Population in Barbados compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Sao Tome	Barbados	Sao Tome
1960	230,893	68,012	-	-
1961	233,148	68,707	0.98%	1.02%
1962	235,224	69,403	0.89%	1.01%
1963	237,557	70,112	0.99%	1.02%
1964	239,958	70,865	1.01%	1.07%
1965	242,417	71,680	1.02%	1.15%
1966	244,996	72,576	1.06%	1.25%
1967	247,091	73,596	0.86%	1.41%
1968	248,540	74,765	0.59%	1.59%
1969	249,444	76,083	0.36%	1.76%
1970	249,387	77,626	-0.02%	2.03%
1971	249,168	79,330	-0.09%	2.2%
1972	249,658	81,041	0.2%	2.16%
1973	250,322	82,798	0.27%	2.17%
1974	250,777	84,672	0.18%	2.26%
1975	251,175	86,708	0.16%	2.4%
1976	251,442	88,922	0.11%	2.55%
1977	251,626	91,301	0.07%	2.68%
1978	251,551	93,794	-0.03%	2.73%
1979	251,269	96,252	-0.11%	2.62%
1980	251,524	98,544	0.1%	2.38%
1981	252,270	100,615	0.3%	2.1%
1982	253,095	102,508	0.33%	1.88%
1983	253,992	104,380	0.35%	1.83%
1984	254,920	106,394	0.37%	1.93%
1985	255,820	108,658	0.35%	2.13%
1986	256,618	111,150	0.31%	2.29%
1987	257,279	113,919	0.26%	2.49%
1988	257,763	116,939	0.19%	2.65%
1989	258,109	119,979	0.13%	2.6%
1990	258,582	122,980	0.18%	2.5%
1991	259,373	125,697	0.31%	2.21%
1992	260,267	128,110	0.34%	1.92%
1993	261,027	130,467	0.29%	1.84%
1994	261,620	132,732	0.23%	1.74%
1995	262,039	134,895	0.16%	1.63%
1996	262,284	136,962	0.09%	1.53%
1997	262,392	138,922	0.04%	1.43%
1998	262,436	140,751	0.02%	1.32%
1999	262,517	142,442	0.03%	1.2%
2000	262,063	144,018	-0.17%	1.11%
2001	262,425	146,375	0.14%	1.64%
2002	264,148	149,922	0.66%	2.42%
2003	265,776	153,814	0.62%	2.6%
2004	267,298	157,705	0.57%	2.53%
2005	268,706	161,639	0.53%	2.49%
2006	270,002	165,638	0.48%	2.47%
2007	271,288	169,700	0.48%	2.45%
2008	272,714	173,793	0.53%	2.41%
2009	274,123	177,853	0.52%	2.34%
2010	275,243	181,802	0.41%	2.22%
2011	276,139	185,649	0.33%	2.12%
2012	276,938	189,439	0.29%	2.04%
2013	277,665	193,148	0.26%	1.96%
2014	278,348	196,767	0.25%	1.87%
2015	278,990	200,291	0.23%	1.79%
2016	279,598	203,689	0.22%	1.7%
2017	280,171	206,970	0.2%	1.61%
2018	280,711	210,187	0.19%	1.55%
2019	281,207	213,392	0.18%	1.52%
2020	281,698	217,435	0.17%	1.89%
2021	282,147	221,961	0.16%	2.08%
2022	282,318	226,305	0.06%	1.96%
2023	282,336	230,871	0.006%	2.02%
2024	282,467	235,536	0.05%	2.02%
2025	282,618	240,251	0.05%	2%
2026	282,718	244,987	0.04%	1.97%
2027	282,779	249,783	0.02%	1.96%
2028	282,792	254,657	0.005%	1.95%
2029	282,689	259,597	-0.04%	1.94%
2030	282,486	264,560	-0.07%	1.91%
2031	282,203	269,566	-0.1%	1.89%
2032	281,846	274,643	-0.13%	1.88%
2033	281,402	279,761	-0.16%	1.86%
2034	280,904	284,911	-0.18%	1.84%
2035	280,344	290,082	-0.2%	1.81%
2036	279,697	295,269	-0.23%	1.79%
2037	278,962	300,439	-0.26%	1.75%
2038	278,147	305,590	-0.29%	1.71%
2039	277,276	310,729	-0.31%	1.68%
2040	276,345	315,833	-0.34%	1.64%
2041	275,351	320,875	-0.36%	1.6%
2042	274,293	325,888	-0.38%	1.56%
2043	273,145	330,908	-0.42%	1.54%
2044	271,954	335,919	-0.44%	1.51%
2045	270,773	340,911	-0.43%	1.49%
2046	269,533	345,883	-0.46%	1.46%
2047	268,224	350,758	-0.49%	1.41%
2048	266,887	355,569	-0.5%	1.37%
2049	265,548	360,353	-0.5%	1.35%
2050	264,216	365,103	-0.5%	1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.