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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,467 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,798 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 44 times bigger than Barbados'.
  • Barbados is ranked the 175th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.003% for Barbados vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Barbados has increased from 270K people to 283K (4.74% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Barbados vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Barbados
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Barbados Tunisia
2100 195,450 10,722,837
2099 196,847 10,798,417
2098 198,246 10,872,527
2097 199,653 10,944,510
2096 201,065 11,017,262
2095 202,496 11,088,773
2094 203,943 11,159,761
2093 205,390 11,228,741
2092 206,859 11,296,441
2091 208,334 11,362,922
2090 209,783 11,428,150
2089 211,228 11,492,395
2088 212,641 11,554,451
2087 214,083 11,616,399
2086 215,541 11,677,706
2085 216,992 11,736,824
2084 218,441 11,795,185
2083 219,875 11,853,617
2082 221,315 11,911,196
2081 222,746 11,966,771
2080 224,182 12,023,486
2079 225,610 12,080,879
2078 227,023 12,138,513
2077 228,447 12,194,072
2076 229,877 12,247,445
2075 231,245 12,301,960
2074 232,651 12,355,470
2073 234,000 12,410,281
2072 235,352 12,463,568
2071 236,662 12,517,952
2070 238,055 12,571,557
2069 239,400 12,625,027
2068 240,780 12,677,388
2067 242,154 12,728,611
2066 243,494 12,778,160
2065 244,844 12,827,417
2064 246,188 12,873,288
2063 247,554 12,917,720
2062 248,919 12,960,075
2061 250,265 12,999,502
2060 251,636 13,037,172
2059 252,971 13,069,268
2058 254,282 13,098,461
2057 255,590 13,124,682
2056 256,930 13,147,057
2055 258,288 13,164,337
2054 259,602 13,177,456
2053 260,932 13,184,564
2052 262,269 13,188,052
2051 263,633 13,187,435
2050 264,967 13,181,992
2049 266,314 13,173,401
2048 267,638 13,160,968
2047 268,981 13,144,429
2046 270,264 13,125,908
2045 271,457 13,104,999
2044 272,639 13,081,801
2043 273,822 13,057,259
2042 274,938 13,031,516
2041 275,939 13,006,019
2040 276,930 12,979,703
2039 277,804 12,952,741
2038 278,676 12,925,306
2037 279,437 12,896,316
2036 280,128 12,865,989
2035 280,737 12,835,689
2034 281,246 12,803,284
2033 281,734 12,766,519
2032 282,134 12,728,299
2031 282,455 12,687,827
2030 282,707 12,644,489
2029 282,864 12,596,686
2028 282,903 12,542,752
2027 282,852 12,484,560
2026 282,779 12,420,467
2025 282,650 12,351,028
2024 282,467 12,277,109
2023 282,336 12,200,431
2022 282,318 12,119,334
2021 282,147 12,048,622
2020 281,698 11,974,057
2019 281,207 11,875,081
2018 280,711 11,765,514
2017 280,171 11,650,498
2016 279,598 11,528,674
2015 278,990 11,402,264
2014 278,348 11,274,288
2013 277,665 11,141,361
2012 276,938 11,009,647
2011 276,139 10,886,035
2010 275,243 10,765,980
2009 274,123 10,650,681
2008 272,714 10,542,635
2007 271,288 10,441,702
2006 270,002 10,346,410
2005 268,706 10,255,472
2004 267,298 10,166,163
2003 265,776 10,071,632
2002 264,148 9,971,515
2001 262,425 9,869,677
2000 262,063 9,764,935
1999 262,517 9,655,963
1998 262,436 9,541,667
1997 262,392 9,421,270
1996 262,284 9,294,432
1995 262,039 9,161,258
1994 261,620 9,018,448
1993 261,027 8,857,910
1992 260,267 8,682,512
1991 259,373 8,501,827
1990 258,582 8,324,509
1989 258,109 8,151,660
1988 257,763 7,974,440
1987 257,279 7,789,987
1986 256,618 7,600,301
1985 255,820 7,409,903
1984 254,920 7,220,044
1983 253,992 7,053,800
1982 253,095 6,908,642
1981 252,270 6,758,284
1980 251,524 6,606,195
1979 251,269 6,456,419
1978 251,551 6,309,390
