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

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The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,623 in 2025 vs 71,619,863 people in Thailand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,789 people compared to 71,565,981 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 253.1 times bigger than Barbados'.
  • Barbados is ranked the 175th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.003% for Barbados vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +0.18% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Barbados has increased from 270K people to 283K (4.74% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.51% growth).

Barbados vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Barbados
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Barbados Thailand
2100 195,432 45,708,431
2099 196,828 46,053,146
2098 198,227 46,403,189
2097 199,634 46,757,918
2096 201,046 47,118,652
2095 202,476 47,484,043
2094 203,924 47,853,561
2093 205,370 48,226,682
2092 206,839 48,605,235
2091 208,314 48,984,504
2090 209,763 49,368,049
2089 211,207 49,756,629
2088 212,621 50,142,276
2087 214,063 50,532,164
2086 215,520 50,925,294
2085 216,972 51,321,960
2084 218,420 51,724,454
2083 219,854 52,127,592
2082 221,294 52,533,368
2081 222,725 52,938,345
2080 224,160 53,347,733
2079 225,589 53,762,492
2078 227,001 54,177,529
2077 228,425 54,595,112
2076 229,855 55,015,291
2075 231,223 55,438,108
2074 232,629 55,867,914
2073 233,977 56,300,358
2072 235,330 56,735,274
2071 236,639 57,172,515
2070 238,032 57,616,731
2069 239,377 58,061,962
2068 240,757 58,512,248
2067 242,130 58,962,990
2066 243,471 59,413,893
2065 244,821 59,873,261
2064 246,164 60,331,851
2063 247,531 60,792,306
2062 248,895 61,257,068
2061 250,241 61,720,030
2060 251,611 62,187,380
2059 252,947 62,651,158
2058 254,258 63,113,332
2057 255,565 63,572,746
2056 256,906 64,027,520
2055 258,263 64,473,146
2054 259,577 64,912,210
2053 260,907 65,338,122
2052 262,244 65,758,061
2051 263,608 66,162,612
2050 264,941 66,552,915
2049 266,289 66,931,487
2048 267,612 67,291,479
2047 268,955 67,636,461
2046 270,238 67,967,131
2045 271,431 68,281,902
2044 272,613 68,579,656
2043 273,796 68,864,788
2042 274,912 69,133,982
2041 275,913 69,390,832
2040 276,903 69,626,857
2039 277,777 69,848,522
2038 278,650 70,056,903
2037 279,410 70,250,371
2036 280,101 70,429,677
2035 280,710 70,599,021
2034 281,219 70,751,094
2033 281,707 70,891,510
2032 282,107 71,019,665
2031 282,428 71,134,882
2030 282,680 71,241,584
2029 282,837 71,337,147
2028 282,876 71,423,119
2027 282,825 71,499,411
2026 282,752 71,565,981
2025 282,623 71,619,863
2024 282,467 71,668,011
2023 282,336 71,702,435
2022 282,318 71,735,329
2021 282,147 71,727,332
2020 281,698 71,641,484
2019 281,207 71,522,271
2018 280,711 71,376,079
2017 280,171 71,160,187
2016 279,598 70,859,841
2015 278,990 70,540,795
2014 278,348 70,216,367
2013 277,665 69,845,114
2012 276,938 69,436,098
2011 276,139 69,007,208
2010 275,243 68,579,447
2009 274,123 68,121,080
2008 272,714 67,619,830
2007 271,288 67,102,394
2006 270,002 66,567,687
2005 268,706 66,017,420
2004 267,298 65,452,047
2003 265,776 64,868,166
2002 264,148 64,266,437
2001 262,425 63,651,141
2000 262,063 63,007,815
1999 262,517 62,299,043
1998 262,436 61,522,630
1997 262,392 60,724,584
1996 262,284 59,920,064
1995 262,039 59,098,232
1994 261,620 58,260,854
1993 261,027 57,408,198
1992 260,267 56,528,834
1991 259,373 55,637,434
1990 258,582 54,738,329
1989 258,109 53,848,956
1988 257,763 52,969,595
1987 257,279 52,074,105
1986 256,618 51,177,834
1985 255,820 50,270,753
1984 254,920 49,351,708
1983 253,992 48,423,309
1982 253,095 47,494,577
1981 252,270 46,575,855
1980 251,524 45,650,022
