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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Vanuatu	Barbados	Vanuatu
1960	230,893	64,431	-	-
1961	233,148	66,264	0.98%	2.84%
1962	235,224	68,174	0.89%	2.88%
1963	237,557	70,159	0.99%	2.91%
1964	239,958	72,219	1.01%	2.94%
1965	242,417	74,358	1.02%	2.96%
1966	244,996	76,590	1.06%	3%
1967	247,091	78,921	0.86%	3.04%
1968	248,540	81,314	0.59%	3.03%
1969	249,444	83,755	0.36%	3%
1970	249,387	86,266	-0.02%	3%
1971	249,168	88,862	-0.09%	3.01%
1972	249,658	91,562	0.2%	3.04%
1973	250,322	94,362	0.27%	3.06%
1974	250,777	97,260	0.18%	3.07%
1975	251,175	100,269	0.16%	3.09%
1976	251,442	103,388	0.11%	3.11%
1977	251,626	106,618	0.07%	3.12%
1978	251,551	109,963	-0.03%	3.14%
1979	251,269	113,040	-0.11%	2.8%
1980	251,524	115,660	0.1%	2.32%
1981	252,270	118,249	0.3%	2.24%
1982	253,095	121,035	0.33%	2.36%
1983	253,992	123,998	0.35%	2.45%
1984	254,920	127,109	0.37%	2.51%
1985	255,820	130,356	0.35%	2.55%
1986	256,618	133,720	0.31%	2.58%
1987	257,279	137,187	0.26%	2.59%
1988	257,763	140,756	0.19%	2.6%
1989	258,109	144,393	0.13%	2.58%
1990	258,582	148,063	0.18%	2.54%
1991	259,373	151,793	0.31%	2.52%
1992	260,267	155,608	0.34%	2.51%
1993	261,027	159,463	0.29%	2.48%
1994	261,620	163,314	0.23%	2.41%
1995	262,039	167,137	0.16%	2.34%
1996	262,284	170,911	0.09%	2.26%
1997	262,392	174,626	0.04%	2.17%
1998	262,436	178,313	0.02%	2.11%
1999	262,517	182,048	0.03%	2.09%
2000	262,063	186,281	-0.17%	2.33%
2001	262,425	191,031	0.14%	2.55%
2002	264,148	195,863	0.66%	2.53%
2003	265,776	200,746	0.62%	2.49%
2004	267,298	205,711	0.57%	2.47%
2005	268,706	210,760	0.53%	2.45%
2006	270,002	215,923	0.48%	2.45%
2007	271,288	221,276	0.48%	2.48%
2008	272,714	226,896	0.53%	2.54%
2009	274,123	232,731	0.52%	2.57%
2010	275,243	238,248	0.41%	2.37%
2011	276,139	243,474	0.33%	2.19%
2012	276,938	248,883	0.29%	2.22%
2013	277,665	254,482	0.26%	2.25%
2014	278,348	260,240	0.25%	2.26%
2015	278,990	266,101	0.23%	2.25%
2016	279,598	272,087	0.22%	2.25%
2017	280,171	278,507	0.2%	2.36%
2018	280,711	285,259	0.19%	2.42%
2019	281,207	291,985	0.18%	2.36%
2020	281,698	298,858	0.17%	2.35%
2021	282,147	305,868	0.16%	2.35%
2022	282,318	313,046	0.06%	2.35%
2023	282,336	320,409	0.006%	2.35%
2024	282,467	327,777	0.05%	2.3%
2025	282,618	335,169	0.05%	2.26%
2026	282,718	342,565	0.04%	2.21%
2027	282,779	349,970	0.02%	2.16%
2028	282,792	357,397	0.005%	2.12%
2029	282,689	364,883	-0.04%	2.09%
2030	282,486	372,429	-0.07%	2.07%
2031	282,203	380,015	-0.1%	2.04%
2032	281,846	387,657	-0.13%	2.01%
2033	281,402	395,366	-0.16%	1.99%
2034	280,904	403,188	-0.18%	1.98%
2035	280,344	411,061	-0.2%	1.95%
2036	279,697	419,006	-0.23%	1.93%
2037	278,962	427,031	-0.26%	1.92%
2038	278,147	435,150	-0.29%	1.9%
2039	277,276	443,311	-0.31%	1.88%
2040	276,345	451,509	-0.34%	1.85%
2041	275,351	459,733	-0.36%	1.82%
2042	274,293	468,003	-0.38%	1.8%
2043	273,145	476,308	-0.42%	1.77%
2044	271,954	484,636	-0.44%	1.75%
2045	270,773	492,989	-0.43%	1.72%
2046	269,533	501,316	-0.46%	1.69%
2047	268,224	509,621	-0.49%	1.66%
2048	266,887	517,889	-0.5%	1.62%
2049	265,548	526,138	-0.5%	1.59%
2050	264,216	534,374	-0.5%	1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.