Barbados vs Mauritius: Natural population growth rate

Barbados
0.1%
in 2023
Mauritius
0.1%
in 2023
Barbados rank
175th
Mauritius rank
176th

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Barbados
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.

Barbados ranks 175th and Mauritius ranks 176th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Mauritius Difference Ahead
1950s 2.1% 2.7% 0.6% Mauritius
1960s 2.3% 2.6% 0.3% Mauritius
1970s 1.4% 1.7% 0.3% Mauritius
1980s 0.9% 1.4% 0.6% Mauritius
1990s 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% Mauritius
2000s 0.4% 0.8% 0.3% Mauritius
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% Mauritius
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Barbados or Mauritius?
Barbados, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Barbados and Mauritius?
0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mauritius?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Mauritius rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Barbados ranks 175th and Mauritius ranks 176th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.