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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Barbados	Zimbabwe	Barbados	Zimbabwe
1960	230,893	3,809,389	-	-
1961	233,148	3,930,401	0.98%	3.18%
1962	235,224	4,055,959	0.89%	3.19%
1963	237,557	4,185,877	0.99%	3.2%
1964	239,958	4,320,006	1.01%	3.2%
1965	242,417	4,458,462	1.02%	3.2%
1966	244,996	4,601,217	1.06%	3.2%
1967	247,091	4,748,307	0.86%	3.2%
1968	248,540	4,900,440	0.59%	3.2%
1969	249,444	5,058,181	0.36%	3.22%
1970	249,387	5,215,918	-0.02%	3.12%
1971	249,168	5,374,712	-0.09%	3.04%
1972	249,658	5,542,445	0.2%	3.12%
1973	250,322	5,720,404	0.27%	3.21%
1974	250,777	5,908,328	0.18%	3.29%
1975	251,175	6,098,658	0.16%	3.22%
1976	251,442	6,287,105	0.11%	3.09%
1977	251,626	6,449,512	0.07%	2.58%
1978	251,551	6,543,575	-0.03%	1.46%
1979	251,269	6,647,556	-0.11%	1.59%
1980	251,524	7,041,303	0.1%	5.92%
1981	252,270	7,498,635	0.3%	6.49%
1982	253,095	7,796,496	0.33%	3.97%
1983	253,992	8,098,404	0.35%	3.87%
1984	254,920	8,391,488	0.37%	3.62%
1985	255,820	8,686,813	0.35%	3.52%
1986	256,618	8,982,578	0.31%	3.4%
1987	257,279	9,284,644	0.26%	3.36%
1988	257,763	9,583,094	0.19%	3.21%
1989	258,109	9,864,798	0.13%	2.94%
1990	258,582	10,137,281	0.18%	2.76%
1991	259,373	10,404,816	0.31%	2.64%
1992	260,267	10,702,700	0.34%	2.86%
1993	261,027	10,860,288	0.29%	1.47%
1994	261,620	10,873,148	0.23%	0.12%
1995	262,039	10,974,599	0.16%	0.93%
1996	262,284	11,158,360	0.09%	1.67%
1997	262,392	11,369,827	0.04%	1.9%
1998	262,436	11,594,297	0.02%	1.97%
1999	262,517	11,783,458	0.03%	1.63%
2000	262,063	11,892,055	-0.17%	0.92%
2001	262,425	11,971,901	0.14%	0.67%
2002	264,148	12,087,653	0.66%	0.97%
2003	265,776	12,232,323	0.62%	1.2%
2004	267,298	12,365,896	0.57%	1.09%
2005	268,706	12,483,432	0.53%	0.95%
2006	270,002	12,636,445	0.48%	1.23%
2007	271,288	12,804,058	0.48%	1.33%
2008	272,714	12,959,149	0.53%	1.21%
2009	274,123	13,142,790	0.52%	1.42%
2010	275,243	13,356,548	0.41%	1.63%
2011	276,139	13,595,424	0.33%	1.79%
2012	276,938	13,817,887	0.29%	1.64%
2013	277,665	14,013,808	0.26%	1.42%
2014	278,348	14,207,359	0.25%	1.38%
2015	278,990	14,399,013	0.23%	1.35%
2016	279,598	14,600,294	0.22%	1.4%
2017	280,171	14,812,482	0.2%	1.45%
2018	280,711	15,034,452	0.19%	1.5%
2019	281,207	15,271,368	0.18%	1.58%
2020	281,698	15,526,888	0.17%	1.67%
2021	282,147	15,797,210	0.16%	1.74%
2022	282,318	16,069,056	0.06%	1.72%
2023	282,336	16,340,822	0.006%	1.69%
2024	282,467	16,634,373	0.05%	1.8%
2025	282,618	16,950,805	0.05%	1.9%
2026	282,718	17,273,591	0.04%	1.9%
2027	282,779	17,600,621	0.02%	1.89%
2028	282,792	17,932,015	0.005%	1.88%
2029	282,689	18,268,967	-0.04%	1.88%
2030	282,486	18,610,356	-0.07%	1.87%
2031	282,203	18,956,207	-0.1%	1.86%
2032	281,846	19,311,368	-0.13%	1.87%
2033	281,402	19,675,929	-0.16%	1.89%
2034	280,904	20,041,125	-0.18%	1.86%
2035	280,344	20,409,159	-0.2%	1.84%
2036	279,697	20,778,662	-0.23%	1.81%
2037	278,962	21,144,748	-0.26%	1.76%
2038	278,147	21,512,919	-0.29%	1.74%
2039	277,276	21,881,123	-0.31%	1.71%
2040	276,345	22,250,123	-0.34%	1.69%
2041	275,351	22,627,428	-0.36%	1.7%
2042	274,293	23,000,906	-0.38%	1.65%
2043	273,145	23,371,301	-0.42%	1.61%
2044	271,954	23,740,630	-0.44%	1.58%
2045	270,773	24,102,391	-0.43%	1.52%
2046	269,533	24,462,491	-0.46%	1.49%
2047	268,224	24,816,449	-0.49%	1.45%
2048	266,887	25,168,419	-0.5%	1.42%
2049	265,548	25,518,513	-0.5%	1.39%
2050	264,216	25,866,397	-0.5%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Barbados increased by 10,284 people (a 3.83% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Barbados gained 3,708 (a 1.33% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

Barbados was ranked 174th most populous country in 2005 and is 175th in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.