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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Nauru	Barbados	Nauru
1960	230,893	4,607	-	-
1961	233,148	4,774	0.98%	3.62%
1962	235,224	4,979	0.89%	4.29%
1963	237,557	5,226	0.99%	4.96%
1964	239,958	5,515	1.01%	5.53%
1965	242,417	5,832	1.02%	5.75%
1966	244,996	6,043	1.06%	3.62%
1967	247,091	6,135	0.86%	1.52%
1968	248,540	6,328	0.59%	3.15%
1969	249,444	6,581	0.36%	4%
1970	249,387	6,710	-0.02%	1.96%
1971	249,168	6,762	-0.09%	0.77%
1972	249,658	6,812	0.2%	0.74%
1973	250,322	6,866	0.27%	0.79%
1974	250,777	6,923	0.18%	0.83%
1975	251,175	6,987	0.16%	0.92%
1976	251,442	7,064	0.11%	1.1%
1977	251,626	7,163	0.07%	1.4%
1978	251,551	7,298	-0.03%	1.88%
1979	251,269	7,468	-0.11%	2.33%
1980	251,524	7,649	0.1%	2.42%
1981	252,270	7,839	0.3%	2.48%
1982	253,095	8,040	0.33%	2.56%
1983	253,992	8,216	0.35%	2.19%
1984	254,920	8,377	0.37%	1.96%
1985	255,820	8,551	0.35%	2.08%
1986	256,618	8,742	0.31%	2.23%
1987	257,279	8,946	0.26%	2.33%
1988	257,763	9,165	0.19%	2.45%
1989	258,109	9,390	0.13%	2.45%
1990	258,582	9,622	0.18%	2.47%
1991	259,373	9,850	0.31%	2.37%
1992	260,267	10,021	0.34%	1.74%
1993	261,027	10,102	0.29%	0.81%
1994	261,620	10,137	0.23%	0.35%
1995	262,039	10,165	0.16%	0.28%
1996	262,284	10,183	0.09%	0.18%
1997	262,392	10,197	0.04%	0.14%
1998	262,436	10,198	0.02%	0.01%
1999	262,517	10,187	0.03%	-0.11%
2000	262,063	10,168	-0.17%	-0.19%
2001	262,425	10,130	0.14%	-0.37%
2002	264,148	10,082	0.66%	-0.47%
2003	265,776	10,059	0.62%	-0.23%
2004	267,298	10,060	0.57%	0.01%
2005	268,706	10,049	0.53%	-0.11%
2006	270,002	10,034	0.48%	-0.15%
2007	271,288	10,020	0.48%	-0.14%
2008	272,714	10,009	0.53%	-0.11%
2009	274,123	10,016	0.52%	0.07%
2010	275,243	10,043	0.41%	0.27%
2011	276,139	10,098	0.33%	0.55%
2012	276,938	10,267	0.29%	1.67%
2013	277,665	10,517	0.26%	2.43%
2014	278,348	10,742	0.25%	2.14%
2015	278,990	10,954	0.23%	1.97%
2016	279,598	11,150	0.22%	1.79%
2017	280,171	11,324	0.2%	1.56%
2018	280,711	11,477	0.19%	1.35%
2019	281,207	11,587	0.18%	0.96%
2020	281,698	11,643	0.17%	0.48%
2021	282,147	11,709	0.16%	0.57%
2022	282,318	11,801	0.06%	0.79%
2023	282,336	11,875	0.006%	0.63%
2024	282,467	11,947	0.05%	0.61%
2025	282,618	12,030	0.05%	0.7%
2026	282,718	12,103	0.04%	0.61%
2027	282,779	12,196	0.02%	0.77%
2028	282,792	12,296	0.005%	0.82%
2029	282,689	12,403	-0.04%	0.87%
2030	282,486	12,519	-0.07%	0.94%
2031	282,203	12,645	-0.1%	1%
2032	281,846	12,785	-0.13%	1.11%
2033	281,402	12,921	-0.16%	1.06%
2034	280,904	13,071	-0.18%	1.16%
2035	280,344	13,230	-0.2%	1.22%
2036	279,697	13,391	-0.23%	1.21%
2037	278,962	13,541	-0.26%	1.12%
2038	278,147	13,697	-0.29%	1.16%
2039	277,276	13,857	-0.31%	1.17%
2040	276,345	14,041	-0.34%	1.33%
2041	275,351	14,220	-0.36%	1.27%
2042	274,293	14,402	-0.38%	1.28%
2043	273,145	14,579	-0.42%	1.23%
2044	271,954	14,754	-0.44%	1.2%
2045	270,773	14,920	-0.43%	1.13%
2046	269,533	15,098	-0.46%	1.19%
2047	268,224	15,268	-0.49%	1.12%
2048	266,887	15,431	-0.5%	1.07%
2049	265,548	15,595	-0.5%	1.06%
2050	264,216	15,751	-0.5%	1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.