1977 251,626 6,155,931
1976 251,442 5,996,994
1975 251,175 5,839,262
1974 250,777 5,684,674
1973 250,322 5,537,242
1972 249,658 5,396,557
1971 249,168 5,261,658
1970 249,387 5,131,396
1969 249,444 5,004,697
1968 248,540 4,879,899
1967 247,091 4,760,970
1966 244,996 4,652,287
1965 242,417 4,561,385
1964 239,958 4,489,869
1963 237,557 4,427,131
1962 235,224 4,369,136
1961 233,148 4,316,278
1960 230,893 4,267,288

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,200 people (a 1.14% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Barbados' population will shrink by 6.31% to 264,967 people with a rank change from 175th to 177th. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Barbados is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 283K people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Barbados
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Barbados Tunisia
2100 -0.71% -0.7%
2099 -0.71% -0.68%
2098 -0.7% -0.66%
2097 -0.7% -0.66%
2096 -0.71% -0.64%
2095 -0.71% -0.64%
2094 -0.7% -0.61%
2093 -0.71% -0.6%
2092 -0.71% -0.59%
2091 -0.69% -0.57%
2090 -0.68% -0.56%
2089 -0.66% -0.54%
2088 -0.67% -0.53%
2087 -0.68% -0.52%
2086 -0.67% -0.5%
2085 -0.66% -0.49%
2084 -0.65% -0.49%
2083 -0.65% -0.48%
2082 -0.64% -0.46%
2081 -0.64% -0.47%
2080 -0.63% -0.48%
2079 -0.62% -0.47%
2078 -0.62% -0.46%
2077 -0.62% -0.44%
2076 -0.59% -0.44%
2075 -0.6% -0.43%
2074 -0.58% -0.44%
2073 -0.57% -0.43%
2072 -0.55% -0.43%
2071 -0.59% -0.43%
2070 -0.56% -0.42%
2069 -0.57% -0.41%
2068 -0.57% -0.4%
2067 -0.55% -0.39%
2066 -0.55% -0.38%
2065 -0.55% -0.36%
2064 -0.55% -0.34%
2063 -0.55% -0.33%
2062 -0.54% -0.3%
2061 -0.54% -0.29%
2060 -0.53% -0.25%
2059 -0.52% -0.22%
2058 -0.51% -0.2%
2057 -0.52% -0.17%
2056 -0.53% -0.13%
2055 -0.51% -0.1%
2054 -0.51% -0.05%
2053 -0.51% -0.03%
2052 -0.52% 0.005%
2051 -0.5% 0.04%
2050 -0.51% 0.07%
2049 -0.49% 0.09%
2048 -0.5% 0.13%
2047 -0.47% 0.14%
2046 -0.44% 0.16%
2045 -0.43% 0.18%
2044 -0.43% 0.19%
2043 -0.41% 0.2%
2042 -0.36% 0.2%
2041 -0.36% 0.2%
2040 -0.31% 0.21%
2039 -0.31% 0.21%
2038 -0.27% 0.22%
2037 -0.25% 0.24%
2036 -0.22% 0.24%
2035 -0.18% 0.25%
2034 -0.17% 0.29%
2033 -0.14% 0.3%
2032 -0.11% 0.32%
2031 -0.09% 0.34%
2030 -0.06% 0.38%
2029 -0.01% 0.43%
2028 0.02% 0.47%
2027 0.03% 0.52%
2026 0.05% 0.56%
2025 0.06% 0.6%
2024 0.05% 0.63%
2023 0.006% 0.67%
2022 0.06% 0.59%
2021 0.16% 0.62%
2020 0.17% 0.83%
2019 0.18% 0.93%
2018 0.19% 0.99%
2017 0.2% 1.06%
2016 0.22% 1.11%
2015 0.23% 1.14%
2014 0.25% 1.19%
2013 0.26% 1.2%
2012 0.29% 1.14%
2011 0.33% 1.12%
2010 0.41% 1.08%
2009 0.52% 1.02%
2008 0.53% 0.97%
2007 0.48% 0.92%
2006 0.48% 0.89%
2005 0.53% 0.88%
2004 0.57% 0.94%
2003 0.62% 1%
2002 0.66% 1.03%
2001 0.14% 1.07%
2000 -0.17% 1.13%
1999 0.03% 1.2%
1998 0.02% 1.28%
1997 0.04% 1.36%
1996 0.09% 1.45%
1995 0.16% 1.58%
1994 0.23% 1.81%
1993 0.29% 2.02%
1992 0.34% 2.13%
1991 0.31% 2.13%
1990 0.18% 2.12%
1989 0.13% 2.22%
1988 0.19% 2.37%
1987 0.26% 2.5%
1986 0.31% 2.57%
1985 0.35% 2.63%
1984 0.37% 2.36%
1983 0.35% 2.1%
1982 0.33% 2.22%
1981 0.3% 2.3%
1980 0.1% 2.32%
1979 -0.11% 2.33%
1978 -0.03% 2.49%
1977 0.07% 2.65%
1976 0.11% 2.7%
1975 0.16% 2.72%
1974 0.18% 2.66%
1973 0.27% 2.61%
1972 0.2% 2.56%
1971 -0.09% 2.54%
1970 -0.02% 2.53%
1969 0.36% 2.56%
1968 0.59% 2.5%
1967 0.86% 2.34%
1966 1.06% 1.99%
1965 1.02% 1.59%
1964 1.01% 1.42%
1963 0.99% 1.33%
1962 0.89% 1.22%
1961 0.98% 1.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Barbados grew by 0.05%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Barbados Tunisia
Current population
282798
12437803
