 in 2024 vs 677,717 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,698 people compared to 690,832 in Luxembourg.
Population statistics:
- Luxembourg's population is 2.44 times bigger than Barbados'.
- Barbados is ranked the 175th most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
- The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.003% for Barbados vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
- For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +2.03% in Luxembourg.
- Since 2005, the population of Barbados has increased from 269K people to 283K (5.21% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 465K to 691K (48.5% growth).
- Barbados is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 283K people compared to the peak of 806K people in 2061 for Luxembourg.
Barbados vs Luxembourg: live population counter
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| Current population |
282698
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690832
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| Population rank | 175/197 | 164/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.003% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
2.79 days
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46.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.78 hours
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1.38 hours
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| One death every |
2.92 hours
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1.99 hours
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| One migration net change every |
5.21 days
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1.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | -70 | +5,677 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +31 |
| Annual growth/decline | +131 | +11,287 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | +1.69% |
| Population growth rate rank | 164/197 | 68/197 |
Barbados and Luxembourg: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 230,893 | 313,970 | - | - |
| 1961 | 233,148 | 316,845 | 0.98% | 0.92% |
| 1962 | 235,224 | 320,750 | 0.89% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 237,557 | 324,100 | 0.99% | 1.04% |
| 1964 | 239,958 | 327,750 | 1.01% | 1.13% |
| 1965 | 242,417 | 331,500 | 1.02% | 1.14% |
| 1966 | 244,996 | 333,895 | 1.06% | 0.72% |
| 1967 | 247,091 | 334,995 | 0.86% | 0.33% |
| 1968 | 248,540 | 335,850 | 0.59% | 0.26% |
| 1969 | 249,444 | 337,500 | 0.36% | 0.49% |
| 1970 | 249,387 | 339,171 | -0.02% | 0.5% |
| 1971 | 249,168 | 342,421 | -0.09% | 0.96% |
| 1972 | 249,658 | 346,600 | 0.2% | 1.22% |
| 1973 | 250,322 | 350,450 | 0.27% | 1.11% |
| 1974 | 250,777 | 355,050 | 0.18% | 1.31% |
| 1975 | 251,175 | 358,950 | 0.16% | 1.1% |
| 1976 | 251,442 | 360,731 | 0.11% | 0.5% |
| 1977 | 251,626 | 361,358 | 0.07% | 0.17% |
| 1978 | 251,551 | 362,007 | -0.03% | 0.18% |
| 1979 | 251,269 | 362,856 | -0.11% | 0.23% |
| 1980 | 251,524 | 364,150 | 0.1% | 0.36% |
| 1981 | 252,270 | 365,225 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 1982 | 253,095 | 365,525 | 0.33% | 0.08% |
| 1983 | 253,992 | 365,622 | 0.35% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 254,920 | 365,998 | 0.37% | 0.1% |
| 1985 | 255,820 | 366,706 | 0.35% | 0.19% |
| 1986 | 256,618 | 368,355 | 0.31% | 0.45% |
| 1987 | 257,279 | 370,750 | 0.26% | 0.65% |
| 1988 | 257,763 | 373,450 | 0.19% | 0.73% |
| 1989 | 258,109 | 377,100 | 0.13% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 258,582 | 381,850 | 0.18% | 1.26% |
| 1991 | 259,373 | 387,000 | 0.31% | 1.35% |
| 1992 | 260,267 | 392,175 | 0.34% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 261,027 | 397,475 | 0.29% | 1.35% |
| 1994 | 261,620 | 402,925 | 0.23% | 1.37% |
| 1995 | 262,039 | 408,625 | 0.16% | 1.41% |
| 1996 | 262,284 | 414,225 | 0.09% | 1.37% |
| 1997 | 262,392 | 419,450 | 0.04% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 262,436 | 424,700 | 0.02% | 1.25% |
