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

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The latest officially reported population of Barbados was 282,623 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Barbados' population is 282,789 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 142.9 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 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Barbados has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs -1.44% 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 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Barbados vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Barbados
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Barbados Ukraine
2100 195,432 15,603,179
2099 196,828 15,862,593
2098 198,227 16,125,815
2097 199,634 16,393,353
2096 201,046 16,664,587
2095 202,476 16,939,471
2094 203,924 17,219,443
2093 205,370 17,504,349
2092 206,839 17,793,601
2091 208,314 18,087,289
2090 209,763 18,386,570
2089 211,207 18,689,852
2088 212,621 18,998,014
2087 214,063 19,311,662
2086 215,520 19,630,012
2085 216,972 19,952,247
2084 218,420 20,280,817
2083 219,854 20,613,034
2082 221,294 20,949,887
2081 222,725 21,289,979
2080 224,160 21,633,931
2079 225,589 21,981,015
2078 227,001 22,331,415
2077 228,425 22,684,635
2076 229,855 23,041,181
2075 231,223 23,400,319
2074 232,629 23,762,428
2073 233,977 24,126,690
2072 235,330 24,491,363
2071 236,639 24,859,381
2070 238,032 25,229,957
2069 239,377 25,602,485
2068 240,757 25,976,390
2067 242,130 26,352,535
2066 243,471 26,730,314
2065 244,821 27,109,886
2064 246,164 27,491,024
2063 247,531 27,872,631
2062 248,895 28,254,738
2061 250,241 28,638,347
2060 251,611 29,021,488
2059 252,947 29,404,719
2058 254,258 29,788,559
2057 255,565 30,170,070
2056 256,906 30,548,973
2055 258,263 30,926,521
2054 259,577 31,299,425
2053 260,907 31,669,550
2052 262,244 32,035,413
2051 263,608 32,397,707
2050 264,941 32,754,538
2049 266,289 33,107,228
2048 267,612 33,451,994
2047 268,955 33,793,296
2046 270,238 34,131,561
2045 271,431 34,463,236
2044 272,613 34,790,682
2043 273,796 35,115,069
2042 274,912 35,437,607
2041 275,913 35,758,248
2040 276,903 36,075,749
2039 277,777 36,396,426
2038 278,650 36,714,126
2037 279,410 37,031,794
2036 280,101 37,345,665
2035 280,710 37,659,856
2034 281,219 37,972,332
2033 281,707 38,283,563
2032 282,107 38,592,696
2031 282,428 38,902,570
2030 282,680 39,210,256
2029 282,837 39,514,695
2028 282,876 39,816,523
2027 282,825 40,111,670
2026 282,752 40,408,451
2025 282,623 38,980,376
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 3,191 people (a 1.14% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% 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 264,941 people with a rank change from 175th to 177th. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 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 15.6M 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% 2.96%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Barbados grew by 0.06%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Barbados Ukraine
Current population
282789
40408451
Population rank 175/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.003% 0.49%
One net population change
2.35 days
28.2 seconds
One birth every
2.79 hours
2.54 minutes
One death every
3.03 hours
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +156 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +0.06% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 156/197 13/197
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 251 -70 -308,069 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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/barbados/ukraine | 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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 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 (1960–2025, 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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