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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,467 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,798 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 141.9 times bigger than Barbados'.
  • Barbados is ranked the 175th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.003% for Barbados vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.16% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Barbados has increased from 270K people to 283K (4.74% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Barbados vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Barbados
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Barbados Ukraine
2100 195,450 15,493,960
2099 196,847 15,751,557
2098 198,246 16,012,938
2097 199,653 16,278,602
2096 201,065 16,547,938
2095 202,496 16,820,897
2094 203,943 17,098,910
2093 205,390 17,381,822
2092 206,859 17,669,049
2091 208,334 17,960,681
2090 209,783 18,257,867
2089 211,228 18,559,027
2088 212,641 18,865,031
2087 214,083 19,176,483
2086 215,541 19,492,606
2085 216,992 19,812,584
2084 218,441 20,138,855
2083 219,875 20,468,747
2082 221,315 20,803,241
2081 222,746 21,140,953
2080 224,182 21,482,498
2079 225,610 21,827,152
2078 227,023 22,175,099
2077 228,447 22,525,846
2076 229,877 22,879,896
2075 231,245 23,236,521
2074 232,651 23,596,095
2073 234,000 23,957,807
2072 235,352 24,319,928
2071 236,662 24,685,370
2070 238,055 25,053,352
2069 239,400 25,423,272
2068 240,780 25,794,560
2067 242,154 26,168,072
2066 243,494 26,543,206
2065 244,844 26,920,121
2064 246,188 27,298,592
2063 247,554 27,677,528
2062 248,919 28,056,960
2061 250,265 28,437,884
2060 251,636 28,818,343
2059 252,971 29,198,891
2058 254,282 29,580,044
2057 255,590 29,958,884
2056 256,930 30,335,136
2055 258,288 30,710,041
2054 259,602 31,080,334
2053 260,932 31,447,868
2052 262,269 31,811,171
2051 263,633 32,170,929
2050 264,967 32,525,262
2049 266,314 32,875,483
2048 267,638 33,217,836
2047 268,981 33,556,749
2046 270,264 33,892,646
2045 271,457 34,221,999
2044 272,639 34,547,153
2043 273,822 34,869,270
2042 274,938 35,189,550
2041 275,939 35,507,946
2040 276,930 35,823,225
2039 277,804 36,141,658
2038 278,676 36,457,134
2037 279,437 36,772,578
2036 280,128 37,084,252
2035 280,737 37,396,243
2034 281,246 37,706,533
2033 281,734 38,015,585
2032 282,134 38,322,554
2031 282,455 38,630,259
2030 282,707 38,935,791
2029 282,864 39,238,099
2028 282,903 39,537,815
2027 282,852 39,830,895
2026 282,779 40,125,599
2025 282,650 38,707,520
2024 282,467 37,860,221
2023 282,336 37,732,836
2022 282,318 41,048,766
2021 282,147 44,298,640
2020 281,698 44,680,014
2019 281,207 44,957,458
2018 280,711 45,208,907
2017 280,171 45,436,041
2016 279,598 45,616,832
2015 278,990 45,784,896
2014 278,348 45,972,380
2013 277,665 46,126,770
2012 276,938 46,210,056
2011 276,139 46,307,853
2010 275,243 46,456,003
2009 274,123 46,623,731
2008 272,714 46,819,175
2007 271,288 47,062,798
2006 270,002 47,278,694
2005 268,706 47,585,556
2004 267,298 47,979,507
2003 265,776 48,315,136
2002 264,148 48,677,281
2001 262,425 49,106,855
2000 262,063 49,556,660
1999 262,517 49,976,446
1998 262,436 50,379,731
1997 262,392 50,786,885
1996 262,284 51,226,109
1995 262,039 51,665,539
1994 261,620 52,075,998
1993 261,027 52,350,126
1992 260,267 52,323,671
1991 259,373 52,170,961
1990 258,582 52,054,092
1989 258,109 51,917,817
1988 257,763 51,724,853
1987 257,279 51,515,732
1986 256,618 51,318,745
1985 255,820 51,108,770
1984 254,920 50,887,599
1983 253,992 50,637,029
1982 253,095 50,402,724
1981 252,270 50,189,281
1980 251,524 49,955,152
1979 251,269 49,721,381