| 1999 | 262,517 | 430,475 | 0.03% | 1.36% |
| 2000 | 262,063 | 436,300 | -0.17% | 1.35% |
| 2001 | 262,425 | 441,525 | 0.14% | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 264,148 | 446,175 | 0.66% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 265,776 | 451,630 | 0.62% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 267,298 | 458,095 | 0.57% | 1.43% |
| 2005 | 268,706 | 465,158 | 0.53% | 1.54% |
| 2006 | 270,002 | 472,637 | 0.48% | 1.61% |
| 2007 | 271,288 | 479,993 | 0.48% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 272,714 | 488,650 | 0.53% | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 274,123 | 497,783 | 0.52% | 1.87% |
| 2010 | 275,243 | 506,953 | 0.41% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 276,139 | 518,347 | 0.33% | 2.25% |
| 2012 | 276,938 | 530,946 | 0.29% | 2.43% |
| 2013 | 277,665 | 543,360 | 0.26% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 278,348 | 556,319 | 0.25% | 2.38% |
| 2015 | 278,990 | 569,604 | 0.23% | 2.39% |
| 2016 | 279,598 | 582,014 | 0.22% | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 280,171 | 596,336 | 0.2% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 280,711 | 607,950 | 0.19% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 281,207 | 620,001 | 0.18% | 1.98% |
| 2020 | 281,698 | 630,419 | 0.17% | 1.68% |
| 2021 | 282,147 | 640,064 | 0.16% | 1.53% |
| 2022 | 282,318 | 653,103 | 0.06% | 2.04% |
| 2023 | 282,336 | 666,430 | 0.006% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 282,467 | 677,717 | 0.05% | 1.69% |
| 2025 | 282,618 | 685,180 | 0.05% | 1.1% |
| 2026 | 282,718 | 692,217 | 0.04% | 1.03% |
| 2027 | 282,779 | 699,102 | 0.02% | 0.99% |
| 2028 | 282,792 | 705,956 | 0.005% | 0.98% |
| 2029 | 282,689 | 712,502 | -0.04% | 0.93% |
| 2030 | 282,486 | 718,627 | -0.07% | 0.86% |
| 2031 | 282,203 | 724,433 | -0.1% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 281,846 | 730,118 | -0.13% | 0.78% |
| 2033 | 281,402 | 735,604 | -0.16% | 0.75% |
| 2034 | 280,904 | 740,767 | -0.18% | 0.7% |
| 2035 | 280,344 | 745,776 | -0.2% | 0.68% |
| 2036 | 279,697 | 750,596 | -0.23% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 278,962 | 755,119 | -0.26% | 0.6% |
| 2038 | 278,147 | 759,551 | -0.29% | 0.59% |
| 2039 | 277,276 | 763,923 | -0.31% | 0.58% |
| 2040 | 276,345 | 767,972 | -0.34% | 0.53% |
| 2041 | 275,351 | 771,757 | -0.36% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 274,293 | 775,418 | -0.38% | 0.47% |
| 2043 | 273,145 | 778,811 | -0.42% | 0.44% |
| 2044 | 271,954 | 781,936 | -0.44% | 0.4% |
| 2045 | 270,773 | 784,957 | -0.43% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 269,533 | 787,788 | -0.46% | 0.36% |
| 2047 | 268,224 | 790,356 | -0.49% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 266,887 | 792,821 | -0.5% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 265,548 | 795,064 | -0.5% | 0.28% |
| 2050 | 264,216 | 796,958 | -0.5% | 0.24% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Luxembourg gained 104,446 people (a 22.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 121,228 (a 21.3% growth).
Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2005 and ranked 164th 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15.4% to 796,958 people and will still be ranked 164th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Bridgetown | 110K |
| Holetown | 1.6K |
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| City | Population |
| Luxembourg | 136K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
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Population differences between Barbados and Luxembourg
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| Life expectancy | 76.5 years | 82.5 years |
| Average age | 40.1 years | 40.6 years |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 40.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.71 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,701 ppl/mi² | 682 ppl/mi² |
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