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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,467 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,798 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 921 times bigger than Barbados'.
  • Barbados is ranked the 175th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.14% of the world: 0.003% for Barbados vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Barbados has increased from 270K people to 283K (4.74% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Barbados vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Barbados
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Barbados Pakistan
2100 195,450 514,531,704
2099 196,847 513,655,674
2098 198,246 512,727,636
2097 199,653 511,735,790
2096 201,065 510,636,755
2095 202,496 509,437,875
2094 203,943 508,130,071
2093 205,390 506,765,644
2092 206,859 505,327,656
2091 208,334 503,824,444
2090 209,783 502,264,268
2089 211,228 500,660,501
2088 212,641 498,935,983
2087 214,083 497,190,466
2086 215,541 495,313,036
2085 216,992 493,366,305
2084 218,441 491,354,778
2083 219,875 489,225,193
2082 221,315 486,984,952
2081 222,746 484,673,501
2080 224,182 482,257,479
2079 225,610 479,813,404
2078 227,023 477,277,836
2077 228,447 474,593,860
2076 229,877 471,779,348
2075 231,245 468,855,468
2074 232,651 465,875,137
2073 234,000 462,811,079
2072 235,352 459,656,523
2071 236,662 456,423,506
2070 238,055 453,095,985
2069 239,400 449,655,599
2068 240,780 446,126,774
2067 242,154 442,540,629
2066 243,494 438,879,326
2065 244,844 435,169,856
2064 246,188 431,394,393
2063 247,554 427,575,887
2062 248,919 423,636,352
2061 250,265 419,672,017
2060 251,636 415,638,125
2059 252,971 411,576,344
2058 254,282 407,429,129
2057 255,590 403,233,874
2056 256,930 398,948,355
2055 258,288 394,645,693
2054 259,602 390,303,954
2053 260,932 385,922,748
2052 262,269 381,488,696
2051 263,633 377,018,239
2050 264,967 372,476,884
2049 266,314 367,909,407
2048 267,638 363,310,560
2047 268,981 358,659,474
2046 270,264 353,929,775
2045 271,457 349,156,085
2044 272,639 344,371,692
2043 273,822 339,561,029
2042 274,938 334,731,546
2041 275,939 329,875,686
2040 276,930 325,039,429
2039 277,804 320,137,108
2038 278,676 315,207,413
2037 279,437 310,312,684
2036 280,128 305,408,418
2035 280,737 300,541,523
2034 281,246 295,686,893
2033 281,734 290,851,174
2032 282,134 286,070,650
2031 282,455 281,351,929
2030 282,707 276,708,987
2029 282,864 272,189,955
2028 282,903 267,728,673
2027 282,852 263,390,059
2026 282,779 259,231,214
2025 282,650 255,166,301
2024 282,467 251,269,164
2023 282,336 247,504,495
2022 282,318 243,700,667
2021 282,147 239,477,801
2020 281,698 235,001,746
2019 281,207 230,800,899
2018 280,711 226,928,892
2017 280,171 223,273,967
2016 279,598 220,138,869
2015 278,990 217,290,883
2014 278,348 214,264,647
2013 277,665 211,073,978
2012 276,938 207,667,125
2011 276,139 203,746,065
2010 275,243 199,239,047
2009 274,123 194,376,534
2008 272,714 189,499,113
2007 271,288 184,493,231
2006 270,002 179,682,690
2005 268,706 175,453,212
2004 267,298 171,286,000
2003 265,776 167,110,248
2002 264,148 163,222,549
2001 262,425 159,270,907
2000 262,063 154,879,127
1999 262,517 150,565,377
1998 262,436 146,522,356
1997 262,392 142,531,804
1996 262,284 138,557,092
1995 262,039 134,582,253
1994 261,620 130,748,083
1993 261,027 127,020,117
1992 260,267 123,546,848
1991 259,373 120,060,406
1990 258,582 116,155,576
1989 258,109 112,336,629
1988 257,763 108,724,739
1987 257,279 105,130,717
1986 256,618 101,606,764
1985 255,820 98,229,285
1984 254,920 95,164,936
1983 253,992 92,227,711
1982 253,095 89,089,246
1981 252,270 85,802,049
1980 251,524 82,291,010
1979 251,269 78,997,039
1978 251,551 76,307,379
1977 251,626 73,901,827
1976 251,442 71,620,254
1975 251,175 69,461,175
1974 250,777 67,415,487
1973 250,322 65,461,912
1972 249,658 63,583,194
1971 249,168 61,847,899
1970 249,387 60,166,719
1969 249,444 58,460,939
1968 248,540 56,810,507
1967 247,091 55,214,768
1966 244,996 53,678,667
1965 242,417 52,209,010
1964 239,958 50,799,999
1963 237,557 49,447,776
1962 235,224 48,156,128
