Population in Barbados compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Barbados and the Solomon Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Solomon Islands	Barbados	Solomon Islands
1960	230,893	139,688	-	-
1961	233,148	142,912	0.98%	2.31%
1962	235,224	146,201	0.89%	2.3%
1963	237,557	149,589	0.99%	2.32%
1964	239,958	153,085	1.01%	2.34%
1965	242,417	156,686	1.02%	2.35%
1966	244,996	160,393	1.06%	2.37%
1967	247,091	164,245	0.86%	2.4%
1968	248,540	168,282	0.59%	2.46%
1969	249,444	172,476	0.36%	2.49%
1970	249,387	176,579	-0.02%	2.38%
1971	249,168	180,637	-0.09%	2.3%
1972	249,658	184,994	0.2%	2.41%
1973	250,322	189,774	0.27%	2.58%
1974	250,777	195,041	0.18%	2.78%
1975	251,175	200,744	0.16%	2.92%
1976	251,442	207,194	0.11%	3.21%
1977	251,626	214,418	0.07%	3.49%
1978	251,551	222,029	-0.03%	3.55%
1979	251,269	229,953	-0.11%	3.57%
1980	251,524	238,135	0.1%	3.56%
1981	252,270	246,555	0.3%	3.54%
1982	253,095	255,200	0.33%	3.51%
1983	253,992	264,068	0.35%	3.47%
1984	254,920	273,163	0.37%	3.44%
1985	255,820	282,455	0.35%	3.4%
1986	256,618	291,842	0.31%	3.32%
1987	257,279	301,414	0.26%	3.28%
1988	257,763	311,265	0.19%	3.27%
1989	258,109	321,282	0.13%	3.22%
1990	258,582	331,435	0.18%	3.16%
1991	259,373	341,738	0.31%	3.11%
1992	260,267	352,205	0.34%	3.06%
1993	261,027	362,839	0.29%	3.02%
1994	261,620	373,675	0.23%	2.99%
1995	262,039	384,733	0.16%	2.96%
1996	262,284	396,009	0.09%	2.93%
1997	262,392	407,474	0.04%	2.9%
1998	262,436	419,071	0.02%	2.85%
1999	262,517	430,500	0.03%	2.73%
2000	262,063	440,469	-0.17%	2.32%
2001	262,425	449,125	0.14%	1.97%
2002	264,148	457,671	0.66%	1.9%
2003	265,776	466,154	0.62%	1.85%
2004	267,298	474,611	0.57%	1.81%
2005	268,706	483,080	0.53%	1.78%
2006	270,002	491,594	0.48%	1.76%
2007	271,288	500,156	0.48%	1.74%
2008	272,714	508,790	0.53%	1.73%
2009	274,123	518,141	0.52%	1.84%
2010	275,243	532,968	0.41%	2.86%
2011	276,139	552,945	0.33%	3.75%
2012	276,938	573,606	0.29%	3.74%
2013	277,665	594,945	0.26%	3.72%
2014	278,348	616,908	0.25%	3.69%
2015	278,990	639,415	0.23%	3.65%
2016	279,598	662,379	0.22%	3.59%
2017	280,171	685,672	0.2%	3.52%
2018	280,711	709,101	0.19%	3.42%
2019	281,207	728,147	0.18%	2.69%
2020	281,698	744,498	0.17%	2.25%
2021	282,147	762,591	0.16%	2.43%
2022	282,318	781,066	0.06%	2.42%
2023	282,336	800,005	0.006%	2.42%
2024	282,467	819,198	0.05%	2.4%
2025	282,618	838,646	0.05%	2.37%
2026	282,718	858,283	0.04%	2.34%
2027	282,779	878,097	0.02%	2.31%
2028	282,792	898,073	0.005%	2.27%
2029	282,689	918,152	-0.04%	2.24%
2030	282,486	938,340	-0.07%	2.2%
2031	282,203	958,614	-0.1%	2.16%
2032	281,846	978,977	-0.13%	2.12%
2033	281,402	999,314	-0.16%	2.08%
2034	280,904	1,019,534	-0.18%	2.02%
2035	280,344	1,039,655	-0.2%	1.97%
2036	279,697	1,059,521	-0.23%	1.91%
2037	278,962	1,079,088	-0.26%	1.85%
2038	278,147	1,098,284	-0.29%	1.78%
2039	277,276	1,117,085	-0.31%	1.71%
2040	276,345	1,135,445	-0.34%	1.64%
2041	275,351	1,153,450	-0.36%	1.59%
2042	274,293	1,171,334	-0.38%	1.55%
2043	273,145	1,189,113	-0.42%	1.52%
2044	271,954	1,206,729	-0.44%	1.48%
2045	270,773	1,224,188	-0.43%	1.45%
2046	269,533	1,241,491	-0.46%	1.41%
2047	268,224	1,258,611	-0.49%	1.38%
2048	266,887	1,275,579	-0.5%	1.35%
2049	265,548	1,292,414	-0.5%	1.32%
2050	264,216	1,309,098	-0.5%	1.29%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,120 (a 1.12% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 196,120 (a 29.6% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.5% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.