1979 251,269 44,718,434
1978 251,551 43,788,976
1977 251,626 42,843,974
1976 251,442 41,896,504
1975 251,175 40,940,005
1974 250,777 39,952,891
1973 250,322 38,947,787
1972 249,658 37,933,929
1971 249,168 36,937,387
1970 249,387 35,954,408
1969 249,444 34,973,782
1968 248,540 34,002,560
1967 247,091 33,037,801
1966 244,996 32,086,071
1965 242,417 31,149,337
1964 239,958 30,232,141
1963 237,557 29,342,322
1962 235,224 28,481,040
1961 233,148 27,650,334
1960 230,893 26,851,747

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,191 people (a 1.14% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 706,140 people (a 1% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Barbados' population will shrink by 6.31% to 264,941 people with a rank change from 175th to 177th. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,552,915 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Barbados is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 283K people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Barbados
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Barbados Thailand
2100 -0.71% -0.75%
2099 -0.71% -0.75%
2098 -0.7% -0.76%
2097 -0.7% -0.77%
2096 -0.71% -0.77%
2095 -0.71% -0.77%
2094 -0.7% -0.77%
2093 -0.71% -0.78%
2092 -0.71% -0.77%
2091 -0.69% -0.78%
2090 -0.68% -0.78%
2089 -0.66% -0.77%
2088 -0.67% -0.77%
2087 -0.68% -0.77%
2086 -0.67% -0.77%
2085 -0.66% -0.78%
2084 -0.65% -0.77%
2083 -0.65% -0.77%
2082 -0.64% -0.76%
2081 -0.64% -0.77%
2080 -0.63% -0.77%
2079 -0.62% -0.77%
2078 -0.62% -0.76%
2077 -0.62% -0.76%
2076 -0.59% -0.76%
2075 -0.6% -0.77%
2074 -0.58% -0.77%
2073 -0.57% -0.77%
2072 -0.55% -0.76%
2071 -0.59% -0.77%
2070 -0.56% -0.77%
2069 -0.57% -0.77%
2068 -0.57% -0.76%
2067 -0.55% -0.76%
2066 -0.55% -0.77%
2065 -0.55% -0.76%
2064 -0.55% -0.76%
2063 -0.55% -0.76%
2062 -0.54% -0.75%
2061 -0.54% -0.75%
2060 -0.53% -0.74%
2059 -0.52% -0.73%
2058 -0.51% -0.72%
2057 -0.52% -0.71%
2056 -0.53% -0.69%
2055 -0.51% -0.68%
2054 -0.51% -0.65%
2053 -0.51% -0.64%
2052 -0.52% -0.61%
2051 -0.5% -0.59%
2050 -0.51% -0.57%
2049 -0.49% -0.53%
2048 -0.5% -0.51%
2047 -0.47% -0.49%
2046 -0.44% -0.46%
2045 -0.43% -0.43%
2044 -0.43% -0.41%
2043 -0.41% -0.39%
2042 -0.36% -0.37%
2041 -0.36% -0.34%
2040 -0.31% -0.32%
2039 -0.31% -0.3%
2038 -0.27% -0.28%
2037 -0.25% -0.25%
2036 -0.22% -0.24%
2035 -0.18% -0.21%
2034 -0.17% -0.2%
2033 -0.14% -0.18%
2032 -0.11% -0.16%
2031 -0.09% -0.15%
2030 -0.06% -0.13%
2029 -0.01% -0.12%
2028 0.02% -0.11%
2027 0.03% -0.09%
2026 0.05% -0.08%
2025 0.06% -0.07%
2024 0.05% -0.05%
2023 0.006% -0.05%
2022 0.06% 0.01%
2021 0.16% 0.12%
2020 0.17% 0.17%
2019 0.18% 0.2%
2018 0.19% 0.3%
2017 0.2% 0.42%
2016 0.22% 0.45%
2015 0.23% 0.46%
2014 0.25% 0.53%
2013 0.26% 0.59%
2012 0.29% 0.62%
2011 0.33% 0.62%
2010 0.41% 0.67%
2009 0.52% 0.74%
2008 0.53% 0.77%
2007 0.48% 0.8%
2006 0.48% 0.83%
2005 0.53% 0.86%
2004 0.57% 0.9%
2003 0.62% 0.94%
2002 0.66% 0.97%
2001 0.14% 1.02%
2000 -0.17% 1.14%
1999 0.03% 1.26%
1998 0.02% 1.31%
1997 0.04% 1.34%
1996 0.09% 1.39%
1995 0.16% 1.44%
1994 0.23% 1.49%
1993 0.29% 1.56%
1992 0.34% 1.6%
1991 0.31% 1.64%
1990 0.18% 1.65%
1989 0.13% 1.66%
1988 0.19% 1.72%
1987 0.26% 1.75%
1986 0.31% 1.8%
1985 0.35% 1.86%
1984 0.37% 1.92%
1983 0.35% 1.96%
1982 0.33% 1.97%
1981 0.3% 2.03%
1980 0.1% 2.08%
1979 -0.11% 2.12%
1978 -0.03% 2.21%
1977 0.07% 2.26%
1976 0.11% 2.34%
1975 0.16% 2.47%
1974 0.18% 2.58%
1973 0.27% 2.67%
1972 0.2% 2.7%
1971 -0.09% 2.73%
1970 -0.02% 2.8%
1969 0.36% 2.86%
1968 0.59% 2.92%
1967 0.86% 2.97%
1966 1.06% 3.01%
1965 1.02% 3.03%
1964 1.01% 3.03%
1963 0.99% 3.02%
1962 0.89% 3%
1961 0.98% 2.97%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/barbados/thailand | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Barbados grew by 0.06%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Barbados Thailand
