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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Palau	Barbados	Palau
1960	230,893	9,328	-	-
1961	233,148	9,555	0.98%	2.43%
1962	235,224	9,793	0.89%	2.49%
1963	237,557	10,037	0.99%	2.49%
1964	239,958	10,292	1.01%	2.54%
1965	242,417	10,547	1.02%	2.48%
1966	244,996	10,805	1.06%	2.45%
1967	247,091	10,988	0.86%	1.69%
1968	248,540	11,080	0.59%	0.84%
1969	249,444	11,159	0.36%	0.71%
1970	249,387	11,368	-0.02%	1.87%
1971	249,168	11,759	-0.09%	3.44%
1972	249,658	12,194	0.2%	3.7%
1973	250,322	12,552	0.27%	2.94%
1974	250,777	12,687	0.18%	1.08%
1975	251,175	12,655	0.16%	-0.25%
1976	251,442	12,598	0.11%	-0.45%
1977	251,626	12,525	0.07%	-0.58%
1978	251,551	12,440	-0.03%	-0.68%
1979	251,269	12,337	-0.11%	-0.83%
1980	251,524	12,271	0.1%	-0.53%
1981	252,270	12,402	0.3%	1.07%
1982	253,095	12,694	0.33%	2.35%
1983	253,992	13,006	0.35%	2.46%
1984	254,920	13,337	0.37%	2.54%
1985	255,820	13,688	0.35%	2.63%
1986	256,618	14,024	0.31%	2.45%
1987	257,279	14,334	0.26%	2.21%
1988	257,763	14,645	0.19%	2.17%
1989	258,109	14,945	0.13%	2.05%
1990	258,582	15,259	0.18%	2.1%
1991	259,373	15,614	0.31%	2.33%
1992	260,267	15,989	0.34%	2.4%
1993	261,027	16,372	0.29%	2.4%
1994	261,620	16,770	0.23%	2.43%
1995	262,039	17,195	0.16%	2.53%
1996	262,284	17,654	0.09%	2.67%
1997	262,392	18,108	0.04%	2.57%
1998	262,436	18,524	0.02%	2.3%
1999	262,517	18,901	0.03%	2.04%
2000	262,063	19,178	-0.17%	1.47%
2001	262,425	19,352	0.14%	0.91%
2002	264,148	19,503	0.66%	0.78%
2003	265,776	19,659	0.62%	0.8%
2004	267,298	19,820	0.57%	0.82%
2005	268,706	19,819	0.53%	-0.005%
2006	270,002	19,593	0.48%	-1.14%
2007	271,288	19,302	0.48%	-1.49%
2008	272,714	19,009	0.53%	-1.52%
2009	274,123	18,709	0.52%	-1.58%
2010	275,243	18,396	0.41%	-1.67%
2011	276,139	18,078	0.33%	-1.73%
2012	276,938	17,765	0.29%	-1.73%
2013	277,665	17,648	0.26%	-0.66%
2014	278,348	17,715	0.25%	0.38%
2015	278,990	17,770	0.23%	0.31%
2016	279,598	17,797	0.22%	0.15%
2017	280,171	17,812	0.2%	0.08%
2018	280,711	17,814	0.19%	0.01%
2019	281,207	17,798	0.18%	-0.09%
2020	281,698	17,792	0.17%	-0.03%
2021	282,147	17,783	0.16%	-0.05%
2022	282,318	17,759	0.06%	-0.13%
2023	282,336	17,727	0.006%	-0.18%
2024	282,467	17,695	0.05%	-0.18%
2025	282,618	17,663	0.05%	-0.18%
2026	282,718	17,618	0.04%	-0.25%
2027	282,779	17,564	0.02%	-0.31%
2028	282,792	17,504	0.005%	-0.34%
2029	282,689	17,436	-0.04%	-0.39%
2030	282,486	17,376	-0.07%	-0.34%
2031	282,203	17,299	-0.1%	-0.44%
2032	281,846	17,228	-0.13%	-0.41%
2033	281,402	17,163	-0.16%	-0.38%
2034	280,904	17,092	-0.18%	-0.41%
2035	280,344	17,012	-0.2%	-0.47%
2036	279,697	16,940	-0.23%	-0.43%
2037	278,962	16,858	-0.26%	-0.48%
2038	278,147	16,779	-0.29%	-0.47%
2039	277,276	16,689	-0.31%	-0.54%
2040	276,345	16,604	-0.34%	-0.51%
2041	275,351	16,510	-0.36%	-0.57%
2042	274,293	16,403	-0.38%	-0.65%
2043	273,145	16,302	-0.42%	-0.61%
2044	271,954	16,202	-0.44%	-0.62%
2045	270,773	16,097	-0.43%	-0.65%
2046	269,533	15,977	-0.46%	-0.74%
2047	268,224	15,863	-0.49%	-0.71%
2048	266,887	15,749	-0.5%	-0.72%
2049	265,548	15,632	-0.5%	-0.74%
2050	264,216	15,515	-0.5%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.