1978 251,551 49,521,243
1977 251,626 49,336,481
1976 251,442 49,120,842
1975 251,175 48,865,229
1974 250,777 48,576,570
1973 250,322 48,277,121
1972 249,658 47,946,893
1971 249,168 47,573,287
1970 249,387 47,261,306
1969 249,444 46,976,256
1968 248,540 46,614,325
1967 247,091 46,215,988
1966 244,996 45,802,519
1965 242,417 45,386,892
1964 239,958 44,951,156
1963 237,557 44,462,372
1962 235,224 43,943,674
1961 233,148 43,399,766
1960 230,893 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Barbados increased by 9,596 people (a 3.55% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Barbados gained 3,200 people (a 1.14% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2006 and is 175th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Barbados is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 283K people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Barbados
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Barbados Ukraine
2100 -0.71% -1.64%
2099 -0.71% -1.63%
2098 -0.7% -1.63%
2097 -0.7% -1.63%
2096 -0.71% -1.62%
2095 -0.71% -1.63%
2094 -0.7% -1.63%
2093 -0.71% -1.63%
2092 -0.71% -1.62%
2091 -0.69% -1.63%
2090 -0.68% -1.62%
2089 -0.66% -1.62%
2088 -0.67% -1.62%
2087 -0.68% -1.62%
2086 -0.67% -1.62%
2085 -0.66% -1.62%
2084 -0.65% -1.61%
2083 -0.65% -1.61%
2082 -0.64% -1.6%
2081 -0.64% -1.59%
2080 -0.63% -1.58%
2079 -0.62% -1.57%
2078 -0.62% -1.56%
2077 -0.62% -1.55%
2076 -0.59% -1.53%
2075 -0.6% -1.52%
2074 -0.58% -1.51%
2073 -0.57% -1.49%
2072 -0.55% -1.48%
2071 -0.59% -1.47%
2070 -0.56% -1.46%
2069 -0.57% -1.44%
2068 -0.57% -1.43%
2067 -0.55% -1.41%
2066 -0.55% -1.4%
2065 -0.55% -1.39%
2064 -0.55% -1.37%
2063 -0.55% -1.35%
2062 -0.54% -1.34%
2061 -0.54% -1.32%
2060 -0.53% -1.3%
2059 -0.52% -1.29%
2058 -0.51% -1.26%
2057 -0.52% -1.24%
2056 -0.53% -1.22%
2055 -0.51% -1.19%
2054 -0.51% -1.17%
2053 -0.51% -1.14%
2052 -0.52% -1.12%
2051 -0.5% -1.09%
2050 -0.51% -1.07%
2049 -0.49% -1.03%
2048 -0.5% -1.01%
2047 -0.47% -0.99%
2046 -0.44% -0.96%
2045 -0.43% -0.94%
2044 -0.43% -0.92%
2043 -0.41% -0.91%
2042 -0.36% -0.9%
2041 -0.36% -0.88%
2040 -0.31% -0.88%
2039 -0.31% -0.87%
2038 -0.27% -0.86%
2037 -0.25% -0.84%
2036 -0.22% -0.83%
2035 -0.18% -0.82%
2034 -0.17% -0.81%
2033 -0.14% -0.8%
2032 -0.11% -0.8%
2031 -0.09% -0.78%
2030 -0.06% -0.77%
2029 -0.01% -0.76%
2028 0.02% -0.74%
2027 0.03% -0.73%
2026 0.05% 3.66%
2025 0.06% 2.24%
2024 0.05% 0.34%
2023 0.006% -8.08%
2022 0.06% -7.34%
2021 0.16% -0.85%
2020 0.17% -0.62%
2019 0.18% -0.56%
2018 0.19% -0.5%
2017 0.2% -0.4%
2016 0.22% -0.37%
2015 0.23% -0.41%
2014 0.25% -0.33%
2013 0.26% -0.18%
2012 0.29% -0.21%
2011 0.33% -0.32%
2010 0.41% -0.36%
2009 0.52% -0.42%
2008 0.53% -0.52%
2007 0.48% -0.46%
2006 0.48% -0.64%
2005 0.53% -0.82%
2004 0.57% -0.69%
2003 0.62% -0.74%
2002 0.66% -0.87%
2001 0.14% -0.91%
2000 -0.17% -0.84%
1999 0.03% -0.8%
1998 0.02% -0.8%
1997 0.04% -0.86%
1996 0.09% -0.85%
1995 0.16% -0.79%
1994 0.23% -0.52%
1993 0.29% 0.05%
1992 0.34% 0.29%
1991 0.31% 0.22%
1990 0.18% 0.26%
1989 0.13% 0.37%
1988 0.19% 0.41%
1987 0.26% 0.38%
1986 0.31% 0.41%
1985 0.35% 0.43%
1984 0.37% 0.49%
1983 0.35% 0.46%
1982 0.33% 0.43%
1981 0.3% 0.47%
1980 0.1% 0.47%
1979 -0.11% 0.4%
1978 -0.03% 0.37%
1977 0.07% 0.44%
1976 0.11% 0.52%
1975 0.16% 0.59%
1974 0.18% 0.62%
1973 0.27% 0.69%
1972 0.2% 0.79%
1971 -0.09% 0.66%
1970 -0.02% 0.61%
1969 0.36% 0.78%
1968 0.59% 0.86%
1967 0.86% 0.9%
1966 1.06% 0.92%
1965 1.02% 0.97%
1964 1.01% 1.1%
1963 0.99% 1.18%
1962 0.89% 1.25%
1961 0.98% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Barbados grew by 0.05%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Barbados Ukraine