Current population
282789
71565981
Population rank 175/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 0.86%
One net population change
2.35 days
10.9 minutes
One birth every
2.79 hours
54.2 seconds
One death every
3.03 hours
48.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +0 -132
Annual growth/decline +156 -48,148
Annual growth/decline rate +0.06% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 156/197 164/197
One migration net change every
4.21 days
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -87 +27,509
Net migration rank 81/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 35,187 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 159/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.5% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 54/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Barbados
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Barbados Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -87 - 27,509
2024 251 -70 -65,720 23,321
2023 158 -80 -46,105 19,648
2022 43 -80 -61,046 21,683
2021 415 -28 57,382 -2,093
2020 503 0 84,107 32,277
2019 542 -65 116,867 5,221
2018 584 -65 159,383 10,984
2017 616 -65 194,695 66,805
2016 655 -65 226,255 112,978
2015 690 -65 266,362 32,500
2014 730 -65 294,628 55,358
2013 772 -65 325,059 67,452
2012 815 -64 351,485 74,033
2011 897 -54 365,670 66,607
2010 981 -36 370,466 52,791
2009 1,000 296 382,636 110,883
2008 989 526 401,730 107,333
2007 1,028 308 425,362 100,486
2006 927 317 441,211 102,362
2005 1,018 330 456,378 100,542
2004 1,204 273 466,542 107,199
2003 1,321 248 488,003 105,917
2002 1,369 308 504,299 105,215
2001 1,578 199 524,230 96,817
2000 1,577 -2,628 543,884 121,640
1999 1,351 -1,215 578,073 173,924
1998 1,093 -1,068 617,318 183,471
1997 1,172 -1,122 644,834 150,411
1996 1,334 -1,164 661,397 152,397
1995 1,467 -1,141 682,703 147,226
1994 1,607 -1,096 712,589 132,271
1993 1,765 -1,080 737,696 122,746
1992 1,912 -1,076 754,999 143,318
1991 2,055 -1,108 760,508 124,034
1990 2,101 -1,474 760,808 152,916
1989 1,719 -1,400 774,563 90,497
1988 1,684 -1,301 765,252 128,469
1987 1,841 -1,262 774,498 122,791
1986 2,111 -1,377 783,430 111,820
1985 2,356 -1,487 776,935 141,963
1984 2,388 -1,447 779,856 139,345
1983 2,656 -1,733 794,239 143,393
1982 2,660 -1,794 817,951 101,885
1981 2,605 -1,821 839,297 78,337
1980 2,393 -1,687 845,575 88,478
1979 2,485 -2,691 843,434 85,693
1978 2,367 -2,725 847,799 82,011
1977 2,988 -2,778 871,232 88,937
1976 2,988 -2,836 894,072 40,656
1975 3,321 -2,939 911,980 66,306
1974 3,644 -3,222 923,151 72,801
1973 3,996 -3,508 933,540 80,704
1972 4,505 -3,665 940,420 73,082
1971 4,530 -4,396 936,215 43,400
1970 4,271 -4,852 937,116 49,221
1969 4,710 -4,236 948,314 26,551
1968 5,035 -3,693 953,806 13,718
1967 4,984 -3,436 944,980 17,005
1966 5,842 -3,201 929,469 12,016
1965 5,762 -3,251 909,000 22,995
1964 5,688 -3,277 885,137 17,249
1963 5,706 -3,303 860,728 16,494
1962 5,589 -3,327 828,741 16,605
1961 5,208 -3,323 801,140 14,968
1960 5,949 -3,315 774,190 6,886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/barbados/thailand | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 88.4% of the population change in Barbados is from natural causes (a gain of 4,457 people) and 11.6% is from migration (a loss of 583 people). In Thailand 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 people).

As of 2024, 35,187 residents or 12.5% of the population were not native-born in Barbados, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Barbados
City Population
Bridgetown 98.5K
Holetown 1.6K
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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