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

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The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,623 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,789 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 924 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 3.15% of the world: 0.003% for Barbados vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.14% 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 261M (45.5% growth).

Barbados vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Barbados
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Barbados Pakistan
2100 195,432 514,639,086
2099 196,828 513,762,873
2098 198,227 512,834,641
2097 199,634 511,842,588
2096 201,046 510,743,323
2095 202,476 509,544,194
2094 203,924 508,236,117
2093 205,370 506,871,405
2092 206,839 505,433,117
2091 208,314 503,929,591
2090 209,763 502,369,089
2089 211,207 500,764,988
2088 212,621 499,040,109
2087 214,063 497,294,229
2086 215,520 495,416,407
2085 216,972 493,469,269
2084 218,420 491,457,322
2083 219,854 489,327,293
2082 221,294 487,086,584
2081 222,725 484,774,651
2080 224,160 482,358,125
2079 225,589 479,913,540
2078 227,001 477,377,443
2077 228,425 474,692,907
2076 229,855 471,877,807
2075 231,223 468,953,317
2074 232,629 465,972,364
2073 233,977 462,907,667
2072 235,330 459,752,452
2071 236,639 456,518,761
2070 238,032 453,190,545
2069 239,377 449,749,441
2068 240,757 446,219,879
2067 242,130 442,632,987
2066 243,471 438,970,919
2065 244,821 435,260,675
2064 246,164 431,484,424
2063 247,531 427,665,121
2062 248,895 423,724,764
2061 250,241 419,759,602
2060 251,611 415,724,868
2059 252,947 411,662,239
2058 254,258 407,514,159
2057 255,565 403,318,028
2056 256,906 399,031,614
2055 258,263 394,728,055
2054 259,577 390,385,410
2053 260,907 386,003,289
2052 262,244 381,568,312
2051 263,608 377,096,921
2050 264,941 372,554,619
2049 266,289 367,986,189
2048 267,612 363,386,382
2047 268,955 358,734,325
2046 270,238 354,003,639
2045 271,431 349,228,953
2044 272,613 344,443,561
2043 273,796 339,631,894
2042 274,912 334,801,403
2041 275,913 329,944,530
2040 276,903 325,107,264
2039 277,777 320,203,920
2038 278,650 315,273,196
2037 279,410 310,377,446
2036 280,101 305,472,156
2035 280,710 300,604,245
2034 281,219 295,748,602
2033 281,707 290,911,874
2032 282,107 286,130,352
2031 282,428 281,410,647
2030 282,680 276,766,735
2029 282,837 272,246,760
2028 282,876 267,784,548
2027 282,825 263,445,027
2026 282,752 259,285,315
2025 282,623 255,219,554
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 3,191 people (a 1.14% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% 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 264,941 people with a rank change from 175th to 177th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 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% 1.57%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Barbados grew by 0.06%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Barbados Pakistan
Current population
282789
261421997
Population rank 175/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 3.15%
One net population change
2.35 days
8.01 seconds
One birth every
2.79 hours
4.58 seconds
One death every
3.03 hours
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +0 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +156 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +0.06% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 156/197 66/197
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 251 -70 5,268,361 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 88.4% of the population change in Barbados is from natural causes (a gain of 4,457 people) and 11.6% is from migration (a loss of 583 people). In Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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