Current population
282798
40125599
Population rank 175/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 0.48%
One net population change
2.79 days
4.13 minutes
One birth every
2.78 hours
2.48 minutes
One death every
2.92 hours
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +349
Annual growth/decline +131 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +0.05% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 162/197 147/197
One migration net change every
4.21 days
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -87 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 81/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 35,187 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 159/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.5% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 54/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Barbados
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Barbados Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -87 - 1,702,358
2024 - -70 - 1,146,012
2023 158 -80 -283,185 -299,961
2022 43 -80 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 415 -28 -449,941 -1,129
2020 503 0 -307,533 -4,167
2019 542 -65 -236,296 -6,908
2018 584 -65 -227,491 -32,220
2017 616 -65 -158,390 -36,155
2016 655 -65 -135,710 -31,340
2015 690 -65 -147,107 -21,992
2014 730 -65 -140,216 -65,678
2013 772 -65 -129,662 26,781
2012 815 -64 -130,451 66,768
2011 897 -54 -158,372 26,457
2010 981 -36 -180,388 16,030
2009 1,000 296 -197,918 26,796
2008 989 526 -229,086 9,312
2007 1,028 308 -282,659 15,237
2006 927 317 -300,787 136,442
2005 1,018 330 -337,857 -111,493
2004 1,204 273 -344,157 5,644
2003 1,321 248 -351,299 18,540
2002 1,369 308 -364,544 -26,991
2001 1,578 199 -374,734 -92,847
2000 1,577 -2,628 -364,143 -67,865
1999 1,351 -1,215 -348,286 -59,247
1998 1,093 -1,068 -318,299 -80,684
1997 1,172 -1,122 -306,549 -108,735
1996 1,334 -1,164 -305,154 -158,008
1995 1,467 -1,141 -281,629 -134,053
1994 1,607 -1,096 -238,820 -166,380
1993 1,765 -1,080 -169,405 26,357
1992 1,912 -1,076 -95,857 291,788
1991 2,055 -1,108 -16,486 125,962
1990 2,101 -1,474 48,463 75,760
1989 1,719 -1,400 106,431 36,978
1988 1,684 -1,301 162,002 75,637
1987 1,841 -1,262 198,850 -18,275
1986 2,111 -1,377 225,751 -12,369
1985 2,356 -1,487 201,011 5,546
1984 2,388 -1,447 222,430 13,340
1983 2,656 -1,733 241,741 23,608
1982 2,660 -1,794 194,101 9,096
1981 2,605 -1,821 182,839 40,807
1980 2,393 -1,687 197,223 47,406
1979 2,485 -2,691 197,294 25,635
1978 2,367 -2,725 206,554 -29,180
1977 2,988 -2,778 216,932 -24,745
1976 2,988 -2,836 247,323 -8,219
1975 3,321 -2,939 256,787 15,336
1974 3,644 -3,222 273,486 31,725
1973 3,996 -3,508 274,938 18,777
1972 4,505 -3,665 309,785 56,928
1971 4,530 -4,396 305,849 74,604
1970 4,271 -4,852 291,839 -48,335
1969 4,710 -4,236 274,858 51,763
1968 5,035 -3,693 295,162 102,096
1967 4,984 -3,436 313,899 85,527
1966 5,842 -3,201 337,794 89,737
1965 5,762 -3,251 334,365 69,354
1964 5,688 -3,277 391,120 76,650
1963 5,706 -3,303 449,648 60,178
1962 5,589 -3,327 481,887 45,712
1961 5,208 -3,323 508,602 51,625
1960 5,949 -3,315 538,812 52,281

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

GeoRank.org/population/barbados/ukraine | 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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 35,187 residents or 12.5% of the population were not native-born in Barbados, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Barbados
City Population
Bridgetown 98.5K
Holetown 1.6K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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