1961 233,148 46,921,277
1960 230,893 45,709,310

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/barbados/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,200 people (a 1.14% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Barbados is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 283K people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Barbados
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Barbados Pakistan
2100 -0.71% 0.17%
2099 -0.71% 0.18%
2098 -0.7% 0.19%
2097 -0.7% 0.22%
2096 -0.71% 0.24%
2095 -0.71% 0.26%
2094 -0.7% 0.27%
2093 -0.71% 0.28%
2092 -0.71% 0.3%
2091 -0.69% 0.31%
2090 -0.68% 0.32%
2089 -0.66% 0.35%
2088 -0.67% 0.35%
2087 -0.68% 0.38%
2086 -0.67% 0.39%
2085 -0.66% 0.41%
2084 -0.65% 0.44%
2083 -0.65% 0.46%
2082 -0.64% 0.48%
2081 -0.64% 0.5%
2080 -0.63% 0.51%
2079 -0.62% 0.53%
2078 -0.62% 0.57%
2077 -0.62% 0.6%
2076 -0.59% 0.62%
2075 -0.6% 0.64%
2074 -0.58% 0.66%
2073 -0.57% 0.69%
2072 -0.55% 0.71%
2071 -0.59% 0.73%
2070 -0.56% 0.77%
2069 -0.57% 0.79%
2068 -0.57% 0.81%
2067 -0.55% 0.83%
2066 -0.55% 0.85%
2065 -0.55% 0.88%
2064 -0.55% 0.89%
2063 -0.55% 0.93%
2062 -0.54% 0.94%
2061 -0.54% 0.97%
2060 -0.53% 0.99%
2059 -0.52% 1.02%
2058 -0.51% 1.04%
2057 -0.52% 1.07%
2056 -0.53% 1.09%
2055 -0.51% 1.11%
2054 -0.51% 1.14%
2053 -0.51% 1.16%
2052 -0.52% 1.19%
2051 -0.5% 1.22%
2050 -0.51% 1.24%
2049 -0.49% 1.27%
2048 -0.5% 1.3%
2047 -0.47% 1.34%
2046 -0.44% 1.37%
2045 -0.43% 1.39%
2044 -0.43% 1.42%
2043 -0.41% 1.44%
2042 -0.36% 1.47%
2041 -0.36% 1.49%
2040 -0.31% 1.53%
2039 -0.31% 1.56%
2038 -0.27% 1.58%
2037 -0.25% 1.61%
2036 -0.22% 1.62%
2035 -0.18% 1.64%
2034 -0.17% 1.66%
2033 -0.14% 1.67%
2032 -0.11% 1.68%
2031 -0.09% 1.68%
2030 -0.06% 1.66%
2029 -0.01% 1.67%
2028 0.02% 1.65%
2027 0.03% 1.6%
2026 0.05% 1.59%
2025 0.06% 1.55%
2024 0.05% 1.52%
2023 0.006% 1.56%
2022 0.06% 1.76%
2021 0.16% 1.9%
2020 0.17% 1.82%
2019 0.18% 1.71%
2018 0.19% 1.64%
2017 0.2% 1.42%
2016 0.22% 1.31%
2015 0.23% 1.41%
2014 0.25% 1.51%
2013 0.26% 1.64%
2012 0.29% 1.92%
2011 0.33% 2.26%
2010 0.41% 2.5%
2009 0.52% 2.57%
2008 0.53% 2.71%
2007 0.48% 2.68%
2006 0.48% 2.41%
2005 0.53% 2.43%
2004 0.57% 2.5%
2003 0.62% 2.38%
2002 0.66% 2.48%
2001 0.14% 2.84%
2000 -0.17% 2.87%
1999 0.03% 2.76%
1998 0.02% 2.8%
1997 0.04% 2.87%
1996 0.09% 2.95%
1995 0.16% 2.93%
1994 0.23% 2.93%
1993 0.29% 2.81%
1992 0.34% 2.9%
1991 0.31% 3.36%
1990 0.18% 3.4%
1989 0.13% 3.32%
1988 0.19% 3.42%
1987 0.26% 3.47%
1986 0.31% 3.44%
1985 0.35% 3.22%
1984 0.37% 3.18%
1983 0.35% 3.52%
1982 0.33% 3.83%
1981 0.3% 4.27%
1980 0.1% 4.17%
1979 -0.11% 3.52%
1978 -0.03% 3.26%
1977 0.07% 3.19%
1976 0.11% 3.11%
1975 0.16% 3.03%
1974 0.18% 2.98%
1973 0.27% 2.95%
1972 0.2% 2.81%
1971 -0.09% 2.79%
1970 -0.02% 2.92%
1969 0.36% 2.91%
1968 0.59% 2.89%
1967 0.86% 2.86%
1966 1.06% 2.81%
1965 1.02% 2.77%
1964 1.01% 2.73%
1963 0.99% 2.68%
1962 0.89% 2.63%
1961 0.98% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/barbados/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Barbados grew by 0.05%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Barbados Pakistan
Current population
282798
260356147
Population rank 175/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 3.14%
One net population change
2.79 days
8.38 seconds
One birth every
2.78 hours
4.58 seconds
One death every
2.92 hours
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +0 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +131 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +0.05% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 162/197 70/197
One migration net change every
4.21 days
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -87 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 81/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 35,187 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 159/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.5% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 54/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Barbados
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Barbados Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -87 - -1,235,336
2024 - -70 - -1,401,173
