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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Suriname	Barbados	Suriname
1960	230,893	263,918	-	-
1961	233,148	272,791	0.98%	3.36%
1962	235,224	283,912	0.89%	4.08%
1963	237,557	297,034	0.99%	4.62%
1964	239,958	309,041	1.01%	4.04%
1965	242,417	320,000	1.02%	3.55%
1966	244,996	331,135	1.06%	3.48%
1967	247,091	342,679	0.86%	3.49%
1968	248,540	354,616	0.59%	3.48%
1969	249,444	366,906	0.36%	3.47%
1970	249,387	379,442	-0.02%	3.42%
1971	249,168	391,932	-0.09%	3.29%
1972	249,658	397,413	0.2%	1.4%
1973	250,322	395,772	0.27%	-0.41%
1974	250,777	393,676	0.18%	-0.53%
1975	251,175	391,170	0.16%	-0.64%
1976	251,442	388,289	0.11%	-0.74%
1977	251,626	385,067	0.07%	-0.83%
1978	251,551	381,502	-0.03%	-0.93%
1979	251,269	377,602	-0.11%	-1.02%
1980	251,524	375,377	0.1%	-0.59%
1981	252,270	375,459	0.3%	0.02%
1982	253,095	376,555	0.33%	0.29%
1983	253,992	378,746	0.35%	0.58%
1984	254,920	382,193	0.37%	0.91%
1985	255,820	386,972	0.35%	1.25%
1986	256,618	392,330	0.31%	1.38%
1987	257,279	396,911	0.26%	1.17%
1988	257,763	402,227	0.19%	1.34%
1989	258,109	408,409	0.13%	1.54%
1990	258,582	412,493	0.18%	1%
1991	259,373	415,013	0.31%	0.61%
1992	260,267	417,589	0.34%	0.62%
1993	261,027	419,352	0.29%	0.42%
1994	261,620	422,375	0.23%	0.72%
1995	262,039	429,606	0.16%	1.71%
1996	262,284	438,830	0.09%	2.15%
1997	262,392	448,067	0.04%	2.1%
1998	262,436	457,406	0.02%	2.08%
1999	262,517	466,916	0.03%	2.08%
2000	262,063	476,643	-0.17%	2.08%
2001	262,425	486,560	0.14%	2.08%
2002	264,148	496,551	0.66%	2.05%
2003	265,776	506,414	0.62%	1.99%
2004	267,298	513,923	0.57%	1.48%
2005	268,706	519,313	0.53%	1.05%
2006	270,002	524,997	0.48%	1.09%
2007	271,288	531,016	0.48%	1.15%
2008	272,714	537,245	0.53%	1.17%
2009	274,123	543,568	0.52%	1.18%
2010	275,243	549,923	0.41%	1.17%
2011	276,139	556,269	0.33%	1.15%
2012	276,938	562,633	0.29%	1.14%
2013	277,665	569,020	0.26%	1.14%
2014	278,348	575,373	0.25%	1.12%
2015	278,990	581,627	0.23%	1.09%
2016	279,598	587,757	0.22%	1.05%
2017	280,171	593,713	0.2%	1.01%
2018	280,711	599,513	0.19%	0.98%
2019	281,207	605,768	0.18%	1.04%
2020	281,698	612,317	0.17%	1.08%
2021	282,147	617,896	0.16%	0.91%
2022	282,318	623,164	0.06%	0.85%
2023	282,336	628,886	0.006%	0.92%
2024	282,467	634,431	0.05%	0.88%
2025	282,618	639,852	0.05%	0.85%
2026	282,718	645,257	0.04%	0.84%
2027	282,779	650,564	0.02%	0.82%
2028	282,792	655,783	0.005%	0.8%
2029	282,689	660,793	-0.04%	0.76%
2030	282,486	665,650	-0.07%	0.74%
2031	282,203	670,421	-0.1%	0.72%
2032	281,846	675,070	-0.13%	0.69%
2033	281,402	679,573	-0.16%	0.67%
2034	280,904	683,911	-0.18%	0.64%
2035	280,344	688,189	-0.2%	0.63%
2036	279,697	692,343	-0.23%	0.6%
2037	278,962	696,213	-0.26%	0.56%
2038	278,147	699,908	-0.29%	0.53%
2039	277,276	703,569	-0.31%	0.52%
2040	276,345	707,156	-0.34%	0.51%
2041	275,351	710,619	-0.36%	0.49%
2042	274,293	713,900	-0.38%	0.46%
2043	273,145	716,999	-0.42%	0.43%
2044	271,954	719,920	-0.44%	0.41%
2045	270,773	722,759	-0.43%	0.39%
2046	269,533	725,322	-0.46%	0.35%
2047	268,224	727,726	-0.49%	0.33%
2048	266,887	730,038	-0.5%	0.32%
2049	265,548	732,021	-0.5%	0.27%
2050	264,216	733,898	-0.5%	0.26%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,120 (a 1.12% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 57,558 (a 9.79% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.