Barbados vs India: Population density

Barbados
452.82 people per km²
in 2100
India
506.27 people per km²
in 2100
Barbados rank
34th
India rank
32nd

Population density over time

  • Barbados
  • India
0200400600100015502100

How they compare

India currently reports 506.27 people per km² against 452.82 people per km² in Barbados, a difference of 53.45 people per km².

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was India ahead.

Barbados ranks 34th and India ranks 32nd of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 37 and India in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados India Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0395 people per km² 37.84 people per km² 37.8 people per km² India
1100s 0.0442 people per km² 39.1 people per km² 39.05 people per km² India
1200s 0.1814 people per km² 40.36 people per km² 40.18 people per km² India
1300s 0.7256 people per km² 41.62 people per km² 40.89 people per km² India
1400s 2.91 people per km² 42.88 people per km² 39.97 people per km² India
1500s 11.63 people per km² 44.14 people per km² 32.51 people per km² India
1600s 46.51 people per km² 45.4 people per km² 1.11 people per km² Barbados
1700s 186.05 people per km² 55.49 people per km² 130.55 people per km² Barbados
1710s 186.05 people per km² 56.73 people per km² 129.32 people per km² Barbados
1720s 186.05 people per km² 57.96 people per km² 128.09 people per km² Barbados
1730s 186.05 people per km² 59.19 people per km² 126.85 people per km² Barbados
1740s 186.05 people per km² 60.43 people per km² 125.62 people per km² Barbados
1750s 186.05 people per km² 61.66 people per km² 124.39 people per km² Barbados
1760s 186.05 people per km² 62.89 people per km² 123.15 people per km² Barbados
1770s 186.05 people per km² 64.13 people per km² 121.92 people per km² Barbados
1780s 186.05 people per km² 65.36 people per km² 120.69 people per km² Barbados
1790s 186.05 people per km² 66.59 people per km² 119.46 people per km² Barbados
1800s 190.07 people per km² 68.12 people per km² 121.95 people per km² Barbados
1810s 190.13 people per km² 69.58 people per km² 120.55 people per km² Barbados
1820s 205.71 people per km² 71.63 people per km² 134.09 people per km² Barbados
1830s 243.47 people per km² 74.52 people per km² 168.95 people per km² Barbados
1840s 288.48 people per km² 77.58 people per km² 210.9 people per km² Barbados
1850s 333.52 people per km² 80.46 people per km² 253.06 people per km² Barbados
1860s 364.85 people per km² 83.08 people per km² 281.77 people per km² Barbados
1870s 386.9 people per km² 85.06 people per km² 301.83 people per km² Barbados
1880s 411.08 people per km² 88.9 people per km² 322.17 people per km² Barbados
1890s 438.42 people per km² 93.41 people per km² 345.01 people per km² Barbados
1900s 428.92 people per km² 96.65 people per km² 332.27 people per km² Barbados
1910s 383.76 people per km² 100.04 people per km² 283.73 people per km² Barbados
1920s 382.58 people per km² 105.17 people per km² 277.41 people per km² Barbados
1930s 424.54 people per km² 118.02 people per km² 306.52 people per km² Barbados
1940s 467.56 people per km² 123.01 people per km² 344.55 people per km² Barbados
1950s 514.03 people per km² 129.27 people per km² 384.77 people per km² Barbados
1960s 560.32 people per km² 163 people per km² 397.32 people per km² Barbados
1970s 582.9 people per km² 203.81 people per km² 379.09 people per km² Barbados
1980s 593.36 people per km² 257.27 people per km² 336.09 people per km² Barbados
1990s 607.58 people per km² 319.9 people per km² 287.68 people per km² Barbados
2000s 622.94 people per km² 384.7 people per km² 238.23 people per km² Barbados
2010s 647.7 people per km² 443.52 people per km² 204.17 people per km² Barbados
2020s 656.9 people per km² 490.24 people per km² 166.66 people per km² Barbados
2030s 651.94 people per km² 528.79 people per km² 123.16 people per km² Barbados
2040s 630.73 people per km² 555.47 people per km² 75.26 people per km² Barbados
2050s 600.48 people per km² 569.05 people per km² 31.43 people per km² Barbados
2060s 569.24 people per km² 571.26 people per km² 2.02 people per km² India
2070s 537.51 people per km² 562.31 people per km² 24.8 people per km² India
2080s 504.47 people per km² 544.01 people per km² 39.54 people per km² India
2090s 470.9 people per km² 520.29 people per km² 49.39 people per km² India
2100s 452.82 people per km² 506.27 people per km² 53.46 people per km² India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Barbados or India?
India, at 506.27 people per km² against 452.82 people per km² in Barbados as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Barbados and India?
53.45 people per km², with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and India?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Barbados and India rank globally for population density?
Barbados ranks 34th and India ranks 32nd 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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Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.