Population in Barbados compared to Saint Lucia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Barbados and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Saint Lucia	Barbados	Saint Lucia
1960	230,893	92,585	-	-
1961	233,148	93,490	0.98%	0.98%
1962	235,224	94,505	0.89%	1.09%
1963	237,557	95,519	0.99%	1.07%
1964	239,958	96,505	1.01%	1.03%
1965	242,417	97,493	1.02%	1.02%
1966	244,996	98,463	1.06%	0.99%
1967	247,091	99,504	0.86%	1.06%
1968	248,540	100,675	0.59%	1.18%
1969	249,444	101,879	0.36%	1.2%
1970	249,387	103,165	-0.02%	1.26%
1971	249,168	104,564	-0.09%	1.36%
1972	249,658	106,002	0.2%	1.38%
1973	250,322	107,498	0.27%	1.41%
1974	250,777	109,076	0.18%	1.47%
1975	251,175	110,725	0.16%	1.51%
1976	251,442	112,425	0.11%	1.54%
1977	251,626	114,135	0.07%	1.52%
1978	251,551	115,834	-0.03%	1.49%
1979	251,269	117,528	-0.11%	1.46%
1980	251,524	119,290	0.1%	1.5%
1981	252,270	121,166	0.3%	1.57%
1982	253,095	123,087	0.33%	1.59%
1983	253,992	125,044	0.35%	1.59%
1984	254,920	127,067	0.37%	1.62%
1985	255,820	129,159	0.35%	1.65%
1986	256,618	131,239	0.31%	1.61%
1987	257,279	133,227	0.26%	1.51%
1988	257,763	135,000	0.19%	1.33%
1989	258,109	136,512	0.13%	1.12%
1990	258,582	137,857	0.18%	0.99%
1991	259,373	139,520	0.31%	1.21%
1992	260,267	141,617	0.34%	1.5%
1993	261,027	143,726	0.29%	1.49%
1994	261,620	145,890	0.23%	1.51%
1995	262,039	148,208	0.16%	1.59%
1996	262,284	150,436	0.09%	1.5%
1997	262,392	152,569	0.04%	1.42%
1998	262,436	154,677	0.02%	1.38%
1999	262,517	156,702	0.03%	1.31%
2000	262,063	158,616	-0.17%	1.22%
2001	262,425	160,237	0.14%	1.02%
2002	264,148	161,641	0.66%	0.88%
2003	265,776	162,976	0.62%	0.83%
2004	267,298	164,239	0.57%	0.77%
2005	268,706	165,450	0.53%	0.74%
2006	270,002	166,639	0.48%	0.72%
2007	271,288	167,758	0.48%	0.67%
2008	272,714	168,808	0.53%	0.63%
2009	274,123	169,869	0.52%	0.63%
2010	275,243	170,906	0.41%	0.61%
2011	276,139	171,801	0.33%	0.52%
2012	276,938	172,587	0.29%	0.46%
2013	277,665	173,369	0.26%	0.45%
2014	278,348	174,138	0.25%	0.44%
2015	278,990	174,905	0.23%	0.44%
2016	279,598	175,646	0.22%	0.42%
2017	280,171	176,342	0.2%	0.4%
2018	280,711	177,017	0.19%	0.38%
2019	281,207	177,661	0.18%	0.36%
2020	281,698	178,250	0.17%	0.33%
2021	282,147	178,522	0.16%	0.15%
2022	282,318	178,781	0.06%	0.15%
2023	282,336	179,285	0.006%	0.28%
2024	282,467	179,744	0.05%	0.26%
2025	282,618	180,148	0.05%	0.23%
2026	282,718	180,489	0.04%	0.19%
2027	282,779	180,771	0.02%	0.16%
2028	282,792	181,003	0.005%	0.13%
2029	282,689	181,198	-0.04%	0.11%
2030	282,486	181,360	-0.07%	0.09%
2031	282,203	181,463	-0.1%	0.06%
2032	281,846	181,495	-0.13%	0.02%
2033	281,402	181,458	-0.16%	-0.02%
2034	280,904	181,354	-0.18%	-0.06%
2035	280,344	181,177	-0.2%	-0.1%
2036	279,697	180,948	-0.23%	-0.13%
2037	278,962	180,636	-0.26%	-0.17%
2038	278,147	180,230	-0.29%	-0.22%
2039	277,276	179,781	-0.31%	-0.25%
2040	276,345	179,296	-0.34%	-0.27%
2041	275,351	178,760	-0.36%	-0.3%
2042	274,293	178,187	-0.38%	-0.32%
2043	273,145	177,593	-0.42%	-0.33%
2044	271,954	176,937	-0.44%	-0.37%
2045	270,773	176,243	-0.43%	-0.39%
2046	269,533	175,520	-0.46%	-0.41%
2047	268,224	174,726	-0.49%	-0.45%
2048	266,887	173,877	-0.5%	-0.49%
2049	265,548	172,991	-0.5%	-0.51%
2050	264,216	172,081	-0.5%	-0.53%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,120 (a 1.12% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 4,846 (a 2.76% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2006 and ranked 178th 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 Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.66% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.