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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Maldives	Barbados	Maldives
1960	230,893	91,189	-	-
1961	233,148	93,450	0.98%	2.48%
1962	235,224	95,802	0.89%	2.52%
1963	237,557	98,222	0.99%	2.53%
1964	239,958	100,662	1.01%	2.48%
1965	242,417	104,102	1.02%	3.42%
1966	244,996	108,507	1.06%	4.23%
1967	247,091	112,528	0.86%	3.71%
1968	248,540	116,075	0.59%	3.15%
1969	249,444	119,564	0.36%	3.01%
1970	249,387	123,219	-0.02%	3.06%
1971	249,168	127,035	-0.09%	3.1%
1972	249,658	130,968	0.2%	3.1%
1973	250,322	134,952	0.27%	3.04%
1974	250,777	138,978	0.18%	2.98%
1975	251,175	143,158	0.16%	3.01%
1976	251,442	147,525	0.11%	3.05%
1977	251,626	151,930	0.07%	2.99%
1978	251,551	156,159	-0.03%	2.78%
1979	251,269	160,360	-0.11%	2.69%
1980	251,524	164,835	0.1%	2.79%
1981	252,270	169,532	0.3%	2.85%
1982	253,095	174,333	0.33%	2.83%
1983	253,992	179,128	0.35%	2.75%
1984	254,920	184,198	0.37%	2.83%
1985	255,820	190,169	0.35%	3.24%
1986	256,618	196,935	0.31%	3.56%
1987	257,279	203,944	0.26%	3.56%
1988	257,763	210,885	0.19%	3.4%
1989	258,109	217,738	0.13%	3.25%
1990	258,582	224,762	0.18%	3.23%
1991	259,373	231,802	0.31%	3.13%
1992	260,267	238,543	0.34%	2.91%
1993	261,027	244,884	0.29%	2.66%
1994	261,620	250,822	0.23%	2.42%
1995	262,039	256,649	0.16%	2.32%
1996	262,284	262,347	0.09%	2.22%
1997	262,392	267,707	0.04%	2.04%
1998	262,436	272,723	0.02%	1.87%
1999	262,517	277,412	0.03%	1.72%
2000	262,063	282,019	-0.17%	1.66%
2001	262,425	286,767	0.14%	1.68%
2002	264,148	291,616	0.66%	1.69%
2003	265,776	296,491	0.62%	1.67%
2004	267,298	301,413	0.57%	1.66%
2005	268,706	306,429	0.53%	1.66%
2006	270,002	313,851	0.48%	2.42%
2007	271,288	324,479	0.48%	3.39%
2008	272,714	336,170	0.53%	3.6%
2009	274,123	348,275	0.52%	3.6%
2010	275,243	360,792	0.41%	3.59%
2011	276,139	373,674	0.33%	3.57%
2012	276,938	386,818	0.29%	3.52%
2013	277,665	400,070	0.26%	3.43%
2014	278,348	413,617	0.25%	3.39%
2015	278,990	428,154	0.23%	3.51%
2016	279,598	443,308	0.22%	3.54%
2017	280,171	458,287	0.2%	3.38%
2018	280,711	473,099	0.19%	3.23%
2019	281,207	487,731	0.18%	3.09%
2020	281,698	502,118	0.17%	2.95%
2021	282,147	516,154	0.16%	2.8%
2022	282,318	524,106	0.06%	1.54%
2023	282,336	525,994	0.006%	0.36%
2024	282,467	527,799	0.05%	0.34%
2025	282,618	529,677	0.05%	0.36%
2026	282,718	531,514	0.04%	0.35%
2027	282,779	533,433	0.02%	0.36%
2028	282,792	535,502	0.005%	0.39%
2029	282,689	537,574	-0.04%	0.39%
2030	282,486	539,667	-0.07%	0.39%
2031	282,203	541,929	-0.1%	0.42%
2032	281,846	544,288	-0.13%	0.44%
2033	281,402	546,723	-0.16%	0.45%
2034	280,904	549,162	-0.18%	0.45%
2035	280,344	551,599	-0.2%	0.44%
2036	279,697	554,092	-0.23%	0.45%
2037	278,962	556,637	-0.26%	0.46%
2038	278,147	559,231	-0.29%	0.47%
2039	277,276	561,958	-0.31%	0.49%
2040	276,345	564,800	-0.34%	0.51%
2041	275,351	567,606	-0.36%	0.5%
2042	274,293	570,381	-0.38%	0.49%
2043	273,145	573,138	-0.42%	0.48%
2044	271,954	575,811	-0.44%	0.47%
2045	270,773	578,459	-0.43%	0.46%
2046	269,533	581,026	-0.46%	0.44%
2047	268,224	583,393	-0.49%	0.41%
2048	266,887	585,720	-0.5%	0.4%
2049	265,548	587,988	-0.5%	0.39%
2050	264,216	589,960	-0.5%	0.34%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Maldives gained 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 102,998 (a 24.1% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2005 and ranked 168th 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 Maldives will increase by 11.1% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.