Population rank 175/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 0.15%
One net population change
2.79 days
6.85 minutes
One birth every
2.78 hours
3.13 minutes
One death every
2.92 hours
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +210
Annual growth/decline +131 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +0.05% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 162/197 124/197
One migration net change every
4.21 days
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -87 -14,523
Net migration rank 81/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 35,187 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 159/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.5% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 54/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Barbados
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Barbados Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -87 - -14,523
2024 - -70 - -15,221
2023 158 -80 93,663 -14,001
2022 43 -80 96,531 -14,001
2021 415 -28 68,087 -9,190
2020 503 0 109,431 -19,188
2019 542 -65 127,312 -19,612
2018 584 -65 132,445 -21,012
2017 616 -65 140,971 -22,365
2016 655 -65 148,870 -23,827
2015 690 -65 153,007 -25,229
2014 730 -65 154,762 -26,586
2013 772 -65 154,687 -17,020
2012 815 -64 151,812 -26,059
2011 897 -54 143,401 -21,935
2010 981 -36 132,809 -14,168
2009 1,000 296 125,465 -13,512
2008 989 526 121,873 -17,742
2007 1,028 308 118,920 -21,190
2006 927 317 116,945 -24,098
2005 1,018 330 115,374 -26,361
2004 1,204 273 113,322 -23,735
2003 1,321 248 111,926 -12,459
2002 1,369 308 109,099 -8,334
2001 1,578 199 110,146 -7,235
2000 1,577 -2,628 112,501 -5,937
1999 1,351 -1,215 114,829 -3,452
1998 1,093 -1,068 121,332 -4,111
1997 1,172 -1,122 128,327 -4,756
1996 1,334 -1,164 135,615 -5,506
1995 1,467 -1,141 144,345 -8,095
1994 1,607 -1,096 153,647 -4,271
1993 1,765 -1,080 160,922 10,771
1992 1,912 -1,076 163,978 15,124
1991 2,055 -1,108 166,245 16,021
1990 2,101 -1,474 168,180 4,183
1989 1,719 -1,400 169,221 4,100
1988 1,684 -1,301 177,176 3,934
1987 1,841 -1,262 184,101 3,711
1986 2,111 -1,377 188,107 3,464
1985 2,356 -1,487 186,344 2,887
1984 2,388 -1,447 182,386 8,109
1983 2,656 -1,733 179,878 -37,895
1982 2,660 -1,794 177,898 -29,559
1981 2,605 -1,821 176,628 -24,242
1980 2,393 -1,687 171,094 -19,321
1979 2,485 -2,691 171,463 -23,688
1978 2,367 -2,725 173,255 -26,968
1977 2,988 -2,778 174,539 -13,910
1976 2,988 -2,836 172,744 -15,499
1975 3,321 -2,939 166,991 -8,765
1974 3,644 -3,222 160,200 -9,254
1973 3,996 -3,508 153,525 -9,606
1972 4,505 -3,665 147,239 -9,790
1971 4,530 -4,396 142,296 -9,949
1970 4,271 -4,852 138,235 -10,054
1969 4,710 -4,236 135,257 -10,049
1968 5,035 -3,693 134,246 -9,848
1967 4,984 -3,436 132,626 -19,155
1966 5,842 -3,201 131,274 -27,393
1965 5,762 -3,251 127,673 -49,751
1964 5,688 -3,277 124,711 -59,602
1963 5,706 -3,303 120,865 -60,505
1962 5,589 -3,327 116,887 -61,260
1961 5,208 -3,323 111,459 -61,369
1960 5,949 -3,315 109,234 -61,334

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 89.5% of the population change in Barbados is from natural causes (a gain of 4,936 people) and 10.5% is from migration (a loss of 578 people). In Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 35,187 residents or 12.5% of the population were not native-born in Barbados, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

Biggest cities by population

Barbados
City Population
Bridgetown 98.5K
Holetown 1.6K
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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