2023 158 -80 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 43 -80 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 415 -28 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 503 0 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 542 -65 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 584 -65 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 616 -65 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 655 -65 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 690 -65 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 730 -65 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 772 -65 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 815 -64 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 897 -54 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 981 -36 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 1,000 296 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 989 526 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 1,028 308 4,690,187 576,349
2006 927 317 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 1,018 330 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 1,204 273 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 1,321 248 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 1,369 308 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 1,578 199 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 1,577 -2,628 4,281,169 252,869
1999 1,351 -1,215 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 1,093 -1,068 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 1,172 -1,122 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 1,334 -1,164 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 1,467 -1,141 3,977,175 11,534
1994 1,607 -1,096 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 1,765 -1,080 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 1,912 -1,076 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 2,055 -1,108 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 2,101 -1,474 3,731,730 275,242
1989 1,719 -1,400 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 1,684 -1,301 3,554,755 38,139
1987 1,841 -1,262 3,448,813 146,364
1986 2,111 -1,377 3,341,643 111,045
1985 2,356 -1,487 3,233,315 68,860
1984 2,388 -1,447 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 2,656 -1,733 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 2,660 -1,794 2,934,689 294,252
1981 2,605 -1,821 2,790,454 555,032
1980 2,393 -1,687 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 2,485 -2,691 2,461,311 450,003
1978 2,367 -2,725 2,356,601 111,386
1977 2,988 -2,778 2,257,849 85,250
1976 2,988 -2,836 2,171,812 48,238
1975 3,321 -2,939 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 3,644 -3,222 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 3,996 -3,508 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 4,505 -3,665 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 4,530 -4,396 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 4,271 -4,852 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 4,710 -4,236 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 5,035 -3,693 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 4,984 -3,436 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 5,842 -3,201 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 5,762 -3,251 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 5,688 -3,277 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 5,706 -3,303 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 5,589 -3,327 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 5,208 -3,323 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 5,949 -3,315 1,217,147 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/barbados/pakistan | CC BY

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 35,187 residents or 12.5% of the population were not native-born in Barbados, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Barbados
City Population
Bridgetown 98.5K
Holetown 1.6K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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