Aruba vs Barbados: Population density
Aruba
417.72 people per km²
in 2100
Barbados
452.82 people per km²
in 2100
Aruba rank
37th
Barbados rank
34th
Population density over time
- Aruba
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 452.82 people per km² against 417.72 people per km² in Aruba, a difference of 35.1 people per km².
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Barbados ahead.
Aruba ranks 37th and Barbados ranks 34th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 47.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0389 people per km² | 0.0395 people per km² | 0.0006 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1100s | 0.0833 people per km² | 0.0442 people per km² | 0.0391 people per km² | Aruba |
| 1200s | 0.1722 people per km² | 0.1814 people per km² | 0.0092 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1300s | 0.3444 people per km² | 0.7256 people per km² | 0.3811 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1400s | 0.6944 people per km² | 2.91 people per km² | 2.21 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1500s | 1.39 people per km² | 11.63 people per km² | 10.24 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1600s | 2.78 people per km² | 46.51 people per km² | 43.73 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1700s | 5.57 people per km² | 186.05 people per km² | 180.48 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1710s | 6.03 people per km² | 186.05 people per km² | 180.02 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1720s | 6.52 people per km² | 186.05 people per km² | 179.52 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1730s | 7.06 people per km² | 186.05 people per km² | 178.99 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1740s | 7.63 people per km² | 186.05 people per km² | 178.41 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1750s | 8.26 people per km² | 186.05 people per km² | 177.79 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1760s | 8.93 people per km² | 186.05 people per km² | 177.11 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1770s | 9.67 people per km² | 186.05 people per km² | 176.38 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1780s | 10.46 people per km² | 186.05 people per km² | 175.59 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1790s | 11.32 people per km² | 186.05 people per km² | 174.73 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1800s | 12.24 people per km² | 190.07 people per km² | 177.82 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1810s | 13.25 people per km² | 190.07 people per km² | 176.82 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1820s | 13.69 people per km² | 192.03 people per km² | 178.34 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1830s | 14.15 people per km² | 225.29 people per km² | 211.14 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1840s | 14.62 people per km² | 266.98 people per km² | 252.35 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1850s | 15.11 people per km² | 315.36 people per km² | 300.25 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1860s | 17.22 people per km² | 354.47 people per km² | 337.24 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1870s | 21.11 people per km² | 376.64 people per km² | 355.53 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1880s | 34.44 people per km² | 399.78 people per km² | 365.34 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1890s | 41.43 people per km² | 425.37 people per km² | 383.94 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1900s | 53.33 people per km² | 449.89 people per km² | 396.55 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1910s | 52.33 people per km² | 400.43 people per km² | 348.1 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1920s | 47.78 people per km² | 368.82 people per km² | 321.04 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1930s | 75.25 people per km² | 404.21 people per km² | 328.96 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1940s | 168.88 people per km² | 449.78 people per km² | 280.9 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1950s | 268.01 people per km² | 514.03 people per km² | 246.02 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1960s | 319.79 people per km² | 560.32 people per km² | 240.53 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1970s | 335.32 people per km² | 582.9 people per km² | 247.58 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1980s | 350.54 people per km² | 593.36 people per km² | 242.82 people per km² | Barbados |
| 1990s | 416.83 people per km² | 607.58 people per km² | 190.75 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2000s | 521.74 people per km² | 622.94 people per km² | 101.19 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2010s | 576.28 people per km² | 647.7 people per km² | 71.41 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2020s | 599.65 people per km² | 656.9 people per km² | 57.25 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2030s | 592.96 people per km² | 651.94 people per km² | 58.99 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2040s | 571.42 people per km² | 630.73 people per km² | 59.31 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2050s | 540.83 people per km² | 600.48 people per km² | 59.64 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2060s | 510.49 people per km² | 569.24 people per km² | 58.74 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2070s | 485.07 people per km² | 537.51 people per km² | 52.45 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2080s | 460.51 people per km² | 504.47 people per km² | 43.96 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2090s | 433.23 people per km² | 470.9 people per km² | 37.67 people per km² | Barbados |
| 2100s | 417.72 people per km² | 452.82 people per km² | 35.1 people per km² | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Aruba or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 452.82 people per km² against 417.72 people per km² in Aruba as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Aruba and Barbados?
- 35.1 people per km², with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for population density?
- Aruba ranks 37th and Barbados ranks 34th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.