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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Portugal	Barbados	Portugal
1960	230,893	8,857,716	-	-
1961	233,148	8,929,316	0.98%	0.81%
1962	235,224	8,993,985	0.89%	0.72%
1963	237,557	9,030,355	0.99%	0.4%
1964	239,958	9,035,365	1.01%	0.06%
1965	242,417	8,998,595	1.02%	-0.41%
1966	244,996	8,930,990	1.06%	-0.75%
1967	247,091	8,874,520	0.86%	-0.63%
1968	248,540	8,836,650	0.59%	-0.43%
1969	249,444	8,757,705	0.36%	-0.89%
1970	249,387	8,680,431	-0.02%	-0.88%
1971	249,168	8,643,756	-0.09%	-0.42%
1972	249,658	8,630,430	0.2%	-0.15%
1973	250,322	8,633,100	0.27%	0.03%
1974	250,777	8,754,365	0.18%	1.4%
1975	251,175	9,093,470	0.16%	3.87%
1976	251,442	9,355,810	0.11%	2.88%
1977	251,626	9,455,675	0.07%	1.07%
1978	251,551	9,558,250	-0.03%	1.08%
1979	251,269	9,661,265	-0.11%	1.08%
1980	251,524	9,766,312	0.1%	1.09%
1981	252,270	9,851,362	0.3%	0.87%
1982	253,095	9,911,771	0.33%	0.61%
1983	253,992	9,957,865	0.35%	0.47%
1984	254,920	9,996,232	0.37%	0.39%
1985	255,820	10,023,613	0.35%	0.27%
1986	256,618	10,032,734	0.31%	0.09%
1987	257,279	10,030,031	0.26%	-0.03%
1988	257,763	10,019,610	0.19%	-0.1%
1989	258,109	10,005,000	0.13%	-0.15%
1990	258,582	9,983,218	0.18%	-0.22%
1991	259,373	9,960,235	0.31%	-0.23%
1992	260,267	9,952,494	0.34%	-0.08%
1993	261,027	9,964,675	0.29%	0.12%
1994	261,620	9,991,525	0.23%	0.27%
1995	262,039	10,026,176	0.16%	0.35%
1996	262,284	10,063,945	0.09%	0.38%
1997	262,392	10,108,977	0.04%	0.45%
1998	262,436	10,160,196	0.02%	0.51%
1999	262,517	10,217,828	0.03%	0.57%
2000	262,063	10,289,898	-0.17%	0.71%
2001	262,425	10,362,722	0.14%	0.71%
2002	264,148	10,419,631	0.66%	0.55%
2003	265,776	10,458,821	0.62%	0.38%
2004	267,298	10,483,861	0.57%	0.24%
2005	268,706	10,503,330	0.53%	0.19%
2006	270,002	10,522,288	0.48%	0.18%
2007	271,288	10,542,964	0.48%	0.2%
2008	272,714	10,558,177	0.53%	0.14%
2009	274,123	10,568,247	0.52%	0.1%
2010	275,243	10,573,100	0.41%	0.05%
2011	276,139	10,557,560	0.33%	-0.15%
2012	276,938	10,514,844	0.29%	-0.4%
2013	277,665	10,457,295	0.26%	-0.55%
2014	278,348	10,401,062	0.25%	-0.54%
2015	278,990	10,358,076	0.23%	-0.41%
2016	279,598	10,325,452	0.22%	-0.31%
2017	280,171	10,300,300	0.2%	-0.24%
2018	280,711	10,283,822	0.19%	-0.16%
2019	281,207	10,286,263	0.18%	0.02%
2020	281,698	10,297,081	0.17%	0.11%
2021	282,147	10,361,831	0.16%	0.63%
2022	282,318	10,434,332	0.06%	0.7%
2023	282,336	10,578,174	0.006%	1.38%
2024	282,467	10,694,681	0.05%	1.1%
2025	282,618	10,680,873	0.05%	-0.13%
2026	282,718	10,663,982	0.04%	-0.16%
2027	282,779	10,646,150	0.02%	-0.17%
2028	282,792	10,625,957	0.005%	-0.19%
2029	282,689	10,604,587	-0.04%	-0.2%
2030	282,486	10,584,552	-0.07%	-0.19%
2031	282,203	10,564,548	-0.1%	-0.19%
2032	281,846	10,542,600	-0.13%	-0.21%
2033	281,402	10,519,640	-0.16%	-0.22%
2034	280,904	10,496,056	-0.18%	-0.22%
2035	280,344	10,472,033	-0.2%	-0.23%
2036	279,697	10,447,836	-0.23%	-0.23%
2037	278,962	10,423,350	-0.26%	-0.23%
2038	278,147	10,398,185	-0.29%	-0.24%
2039	277,276	10,371,223	-0.31%	-0.26%
2040	276,345	10,342,789	-0.34%	-0.27%
2041	275,351	10,314,869	-0.36%	-0.27%
2042	274,293	10,287,416	-0.38%	-0.27%
2043	273,145	10,257,925	-0.42%	-0.29%
2044	271,954	10,226,892	-0.44%	-0.3%
2045	270,773	10,195,202	-0.43%	-0.31%
2046	269,533	10,162,323	-0.46%	-0.32%
2047	268,224	10,128,572	-0.49%	-0.33%
2048	266,887	10,094,854	-0.5%	-0.33%
2049	265,548	10,059,522	-0.5%	-0.35%
2050	264,216	10,022,734	-0.5%	-0.37%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,120 (a 1.12% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 338,530 (a 3.28% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.